Read Acts 2.

What is "fellowship?" It is a term that we Christians use frequently. But do we really understand what it means?

A lot of people think that "fellowship" is a word for "socializing but with my Christian friends." Socializing is fine; an important part of life, really. But it is not the same as fellowship.

This chapter describes true fellowship. The chapter begins with a massive evangelistic movement in Jerusalem brought about by the power of the Holy Spirit (vv. 1-41). God kick-started the church through this Day of Pentecost movement.

Verses 42-47 describe how this early church instinctively began to function. Verse 42 says they "devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship." We certainly need to be devoted to the apostles' teaching. But we also need fellowship, and need it badly.

So, if these believers were devoted to fellowship, as verse 42 said, what did that look like?

Communion ("the breaking of bread") and prayer are mentioned in verse 42 and they certainly are aspects of fellowship. When we gather together around the Lord's Table and when we pray together, we are sharing (that's what "fellowship" means) in deeply spiritual, Christian practices.

But the rest of the paragraph in verses 44-47 also give more details about the practice of fellowship in the first church in Jerusalem. Think about our church as we look at those details:

For years I've been praying that God would give us a hunger for Him and for true fellowship with each other like we've never had before.

Will you join me in praying that God will build some real prayer groups and ministries in the church? Will you look for a way to connect with someone from the church for some personal fellowship--not just socializing but sharing the word and prayer together?