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“KOINONIA”

Basis of Christian FellowshipBasis of Christian Fellowship

1. ________ : Children of God; Co-heirs with ChristFamily

Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit himself The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. God's children. 17Now if we are Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ...of God and co-heirs with Christ...

2. ______ : We BelongBody

Romans 12:4-5 Just as each of us Just as each of us has one body with many has one body with many members, and these members do members, and these members do not all have the same function, not all have the same function, 5so so in Christ we who are many form in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member one body, and each member belongs to all the others.belongs to all the others.

3. ________ : at the foot of the CrossEquals

Philippians 1:7 It is right for me to It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. grace with me.

(Philemon 6; 1 John 1:3-7)

Nature of Christian FellowshipNature of Christian Fellowship

Commitment to One Another...

__________ Devotion

Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. one another above yourselves.

____________ Selflessness

Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others but in humility consider others better than yourselves. better than yourselves. 4Each of Each of you should look not only to your you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the own interests, but also to the interests of others.interests of others.

________ Service

Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers, You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.another in love.

_______ Giving

2 Corinthians 8:7 But just as you But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for earnestness and in your love for us--see that you also excel in this us--see that you also excel in this grace of giving.grace of giving.

Taste of the fellowship…

__________ Harmony

1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, live Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.compassionate and humble.

____________ Acceptance

Romans 15:7 Accept one another, Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.in order to bring praise to God.

__________ Kindness

1 Thessalonians 5:15 Make sure Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.each other and to everyone else.

_________ Patience

Colossians 3:13 Bear with each Bear with each other and forgive whatever other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.forgave you.

_____ Love

1 John 4:11-12 Dear friends, since Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. love one another. 12No one has No one has ever seen God; but if we love one ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.love is made complete in us.

Learning together…

___________ Instruction

Romans 15:14 I myself am I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, yourselves are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.competent to instruct one another.

____________ Admonition

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.hearts to God.

Relational Ministry to each other

Bearing _________burdens

Galatians 6:2 Carry each other's Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.fulfill the law of Christ.

____________ Forgiveness

Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and Be kind and compassionate to one another, compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.Christ God forgave you.

________________ Encouragement

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore Therefore encourage one another and build encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you each other up, just as in fact you are doing.are doing.

___________ and prayerConfession

James 5:16 Therefore confess Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.man is powerful and effective.

Us of spiritual _____gifts

1 Peter 4:10 Each one should use Each one should use whatever gift he has received to whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its administering God's grace in its various forms.various forms.

___________ Hospitality

1 Peter 4:9 Offer hospitality to one Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.another without grumbling.

Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us And let us consider how we may spur one consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good another on toward love and good deeds. deeds. 25Let us not give up Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day the more as you see the Day approaching.approaching.

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