One of the key elements in the birth of the church in Acts 2 was Christians breaking bread together. Many throughout the ages have thought this to mean that they simply shared communion together but it really was so much more than that. They actually shared their meals together, taking turns in each others homes.

But even that doesn’t paint the real picture of what was going on. In our culture today we are kind of “hit and run” when it comes to meal time. We have only enough time to quickly eat our meal before we must run off to the next thing. Many don’t even have meals around the table or with their family members anymore. It’s Burger King on the way to soccer practice or McDonalds on the way to the flying field. (I’m guilty of the second one way too often) But this was not the case in Acts 2. These disciples of Jesus were actually sharing their lives together. They were coming early and staying late. They were fellowshipping with one another.

In Acts 2:42 it says that “they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” The word fellowship is koinonia in the original language and it has the meaning “to engage in a common cause; to participate in social intimacy.” It is like having a relational nakedness with each other, being “who they were” around each other as they shared their lives together over dinner and other activities. They were becoming like family to one another.

What about us? Are we family? Who are we sharing life with on a personal, intimate level besides our immediate family? The disciples were devoted to each other, are we? Would you believe me if I told you life is so much better when it can be shared amongst friends.

God’s blessings and good flying to all!

Pastor Denver