The Genuine Church - Part 5: Some “How-Tos”

 

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

—Acts 2:42

This is the fifth post in which I have focused on Dr. Luke’s description of the genuineness of the early church found in Acts 2:42:

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

So, how do people, in starting a new church, or renewing an existing church, begin to move toward the kind of genuineness that Dr. Luke reports?

Let me suggest they start with a frequent schedule of serious and protracted times of intense prayer imploring God for the specific leading of the Holy Spirit combined with solid, effective Bible teaching.

Once a pattern of these two elements becomes well-established, then these sincere folks can begin to season their gatherings with times of fellowship and the celebration of Holy Communion.

Each element must have a deliberate vitality that comes from the earnestness and commitment of the people to the task of allowing the Holy Spirit to construct a genuine church in their midst.

These suggestions represent only a beginning. But, I urge those who want to proceed to start immediately.

 

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