Fellowship

fellowship.mp4

PRAY:

Have someone read 1 Peter 4:8 aloud. After you read it, spend a minute or two silently reflecting on the passage. Then spend some time praying as a group for anything that 1 Peter 4:8 draws to your mind or stirs up in your heart.

ONE ANOTHERING:

Try to think of some practical needs you can share to give others the opportunity to step up and love you. It's okay if it takes some time to get comfortable with this. It takes time and practice to be vulnerable with one another... but amazing things happen when we are. Remember that the Benevolence Ministry is a resource for our comGroups.

  • How can we love or serve one another this week?

SHARE:

  • In what context do you usually hear or use the word fellowship? Does our popular usage convey the full biblical sense of the word?
  • Read and reflect upon 1 John 1:1-4 (I suggest using NIV or NLT for this challenging passage). Given our definition of fellowship, what does it mean to have fellowship with God?
  • Now read and reflect upon 1 John 1:5-10. What are some necessary ingredients for fellowship? What destroys fellowship?
  • Read Hebrews 10:24-25 and discuss the three marks of a Christian gathering: considering, provoking, and encouraging. Is there someone in the comGroup you’d like to commend in this regard? Where are you strongest? Where are you weakest?
  • Our series is called “The Unhurried Life.” Why is slowing down necessary to practicing fellowship? How can you prioritize fellowship as a more intentional practice to battle against your own “hurry sickness”?
  • Read and reflect on the full version of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s quote that pastor Jake shared. Does it challenge you personally? What would it look like for you to “practice” listening once a day?
  • What do you think are the biggest challenges to experiencing deep fellowship in churches today? In small groups?

PRAY:

End your time by having someone read Matthew 22:37-39 aloud. Spend some time silently reflecting on this passage before you close in prayer.