圣灵充满的教会
使徒行传二章41至47节
41于是领受他话的人就受了洗。那一天，门徒约添了三千人，
42都恒心遵守使徒的教训，彼此交接，擘饼，祈祷。
43众人都惧怕；使徒又行了许多奇事神迹。
44信的人都在一处，凡物公用；
45并且卖了田产，家业，照各人所需用的分给各人。
46他们天天同心合意恒切地在殿里，且在家中擘饼，存着欢喜、诚实的心用饭，
47赞美神，得众民的喜爱。主将得救的人天天加给他们。
信息分享
我们知道五旬节那天发生了甚么大事，以及彼得为了解释该现象所作出的讲道。如今，我们便看看门徒经历了圣灵充满后，如何在每天的生活中真实地活出来。
教会至少有3,120人；这实在是一间非常庞大的教会。然而，经文所勾画的图画，却让我们看到信徒在基督的身体里有非常美好的相交生活。
信徒每天都聆听使徒的教诲。他们领受了新的生命，如今便要学习把它实践出来。
今天的信徒也需要这样。我们需要认识神的话语，但与此同时，我们更要遵行神的教导。所谓「遵行」，就是要明白神的话语，并听从祂的教导而行。我们要经常省察，看看自己有没有真正遵行神的话语而行。
初期教会的信徒不单爱慕神的话语，还彼此相爱，切实相交。这无疑是对教外人的一个重要见证。来自不同背景的人，都能彼此关心、彼此代祷、彼此服侍。他们真正是在基督里合而为一。你的教会是否这样呢？
初期教会亦懂得时刻祷告。全教会一起祷告，将会产生非常巨大的力量。他们靠着祷告，使无数人决志、开启了监狱的门，并且还在他们中间差出宣教士。多祷告，就会多得着。「你们得不着，是因为你们不求」(雅四2)。你的教会可以比现在更讨神喜悦吗？你可以为此做些甚么呢？
A SPIRIT-FILLED CHURCH
Acts 2:41-47
41 Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
43 Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common,
45 and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
Message
What would it be like to be part of a church where each leader and every member is filled with the Spirit of God? Here in these few verses we have some wonderful glimpses of such a church.
We have seen something of what happened on the Day of Pentecost. We have seen the experience of it, the explanation of it and the expansion that followed. Now we see it being lived out in daily life.
The church had about 3120 members- a very large church. But the picture given to us in these verses shows remarkable fellowship within the body of Christ.
The members spent most of their time listening as the apostles taught. They had received new life, now they had to learn how to live it.
The need is still the same today. We need to know the Word of God but we also need to obey what that Word says to us. To obey means to acknowledge what God says and to carry out his instructions. Are we honestly doing that?
There was not only a love for the Word of God. They loved each other and shared in wonderful fellowship. This sharing spoke to the outside world and was a tremendous witness for Christ. People from all walks of life cared for each other, prayed for each other, even served one another. They were truly all one in Christ. Is your church anything like that?
That early church also knew how to pray. The power of a praying church is tremendous. In those early days it moved men, it opened prison doors and made missionaries out of members. If we prayed more we would have more. 'You have not because you ask not.' Can our church be more like God's plan for the church? What can YOU do about it?