1 Peter 2:9-10The Apostle Peter writes, “You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
You see, the Church is not an altar, not a sanctuary, not a fellowship hall. We are the Church. We are the Church at work. We are the Church at play. We are the Church at rest. We are God’s chosen means to reach the lost with the good news of Jesus Christ… and each one of us has an important role to play.
In Acts 2:42 we read that one of the four things the early church devoted itself to was “fellowship.” Fellowship was a very important part of their reason for meeting together. It was one of their objectives.
But what is Christian fellowship?
Christian fellowship is the mutually beneficial relationship between Christians, who can’t have the identical relationship with those outside the faith.
The mystery and privilege that is Christian fellowship is that it exists because God has enabled it by His grace. Those who believe the gospel are united in the Spirit through Christ to the Father, and that unity is the basis of fellowship.
we are called into fellowship with God, with Christ, and with the Holy Spirit. And of course there is the blessed fellowship that saints enjoy with one another.
When the Lord prayed that all of his disciples might be “one,” he implied the warm fellowship that should prevail among them. Happily, the disciples “continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship ”. Indeed, the “multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul” (Acts 4:32).
Christian fellowship is critical! Being in the company of people who think like you do is very important to your growth and survival as a Christian.
When You Commit to and Embrace Fellowship with God’s people:
1.You demonstrate a sincere love for Jesus.
2.You receive the encouragement of harmony.Rom. 15:5
3.You experience mutual acceptance among radically different people. Rom. 15:7
4.You use your newfound freedom for the loving service of others.
5.You receive God-given opportunities to develop patience.
6.You become aware of God-given opportunities to grow in kindness and forgiving others.
7.You receive mutual encouragement and growth that comes from corporate worship before God.
It’s time to reinforce the Church. It’s time to become the sent missionary people we were always created to be. To speak of the good news to among brethren, not just on steemit alone, to the world outside here.
By this the crusade for freedom will be more actualised. It is crusade it supposed to be loud and clear and sound not just within the steemchurch community but to those in bondage.
Fellowship with those we know and do not know will bring back that intimacy with Christ.
Suggested ways to accomplished this project.The steemchurch has a several ways/channels in which the steemchurch fellowship (SCF) can be done such as: sc-n, sc-g , the steemchurch website, the discord channel, telegram and whatsapp groups. Another suggestion is meeting for fellowships withing states, campus fellowship initative in various colleges and universities.
Thanks for your time.
Special thanks to @sirknight, @dwayne16 @jaff8 @abiye @druids and the likes. Thanks to all parishioners who have been feeding the member of the steemchurch with the blessings and benefits of Christ. God bless you all
