Ordinary Faithfulness – Acts 2:36–42

Sermon by William E. Burrows IIWe often long for extraordinary growth—in our faith, our families, our church—but Scripture reminds us that in his divine wisdom, God has chosen to work those extraordinary things through ordinary means. In Acts 2:36–42, we see the newborn church devoted not to innovation or performance, but to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer. These simple, God-ordained practices sustained them, shaped them, and bore lasting fruit. This sermon invites us to resist the urge to build our faith in our own strength and instead embrace ordinary faithfulness, trusting that God gives the increase through the means he has graciously provided.