FELLOWSHIP: YOU WERE FORMED FOR GOD'S FAMILY

NUMBER 1 PURPOSE:

WORSHIP :

YOU WERE FORMED FOR

GOD'S PLEASURE

NUMBER 2 PURPOSE: FELLOWSHIP:

YOU WERE FORMED FOR GOD'S FAMILY

WORD OF GOD:

• 1 TIMOTHY 3:15bThat family is the church of the living God

• Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter,[3] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[4] will not overcome it.[5]

WORD OF GOD:• NOTE: the word CHURCH is from greek

word " EKKLESIA " which means

" THE CALLED OUT ONES "• 1Peter 2:9 • But you are a chosen people, a royal

priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

WORD OF GOD:

• Ephesians 1:5 His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure.

WORD OF GOD:

• John 1:12-13 • 12 Yet to all who received him, to

those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God- `-

• 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

WORD OF GOD:

• John 13:34-35• 34 So now I am giving you a new

commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.

• 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."

WORD OF GOD:

•Acts 2:42•And they continued

steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

MEANING OF FELLOWSHIP ( fellows in one ship )

•FROM GREEK WORD

" KOINONIA "• - partnership, participation,

communication, communion

THE FOUR LEVELS OF FELLOWSHIP:

1.) THE FELLOWSHIP OF SHARING TOGETHER

•Acts 2:44 (GW) •All the believers kept meeting together, and they shared everything

with each other.

• 1Peter 4:9 ( CEV )• Welcome people into your home and

don't grumble about it.

• (GNB) Open your homes to each other without complaining.

• NOTE: Your home must be a MINISTRY CENTER FOR CHRIST

a.) SHARE YOUR HOME

•Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

b.)SHARE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

NOTE: OUR CARE GROUP MEETING MUST FOLLOW THE CARE

• C-CHRIST-CENTERED MTG• A-APPLICATION OF GOD'S WORDS MTG

• R-RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING MTG

• E-ENCOURAGEMENT ALWAYS

• 1Corinthians 14:30 Take your turn, no one person taking over.

• 1Corinthians 14:31 Then each speaker gets a chance to say something special from God, and you all learn from each other.

c.) SHARE YOUR REVELATIONS ( FROM DEVOTIONS AND

TRAININGS)

2.) THE FELLOWSHIP OF BELONGING

TOGETHERGOD WANTS EVERYONE OF US TO

BELONG TO A CHURCH FAMILY

• Ephesians 2:19 ( GNB )

So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners or strangers any longer; you are now citizens together with God's people and members of the family of God.

so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member

belongs to all the others.

YOU ARE AN IMPORTANTMEMBER OF THE CHURCH

.NOBODY IS

UNIMPORTANT.

Romans 12:5

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to

bring praise to God.

James 2:1My brothers and sisters, believers in our

glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.

Romans 15:7

Luke 6:37 ( NLT ) "Stop judging others, and you

will not be judged. Stop criticizing others, or it will all

come back on you. If you forgive others, you will be

forgiven.

3.) THE FELLOWSHIP OF SERVING TOGETHER

Hebrews 9:14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death,[3] so that we may serve the living God!

Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers, were called to be free.

But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature[1]; rather, serve one another in love.

1Corinthians 3:9 ( GNB ) For we are partners working together

for God, and you are God's field. You are also God's building.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 ( TMSG )

It's better to have a partner than go it

alone. Share the work, share the wealth.

4.) THE FELLOWSHIP OF SUFFERING

TOGETHERGalatians 6:2 ( NLT ) Share each other's troubles and

problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

1Corinthians 12:26 ( ESV ) If one member suffers, all suffer

together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.

CONCLUSION: Ephesians 4:16 ( NLT )

Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

YOU ARE IMPORTANT TOGOD AND TO HIS

CHURCH.