“The Lord Added to Their Number”

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.  Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:42-47

In this passage of Scripture, we have a glimpse of what life was like for the followers of Jesus after the Holy Spirit had been poured out on each one of them. They took care of each other’s financial needs. They worshiped together in the Temple of Jerusalem. They celebrated the Lord’s Supper together in each other’s homes. They spent time together in prayer. And the result: the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Several months ago, the Session decided to add a third worship service to GMPC: a Spanish language service. Since then, the members of this service have been meeting each other’s financial needs. They worship together, they share meals, they study the Scriptures together, and they pray together. As a result, the Lord is adding to their number those who are being saved.

Last month, 21 of these fellow believers met with the Session to become members of GMPC. This month, 2 more of these fellow believers will meet with the Session to become members of GMPC. We also welcomed 3 fellow believers from our English language services into membership at GMPC.

Of the 23 people from the Spanish language service, 15 are new believers and two of them will be baptized. In addition, 7 of their children will be baptized.

The Holy Spirit is moving at GMPC. Praise God for what He is doing in our midst as we follow Jesus.

In Christ,

Pastor David