Intentional Fellowship

COMPLETE Don’t COMPETE - Intentional Fellowship

Over the past several months, several of us have become intimate with the knowledge and behind the scene intricacies of what is involved in bringing together two churches…one predominately Black and the other White.

Beyond the obvious differences of race, culture, ethnicity, customs, etc. there is also the overwhelming need to make one another not only “feel”,  but really for everyone to “BE”:  equally important, equally represented, equally productive, equally challenged, equally celebrated and equally loved.

We get so spun up trying to achieve all of this that we tend to go on stress overload.  It is extremely hard to work tirelessly, just to keep everyone’s personal agenda, well… PERSONAL!  Let’s get this right, the “agenda” is God’s Agenda, not our agendas; our personalities can easily disturb and delay the outcome of what God is doing among us.

Last night during one of our meetings, one of the members of our committee, said something that stuck with me all day.  He said “We need to be Intentional in our Fellowship”.  OK, I know that this is nothing new, but the timing was perfect!

Oftentimes the simple solution is overlooked because of the apparent obstacles that “seem” to be in our way.  They are obstacles because we don’t see God in the solution.  What we do see is: our wants, our desires, our traditions, our customs and our preferences.  No wonder things tend to get difficult really fast!

The word INTENTIONAL, means designed; done with purpose…intentional, not accidental.

The word FELLOWSHIP, means companionship, mutual, equal, partnership, familiar…to be on friendly terms, to commune with one another

People of God, it is not by accident that God has brought us together; this coming together as a community of faith has been done for a purpose, and together, in equal partnership, having mutual respect and striving to build together on friendly terms…this fellowship will flourish, prosper and become a MIRACULOUS witness in our local community!

I ask this question…”Is there anything too hard for the Lord?” 

Look at the picture.  This picture speaks volumes about “INTENTIONAL FELLOWSHIP”.  Here we see celebration, here we see support, and here we see partnership, equality and respect! 

May we all follow the example set forth in this picture; cheering one another on to victory! 

There is absolutely NOTHING too hard for God!  The promise that God has given us as a community of worshippers; the devil can’t steal it from us!  This is our season of blessing, our season of increase…I DECLARE IT…THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD!!