Life is meant to be shared! Real fellowship is more than just showing up for services. It's experiencing life together and it includes many "one another" commands.
When it comes to fellowship, smaller is better. You can worship in a crowd, but you can't fellowship in one! Even Jesus ministered in the context of a small group with his disciples.
Day 18 - To experience real fellowship among a small group, there must be:
- authenticity: realness, honesty, sometimes gut-level sharing.
- mutuality: the art of give and take; depending on each other.
- sympathy: entering in and sharing the pain with others.
- mercy: something we all need for we all stumble and fall and need help getting back on track.
We are also called to cultivate our community and that requires commitment. It takes both God's power and our effort to produce a loving Christian community of God's family.
Day 19 - Cultivating community takes:
- honesty
- humility
- courtesy
- confidentiality
- frequency
Share with us: What factor(s) of real fellowship and/or cultivating community means the most to you?
Have a Happy Easter! (no class next week)
Authenticity is important to me. Honesty is also important to me.
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