Thought of the Day !!

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer.

                                                            Acts 2:42 (NLT)

Fellowship was very important to the first believers.  The Greek word that has been translated "fellowship" means far more than just meeting together, eating, & having a good time. It means having a common bond and a closeness.  It’s a feeling of togetherness, of belonging to each other, of belonging to the family of God.

Our Church being in fellowship means that wherever we are, we’re a place where the lonely can find friends, the sinful can find understanding and forgiveness and the believers can find support from others who have the same kind of faith.

I read where the huge redwood trees in California are the largest living things on earth and the tallest trees in the world. Some of them are 300 feet high and more than 2,500 years old. You would think that trees that large would have a tremendous root system, reaching down hundreds of feet into the earth. But that isn’t the case. Redwoods have a very shallow root system. The roots of these trees are, however, intertwined, which keeps them from falling when storms come up.

That’s how God created us.  He created us to become intertwined in each other’s lives.  This is how we endure the storms of life.  It also means that we have others to celebrate with us when joy comes our way. 

In the love of Christ,
greg