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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts. Acts 2:46

Read: Acts 2:46-47
Listen: Acts 2

TODAY’S MESSAGE

The early church is devoted to koinonia—a Greek term referring to shared life. The early church recognizes that following Jesus is not a solo sport or an isolated mission. When people follow Jesus, they join a team—a growing band of brothers and sisters devoted to Jesus, his teaching, and his community. Admittedly, the early church was not always harmonious and faced conflicts. (Read the book of 1 Corinthians, for instance). The early church struggled with issues just like we do today. But the early church demonstrates health through their devotion to teaching, learning, and sharing life in community.

It is challenging to do life with many people at once. We can only know a handful of people at a deep level in any given season of life. This is one reason why committing to a small group is so critical. We can be known in small groups and pursue God with others who want to do this too. We can find the fellowship described in the early church—a rhythm of sharing life with glad and sincere hearts.

IN YOUR CHAIR TIME TODAY

If you are not in a small group, now would be a great time to consider joining one. New small groups start in the new year. We have groups for couples, singles 35+, men, women and young adults. We also have groups to work on your finances or discuss our sermon series in January. Find a group for you at adabible.org/joinagroup. If you are in a small group, how can you more fully share life with those God has entrusted to your circle? Prayerfully consider this and seek to take at least one action step in the coming weeks.

2023 SPIRITUAL PRACTICES

Join us all of 2023 developing a different spiritual practice each month. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES are intentional regular activities to deepen our relationship with God and mold us to be more like Jesus.

December is CELEBRATION. Keep track of our spiritual practices at beyondtheweekend.org/spiritualpractices.

Download a printable PDF of the BTW week here.