Simple Kingdom | Ellie Dole

Acts 2:42-47 is a familiar passage that tells the beautiful story of a group of people who loved Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit working through them. The early church consisted of people who knew or had close ties to those who knew Jesus when he walked the earth. Their lives were not easy. They lived during widespread poverty, political divisiveness, and religious turmoil. But that didn’t deter them from pursuing the life God had called them to. Church was people doing the things that Jesus would do the way Jesus would do them. They had the same struggles as everyone around them but had peace and joy because heaven was inside them. The world took notice, and people were added to their number daily. When we surrender our lives to God and begin to live how Jesus would, we will see a powerful ripple effect that changes the people around us and points them to Jesus.