The Power in Fellowship (5) (Mr. Johnson Amadi) 25-07-2017

★ MY SERMON NOTES 

NDIC/DMO Chapel 

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria 

25th July, 2017  

* Speaker: Mr. Johnson Amadi 

* Topic: The Power in Fellowship (5)

* NOTE: We were in darkness and in bondage before God called us into the fellowship of the Light

* Today, people take fellowship and their salvation for granted because they do not know the value of what God has given them

* Fellowship is not an option - it is a command

★ Romans 15:7 → "Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God."

★ 2 Corinthians 13:12 → "Greet one another with a holy kiss."

* Because you are holy, your approach towards others must be Holy - including your conduct towards other believers 

* In a fellowship, there are diverse people with different gifts that can benefit you

* A fellowship is an avenue to carry the burdens of one another

* When you have love, there is no fear 

→ fear erodes love

★ 1 John 4:18 → "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."

* God expects us to teach and encourage one another as believers 

 

★ Romans 15:14 → "I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another."

The Power in Fellowship (4) (Mr. Johnson Amadi) 24-07-2017

★ MY SERMON NOTES 

NDIC/DMO Chapel 

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria 

24th July, 2017  

* Speaker: Mr. Johnson Amadi 

* Topic: The Power in Fellowship (4)

* Fellowship is ordained by God 

→ It is worthy of doing 

★ Hebrews 10:25 → "not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching." 

* There is multiplied strength in fellowship

 

* When you fellowship with other believers, you leverage on the strength of the corporate bodies 

★ Deuteronomy 32:30 → "How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?"

★ Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 

☆ ONE ANOTHER: 

→ God expects us to be devoted to one another

★ Romans 12:10 → "Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honour giving preference to one another."

★ Romans 12:16 → "Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion."

* Each one of us has 18,400 seconds daily 

→ Each time we have is to love and honour others 

→ No time we spend in obeying God is lost or wasted

The Power in Fellowship (3) (Mr. Johnson Amadi) 19-07-2017

★ MY SERMON NOTES 

NDIC/DMO Chapel 

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria 

19th July, 2017  

* Speaker: Mr. Johnson Amadi 

* Topic: The Power in Fellowship (3)

* Text: Hebrews 10:24-25 → "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching."

* There are some 'believers' who are in the habit of staying away from fellowship

→  this should not be so 

→ they should be encouraged to be joined together with other believers in fellowship

* Some stay away for many reasons, including the fact that they are not appreciated for their contributions

* NOTE: Every thing Jesus did was in the interest of the public (Acts 10:38), yet He was persecuted and crucified! 

→ this did not deter Him from fulfilling His destiny

* You must not emulate those who stay away

★ Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 →"Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labour.  For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.  Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?  Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken."

* There is strength in uniting with others

* There is a limit to what one person can achieve 

→ When there is collaboration, fruitfulness is multiplied geometrically

* Do not allow your denominational affiliation or personal sentiments to prevent you from fellowshiping with other believers

The Power in Fellowship (2) (Mr. Johnson Amadi) 18-07-2017

★ MY SERMON NOTES 

NDIC/DMO Chapel 

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria 

18th July, 2017

 

* Speaker: Mr. Johnson Amadi 

* Topic: The Power in Fellowship (2)

* As a believer, you are a winner

→ To win connotes the fact that you must have contended for something

* As we gather together as believers in Jesus, there is power in our midst

* Together, we are invincible 

→ The Most High God has put a mark of victory upon us

* If you consider yourself as a believer in Jesus, you must not stay away from the gathering of other believers

★ Psalm 133:1 →''Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!"

* As believers in Jesus Christ, we are brothers and sisters (brethren) because we have the same Father

★ John 14:1 → "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also."

* One of the reasons why we must fellowship together is because we are expectant of the second return of the Lord Jesus Christ

* After the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, believers will be reunited with Him and any form of 'fellowship' (on earth) will not be to His glory any longer - and may be done under stringent conditions

* Fellowship is important because we are members of the same family

* There is strength in united fellowship

★ Deuteronomy 32:30 → ''How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had surrendered them?"

The Power in Fellowship (1) (Mr. Johnson Amadi) 17-07-2017

★ MY SERMON NOTES 

NDIC/DMO Chapel 

Central Business District,

Abuja, Nigeria 

17th July, 2017  

* Speaker: Mr. Johnson Amadi 

* Topic: The Power in Fellowship 

* Text: Hebrews 10:25 → "not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching."

* There is a purpose for everything under the earth

* God has called you for a particular purpose

* Fellowship means the meeting of a people who have the same objective

* Fellowship is very important in the life of every believer

* Believers in Christ should have 'consensus ad idem' (meeting of the mind) (see: Amos 3:3)

★ Acts 1:10-11 →"And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into Heaven."

* Jesus expects all believers to continue to gather together before His return

★ Matthew 18:19-20 → "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”  

   

* God honours the gathering of His people 

→ A crowd does not move God

→ All that is required is for at least two people to form the quorum for His presence to be manifested

* Meeting with the Lord and other believers should be your priority as a believer

* There are blessings that accompany fellowship!