ABOUT

​Welcome to JoyOfFellowship.com — where we encourage you on your journey to experience the joy of fellowship with God the Father, in Jesus Christ His Son, and through the Spirit.
 

PURPOSE

Our desire is to encourage and support believers in the daily practice and experience of abiding in Christ by holding fast the Word sown into our hearts, and to equip and nurture disciples to grow in the grace, truth, and knowledge of God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son, and the Holy Spirit — producing fruit that becomes the seed we share with others in joyful fellowship.

 

VISION

Our desire is to see believers abiding in Christ, rooted in His Word, and being equipped to share God’s life in love through fruitful, joyful fellowship with others, so that His joy may be full in us and the body of Christ grows in the life and growth of God.

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PLAN

Abiding in Christ

• Abiding in Christ means receiving the Word with an honest and good heart, holding it fast, and persevering in it throughout daily life.

• Practice abiding by listening for His speaking, seeing the Word with your spirit, looking closely into it, and handling the Word of life in faith each day - perhaps in the morning, at noon, and again in the evening around mealtimes.

 

Abiding in Christ in Fellowship

• Practice Abiding in Christ by daily fellowshipping with the Father and with his son regarding the word you have received in thanksgiving, prayer and praise.

• Practice fellowshipping with others - sharing the eternal life that has grown in your heart (not merely in your mind). Share what you have seen, testify by speaking of what you have experienced, and proclaim - both with your mouth and by your living - the eternal life that was with the Father, has been revealed to you, and is growing in you.

 

Guides to help you on your journey

• Plaques with verses and short thoughts.

• Cards with verses and thoughts for you to use and give away.

• Suggested books to read.

 

METHOD

• Add 5 minutes to your morning devotions.

  • Spend 3 minutes a day meditating on the verse on the card with thanksgiving, prayer and praise (See Abiding in Christ section above).

  • Spend 2 minutes writing down the word or phrase from the verse(s) you have (see first bullet point in Abiding in Christ in Fellowship section above).

• Hold fast with perseverance.  Spend time with each verse more than just one day.  Try a week or more, some verses will grow and bear fruit in you.   ​

• After a couple months consider sharing what has grown in you with someone every other week.

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