And They Continued

“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers.” (Acts 2:42)

We are living in a strange part of the church age. Every kind of trick and gimmick imaginable has been tried to get people to come into the church and once there to continue.

It was on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit filled the believers who were gathered in the upper room. The Word tells us that, “there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” I personally believe that the addition and continuation resulted from the working of the Holy Spirit. Too often churches try to have the addition of souls and the continuation of discipleship without the Holy Spirit.

There will not be another Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came to stay in the first century. However, there must be a fresh working of the Spirit of God in the lives of repentant sinners and new Christians to see genuine evangelism and lasting discipleship in our day.

That which took place on the day of Pentecost and following was not done by tricks and gimmicks and tricks and gimmicks won’t do the job today.