Words Of Wisdom

THE PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIP     The fellowship of Christians together is very important, for it is in our unity together that...  1. The Believer Is Encouraged And Grows in Christ     "I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong _ that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith" (Roman 1:11,12). 2. The World Comes To Know That Jesus Was Sent Of God     "I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me" (John 17:22,23). CONDITIONS ON FELLOWSHIP 1. A Basic Commitment To One Another       "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves" (Romans 12:10).       Without a basic trust there can be no fellowship. The depth of fellowship will vary according to the depth of commitment.  2. ...

WHAT IS FAITH? Faith is obedient action in response to what God said. True is expressed in 1) Obedience and 2) Action, in response to 3) Hearing God's word (voice). "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Hebrews 11:1). Faith means having trust, assurance or confidence in another person or that person's words. Having faith in God involves an exchange of self-trust for God-trust. We stop trusting in ourself and trust Him. We abondon reliance on our limited source of knowledge and start receiving from His unlimited source. TWO KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE "My message and preaching were not with wise and persaustive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on MEN'S WISDOM, but on God's power. "We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. ...