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First United Methodist Church is pleased to announce the beginning of "Koinonia Nights" beginning on Wednesday, January 12th.
In the Bible, koinonia is more than friendship. It is a divinely intimate, holy unity among believers—and between believers and the Lord—involving everything from spiritual oneness in the Holy Spirit, community life, sharing contributions from money to food gifts, and the communion partaken in the body and blood of Christ Jesus. The Book of Acts is the first place we see the word koinonia in the Bible. Here, it is translated to mean a deep community fellowship among believers.
Culture today often promotes a me-first mentality, from “do what makes you happy” to the pervasive selfie photo. We tend to embrace individual freedom and decision-making that reflects our own interests over others.
The heart of the gospel is that Jesus is the path to eternal life, and that if we repent and believe, we should follow Him and obey His commands. And as Jesus told us in Matthew 22:37-39, those commands are first to love God and second to love our neighbors as ourselves. When we love others as ourselves, it’s a joining, a uniting, a partnership. It says in effect that we are all in this together, or as the apostle Paul used as an analogy, all part of one body.
Therefore, Christ-followers serious about doing the will of the Lord try their best to heed these commands. When we love others as ourselves, we are generous. We share what we have, whatever that is—money, food, time, gifts, and more. All are connected, all interrelated. To that end FUMC would love to invite you to join us to Worship and Fellowship!
In the Bible, koinonia is more than friendship. It is a divinely intimate, holy unity among believers—and between believers and the Lord—involving everything from spiritual oneness in the Holy Spirit, community life, sharing contributions from money to food gifts, and the communion partaken in the body and blood of Christ Jesus. The Book of Acts is the first place we see the word koinonia in the Bible. Here, it is translated to mean a deep community fellowship among believers.
Culture today often promotes a me-first mentality, from “do what makes you happy” to the pervasive selfie photo. We tend to embrace individual freedom and decision-making that reflects our own interests over others.
The heart of the gospel is that Jesus is the path to eternal life, and that if we repent and believe, we should follow Him and obey His commands. And as Jesus told us in Matthew 22:37-39, those commands are first to love God and second to love our neighbors as ourselves. When we love others as ourselves, it’s a joining, a uniting, a partnership. It says in effect that we are all in this together, or as the apostle Paul used as an analogy, all part of one body.
Therefore, Christ-followers serious about doing the will of the Lord try their best to heed these commands. When we love others as ourselves, we are generous. We share what we have, whatever that is—money, food, time, gifts, and more. All are connected, all interrelated. To that end FUMC would love to invite you to join us to Worship and Fellowship!
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