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Pastor Mark Schwarzbauer PhD
Family Worship Center
49 Behold, I send the
Promise of My Father
upon you; but tarry in the
city of Jerusalem until you
are endued with power
from on high.”
• They were instructed to wait in
Jerusalem until the promise at Pentecost.
• They were in “one accord”, unity. Acts
1:14, 2:1.
• One accord or unity is the work of the
Spirit and the pleasure of God.
• God hates division- Proverbs 6:16-19
One Who Sows Discord Among
Brethren.
• We are called to “keep” the unity the
Spirit has given- Ephesians 4:3 “being
diligent to preserve the unity of the
Spirit in the bond of peace.”
• You quench the Spirit when you create
tension; you flow in the Spirit when
you build unity.
• II Cor. 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ, and the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.”
• Acts 2:42 “They were continually devoting
themselves to the apostles' teaching and to
fellowship,”
• Fellowship is not an interruption to the flow
of the Spirit. Fellowship is the appropriate
biblical reaction to the flow of the Spirit.
• From the Greek word “Koinonia” (used
20 times in the N.T.).
• Koinós means “common”… “in the
sense of what concerns all, e.g., societies,
monies, resolves, and in the sense of
what is of little value.” (Kittle).
• Koinonia fellowship is NOT some great
spiritual moment but hanging out
together doing what some people would
think is “of little value.”
• What appears to be of “little value” is
really very valuable!
• The discipleship of learning to have
relaxing fun interactions without
swearing or drinking alcohol.
• Connecting with people and bonding as
we realize we have so much in
“common.”
• Comfortably talking about Jesus and
learning to communicate.
• Small groups, before service coffee and
tailgating.
• Romans 12 1-2 “So here’s what I want
you to do, God helping you: Take your
everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping,
eating, going-to-work, and walkingaround life—and place it before God as
an offering.” (MSG).
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ,
if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the
Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my
joy by being like-minded, having the same
love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let
nothing be done through selfish ambition or
conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each
esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each
of you look out not only for his own interests,
but also for the interests of others.
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ,
Εἴ τις οὖν παράκλησις ἐν Χριστῷ
if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if
any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of
one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish
ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each
esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you
look out not only for his own interests, but also for the
interests of others.
• Paraklete is the Holy Spirit.
• John 14:16, 26, 15:26, 16:7 the Holy
Spirit is called the Paraklete.
• First three phrases are all about the
Holy Spirit as are also “affection
and mercy” which are fruits of the
Holy Spirit.
Therefore if there is any
consolation in Christ, if any
comfort of love, if any fellowship
of the Spirit, if any affection and
mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love,
being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish
ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than
himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for
the interests of others.
Therefore if
there is any
consolation in Christ, if any comfort of
love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2
fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the
same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be
done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind
let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look
out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of
others.
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of
love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2
fulfill my joy by being likeminded, having the same love,
being of one accord, of one
mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or
conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better
than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own
interests, but also for the interests of others.
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any
fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being
like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3 Let nothing be done through selfish
ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of
mind let each esteem others better
than himself. 4 Let each of you look
out not only for his own interests, but
also for the interests of others.