Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with GodPurpose Driven Life - Experiencing Life Together
June 11th, 2008Previous | Next
Life is meant to be shared
Fellowship - now refers to casual conversation, socializing, food, and fun
Jesus knew that 12 was the maximum size for a group for everyone to participate
In real fellowship people experience...
... Authenticity
- Honest with who you are - otherwise we are just fooling ourselves - 1 John 1:7-8
- Requires courage and humility
- We only grow by taking risks - being honest is a major risk
... Mutuality (Romans 1:12)
- Depending on each other
- Sharing responsibility
- Mutual accountability
... Sympathy
- Sharing pain of others (Colossians 3:12)
- Meet needs of being understood and the validation of our feelings
- Self-Pity dries up sympathy for others
- Times of crisis, grief, doubt when we need each other the most
... Mercy
- Can't have fellowship without forgiveness
- Bitterness and resentment always destroys fellowship
- Never be asked to forgive someone more than God has forgiven you
- Energy for retaliation or resolution?
- Forgiveness immediate; Trust takes time
