Acts 2:42-47 The Life of the Original Church

The five verses under discussion here were jotted down by Luke to paint a word-picture of how the first and unadulterated church operated. We can see clearly what the church was devoted to, how they felt, how the treated each other and what the results were of being such a church.  

It is unfortunately a sad truth that most contemporary churches today do not experience the same type of life and love as the original church. This passage is always a very good "calibration tool" for the contemporary church to evaluate how it is operating as the bride of Christ.

The Jerusalem church was growing, respected by outsiders, deeply in love with each other to the extent that they shred their possessions, were one in heart, were overwhelmed with joy and carried no fear. Christy was their king. The big question is this: How can we be more like the Jerusalem church today?