Understanding Christian Fellowship Pt.1

Thank you, Jesus.

All right, so today we want to use about twenty-five minutes to discuss the understanding of fellowship, understanding Christian fellowship, understanding Christian fellowship, understanding Christian fellowship.

Now, Acts two forty-two, the Bible says they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and in fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers.

Like we've always been saying, what builds a mighty church is these four keys here.

What builds a mighty church is these four keys here.

Growth and crowd can-- it's, it's a very great thing.

It's very powerful.

But any kind of growth that doesn't have these four elements is not the kind of growth that God intends.

So, um, a crowd is not a sign of a healthy church.

Likewise also, a little members is not also a sign of a healthy church.

But a sign of a healthy church is these four things that we saw in the early church.

They continued steadfastly.

The word continued is very important.

The word steadfastly is very important.

Uh, there are a couple of times that the Bible uses that word steadfast.

Um, in, um, First Corinthians chapter fifteen, the verse fifty-six, the Bible tells us, um...

First Corinthians fifteen fifty-six.

Okay, come to fifty-eight.

Now, the Bible says that, "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast." That word is a very, very important word that speaks of not losing focus and being consistent in doing something without getting tired.

It's the same word the Bible used for they continuing steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine in Acts chapter two, the verse forty-two.

So doctrine makes a healthy church, not doctrine only.

Fellowship makes a healthy church, not fellowship only.

Breaking of bread into bracket, communion, and eating together makes a healthy church.

And finally, prayers makes a healthy church.

So for you to discern a healthy church in any environment where you are, these four things must dominate the vision of the ministry.

So we're looking at understanding Christian fellowship.