Witnessing

Time flies... we are already at our 2nd last topic for Masterlife 1 : Witnessing to the World

Our speaker for this sat will be _________________.

Do come and EXPECT the UNEXPECTED and be AMAZED!

naomi

Summary of Fellowship With Believers

The topic for sharing last week was Fellowship with Believers, with William facilitating.

Fellowship finds it basis in Acts 2:42-47, which is where the word “Koinonia” was first used. We are also told in the Bible that the world would know us as Jesus’ disciples by loving one another. Though it may be hard to love others, especially when our character clashes with theirs and we feel that they don’t deserve our love, if we inspect ourselves closely as well, we don’t deserve their love, or anyone else’s. We love because God loved us first.

No one likes being alone, thus the need for fellowship. Other evidences showing that fellowship is essential are that the two most important commandments (Matt 22:37, 39) deal with loving and that God created Eve as He didn’t want Adam to be alone.

Fellowship also enables God to work in our lives through other people. James 5:19 tells us that we are to correct those who stray from the truth, but just as we need to give others help, we too need help. Ephesians 4:16 tells us too that we are all unique parts in the Body of God, and that each of us has our own specific purpose.

We might stay away from church because we say that church is boring or does not suit our taste. However, we can’t accept Jesus, yet reject His body, or go church shopping, as we should be committed to solving any problems our church is facing.

In real fellowship, people experience authenticity, mutuality, sympathy and mercy. There is no perfect church as we are all broken people and thus, we can’t make a perfect church. However, in true fellowship, we experience mercy, as we learn to accept other people’s – and our own – deficiencies.

Ming Han.