#soap # Acts 02 ## Title: The Secret Sauce of the Early Church ## Scripture: (Acts 2:42-47) “They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles. All who believed were together and held everything in common, and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need. Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts, praising God and having the good will of all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number every day those who were being saved.” (NET) ## Observation: When the Holy Spirit descended upon the Church, the result was many people becoming new Christ followers. As a leader, my immediate thought is wondering about their next step. What did they do to make the most of this opportunity? How did they organize themselves and move forward? What was the secret sauce? We know from a little later, they did organize themselves and develop leaders. Organization is a good thing. However, in this situation, they did not try to over-systemize what God had done. They loved each other. They kept themselves unified. They did life together. The secret sauce of the early church was to love each other and share that love with others. This is a great lesson for us today. ## Application: Show love in everything you do today. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for loving us and showing us how to love others.