The Joy and Work of Fellowship

The Joy and Work of Fellowship                   Philippians 1:3-6                        Reasons to Give Thanks (vv. 3-5)  Guarantee of Success (v. 6)    Isa. 55:11 .. my word be that goes out from my mouth;it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. Ro. 8:28-29a  28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son ….    1 Pet. 5:10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. Ro. 5:3-4  3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,Ro. 8:18, 21 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us... 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.....  CUE for PP slide "We want our people to be Christ-conscious, Christ-committed and Christ contagious. That’s how our church construction project works at CCC. We do that climbing those 3 steps: