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Introduction:
I- Seek out the company of fellow believers (Acts 21:4, 7, 16, 17).
A- Make collective fellowship a priority.
(Hebrews 10:25) ( Acts 21:4, 7)
1- Get together purposefully
a- Make a conscious decision to get together.
b- Make sure you get together for the right reason.
c- Make sure you do your part to make it a good experience.
2- Get together pleasantly (Psalm 133:1)
a- Make Jesus and his mission the center of all you do.
b- let the Bible and the Holy Spirit be your guide.
c- Let the law of love govern what you do.
(James 2:8)
3- Get together prayerfully
a- pray before you come
b- pray while you are coming
c- pray while you are here
B- Spending time in fellowship
(Acts 21:4, 7, 10)
1- Structured fellowship
2- Unstructured fellowship
II- Share what God has done in and through you.
(Acts 21:18 – 21)
A- Share openly
1- Mutual sharing encourages other believers.
2- Mutual sharing witnesses to unbelievers.
3- Mutual sharing teaches younger believers a positive model.
B- Share in detail.
1- Details add excitement to the sharing.
2- Details help to give God the glory.
C- Emphasize God’s work.
1- Sharing the ways in which God is working inspires faith in other believers.
2- Sharing the ways God is working encourages the church to collectively walk in faith.
III- Seek to further the unity of the body.
(Acts 21:22 – 26).
A- Seek to further the unity of the body through fellowship.
(Acts 21:4, 7) (Acts 2:42) (1 John 1:1 – 7)
1- Fellowship with the whole body is beneficial.
2- Fellowship with small groups is beneficial.
3- Fellowship with other believers in an informal atmosphere is beneficial.
a- For encouragement
b- for accountability
B- Seek to further the unity of the body through prayer.
(Acts 21:5)
(various forms of the verb “pray” occur 172 times in the New Testament)
1- praying in large groups
2- praying in small groups
3- praying with a prayer partner
a- at home or a secluded place
b- at the altar during service time
C- seek to further the unity of the body through mutual submission to God.
(Acts 21:4, 10 – 14)
1- God’s will must be sought.
(James 4:7)
2- God’s will may not always be as we desire.
3- All must mutually submit to his will.
D- Seek to further the unity of the body through going the 2nd mile in uprightness.
(Acts 21:22 – 26).
1- Many times we must go beyond the call of duty in order to promote the good of the whole church or other believers.
2- The emphasis is never to be “my rights” but rather, the way of love!
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