“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 As long as we are here on earth, God will is working in us daily. Where has God been working in your life? What is he working on in your life? We need to do spiritual inventory in our lives. This will help us to know that we are going in the right direction with God. What is your love relationship with God like? Are you close or distant? Are you trusting or not trusting? Are you bubbly of joy? Are you lukewarm? Is your relationship with God…
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Helping One Another
“It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attain to the whole measure of he fullness of Christ. ” Ephesians 4:11-13 How do you feel about helping others? Do you have the attitude of helping and never expect anything back in return or do you only help those who also help you when you need the…
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The Essentials for Fellowship – Part 2
Now is the eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3 What are the essentials of having fellowship with God? The third essential is experience God in a real and personal way. Having a relationship with God is based on each of our own experience with Him. We cannot depend on our relationship with God through our spouse, parent, friends, pastor, church family, etc. Our Koinonia with God must be real and personal. We have to be active and not a spectator. We can’t allow anything or anyone to become a threat to us in making us a…
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The Essentials for Fellowship – Part 1
Now is the eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3 What are the essentials of having fellowship with God? For Koinonia with God the first basic essential is salvation and eternal life. There is no human list or steps to make this happen. It is all God. Koinonia with God is an experience of His presence. God is at work around us all the time. He is pursuing a relationship with each of us. He is inviting us to be part of his plan. Not everything is on God’s shoulders when it comes to our relationship with him. …
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Continuing On
Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 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. Hebrews 10:24-25 Do you meet with you church family? Or do others priorities come first? Koinonia – fellowship with God and other believers, is not an option for believers. It’s not optional for a church. This is a deep level of relationship with God. Having this with God and Jesus Christ produces fellowship with our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. When we…
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Digging Deeper
“They devoted themselves to at the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily the who were being saved.” Acts 2: 42-47 What a beautiful passage…
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Fellowship In The Kingdom
Since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4: 11-12 When we are believers living for God, this makes us kingdom people. As kingdom people we are interrelated with other members of the kingdom of God. God can and will manifest himself in the church. Let’s look at Acts 2: 42-47. This passage shows how koinonia works. “They devoted themselves to at the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with…
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More Kingdom Ways
We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.. . . But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his son, purifies us from all sin. 1 John 1: 3,7 Do you have a church that you fellowship with? Do you struggle with participating with a church fellowship? Are you at odds with a church fellowship? To Jesus, a church was/is a vital, living, dynamic fellowship of believers. Let’s focus in…
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Kingdom Ways
My thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’ Isa 55:8-9 The Bible has many parables that teach us about kingdom ways. Each parables has a truth that we can live by. In Matthew 13:47-50, the parable of the Net is about God and His angels are the ones who distinguish between the wicked and the righteous in judgement. In Matthew 18:23 – 35 is about the Parable of the wicked servant. This parable is about forgiving and show mercy stop others the way God does…
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God’s Kingdom
My thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’ Isa 55:8-9 How often do you think you know what is going to happen our way? How often do you get shocked that what happens has nothing to do with you way? When God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit, he reveals Himself, His purpose, and His ways to us. Citizens of God’s Kingdom function to accomplish God’s purposes in His kingdom ways is not human ways. The principles of the Kingdom and the…