Daily Apostolic Labour: Teaching Christ in Temple and Home

Acts 3:42 presents the defining rhythm of the early Church: "And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ." This apostolic constancy flowed from four fountains. First, the apostles felt the impulse of a new undertaking—the resurrection of their crucified Master demanded proclamation. Second, they held fresh in memory their intercourse with their Lord. Third, they possessed the inward energy of the Holy Spirit dynamis—divine power. Fourth, they were inspired by the truths they preached.

Yet this labour was not confined to apostles alone. Moses wished that "all the Lord's people were prophets." Jesus commanded: "Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee."

The Christian witness operates across three spheres. In the temple—the sanctuary of corporate worship and appointed teaching. In every house—the domestic circle where family bonds create preparatory soil for faith. Society itself becomes a third sphere, to be leavened and purified through wise instruction.

This witness employs three voices: the life voice of daily pure conduct; the lip voice of earnest, loving words; the works voice of gracious deeds hallowing all around.

Crucially, this labour demands constancy: "daily." Not Sundays alone, but every weekday demands some witness for Christ. Adonai requires service seven days—His spirit is charity, His will is holiness, His salvation is eternal.