Acts #11: The Church Empowered-- "Family" (4:32-37)

  • They were all of one heart and soul
  • The shared everything - literally EVERYTHING
  • Not a single person among the believers was lacking basic needs.

What societal unit - no matter the time or culture - can this be compared to?

  • FAMILY
  • Every healthy family can be described like this.
    • They share the same heart and soul toward one another
    • They share the house, the food, the shelter, the chores, the money…
    • They have a spiritual authority (God says that’s the dad) who oversees this ONENESS they have together.
  • The family unit - parents raising their own children in a dwelling, sharing all things in common - has been an institution from Creation.
    • No matter the time, the country, or the culture, THIS IS WHAT A FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN.