Quotes about Fellowship
We who formerly hated and murdered one another now live together and share the same table. We pray for our enemies and try to win those who hate us.
- Justin Martyr
Christian proclamation might make the gospel audible, but Christians living together in local congregations make the gospel visible (see John 13:34-35). The church is the gospel made visible.
- Mark Dever
God is not just saving individuals and preparing them for heaven; rather, He is creating a people among whom He can live and who in their life together will reproduce God's life and character.
- Gordon Fee
Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.
- Dallas Willard
Among the many reasons assignable for the sad decay of true Christianity, perhaps the neglecting to assemble ourselves together, in religious societies, may not be one of the least.
- George Whitefield
The Christian life was never meant to be lived alone. Together we're a body. A family. The people of God.
- Matthew West
It is the voice of the Church that is heard in singing together. It is not you that sings, it is the Church that is singing, and you, as a member of the Church, may share in its song.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.
- Billy Graham
We've been given the covenant community because we need each other, and together we'll be more mature, experience more life, and know more joy than we ever would apart from one another.
- Matt Chandler
Life is perfect for none of us. Rather than being judgmental and critical of each other, may we have the pure love of Christ for our fellow travelers in this journey through life.
- Thomas Monson
Only if you are part of a community of believers seeking to resemble, serve, and love Jesus will you ever get to know him and grow into his likeness.
- Timothy Keller
Cherish your family connections. They are one of God's greatest ways of demonstrating his love and fellowship.
- Norman Vincent Peale