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T h e r e are many books in the world, and most are written simply for pleasure. There
are history books, booksof science,mathematics,etc. Many are written to give functional
basic knowledge for living in our world. Most, if not all, prepare man for a specific
function only. However, the Bible prepares us to live now, and it prepares us to live when
lifcas we know it ends. Butlikeamathematics book, if the things written are not practiced,
the knowledge of that book becomes obsolete and of no value to the reader.
Last week we talked about learning that lives. This week we will talk about a feUowsh.p
that functions. In Acts 2:42, Paul talked about the early church and how it continued
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steadfastly in the apostles fellowship.
S unday S chedule
“ Fellow ship"
Bible Study - 9:30 pm
Morning Worship - 10:45
Men's Training Leadership
Women's Bible Class - 5:00 pm
Evening Worship - 6:00 pm
A tte n de d nursery for all services
a. communion
b. sharing in common
c. a contribution
W hat w ere th e apostles doing?
a. teaching
W ednesday prayer m eeting
and Bible study - 7:30
b. breaking bread
c. praying
So, the early church were participators in all that die aposdes were engaged in. The lost
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were being taught by the aposdes; the Christians were sharing or contributing. This
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helped the aposdes' teaching to be more effective. They sold their possessions. The y
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shared with the needv. They continued daily in one accord; fellowshipping and contrib
uting. The fellowship was not a social function. It was a sharing of dungs in common,
contributing to die winning and strengthening of souls. Even though the fellowship was
aglad happening, die focus was on die lost: not on self. It was a fellowship diat functioned
and people were saved.
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“Fellowship" -The word “koinonia" involves people to people relationships, but it is also
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relationships widi other members does so because he/she has a proper relationship with
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of fellowship involves die church’s abiding in the vine for fruitfulness: John 15:45 says,
“Abide in me and I in you, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself. I am die vine, you
are the branches, he diat abidedi in m e, and 1 in hun, die same bnngeth forth much fruit,
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for without me you can do nothing." This allows die body to be “joined and knitted
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togedier" in order to build itself up in love.
It is die fellowship of the spirit which gives the dynamic, living, healing quality to die
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fellowship of the believers. In 2 Corinthians, Paid's prayer was diat the fellowship
(communion) of the Holy Spirit would be widi the believers (2 Cor. 13:14). The idea of
Paul’s prayer was diat their fellowship, or participation, came from die Holy Spirit. In
Philippians 2:1-2, Paid said, “If diere be any fellowship of die Spirit...
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united in Spirit. Genuine fellowship cannot be duplicated outside the church. God’s
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proposed fellowship is an atmosphere, an environment, a context, and a set of attitudes
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and actions which grow and develop as Spirit-controUed Christians share their lives
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togedier, and share their gifts for the edifying of the body. In odier words, “koinonia"
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occurs when Christians are together under die direction of die Holy Spirit. All fellowships
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have a common ground to direct and to energize participants, however, only the Holy
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The word Christian points to a fellowshipping person. When a member hurts, fellowship
is a source of strength, encouragement, rebuke, and motivation. It is our key to growth.
The healthy Christian grows because he/she has vital contact with the gilts provided by
the entire body. The reason: one person’s gift may not be what is needed, but somewhere
in the overall fellowship Cod provides die gift that is needed. Every member is used and
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every m em ber should hie free to function properly W hen the whole body functions under
the leadership o the Holy Spirit, the Christian is experiencing “fellowship" and the
unbeliever sees beauty.
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August 1992