Fellowship

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. ---1 John 1:3

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. ----Heb 10:24-25

exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. ----Heb 3:13

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. ----Eph 4:15-16

Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity! [It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore. ----Psalm 133



We have had a lot going on lately (out-of-town, weddings, sickness, and other events). But we are going to be back in town Saturday and we are hungry for some fellowship with others who love Jesus! So all you who read this and love Jesus....let's get together!!!

Platt

Sow in Tears

Paul Washer

Purser Family

Paul brings up an important lesson here for married couples:
"love...like Christ loved"! "let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ"!
So then, we should love our spouses like Christ loved us. Jesus loved us when we were wretched--good-for-nothing--enemies. His love had nothing to do with our works...we did not love Him first...He loved us first! If God deals with us according to our actions we will spend an eternity in hell, but instead He demonstrates His love for us by sending His Son to take our punishment even while we were still sinners. Husbands and wives should love their spouses with the same kind of love---not based off their works or actions, not conditional, but unconditional love! Husbands and wives should live out the gospel towards one another..."let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ". Lord help us!


Piper Purser solo

Grish-man

"I the preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and inded, all is vanity and grasping for the wind. What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be numbered." --Ecclesiastes 1:12-15

People give their lives for a variety of different things....There is no limit to the amount of things you could give your life for, "what is lacking cannot be numbered". So then what do you do? How do you pick what to do to make your life count for the glory of God when there are so many options? "approve the things that are excellent" (Phillip 1:9-11)! Look to the Scriptures and see what are the most important things to be about.
"Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life" --John 6:27. There is labor that has only temporary profit and there is labor that has eternal profit. Seek God on how to labor for eternal things and do that!


Random video of my son Samuel and Jay's daughter Freely

One Hope