This is Part 4 of our series: The Church the Holy Spirit Built.

What we see here is the visible DNA of Jesus and His Spirit—actively moving through and motivating ordinary people. Because of His presence, these regular folks—people just like us—began to show signs of something radically new:
A deep and undeniable devotion to the gospel (proskateresis)—a prioritization that hadn’t been there before.
A surprising unity of thought, intention, purpose, and vision (homothumadon)—in stark contrast to the divisiveness so common in any group.
A bold, sometimes messy, but genuine other-oriented compassion that led them to meet the needs of others above their own (diamerizo).

Sure, people can show some of this on their own—plenty of non-believers do. But Luke is pointing to something more. This movement was unmistakable, public, noticed. It wasn’t perfect, but it was powerful. Ask any pastor today—they’d agree: This was special.

So here’s the question:
Church—why don’t we expect this today?

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This is Part 4 of our series: The Church the Holy Spirit Built.
What we see here is the visible DNA of Jesus and His Spirit&mdash;actively moving through and motivating ordinary people. Because of His presence, these regular folks&mdash;people just like us&mdash;began to show signs of something radically new:
<ul>
<li>A deep and undeniable devotion to the gospel (proskateresis)&mdash;a prioritization that hadn&rsquo;t been there before.</li>
<li>A surprising unity of thought, intention, purpose, and vision (homothumadon)&mdash;in stark contrast to the divisiveness so common in any group.</li>
<li>A bold, sometimes messy, but genuine other-oriented compassion that led them to meet the needs of others above their own (diamerizo).</li>
</ul>
Sure, people can show some of this on their own&mdash;plenty of non-believers do. But Luke is pointing to something more. This movement was unmistakable, public, noticed. It wasn&rsquo;t perfect, but it was powerful. Ask any pastor today&mdash;they&rsquo;d agree: This was special.
So here&rsquo;s the question: Church&mdash;why don&rsquo;t we expect this today?
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Dr. Bill's passion is to proclaim God's love for the unlovable. We want to help beat-up, frustrated and weary Christians hear the music again. We can do this. Just grab a cup of joe, sit back, enjoy, follow, leave a review and enter into the dialogue. <a href="mailto:Bill@gospel-app.com">Bill@gospel-app.com</a>.