In this sermon, we continued to look at God’s design for His Church and how our fellowship with one another is connected to our worship. In the New Testament, God uses the Greek word "koinonia" to describe the community within the Church. The koinonia is a community of close mutual relationships, in which people share possessions and partner in living the mission of Jesus in everyday life. In Acts 2, the believers experienced the overwhelming love of Jesus in a way that compelled them to eagerly desire to give that love to others. This created a koinonia community where they had everything in common: they shared life, they shared struggles, and they shared resources. When we are devoted to the koinonia, our giving will be generous, our receiving will be grateful, and both will be done as acts of worship. A church devoted to the fellowship is a church engaged in worship and living the mission in everyday life.
