Fellowship among believers

We read in Acts of the Apostles that the Christians ‘devoted themselves on the apostles’ teaching, and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.’ (Acts 2: 42) So when we meet in church on Sunday or in the homes of fellow Christians during the week we are following an old tradition.

What did they teach? Without doubt at all, they taught the word of God, the Scriptures of the Old Testament. The apostles taught what they had heard and seen of Jesus – his life, his teachings, his miracles, his death and resurrection and ascension.

So the church is a sharing community, the sharing of the word of God and the sharing of experiences in our walk with God. A church without a teaching and sharing ministry cannot survive and be vibrant church.

Apart from the sermon on Sunday, we have our Adult Bible class where we go through the Bible systematically book by book chapter by chapter.I count it a privilege to be given the responsibility of leading the Bible class every Sunday at our church.

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3: 16-17. In other words, we need to be taught to be usable and useful in the community we are in and the world in which we dwell. It is vitally important for every church to have good sound teaching.

My wife and I host a cell group in our home from 10.00 – 11.30 a.m. every Friday. It is always a time of fellowship and sharing of the Word. We all have much to learn from each other. We have been blessed by our friends who come to our home to share fellowship.