that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:3
1. Vertically with God: 1 John 1:3
a. Mutual natures: 1 Peter 1:22-23, 2 Peter 1:3-4
b. Mutual desires: 1 Cor. 1:9
– Our desire for God’s fellowship: Ps. 63:1-3
c. Mutual purposes
– Reaching the lost: Mathew 9:36, Romans 9:1-3
– Building up God’s people: 2 Cor. 1:3-4, Phil. 1:23-26
d. Mutual goals
– Christ-likeness: Phil. 2:12-13
– Exaltation of the Lord Jesus: Phil. 2:9-11
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2. Horizontally with one another: Examples to follow: 1 John 1:3, Ps. 16:3, Amos 3:3, Mal. 3:16, Romans 1:8-15, 1 Thessalonians 3:6-10
a. Epaphroditus: Sacrificial investment in the life on life fellowship: Phil. 2:25-30, Matt. 28:9-10, Ecc. 4:9-11, Luke 4:16-22, 2 Tim. 2:3-4, Phil. 2:30
b. Philemon: Spiritual refreshment in life on life fellowship: Philemon 4-7, Philemon 17-20