This sermon, “๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ,” preached by ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐ซ) ๐. ๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข, at the opening and day one of the Global Marriage and Family Conference focuses on the ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ 2:38-47. It describes ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐. The message highlights that ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐, ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐, ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ฒ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐. It further elaborates on the ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ. The source concludes with an invitation for unbelievers to accept Jesus Christ and for believers to grow in their spiritual walk.
The message is structured into three main parts
1. ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐
This section defines fellowship as a union with those who have received forgiveness of sins and redemption through Christ. It is not a mere human association. True fellowship requires being in Christ and is a call to unity, with believers being “perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment”. It involves speaking the same thing and having no divisions. The sermon stresses that genuine fellowship is characterised by sincerity, openness, and walking in the light, not in sin, secrecy, or hypocrisy. It also requires putting away lying and deception, which are considered sins against God.
2. ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ
This part warns against various attitudes and actions that are not true fellowship, such as fear, envy, lying, obstinacy, hypocrisy, strife, and pride. Genuine fellowship requires sincerity, unity, honesty, and love flowing from the heart. It is a reciprocal relationship, modelled on Christ’s love for the church and the love and reverence between husband and wife. True fellowship purifies the church, making it “glorious… not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish”.
3. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง
This final section outlines the practical aspects of living in full fellowship. It is a faithful and steadfast continuation in the apostles’ doctrine, breaking of bread, and prayers. True fellowship means:
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๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ
Living as undefiled, pure, and faultless followers of Christ.
๐๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
Building up one another in the body and inspiring them in their service to the Lord.
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ
Leaving the old life and society behind to live a transformed life among God’s people.
๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐
Working in unity without disagreement or division, even though challenges.
๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง
Not returning to ignorance or former lusts but living a holy life in all conversations.
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ
Learning from past battles and maintaining victory through prayerful watchfulness.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฌ
Being generous and sharing material possessions, time, and attention for the benefit of others.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
Converting sinners and backsliders from the error of their way, forgetting personal hurts for the sake of their eternal salvation.
๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ
Reviving the kind of fellowship that brings growth and increase as it did in the beginning.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ
Uniting in prayer to prevail against persecution and receive the power of God.
