KOINONIA FELLOWSHIP

July 10, 2018

“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.”

Hebrews 10:24-25

Inspired by Hebrews 10:24-25 during my daily delight time with The Lord, I desire to make this Word of The Lord a reality by the leadership of The Holy Spirit to put into practice Koinonia Fellowship.  I am reminded of another time The Lord impressed upon me about how to fellowship properly as a Christian, especially in the church.  I made this suggestion to the Fellowship Committee of my church in 2015.

“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayer…and they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart.  Praising God and having favour with all the people.” 

“Above all things have fervent love among yourselves…use hospitality one to another without grudging.  As everyone has received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”       Acts 2:42, 46

Koinonia Fellowship:  ~that's fellow Christians in a ship steered by

The Holy Spirit!   They were sharing the things of Christ.

At the Last Supper, Jesus said:  “A new commandment I give to you, Love one another…” (John 13:34)  “This is my body which is given for you:  this do in remembrance of Me…For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till He comes.”  (Luke 22:19, 26)

“I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto Myself…”  (John 14:1-3)

When the Church was born at Pentecost in A.D. 33 (1985 years ago!) a 120 disciples of Jesus were together in the same place, in one accord, in prayer celebrating and waiting for The Promise of The Holy Spirit of God that Jesus said would come.

After they were ALL baptized with The Holy Spirit, they were ALL changed instantly – filled with power and began to rejoice in excitement.  Their sharing with one another became their “witness unto Jesus” as others heard and observed their celebration!

A note of interest:  They were gathered together waiting for The Promise Jesus said the Father was sending them, but they were there also at that particular time observing and celebrating the Feast of Pentecost which is 50 days after Passover.  It commemorates God giving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai fifty days after the Exodus.   This began the night before.  They were up all night celebrating  with a feast of lots of dairy foods (like smoothies, cheesecake, blitzes, cheeses of all kinds, use your imagination), they had a reading of the 10 Commandments and the book of Ruth and other Scriptures and lots of prayers.  It was during the morning prayer of Shema that God chose to send His Spirit.  The Shema is basically praying what we call The Great Commandment given in Deuteronomy.  So, you see they were already celebrating and excited when the Main Attraction entered the room! 

You thought they were celebrating before, that room had more emotion and celebrating than being part of the winning team of the Super Bowl!  We need to get a better picture of that moment than what we have been accustomed.

I have a point!  We need to catch the vision and listen to God’s instructions from His Love Letters about “fellowship” and start a new tradition.  So help me to set up some guidelines based on the First Church that you think Jesus would want us to do when we have a Fellowship.

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