What do most people mean by fellowship? Christian fellowship is not in koolaid & cookies. Our fellowship is not just in picnics or pot-luck dinners.Some say fellowship is meeting around the table and talking to each other about everything under the sun, except the one thing that would give them true fellowship, the person of Jesus Christ.Fellowship in the GospelPhilippians Christian fellowship means sharing the same vision of getting the gospel to the world, and then investing personally and trusting the Holy Spirit's working to draw people unto the Father.The apostle Paul loved to spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and so should we.There is nothing that compares to seeing someone come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.Fellowship of the SpiritPhilippians The fellowship of the Spirit. Do you have somebody that you can meet with, pray with, and study the Word of God with? The Spirit of God will meld you together.Many churches have those that “trusted, but then rusted”, or the “frozen chosen”. Don’t be rusted or frozen together, pray and study with other Christians and let the Holy Spirit meld you together.Fellowship of Christ’s SufferingsPhilippians Friend, do you know Him? Do you really know Him? Do you know the fellowship of His sufferings?When we follow in the footsteps of Jesus, preach the Gospel, and walk in the Light we will see the same hostility from the world that Jesus endured. The book of Philippians is about joy. Christians can find joy in our suffering, in any circumstance we find ourselves in.Fellowship in suffering - Find someone that is hurting and hurt with them. Find someone with a burden and help them bear it.There is a sweet fellowship that exists between Christians who suffer together for the cause of Christ.Fellowship of the Father1 John Our need for Fellowship with HIM1 John We fall into two classes, those who are in fellowship with God, and therefore walk in light and love and those who are not in fellowship with God and therefore walk in darkness and hatred. We become like what we surround ourselves with. Walk in the darkness of the world and you become darker. Walk in the light of God’s Word and you become more like Jesus.Being a Lone Ranger Christian doesn’t work. Believers are joined together into one body in Christ Jesus, and it is the function of one part of the body to minister to another member of the body. If one member of the body does not minister to another member, they both suffer.The only place you can have real Christian fellowship is around God’s Holy Word.It’s the Word of God that points us to the person of Jesus Christ and enables us to see Him in all His glory. It’s with your Bible open that you can have fellowship and a good time with other believers. Our Lord is wonderful--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblepause/message