5. Fellowship – Paul M. Williams

Acts 2:42 The mindset of so many when coming to the house of God is WHAT AM I GOING TO GET OUT OF IT, when instead the mindset ought to be, WHAT ARE OTHERS GOING TO GET OUT OF ME!!  That's a different proposition altogether, and these sentiments lie at the root of true Christian fellowship!!  The Greek word for "fellowship" is the Word KOINONIA.  Being translated, it means a common sharing together/communion.  Koinonia is not one-way traffic; it involves mutual participation between two or more parties.  One can think of Koinonia as a bring and share!!  I'll bring the sandwiches and you bring the salad, I'll bring the rice and you bring the meat; I'll bring the drinks and you bring the cups!!  When we gather as the Body of Christ, it ought to resemble a picnic, and I don't just mean food.  I mean a sharing of one's life!!  Let us then see what Koinonia looked like in the first Church.