Back to Basics: Fellowship | Jason Hunter

Acts 2:42 - And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. The Fellowship - noun - a particular kind of fellowship What is The Fellowship? The "One-Anothers" (Mark 9:50) (John13:14) (John 13:34) (John 13:35) (John 15:12) (John 15:17) (Romans 12:10) (Romans 12:16) (Romans 13:8) (Romans 14:13) (Romans 15:7) (Romans 15:14) (Romans 16:16) (1 Corinthians 11:33) (1 Corinthians 12:25) (1 Corinthians 16:20) (II Corinthians 13:12) (Galatians 5:13) (Galatians 5:15) (Galatians 5:26) (Galatians 6:2) (Ephesians 4:2) (Ephesians 4:32) (Ephesians 5:19) (Ephesians 5:21) (Philippians 2:3) (Colossians 3:9) (Colossians 3:13) (Colossians 3:16) (1 Thessalonians 3:12) (1 Thessalonians 4:9) (1 Thessalonians 4:18) (1 Thessalonians 5:11) (Hebrews 3:13) (Hebrews 10:24) (Hebrews 10:25) (James 4:11) (James 5:9) (James 5:16) (I Peter 3:8) (I Peter 4:8) (I Peter 4:9) (I Peter 4:10) (I Peter 5:5) (I Peter 5:14) (I John 3:11) (I John 3:23) (I John 4:7) (I John 4:11) (I John 4:12) (II John 5) Why The Fellowship? 1.  We are created to belong - community is important 2.  We are commanded to love. Love the Lord - Love others - deny self. 3. It is crucial to life of a church. - Growing is essential. We are called God's Sheep. 1. Encouragement - Hebrews 12:1 2. Idol - destruction - idol of self 3. Correction - Matthew 18-15-20 4. Defense - Lion Food - Matthew 7 - be careful of false prophets. 5.  Provisions - Acts - Meeting nees of the brethren.    Devoted - caring, concerned, devout, faithful, loving, affectionate, dear, steadfast, loyal, true, dedicated, ardent, constant, fond, committed, admiring. Which sounds better?  He is committed to his wife.  He is devoted to his wife. Love one another 13x commanded to love one another. Serve, Greet one another. Be devoted in Love. Humility - Prefer one another, serve one another, wash feet, be subject, be clothed in humility toward one another. Don't Judge, bear one another's burdens, speak truth, encourage one another, stimulate one another in love and good deeds. Be hospitable. Forgive one another, confess sins to one another, tolerate one another, don't challenge one another.