Fellowship, among believers
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· 23 viewsThe fellowship that believers share as a result of their common union with God through Jesus Christ is expressed in life together. It is evident in worship together, in a love for one another which reflects God’s own love and in a practical commitment to one another which is demonstrated in concern for the weak and readiness to share with the poor and needy.
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Sharing in the fellowship of God’s love
Sharing in the fellowship of God’s love
10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
11 Dear friends, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God resides in us and his love is perfected in us.
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Sharing in the fellowship of a common devotional life
Sharing in the fellowship of a common devotional life
42 And they were devoting themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers.
Worshipping together
Worshipping together
14 We who would take sweet counsel together;
in the house of God
we would walk with the throng.
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Praying together
Praying together
14 All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.
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Breaking bread together
Breaking bread together
; ; Love feasts accompanied the Lord’s Supper though these were open to abuse.
True fellowship means sharing with those in need
True fellowship means sharing with those in need
16 And do not neglect doing good and generosity, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
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Showing hospitality
Showing hospitality
13 contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.
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Sharing money and possessions
Sharing money and possessions
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See also God’s people are to reflect his concern for the needy in society; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Examples of sharing with the needy
Examples of sharing with the needy
Job’s compassion for the needy; the daily distribution to widows; Tabitha’s concern for the poor
The collection for believers in Judea:
The collection for believers in Judea:
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Strengthening one another in fellowship together
Strengthening one another in fellowship together
Bearing with the weak
Bearing with the weak
1 Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of humility, looking out for yourself, lest you also be tempted. 2 Carry the burdens of one another, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
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Strengthening the weak
Strengthening the weak
3 Strengthen the weak hands
and make the staggering knees firm.
4 Say to those who are hasty of heart,
“Be strong; you must not fear!
Look! your God will come with vengeance,
with divine retribution.
He is the one who will come and save you.”
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Encouraging one another
Encouraging one another
24 And let us think about how to stir one another up to love and good works, 25 not abandoning our meeting together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging each other, and by so much more as you see the day drawing near.
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Putting the needs of others first
Putting the needs of others first
2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for his good, for the purpose of edification.
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True fellowship means living in harmony
True fellowship means living in harmony
8 And finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble,
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Showing equal concern for all
Showing equal concern for all
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Examples of fellowship
Examples of fellowship
Moses and Hobab; David and Jonathan; Jehu and Jehonadab
Failure to exhibit true fellowship
Failure to exhibit true fellowship
Troublemakers in David’s army are unwilling to share the spoils; factions within the church at Corinth; Selfishness at love feasts humiliates the poor.