# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S382 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) shore in the Gospel (1 Cor 9 23° in forth (Philemnon 63 n suffenngs (Pri 310) and comfort (2 Cor 17) on frovole and endurance (Rev 1-9) n the Hoty Sow (2 Cor 13:13; Pha. 24) ondin eremal giory (1 Reser 5-1) Understanding the meaning of fellowshap how ‘ever involves more thon a definnon of the word soronc The Epetie ro the Ephesans makes t Gear thor rhe unity of people wah the mune God and the CONSEQUENT Unity they howe wath oi those who beleve n Him 6s the overarchang heme of the ennre Chrsnan mresage God revecied to Hs hotly apostes and prophets how the Genries are fellow hens, members of he same body and parrokers of the promae in Chrst Jess through the Gospet’ (Eph 3.6) Oy way of condusion Fo fhe kewion the header moy wah fo call the Gass s careful ormennon to 1 John 1 1-4 Ir conroms the formar for the ennre study Through the Word of Life “the Gasped God unees people together In fellowshyp with each afher The fellowship 6 fig of ail fellowship with God the Forher and with He Son Jesus Chat Thus, fellowship hos born o vendo ond o honzonral aspect fetiowshap wath Chrsr and fefiowshap wath the sown. A study Of 1 Jon would heip rhe reader 3€0 thar when fellowshwo amnong Chranans 5 rear ‘ened 0 retum fo the Gaipe! restores ond stenghens heflowstap, for wetnoye forth in the Gaspe whose conrens 5 Chest no fellowshep exasrs Fellowship with Chisre2 Ths tesson focuses On ihe verncal aspect of fellow: Step namely rhor people become members of the Church by be;ng united wath Jesus Chis Fellowship 5 0 dhane ceanon, The iexon 6 sructured cheefly according TO The Ouftine gmen fo us 0 Ephesons 1 Before the foundanan of the wart. God the Forher of ou Lord Jas Chest planned our redempnan and chase Us 'o be His 078 ond daughters. In rhe fuliness of nme He sere His San Jesus Chest to do whor was necessary to esobish ‘THEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS peoce Denween Hinsef and me humon race which wos seporored from Hen by sin Through Cs ait People whether Jew or Genrile hove oces to Gods forgrvenes Through Bapnsn God unires peopie wath Gnas (Tins 348° They recenve the Hoty Spt who enadies them ro call God Forher God's Sots the Quoronree of our inhenronce Unni we acqure pases won of t Eph 1 14) The Hoty Sow works through the Gospel and the sacraments ro preserve Ha Chaidren in unvon warh thew Sawer Apart from union warh Jesus Onis: through forh there 6 no church and thus 10 me fellowshy wath orhers Fellowship with the Saintse3 Lesson 3 concenmares on the nor zces asped of fellowship thot s fellowship with ail mose who every ploce Cail on me nome of our Lord Jesus Chest born thew Lord and oun (1 Cor 1 2) Feitowshap wath Jesus Onna mmedckarety places 0 penion into feflowshap with oll offer believers, thase who have Ghed os well os, those stil Insng on earth The fellowstep God's saints enyoy conser in whor they have in common There 5 one body and one Spt just Gs yOu were colied 10 the one hope mor belongs ro your call, one Lord. one forth, one Bapnsm ‘one God and Forher of Us all. who 5 above ail ond through Gil ond in all’ (Eph 4.44) Thus we con be Gertosn thas the one church of Chrst e205 whenever the: Gospel 5 preached ond the sacamens are admin wered In detagnanng me church as te body of Chest the Senprures are describing not onty “Nor ne church 5 bur how God won Hs church to function Snce beievers betong to the one church of Jesus Chrat ond deme ther Whe from Hien ney do not Ine in sokanon from each ‘other but gorher around the Word and socamenrs Mhuding fo Jews prcture of the church, the branches of the rue Vine Gann 151-6) L$ Thomron éusmoned the Post well by soying For we ore in Cheat not aso pebble no bax Du as o branch ono mee Even whe the membershsp roster of o congre- gation may Conran the narnes of unbesever (only the Lord hnows those who ore muty Hs —2 Tien 219) me ‘one church of Jesus Chis manvfess aseif where Chrat s Gospel 5 purey preached and the Socramens ngryty oominitered Its Nor sted 10 0 locas congregonor There 5 0660 0 serse 7 wech wider groupags of Cysnan congregonors who nave beer joined 'o gemer in confessng me some Gospet and admins: renng the some socamens may Dear me rome durch ‘Acs 93+ Fellowship— In the Bond of Peacees Ths lesson pawns to "he responsibilty of Owssnans to Me Unity whacr hos iready been Over men ¥Ough the power of me Hoty Spit As branches ured 10. 2 vine Dear fruit sc Oe Those who Ore UniTed warh Cis spontoneousty show love roword each other Jope 15.42:17) Lowe soncs of the rap of me fuss of God $ Hoty Sprint becouse one who loves as Chins: oved AS SEEKS TO DUID Up Ns fellow believes: Wher ove CONFOIS the conduct of Chesrians. men cuef concer 510 Ne!p eoch ofhe: remain farthhul 10 Jesus Chas and mus reman membes of His Church Genuine iove "eoces wm Mose who rece weeps with those whe weer smengthens me weak encourages the sang camor- ‘shes those who ore ineror Ino word love Duilds up Ir shew reianorshp to eoch orhe: behevens wit heed me words of the opasrie Therefore be imitators of God! as beloved chidren and walk in love as Chas oved us ond gove Himself up for 5 @ fragrant offenng and socthce to God ‘Eph 51-2 The emphasa of mis :e%00 5 summonzed 0 he words of the apase {Se > eager ro Manran me unmry of me Saint = te cst eae JEph 43: Goo wis Mor His Church express Me peace #t