Acts 2 is one of my favorite New Testament passages. I love Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost. I think it is foundational to New Testament theology. And I love the story of the church at the end of Acts 2. I guess as a pastor I am particularly interested by the fact that 3,000 people were saved in one day. I would probably be thrilled by 3,000 in a lifetime. They had 3,000 in a day! And it didn't stop there. Daily, people were being added to their number.
How is it that the church was able to grow? I think the answer is found in verse 42. There were four things that allowed the church to grow:
1. They were committed to the Word of God (the apostles' teaching)
2. They were committed to serving and loving one another (fellowship)
3. They were committed to worship (breaking of the bread, ie communion)
4. They were committed to prayer.
And in all these things who were they really committed to? They were committed to Jesus. There is no real secret to church growth. A church has the opportunity to grow as its people are committed to Jesus.
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