In the New International Bible, this “pericope” is titled :
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who 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.
The day of Pentecost was certainly a day to be remembered by the church and rightly so.
I want to focus on what the church was doing after Pentecost as is written in the scripture above. We are in the first week of the Pentecostal outpouring experience, and we the church must be busy about the “Master’s business!” The disciples began teaching, who? the 3000 plus that were saved on the day of Pentecost. All of a sudden, in a 24 hour period the church grew by about 250%. From 120 to 3120! PTL! Now their Doctorate earned in the school of divinity taught by Jesus Christ Himself was to be put to the test. And one of the main focus was fellowship, and breaking bread. It is very important for us, His church, to be doing as Luke describes the church’s actions after the day of Pentecost and on. The 3rd chapter we find miracles by the disciples, and on in every chapter after, the church was moving in the power they were privileged to have received! So my challenge to us, is for this Midwest-Rocky Mtn. Region COGOP, is to move in the power of His Holy Spirit during this such difficult time. When the church does return to its building to worship as one body, many new people will come out, if we have been about the “Master’s business.” And our goal and task, is to teach them, to fellowship with them and break bread with them. So let’s prepare, “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Tim 2:15 KJV
Bishop Dr. Jesse Yañez
