As we grow closer to God and each other, we can care for one another. When we combine our resources, we can work together to help those in need (vv. The apostle Luke described believers in Jesus as “devoted” to the “apostles’ teaching and to fellowship” (Acts 2:42). Though we may not all be able to give as generously as Marie’s church family, God’s people are designed to help each other. Marie thanked God for the joy of living in a community devoted to serving God and each other. A young man gave her an old car he’d rebuilt and promised to serve as her personal mechanic. Another couple offered her a job with benefits at their coffee shop. One couple provided the family a house with reduced rent. One Sunday, the pastor told Marie that some church members had donated gifts for the family. Each week, she rode the bus to and from church with her five children and helped with set up and clean up. Marie, a single working mom, rarely missed church or Bible study.
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