1. The document discusses the purpose of fellowship, which is to worship God, be part of God's family, and share in His pleasure. 2. Fellowship refers to being part of the church, which is God's family. Members of the church are called to love and accept one another as fellow members. 3. There are four levels of fellowship: sharing together through acts like opening homes and sharing encouragement; belonging together as important members of God's family; serving together through partnership in God's work; and suffering together by sharing each other's troubles. 4. True fellowship involves the whole church body working together in unity under God's direction.

1. FELLOWSHIP:
YOU WERE FORMED
FOR GOD'S FAMILY

2. NUMBER 1 PURPOSE:
WORSHIP:
YOU WERE
FORMED FOR
GOD'S PLEASURE

3. NUMBER 2 PURPOSE:
FELLOWSHIP:
YOU WERE
FORMED FOR
GOD'S FAMILY

4. WORD OF GOD:
• 1 TIMOTHY 3:15b
That family is the church of the living God
• Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter,[3]
and on this rock I will build my
church, and the gates of Hades[4]
will not overcome it.[5]

5. WORD OF GOD:
• NOTE: the word CHURCH is from greek
word " EKKLESIA " which means
" THE CALLED OUT ONES "
• 1Peter 2:9
• But you are a chosen people, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people
belonging to God, that you may declare
the praises of him who called you out of
darkness into his wonderful light.

6. WORD OF GOD:
• Ephesians 1:5
His unchanging plan has always
been to adopt us into his own
family by bringing us to himself
through Jesus Christ. And this
gave him great pleasure.

7. WORD OF GOD:
• John 1:12-13
• 12 Yet to all who received him, to
those who believed in his name, he
gave the right to become children of
God- `-
• 13 children born not of natural
descent, nor of human decision or a
husband's will, but born of God.

8. WORD OF GOD:
• John 13:34-35
• 34 So now I am giving you a new
commandment: Love each other. Just
as I have loved you, you should love
each other.
• 35 Your love for one another will
prove to the world that you are my
disciples."

9. WORD OF GOD:
•Acts 2:42
• And they continued
steadfastly in the apostles'
doctrine and fellowship, and
in breaking of bread, and in
prayers.

10. MEANING OF FELLOWSHIP
( fellows in one ship )
•FROM GREEK WORD
" KOINONIA "
• - partnership, participation,
communication, communion

11. THE FOUR
LEVELS OF
FELLOWSHIP:

12. 1.) THE FELLOWSHIP
OF SHARING
TOGETHER
•Acts 2:44 (GW)
•All the believers kept
meeting together, and
they shared everything
with each other.

13. • 1Peter 4:9 ( CEV )
• Welcome people into your home and
don't grumble about it.
• (GNB) Open your homes to each
other without complaining.
• NOTE: Your home must be a
MINISTRY CENTER FOR CHRIST
a.) SHARE YOUR HOME

14. •Hebrews 10:25 Let us not
give up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing,
but let us encourage one
another--and all the more as
you see the Day approaching.
b.)SHARE WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT

15. NOTE: OUR CARE
GROUP MEETING MUST
FOLLOW THE CARE
• C-CHRIST-CENTERED MTG
• A-APPLICATION OF GOD'S WORDS MTG
• R-RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING MTG
• E-ENCOURAGEMENT ALWAYS

16. • 1Corinthians 14:30 Take your
turn, no one person taking over.
• 1Corinthians 14:31 Then each
speaker gets a chance to say
something special from God,
and you all learn from each
other.
c.) SHARE YOUR REVELATIONS
( FROM DEVOTIONS AND
TRAININGS)

17. 2.) THE FELLOWSHIP
OF BELONGING
TOGETHER
GOD WANTS EVERYONE OF US TO
BELONG TO A CHURCH FAMILY
• Ephesians 2:19 ( GNB )
So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners
or strangers any longer; you are now
citizens together with God's people and
members of the family of God.

18. so in Christ we who are many form
one body, and each member
belongs to all the others.
YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT
MEMBER OF THE CHURCH
.
NOBODY IS
Romans 12:5

19. Accept one another, then, just as
Christ accepted you, in order to
bring praise to God.
James 2:1
My brothers and sisters, believers in our
glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not
show favoritism.
Romans 15:7

20. Luke 6:37 ( NLT )
"Stop judging others, and you
will not be judged. Stop
criticizing others, or it will all
come back on you. If you
forgive others, you will be
forgiven.

21. 3.) THE FELLOWSHIP
OF SERVING
TOGETHER
Hebrews 9:14 How much more,
then, will the blood of Christ, who
through the eternal Spirit offered
himself unblemished to God,
cleanse our consciences from acts
that lead to death,[3] so that we
may serve the living God!

22. Galatians 5:13
You, my brothers, were called to be free.
But do not use your freedom to indulge
the sinful nature[1]; rather, serve one
another in love.
1Corinthians 3:9 ( GNB )
For we are partners working together
for God, and you are God's field. You
are also God's building.

23. Ecclesiastes 4:9
( TMSG )
It's better to have a
partner than go it
alone. Share the work,
share the wealth.

24. 4.) THE FELLOWSHIP
OF SUFFERING
TOGETHER
Galatians 6:2 ( NLT )
Share each other's troubles and
problems, and in this way obey the
law of Christ.
1Corinthians 12:26 ( ESV )
If one member suffers, all suffer
together; if one member is
honored, all rejoice together.

25. CONCLUSION:
Ephesians 4:16 ( NLT )
Under his direction, the whole body is
fitted together perfectly. As each part
does its own special, it helps the other
parts grow, so that the whole body is
healthy and growing and full of love.
YOU ARE IMPORTANT TO
GOD AND TO HIS