Sharing the Life of God Through Fellowship - The 3 Love Languages of Fellowship

8/9/2019 Sharing the Life of God Through Fellowship - The 3 Love Languages of Fellowship

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Sharing the Life of God

With Others

Through FellowshipAndre P. Llewellyn2010


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Through Fellowship

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The New Testament uses the expressionone another 59 times. Twenty of those

times the word love is used with it. Whatthis says to us is that true fellowship takesplace when believers, especially in the

local church community, speak thelanguage (lifestyle/attitudes) of love.


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ISMS AND SCHISIMS

DENOMINATIONALISM


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MORAL FAILURE


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SELF-INTERESTS


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As the world looks at the church theyare questioning the true meaning offellowship. What they see is dependentupon how we, in our relationships

Love like Jesus'


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Despite the massive growth of the early

church, the epistles reveal that thechurch then, like now, had troublingmoments in which bitterness and wratherupted and threatened the peace of

the fellowship. We find that the Apostlesoften echo Jesus call for love amongbelievers.

THE CALL FOR LOVE


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"A new command I give you: Love oneanother. As I have loved you, so you

must love one another. By this all menwill know that you are my disciples, if

you love one another."

Jn 13:34


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Greater love has no one than this, thathe lay down his life for his friendsThis is

my command: Love each other.

Jn 15;13,17


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"Above all, love each other deeply,

because love covers over amultitude of sins"

1 Pet. 4:8


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If I speak in the tongues of men andof angels, but have not love, I am

only a resounding gong or a

clanging cymbal.

1 Cor 13:1


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The New Testament uses the expressionone another 59 times. Twenty of those

times the word love is used with it. Whatthis says to us is that true fellowship takesplace when believers, especially in the

local church community, speak thelanguage (lifestyle/attitudes) of love.


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THE LANGUAGE OF UNITY

u.ni.ty" Singleness or constancy of purpose

or action


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"Beyond all these things put on love,

which is the perfect bond of unity."

Col 3;14


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Each person in a church is biased bytheir own opinions, experiences and

expectations. But if there is love in thatchurch believers will fellowship in unitydespite their diversity. When the

fellowship is in love opinions andexpectations do not create destructiverelational boundaries and fault lines.



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WHAT BREAKS DOWN UNITY ?


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a. When we measure others by ourexpectations.

We threaten unity when we make ourexperiences and strengths the standard;

we think people should function in theboxes that we put them in.



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B. When we try to monopolize God.

Division is looming when we project ourpersonal convictions about God asthough we have a monopoly on how He

acts and what He wills on church issues orin peoples lives.



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c. When we major on rules and minor onGod's grace.

When persons or cliques becomelegalistic about traditional church customsor overly devoted to specific leading

personalities it often creates division ordiscrimination (1 Cor. 1:12).



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THE LANGUAGE OF FORGIVENESS

Self.less.nessactions motivated by care for

others.


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All the believers were together and

had everything in common. Sellingtheir possessions and goods, they

gave to anyone as he had need.

Acts 2;44-45


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Christianity is nothing if it doesnt show itself

in relationships. The hallmark of fellowshipis that individual believers take care ofeach other selflessly.

THE LANGUAGE OF SELFLESSNESS


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1. Selflessness is about Serving others

Each one should use whatever gift he hasreceived to serve others, faithfully

administering God's grace in its variousforms.

1 Peter 4;10



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Nothing communicates selflessness more

than using our spiritual talents, our time andour investments to serve the lives of othersand/or help them out of their predicaments.



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2. Selflessness is about making Sacrificesfor others

Each of you should look not only to yourown interests, but also to the interests of

others.

Phil 2;4



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It means we prioritize with other people inmind. Therefore, Sometimes we need to

make sacrifices to your monthly budget,things to do lists, route to work, for thebenefit of someone else.



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For.give.nessgiving up one's right to collect

on a debt.



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Bear with each other and forgive

whatever grievances you may haveagainst one another. Forgive as the

Lord forgave you.

Col. 3;13


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A mark of authentic fellowship isforgiveness. The believer who truly

fellowships does not neglect the need toforgive and love others in the church whohurt him/her deeplyForgiveness is HARD!

Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely

idea, until he has something to forgive.



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You may need to forgive another believerwho;

1. Is unapologetic about disregarding yourtime

2. Embarrassed or disrespected you3. Discredited your reputation as a leader4. Has not paid you back despite promises



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HOW DO WE FORGIVE?

Forget the issue?

Ignore the offender?

Leave it to time?

Deal with the emotions

first?


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The MOTIVATION to Forgive

AS THE LORD

FORGAVE YOU


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Be kind and compassionate to one

another, forgiving each other, just asin Christ God forgave you.

Eph. 4;32


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1. I forgive to the extent that I have beenforgiven by the Lord.

As far as the east is from the west, so

far has he removed our transgressions

from us.

Ps. 103;12



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Although we violated his right, God clears

the debt in our account; He wiped the slateclean. The language of forgiveness is aboutimitating God by TOTALLY releasingsomeone of their violation against you.



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2. I forgive to the extent that I am in needof forgiveness from the Lord.

"Therefore, I tell you, her many sins havebeen forgivenfor she loved much. But he

who has been forgiven little loves little."

Luke 7;47



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If my perception of myself is that I am the

kind of person who requires all theforgiveness that I can get, then I will be thekind of person who will forgive.



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