被圣灵充满的教会
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的在殿里，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
每位信徒都应该隶属于一间地方教会，他们亦应该为到教会一天比一天更能满足基督的心意，而不断为教会祷告。有人曾经说过，基督徒就像蜜蜂，成员之间能分工合作；但蜘蛛却恰好相反，牠只晓得独自织网。
既有那么多人归信了耶稣基督，初期教会该怎样建立他们呢？初信者即时最需要的，是接受新的教导。请留意第42节。这些信徒既得了新的生命，就当学习如何过新的生活。无论是在任何一个世代或任何地方，基督徒的需要永远都是一样：就是认识神的话语，并学习遵从神的话语而活。你的教会是否恒切地教导信徒如何为基督而活呢？这正是教会的责任。
其次，初期教会开始了新的相交生活。他们彼此相爱，亦愿意彼此分享。在未得救者的眼中，他们的奇妙改变和相交的喜乐，便成了美好的见证。在未信者的眼中，又如何评价你的教会呢？他们是否看见一个彼此相爱和分享的信徒群体，抑或是别的呢？
第三，初期教会设立了新的筵席，就是我们称为的「圣餐」。照第46节的描述，信徒可能是一起用膳；但第42节记载的，却明显是指到基督吩咐他们守的新筵席。他们借着一起擘饼，来记念基督的死。教会要一直守这餐，直等到基督再来。每当你在教会与其他信徒一起守圣餐，你当记住，你其实是在公开表明：「我相信耶稣基督为我受死。我相信祂为我舍弃祂的身体和流出宝血。我要公开承认我相信这一切。」
所有信徒都需要学习神的话语，都需要学习如何为基督而活，和如何与其他信徒彼此相交。同时，所有信徒亦需时刻紧记，教会是因着基督的死和复活才得以建立。
A SPIRIT –FILLED CHURCH
Acts 2: 41 – 47
41 Then those who gladly[g] 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[h] daily those who were being saved.
Message
Every Christian should belong to a local church and should be praying that the church will become what Christ intended. Someone has said a Christian is like a bee, a member of a big group which works well together. A spider is the opposite. It always works and spins alone.
What did the early church do after so many men and women came to Jesus Christ? One of the first things they needed was NEW TEACHING. Notice verse 42. They had received NEW LIFE, now they needed to learn how to live that life. Our need will always be the same. One of the greatest needs of Christians everywhere is to be taught the Word of God, and to learn to live by it. Is your church teaching the Christians how to live for Christ? It should be.
Secondly, in the early church there was NEW FELLOWSHIP. They loved each other and wanted to share with each other. The outside world saw this and it spoke to the unsaved of the wonder and job of belonging to Jesus Christ. What do the unsaved people in your area see in your church? A group of loving sharing Christians or something else?
Thirdly, in the early church there was a NEW FEAST, we call it the Lord’s supper or communion. In verse 46 it seems they also had some ordinary meals together but in verse 42 it speaks of the new feast Christ had told them to have. In this way they were to remember his death. The church is to keep on doing this until Jesus Christ comes back again. Whenever your church meets together for the Lord’s supper, remember you are openly saying, ‘I believe Jesus Christ died for me. I believe he gave his body and his life blood for me and I want everyone to see this is what I believe.’
We all need teaching. We all need to learn how to live for Christ and with one another. And we always need to remember it was Christ’s death and resurrection that made the church possible.