A Heaven on Earth
In Acts two we started with a look at the awesome events of the day of Pentecost. We followed that by digging into Apostle Peter’s sermon which included both a Biblical explanation of these events and a convicting tie-in to Jesus Christ who is ultimately responsible for these events. And the mark of a good sermon is that it moves its listeners to action. And moved they were. In fact we are told that 3000 people were added to the church that day. That fact alone is astounding. But what is most informative for us is to look at how did these brand new Christians did church.
But before we go there, I want to just remind you of what human society has become from the time Adam and Eve were ejected out of the Garden of Eden. Trouble began quickly starting with their two sons Cain and Abel….