Comments on: My Plan vs. God’s Plan – Part 2 http://crosspointchurch.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/my-plan-vs-god%e2%80%99s-plan-part-2/ leading. equipping. inspiring. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chandra http://crosspointchurch.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/my-plan-vs-god%e2%80%99s-plan-part-2/#comment-1057 Chandra Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:37:50 +0000 http://crosspointchurch.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-1057 I tend to paraphrase meaningful verses. sorry I forgot to reference. Ps. 68:5 God is a father to the fatherless... I Cor. 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; (great website...definition for koininia. all below was cut and pasted. i've used this site often and like the no nonsense approach.) http://www.gotquestions.org/koinonia.html Question: "What is koinonia?" Answer: Koinonia is a Greek word that occurs 20 times in the Bible. Koinonia’s primary meaning is “fellowship, sharing in common, communion.” The first occurrence of koinonia is Acts 2:42, “They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Christian fellowship is a key aspect of the Christian life. Believers in Christ are to come together in love, faith, and encouragement. That is the essence of koinonia. Philippians 2:1-2 declares, “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.” Koinonia is being in agreement with one another, being united in purpose, and serving alongside each other. Our koinonia with each other is based on our common koinonia with Jesus Christ. First John 1:6-7, “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” A powerful example of what koinonia should look like can be found in a study of the phrase “one another” in the Bible. Scripture commands us to be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10), honor one another (Romans 12:10), live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16; 1 Peter 3:8), accept one another (Romans 15:7), serve one another in love (Galatians 5:13), be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32), admonish one another (Colossians 3:16), encourage one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:13), spur one another on toward love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24), offer hospitality (1 Peter 4:9), and love one another (1 Peter 1:22; 1 John 3:11; 3:23; 4:7; 4:11-12). That is what true biblical koinonia should look like. Recommended Resource: The Church: Why Bother? by Philip Yancey. I tend to paraphrase meaningful verses. sorry I forgot to reference.
Ps. 68:5 God is a father to the fatherless…
I Cor. 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

(great website…definition for koininia. all below was cut and pasted. i’ve used this site often and like the no nonsense approach.)
http://www.gotquestions.org/koinonia.html

Question: “What is koinonia?”

Answer: Koinonia is a Greek word that occurs 20 times in the Bible. Koinonia’s primary meaning is “fellowship, sharing in common, communion.” The first occurrence of koinonia is Acts 2:42, “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Christian fellowship is a key aspect of the Christian life. Believers in Christ are to come together in love, faith, and encouragement. That is the essence of koinonia.

Philippians 2:1-2 declares, “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.” Koinonia is being in agreement with one another, being united in purpose, and serving alongside each other. Our koinonia with each other is based on our common koinonia with Jesus Christ. First John 1:6-7, “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

A powerful example of what koinonia should look like can be found in a study of the phrase “one another” in the Bible. Scripture commands us to be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10), honor one another (Romans 12:10), live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16; 1 Peter 3:8), accept one another (Romans 15:7), serve one another in love (Galatians 5:13), be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32), admonish one another (Colossians 3:16), encourage one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 3:13), spur one another on toward love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24), offer hospitality (1 Peter 4:9), and love one another (1 Peter 1:22; 1 John 3:11; 3:23; 4:7; 4:11-12). That is what true biblical koinonia should look like.

Recommended Resource: The Church: Why Bother? by Philip Yancey.

]]> By: Chandra http://crosspointchurch.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/my-plan-vs-god%e2%80%99s-plan-part-2/#comment-1055 Chandra Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:08:26 +0000 http://crosspointchurch.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-1055 What a blessing! I grew up with a single mom and four older brothers with the oldest brother being Educable Mentally Retarded. God is truly a father to the fatherless and uses the weak of the world to confound the wise. I had the best Dad around:) Your example speaks volumes. Thank you so much for sharing. Thank you Pastor Ryan for the tone and expectation true to God's word set at Crosspoint. What a blessing to see koininia in action and how it applies to us now, today! Loved the teacher funny. God bless you, Lara, for your courage, wisdom and honesty. Keep trusting Him! I am humbled by your story. Have a very blessed Christmas! What a blessing! I grew up with a single mom and four older brothers with the oldest brother being Educable Mentally Retarded. God is truly a father to the fatherless and uses the weak of the world to confound the wise. I had the best Dad around:) Your example speaks volumes. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you Pastor Ryan for the tone and expectation true to God’s word set at Crosspoint. What a blessing to see koininia in action and how it applies to us now, today! Loved the teacher funny. God bless you, Lara, for your courage, wisdom and honesty. Keep trusting Him! I am humbled by your story. Have a very blessed Christmas!

]]> By: Ryan http://crosspointchurch.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/my-plan-vs-god%e2%80%99s-plan-part-2/#comment-1053 Ryan Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:53:24 +0000 http://crosspointchurch.wordpress.com/?p=831#comment-1053 Lara, you make me proud, so proud. You are in a great position as a single-parent. Your daughter is learning firsthand what it means to live by faith. Keep showing her what that means and how that is fleshed out. Thank you, also, for sharing part of your heart with us. You blessed us. Lara, you make me proud, so proud. You are in a great position as a single-parent. Your daughter is learning firsthand what it means to live by faith. Keep showing her what that means and how that is fleshed out. Thank you, also, for sharing part of your heart with us. You blessed us.

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