Quotes about Fellowship

Unity is the soul of fellowship. Destroy it, and you rip the heart out of Christ's Body. It is the essence, the core, of how God intends for us to experience life together in his church. Our supreme model for unity is the Trinity. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are completely unified as one. God himself is the highest example of sacrificial love, humble other-centeredness, and perfect harmony.

You are joined together with peace through the Spirit, so make every effort to continue together in this way. EPHESIANS 4:3 (NCV)

He helped them to know and love God (worship), taught them to love each other (fellowship), gave them the Word so they could grow to maturity (discipleship), showed them how to serve (ministry), and sent them out to tell others (mission).

He helped them to know and love God (worship), taught them to love each other (fellowship), gave them the Word so they could grow to maturity (discipleship), showed them how to serve (ministry), and sent them out to tell others (mission). Jesus modeled a purpose-driven life

Real spiritual growth is never an isolated, individualistic pursuit. Maturity is produced through relationships and community.

Real fellowship happens when people get honest about who they are and what is happening in their lives.

When God seems distant, you may feel that he is angry with you or is disciplining you for some sin. In fact, sin does disconnect us from intimate fellowship with God. We grieve God's Spirit and quench our fellowship with him by disobedience, conflict with others, busyness, friendship with the world, and other sins.10

We were created to live in community. We are designed by God for relationships.

The Christian life is more than just commitment to Christ; it includes a commitment to other Christians.

Fellowship is a place of grace, where mistakes aren't rubbed in but rubbed out.

The New Testament does not envisage solitary religion; regular assembly for worship is everywhere in the epistles.

We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.