Jerusalem Church Believers Who Put the Word into Practice

Bible verse : Acts 4:32 (NIV)

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had.

When Jesus went to heaven, he promised to send the Holy Spirit to this earth.
That promise was fulfilled on Pentecost, the 10th day after Jesus went to heaven. Believers who received the Holy Spirit began to courageously preach Jesus to people.

After the Holy Spirit came, an amazing thing happened when the eleven apostles, including Peter, preached Jesus to the people.
The apostles clearly told people that Jesus was the Messiah who came to this world. The apostles told them that He died on the cross and was resurrected to save us.

After hearing the words preached by the apostles, the people realized that they had caused Jesus, the Messiah, to die on the cross. They repented of the wrong they had done. And they came to accept and believe in Jesus, the Messiah.

As many as 3,000 people believed in Jesus in one day. Many people were baptized and became saved people. People who came to believe in Jesus gathered to listen to the words taught by the apostles. In this way, the first church, the Jerusalem church, was established.

The believers in the Jerusalem church began to lead a completely different life than before. They were eager to listen to the words of Jesus delivered by the apostles. They didn't just stop at listening to the Word.
After listening to the sermon, they gathered together and talked about what they felt through the words taught and shared the grace that God had given them.

Whenever they gathered together, they shared bread as Jesus commanded.
They ate together every time they gathered and became a family united by the precious blood of Jesus. Believers in Jesus cared for and loved each other.

They gathered together and devoted themselves to praying. When they encountered a problem, they first prayed to God, asked him for guidance, and did as he asked.
If any of the believers were in trouble, they comforted them and prayed for them.

The Holy Spirit showed even more amazing miracles through the apostles. Peter and John healed a man who was begging at the temple gate because he could not walk. Peter took the man's right hand and shouted, “In the name of Jesus of Nazareth,
I command you to walk!” and the man jumped up and started walking.
The people gathered there were amazed to see this miracle.

People served God more sincerely as they saw the amazing miracles that occurred through the apostles. Believers followed the teachings of Jesus and practiced loving their neighbors as themselves. They lived together and shared and used the things they had. They took it for granted that they did not claim their items as their own just because someone else was using them, but shared them with others.

Others gave their wealth to the poor. They also sold their belongings and gave the money to those in need. They believed that God gave them wealth to help those in need, and they helped the poor with gratitude.

Among them, a man named Barnabas came to the apostles with the money he had sold his field. He gave the money to the apostles and told them to use it for the poor. This Barnabas was the one who was later sent as a missionary along with Paul.

The believers of the Jerusalem Church gathered in the temple yard every day to worship God with one heart in love for Jesus.
And they happily invited the believers to their home and had a meal with them.
They gathered together to praise and glorify God.

Even people who did not believe in Jesus were greatly moved by the kindness of the Jerusalem church believers as they loved each other and helped those in need, and began to praise them. Seeing them believe in Jesus, help their neighbors, and love them, the Holy Spirit allowed more and more people to believe in Jesus.
The number of believers who believed in Jesus and were baptized increased every day.

We who believe in Jesus and become children of God must live according to the example set by the believers in the Jerusalem church.
We must first be eager to hear and learn the word of God. When we do something, we must not do what we think, but pray to God and act according to His will. Second, we must work harder to love other friends.
You must have a big heart to help others with their needs. Even if it is yours, you must be willing to share it if there is someone who needs it more than you. We must be willing to reach out and help those in need who need our help.

When we who believe in Jesus listen to the word of God and show love to other friends according to the word, the hearts of those friends will open, and many of those friends will follow you to church and meet Jesus. It will.
Therefore, we who believe in Jesus must become people who practice the word of God in order to receive praise not only from those who believe in Jesus but also from those who do not believe in Jesus.