This is Part 2 of "Heart for the House," our series at Fusion Christian Church on growing and maintaining a heart that is passionate about God's people, the church. In this message, Pastor Zac reads through the description of the beginning of the church from Acts chapter 2. From this passage, he pulls several truths about the importance of being in a godly community.

To begin with: what does it look like when we love godly community?

We love to study God's word together.

-The early church was committed to the apostles' teaching (preserved for us in scripture), having both leaders who loved to teach and a people who loved to learn. We should be the same way: excited to open and learn the word of God.

We love building relationships with other believers

-The early church was devoted to fellowship, which is a supernatural bond that can only be shared with other believers. This fellowship is what brings unity within the body of Christ. In order to maintain fellowship, we must love one another.

We love sharing meals and the Lord's Supper

-The early church met together regularly in homes, breaking bread together and partaking in communion. Eating together helps foster a strong sense of community. The early church also maintained a spiritual element in their meetings by taking communion. This practice of keeping Jesus at the center of our meetings is crucial to the health and unity of the church.

We love prayer

-An active prayer life being central to the health of both individual Christians and congregations, every believer should be diligent to pray continually.

We encourage all Christians to commit to God's word, to prayer, and to fellowship, believing that we will see miracles, generosity will become a way of life, faithfulness to God's house will increase, small groups will become a priority, and, crucially, we will share our faith and grow God's kingdom.

Do you love God's word? Do you love people? Do you love fellowship? Do you love prayer?