They go from one crisis to the next. If we truly want to experience the joy of the Lord, we must learn to be faithful. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. In other words, they were faithful.
Faithfulness is a key to Christian growth.
Those who are inconsistent and unstable in their commitment to the things of God will find their Christian walk full of troubles and heartache. We must be faithful in the word. The first thing we see in this verse is they were steadfast in the apostle's doctrine. The apostle's doctrine was the teaching from God's word. Here we see the Bereans doing 2 things.