Acts 2:42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
After all the hooplah of Easter we sometimes lose track of the disciples. What did they do after Easter? After they met the Lord in the locked room, then what happened? After they finished up breakfast on the beach (stay tuned the next few Sundays for these stories!), where did they go?
After the Ascension and the Great Commission, they were in Jerusalem. This wasn't really home for at least the majority of them. Mostly, these were small-town guys and gals: they were from Galilee. So they gathered in the big city. And as much as we aren't quite sure what they did, I think they were a bit unsure what to do with themselves. I mean, Jesus was alive but what were they supposed to do about it?
Acts tells us what they did: they gathered together. They formed community. They built on their community. They reminded each other what was important (devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship) and they worshiped together (broken bread and prayers). This is a good pattern for us after Easter too. Let's devote ourselves this season to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
Come and see and hear more of the Easter story this Sunday at 8:30 and 11. Visit http://www.allsaintspalatine.org
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