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“Let us not give up the habit of meeting together,
as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage each other.”
Heb. 10:25 (GN)
1. I BELONG IN GOD’S
FAMILY WITH OTHER BELIEVERS.
“ Let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family
of believers.” Gal. 6:10
“You are a member of God’s very own family
... and you belong in God’s household with every
other Christian.” Eph. 2:19 (LB)
“So in Christ, we who are many form one body,
and each member belongs to all others!” Rom.
12:5
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“The Christian who is not committed to a group of believers
for praying, sharing, and serving, so that he is known, as
he knows others, is not an obedient Christian. He is not in
the will of God. However vocal he may be in his theology, he
is not obeying the Lord.” Dr. Ray Ortland
2. I NEED OTHER CHRISTIAN GIFTS TO GROW SPIRITUALLY.
“
Let us think of one another and how we can encourage each
other to love and do good deeds.” Heb. 10:24 (Ph)
“Two are better off than one ... If one of them
falls down, the other can help him up. But if someone is
alone and falls, it’s just too bad, because there
is no one to help him ... Two men can resist an attack
that would defeat one man alone. A rope made of three cords
is hard to break.” Eccl. 4:9-10, 12 (GN)
3. I NEED OTHER CHRISTIAN INSIGHTS
TO GROW SPIRITUALLY.
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People learn from one another just as iron sharpens iron.” Prov.
27:17 (GN)
“Every day ... keep encouraging one another so that
none of you is hardened by the glamour of sin.” Heb.
3:13 (JB)
“Brothers, if someone is trapped in some sin, you
who are spiritual should restore him gently. . . carry
each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill
the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:1-2
4. CHRIST IS PRESENT WHEN WE FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER.
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For wherever two or three have come together in my name,
I am there, right among them!” Matthew 18:20 (GN)
5. THERE IS GREAT POWER WHEN PEOPLE PRAY TOGETHER.
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Whenever two of you on earth agree about anything you pray
for, it will be done for you by my father in heaven.” Matthew
18:19 (GN)
6. FELLOWSHIP IS A WITNESS TO THE WORLD.
(JESUS) “My prayer for all of them is that they will
be of one heart and mind. . .so the world will believe
you sent me.” John 17:21 (LB)
7. I AM OBLIGATED TO EVERY OTHER CHRISTIAN.
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God has given you some special abilities; be sure to use
them to help each other. . .” I Peter 4:10 (LB)
There are different kinds of service to God. . . together
you form the body of Christ and each one of you is a necessary
part of it.” I Corinthians 12
- The “One Anothers” of Fellowship (Partial
List)
- Serve one another Galatians 5:13
- Accept one another Romans 15:7
- Forgive one another Colossians 3:13
- Greet one another Romans 16:16
- Bear one another’s burdens Galatians 6:2
- Be devoted to one another Romans 12:10
- Honor one another Romans 12:10
- Teach one another Romans 15:14
- Submit to one another Ephesians 5:21
- Encourage one another I Thessalonians 5:11
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