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Purpose Driven Life
Lesson 18
Experiencing Life Together
Scripture Focus
Introduction:
Life is meant to be shared.
· I love going on adventures – But I want to share the experience
· Widows are draw to church for the social
We were meant to experience life together
· Our spiritual journey is exciting because we are doing it together
· Fellowship –
Fellowship hall
· But it’s more than that
It includes unselfish loving, honest sharing, practical serving, sacrificial giving, sympathetic comforting, and all the other “one another” commands found in the New Testament.
· When it comes to fellowship size matters.
· The psychology of small groups
· Jesus chose 12
· God has made an incredible promise about small groups of believers
What does real fellowship look like?
In real fellowship people experience authenticity.
a. Real breakthrough happens
i.
People will open up more
ii.
We wear a mask on Sunday morning
iii.
Humble honesty can happen in a small group
“Darkness is used to hide our hurts, faults, fears, failures, and flaws.
But in the light, we bring them all out into the open and admit who we really are.”
b.
Being authentic requires courage and humility
i.
We face the fear of exposure
ii.
What if we are rejected?
iii.
I’ll be hurt again
iv.
Why take the risk?
1.
Because it’s how you grow
2. Spiritually and emotionally
In real fellowship people experience mutuality.
a.
We depend on each other
ii.
The Bible commands mutual accountability, mutual encouragement, mutual serving, and mutual honoring.
In real fellowship people experience sympathy.
a.
When one cries…
i. Sympathy says, “I understand what you’re going through, and what you feel is neither strange nor crazy.”
iii.
Every time you understand and affirm someone’s feelings, you build fellowship.
iv.
Training as a chaplain
When fellowship happens at a deep level
i.
When we serve each other
ii.
We go even deeper when we suffer together
iii.
When circumstances crush us to the point that our faith falters, that’s when we need believing friends the most.
In real fellowship people experience mercy.
Fellowship is a place of grace
i. Mistakes aren’t rubbed in but rubbed out
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Everyone gets a second chance
b.
You will inevitably be hurt
i.
It will take a massive amount of mercy to forgive
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Will you use my energy and emotions for retaliation or for resolution?
You can’t do both.
Forgive vs Trust
i. Forgive instantly
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Trust takes time and needs a track record
1. Using encouragement and accountability
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