So, what does fellowship mean to you? Does it refer to a potluck dinner after church? Maybe it’s hanging out with friends that are Christians? What exactly should we expect to see when a fellowship of believers is gathered? Should we see scripture reading? Worship? Offering? Is it church?
Luke recorded in Acts 2:42 that
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Now this was after Pentecost. When the apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit. People on the street were hearing the word of God but in there native language. Some were amazed. But others mocked them as if they were drunk.
Later, Luke also records in Acts 2:43-47 that
43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46 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, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
It is beyond imagine what this must have been like. The joy that overflowed from the apostles to the people they met were so impacting that “the Lord added to their number daily.”
This should be an encouragement to us all. This is The fellowship of the Believers.
