Lessons in Faith - 2 ----------------

"Mom, why do we have go to church?"
"We go to church to pray and worship God!"
"But we can do that at home. I say my prayers before I go to
bed, and Dad thanks God for food before supper."
"At church we have fellowship with other people who believe
in God."
"What is 'fellowship'?"
"Fellowship is caring about other believers and sharing news
about what God has done."
"Is that like when I told my friend about Jesus?"
"Not quite, that is called witnessing. Fellowship is more
like going to a party where everyone knows your name, everyone
believes in God and his son Jesus, and everyone is always ready
and happy to help you in any way. Everyone cares about what is
happening in your life, and is ready to listen if you need to
talk, and ready to pray with you about your or someone else's
needs."
"That sounds like the Bible study you have here on Tuesdays
with all those ladies!"
"That's right! We all share God in common, and are always
ready to share him and what he has done!"
"My teacher in Sunday School always asks 'What did God do in
your life this past week?' Once Joey said that God gave him an
'A' on his math quiz!"
"Your Sunday School class is a fellowship!"
"Mom, is fellowshiping important?"
"Yes. Without fellowship, a believer might start to feel
alone in the world. Believers need to share, to know that God is
working in our, and other people's lives."
"Mom, I know it's Friday, but could we go to church to
fellowship now?"

LRH 11/09/85



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