The Four F's Of The Church

Good Sunday morning to all of you. Most of you who are reading this devotion a just "stirring" and getting your families ready to go to your church. How wonderful it is to have the freedom and ability to come together as a "family of God" to worship together.

I would just like to share a couple of verses with you this morning and then wish you a wonderful "Lord's" day. I'm looking at Acts 2: 42 where it says, "And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and in prayer." This passage of scripture has, in the past, been referred to as "the four F's of the Church." Let me share them with you:

1. "Fitting In" - continually devoting themselves to the apostles teachings" This is how we learn and grow as we come together to teach one another about the Lord.
2. "Fellowship" - as we come together consistantly, we grow in the Fellowship of the Lord.
3. "Fed" - the breaking of bread with the disciples was a very intimate part of their relationship with the Lord. It all comes together as you are taught, are in fellowship and fed concerning the Lord.
4. "Fruitful" - what other way is there to be a fruitful witness of God's if you are not particapating in the other three parts above.

So here we see a very simple illustration of the church. One where people Fit In, are in Fellowship together, are Fed (not only with food but with the Word of God), and becoming Fruitful as they go forth and share their faith and learning with others.

Finally, in verse 43, Doctor Luke says that "everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles." I participate in that kind of church today. We come together specifically for the purpose of spreading the Word and that cannot be done without these disclipines. So if you, or your church is not involved in these disclipines, you need to get there. You are who God has chosen to see that His Word is spread and you and I must be responsible to do it right. Not to mention the joy of fellowship with His saints (that's you and me, man)!

Dave

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