December 23, 2023 …Christlike Fellowship …

December 23, 2023 …Christlike Fellowship …   

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics fromThe Gettys and Stuart Townsend singing  … Come People of the Risen King …  Powerfully singing of how God’s people come together in fellowship to worship the risen King.     

The Fellowship of Faith in Christ ... 

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Highlight Passage: … 1Thessalonians 5:11  [ESV] … 

11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 

… The Apostle Paul charges fellow Christians to come together in fellowship to encourage on another.       

Highlight Passage (in context) … 1Thessalonians 5:11-15  … USE THIS LINK …  

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians (and us) to grow in faith thru sharing love/grace thru the fellowship of fellow believers.                                  

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 133:1 (NLT] …  

1 How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony. 

… King David’s plea for believers - i.e., brothers and sisters in faith - to live together in the harmony of like-minded faith.           

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:10 (NLT] …  

10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 

…Paul exhorts fellow Christians to love each other by honoring each other in Christian fellowship.       

Reference Passage: … Acts 2:42 (NLT] …  

42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.    

… After Pentecost, believers came together into a fellowship of believers, sharing with one another.  

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… The Author of Hebrews charges Christians to come together in Christlike fellowship, encouraging and edifying one another.  

Reference Passage: … 1John 1:7 (NLT] …  

7 But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.   

… John teaches fellow Christians that living in the light of Christ brings fellow Christians together into fellowship with God the Father thru the blood of his Son, Jesus Christ.                      

         

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author , Dave Brannon -  AT THIS LINK -   observed with joy the fellowship of faith in his church after each worship service as many in the congregation came together to fellowship and share their mutual love for Christ, sharing lives TOGETHER and encouraging one another.         

As is written above in the Scriptures, life is a battle and we simply can’t be Lone Ranger Christians, going to battle this life on our own.  We are called by God’s word to come TOGETHER in the Body of Christ to encourage and share the empowering love and grace from our faith in fellowship with one another.  And I’m praying that all my readers know and share life with a strong fellowship of believers as we move thru this wonderful Advent season into the New Year and beyond.         

   

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for leading me into a vibrant body of faith who come TOGETHER to share life in worship for You, Lord.      

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to worship and serve You, Lord, in Your fellowship of faith. … Amen  

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