Acts 2:42
Apostles Teaching
Luke and Acts give us some clues to this. We know that the Apostles had been eyewitnesses of Jesus from his
baptism to his Ascension. So they had seen the Gospel lived out right in front of them through
the person and work of Jesus. They could testify to his being God’s son, working of miracles
and teaching, his dying on the cross, his resurrection to a new creation body, his ascension into
heaven, and his sending of the Holy Spirit. We know that at the core of their message was the Gospel story itself. Jesus had passed on this
teaching to them by both his life and his teaching to them. We know after his resurrection, Jesus
taught them about how the entire old testament pointed to Him. The whole story is about Jesus,
he is the messiah. So we can clearly say that at the core of the Apostles Teaching was the
Gospel of Jesus.
baptism to his Ascension. So they had seen the Gospel lived out right in front of them through
the person and work of Jesus. They could testify to his being God’s son, working of miracles
and teaching, his dying on the cross, his resurrection to a new creation body, his ascension into
heaven, and his sending of the Holy Spirit. We know that at the core of their message was the Gospel story itself. Jesus had passed on this
teaching to them by both his life and his teaching to them. We know after his resurrection, Jesus
taught them about how the entire old testament pointed to Him. The whole story is about Jesus,
he is the messiah. So we can clearly say that at the core of the Apostles Teaching was the
Gospel of Jesus.
Fellowship
The word fellowship can be defined as “holding something in common” and is specifically used in the New Testament (e.g. Phil. 2:1-2, Acts 2:42, 1 John 1:6-7). Fellowship describes the unity of the Spirit that comes from Christians’ shared beliefs, convictions, and behaviors. When those shared values are in place, genuine biblical fellowship occurs. This fellowship produces our mutual cooperation in God’s worship, God’s work, and God’s will being done in the world. Because of the importance of Christian fellowship, it is essential to distinguish biblical guidelines to govern our interactions with other professing believers. This is especially true in a world such as ours, where there exists tremendous diversity in the beliefs and behaviors among those who call themselves Christians.
Breaking of Bread
The Apostles devoted themselves to breaking of bread describes the breaking of bread is expressed in different ways.
1) A part of Fellowship
2) LORD’s supper
3) Symbolism of Christ, the bread of life being broken on cross for our sins.
Prayer
Apostolic Prayer was kingdom prayer, addressed to the creator and Sovereign of the world and its nations. The threats of the Sanhedrin against the apostles witness showed the futile rage of earthly rulers against the Sovereign GOD (Ps 2; Acts 4:24-27). The Apostles prayed for kingdom boldness, and the LROD answered their prayer in earthquake power(Acts 4:31). He filled them with Holy Spirit. They spoke the word with boldness: in temple , before the Sanhedrin, and to the world. Signs and wonders attested the apostolic witness (2 Cor 12:12).
Prayer continued to mark apostolic ministry. Burdened with administering relief for widows, the apostles declared they must not leave the ministry of the world and prayer to serve tables. they asked the church to choose seven men. They appointed them to lead this mercy ministry and ordained them in prayer.