Living a Life that Promotes Fellowship
Dr. George Bannister
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INTRODUCTION:
Having quality fellowship is not automatic. If there is to be true fellowship between believers, each 1 of us must strive to live a life that promotes fellowship.
Notice what God’s word has to say about living a life that promotes fellowship.
1. Living a life that promotes fellowship begins with a solid grounded in a personal relationship with God ().
1. Living a life that promotes fellowship begins with a solid grounded in a personal relationship with God ().
1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.
2 This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.
3 We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
4 We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.
5 This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.
A- Our fellowship must begin with a confession of who Jesus is.
A- Our fellowship must begin with a confession of who Jesus is.
1- Jesus was God the Son in eternity past ().
1- Jesus was God the Son in eternity past ().
a- Jesus existed in the beginning of all things.
a- Jesus existed in the beginning of all things.
He “existed from the beginning.”
He was “with the Father.”
b- Jesus is the source of life itself.
b- Jesus is the source of life itself.
He is “the Word of life.”
He is “life itself.”
2 – Jesus became the incarnate Son of God of biblical testimony (: b-2a).
2 – Jesus became the incarnate Son of God of biblical testimony (: b-2a).
a- John made several statements that spoke of Jesus’s incarnation.
a- John made several statements that spoke of Jesus’s incarnation.
“Whom we have heard and seen.”
“We saw him with our own eyes”
“We touched him with our own hands.”
“He was revealed to us.” (V. 1, 2)
B- Jesus is the source of fellowship between believers ().
B- Jesus is the source of fellowship between believers ().
1- Real fellowship must be grounded in a relationship with the father and the son.
1- Real fellowship must be grounded in a relationship with the father and the son.
2 – Real fellowship is grown through the proclamation of the gospel.
2 – Real fellowship is grown through the proclamation of the gospel.
a- Real fellowship results in the sharing of Christian joy.
a- Real fellowship results in the sharing of Christian joy.
b- Real fellowship results in the advancement of the mission of Christ.
b- Real fellowship results in the advancement of the mission of Christ.
2. Living a life that promotes fellowship is governed by godly sincerity ().
2. Living a life that promotes fellowship is governed by godly sincerity ().
A – Real fellowship is hindered by hypocrisy ().
A – Real fellowship is hindered by hypocrisy ().
1- God provides the ultimate example of how we are to live.
1- God provides the ultimate example of how we are to live.
2 – The acid test for our lives is not what we say, but what we do.
2 – The acid test for our lives is not what we say, but what we do.
3- The lack of integrity reflects a violation of the image of God that is to be seen in our lives and results in a breach of fellowship with other believers.
3- The lack of integrity reflects a violation of the image of God that is to be seen in our lives and results in a breach of fellowship with other believers.
B – Real fellowship is promoted by living in godly sincerity ().
B – Real fellowship is promoted by living in godly sincerity ().
1- Living in godly sincerity demonstrates that we are striving to be like our Savior.
1- Living in godly sincerity demonstrates that we are striving to be like our Savior.
2- Living and godly sincerity enables us to enjoy the deep fellowship that God intends for believers to experience.
2- Living and godly sincerity enables us to enjoy the deep fellowship that God intends for believers to experience.
3. Living a life that promotes fellowship is grown through accepting the godly view of sin ().
3. Living a life that promotes fellowship is grown through accepting the godly view of sin ().
A- Failure to confess sin places the believer in a perilous position.
A- Failure to confess sin places the believer in a perilous position.
1- Refusing to admit our own sinfulness leads us to self-deception ().
1- Refusing to admit our own sinfulness leads us to self-deception ().
2 – Refusing to admit our own sinfulness leads us into bondage.
2 – Refusing to admit our own sinfulness leads us into bondage.
3 – Refusing to confess sin reflects a violation of faith in God. ().
3 – Refusing to confess sin reflects a violation of faith in God. ().
4 – Refusing to confess sin reflects a rebellious heart. That is not how that done
4 – Refusing to confess sin reflects a rebellious heart. That is not how that done
B – Choosing to confess sin places the believer in a position that promotes fellowship.
B – Choosing to confess sin places the believer in a position that promotes fellowship.
1 – Confession of sin puts us in a positive position with God because we have dealt with sin his way ().
1 – Confession of sin puts us in a positive position with God because we have dealt with sin his way ().
a- Confession of sin means that we admit that God is right about our sin.
a- Confession of sin means that we admit that God is right about our sin.
b- Confession of sin is made to God – thereby confirming that sin is an affront to him.
b- Confession of sin is made to God – thereby confirming that sin is an affront to him.
c- Confession of sin expresses our faith in the goodness of our Savior.
c- Confession of sin expresses our faith in the goodness of our Savior.
Our Savior is faithful to forgive the sins we confess to him.
Our Savior is just to forgive the sins we confess to him.
Our Savior cleanses us from all of our wickedness.
2 – Confession of sin allows us to walk in a lifestyle that keeps us clean ().
2 – Confession of sin allows us to walk in a lifestyle that keeps us clean ().
a- Dealing with sin God’s way guarantees fellowship with others who are walking in the same lifestyle.
a- Dealing with sin God’s way guarantees fellowship with others who are walking in the same lifestyle.