Are you really part of God's church? Not a church — but THE church, the church of the living God? In this devotion from Acts 2 and Acts 8 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church continues the series Words From The Word, examining undeniable evidence of salvation in the lives of early believers.

You might be asking... What does it actually mean to be part of the church? Why did the early Christians sell their possessions for one another? Does baptism really matter if I already believe? What does it look like to live daily for God?

Key points from this devotion:

- Genuine salvation produces a changed attitude toward possessions — believers shared freely because everything belonged to the Lord

- The early church met daily with one accord, and God added to the church daily because they were doing His program

- Belief always comes before baptism — faith in Jesus Christ is the requirement, and baptism is the public confession of that faith

- Acts 8 shows baptism by immersion — they went down into the water and came up out of the water

- Denominations are like restaurants; the only church that truly matters is the one made up of all born-again believers

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CHAPTERS:

0:00 Opening and Welcome

0:51 Song Warning — Life Without Christ

1:54 Evidence of Salvation in Acts 2

3:18 Early Believers Share Everything

4:13 Meeting Daily With One Accord

6:15 Are You Part of God's Church?

7:32 Belief Comes Before Baptism

9:29 Baptism by Immersion — Acts 8

10:11 Closing Encouragement