The Lord Does the Adding
“And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47)
Introduction: Acts 2:41 and 2:47 indicate that the Lord does the adding when it comes to church membership. Let’s review Acts 2 and notice how this adding is a great at last in God’s plan of salvation (see also Acts 5:14 and 11:24).
Outline of Acts 2
2:1-13 -Â Â Excitation (Heaven => Jerusalem)
2:14-21 -Â Explanation (Joel 2:28-32 => Holy Spirit)
2:22-36 – Application (David => Jesus)
2:37-47 – Activation (Pentecostians => Church)
Conclusion:   Man may add to his faith virtue (2 Pet. 1:5ff.); man may add an addition on to his house; man may add mathematically; but, only the Lord can add to his church. Once again, there are certain things that a man cannot do-add to a ratified covenant (Gal. 3:15); by worrying add years to one’s life (Lk. 12;25); and, no man can add himself to the church-for only the Lord does the adding; not man, not the church, not a religious association-only the Lord. Have you been added to the Lord’s church according to Acts of the Apostles?