Jesus clearly came to the aid of those in need. But how did the early church serve and who did they serve? The book of Acts is well known for it’s bold evangelistic campaign on the known world to spread the Gospel. I’m going through, step-by-step to see how their “acts” of service and compassion played out, as people were transformed by the message of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus and the living Holy Spirit.
The first concrete example I see is that they served each other first. In Acts 2:45 they began, “Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.” They focused on taking care of each other. They looked for the needs among their own and addressed them.
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