TEXTS FROM ACTS AND PSALMS
In the lesson from Acts, we are told of the early Christians' generosity toward one another and of the steady work of God in the life and growth of the Church. Psalm 23 celebrates God's securing care and bountiful provision for humanity.
Acts 2:42-47 - "Life in "the Last Days"
Setting. Again, readers should turn to the materials for the second Sunday of Easter for a discussion of the setting of this lesson in the context of Acts 2. In brief, vv. 42-47 summarize the situation in Jerusalem in the earliest days after the conversion of multitudes of people at (and following) Pentecost. The image of the social setting is clearly eschatological in nature. The conviction that they were living in "the last days" led these believers to a radically altered life-style.…