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Brothers and sisters, go in peace.
Pastors Thoughts
Posted: Jun 3, 2008
Brothers and sisters, go in peace. Live in harmony with one another. Serve the Lord with gladness.
You may recognize these words from two of our liturgical orders of service. What a fitting way to close a worship service as we commit to the mission from God to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ!
These words speak of our fellowship with one another as well. As members of Immanuel, we accept the teachings of God’s Word as confessed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church and in affiliation with the Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod. We will be celebrating Synod Sunday/Walking Together Sunday on May 29th and June 1st as we acknowledge the fellowship we have in our Wisconsin Synod. It is a joyful experience to express such unity of fellowship with thousands upon thousands of like-minded Christians around the globe.
However, from time to time, you may wonder what fellowship means. How does it truly express itself? In the next several months of the Informer, we will review this biblical teaching using Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Professor, John Brug’s book, Church Fellowship: Working Together for the Truth.
First of all, let’s define fellowship. Christian fellowship refers first of all to the spiritual relationship that we have with God through faith in Christ. With John we confess, “Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:3)
Church fellowship refers to all activities in which Christians join together as members of visible churches. Church fellowship is every expression of faith in which Christians join together because they are united by their acceptance and confession of all the teachings of Scripture. We are practicing church fellowship whenever we declare that we are united in doctrine with other Christians and whenever we join with them in activities that express such a shared faith in God’s Word.
So there are three aspects of fellowship: 1) the spiritual fellowship that all believers have with God and with each other through faith in Christ, 2) the doctrinal fellowship that is recognized by a shared confession of the truth, and 3) the fellowship that is expressed by joint activities.
Next month we will look at the biblical doctrine of church fellowship. Once we understand the principles of church fellowship, we will look at how to apply it so we may have an even greater appreciation of our unity of fellowship in our daily lives and in the life of our congregation.
Serving the crucified and risen Christ
with you and for you – Pastor John Melke
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The Advent Story as told through select solos from Handel’s Messiah,
the Artwork of Emily Ebeling and the Holy Scriptures.
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December 7th at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
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Pastor's Thoughts
Brothers and sisters, go in peace.
Pastors Thoughts
Jun 3, 2008
Brothers and sisters, go in peace. Live in harmony with one another. Serve the Lord with gladness.
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