1. Galatians 2:9
[9] and recognizing the grace that
had been given to me, James and
Cephas and John, who were
reputed to be pillars, gave to me
and Barnabas the right hand of
fellowship, so that we might go
to the Gentiles and they to
the circumcised.

2. Understanding “Koinonia”
1) Its basic meaning
is “sharing.”

3. Hebrews 2:14
[14] Therefore, since the children
share in flesh and blood, He Himself
likewise also partook of the same,
that through death He might render
powerless him who had the power of
death, that is, the devil,

4. Understanding “Koinonia”
2) We’re discussing sharing in
Christ.

5. 1 Corinthians 1:9
[9] God is faithful, through whom
you were called into fellowship with
His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

6. Understanding “Koinonia”
3) This sharing is our
highest priority.

7. 2 Corinthians 6:14-15
[14] Do not be bound together with
unbelievers; for what partnership
have righteousness and
lawlessness, or what fellowship has
light with darkness? [15] Or what
harmony has Christ with Belial, or
what has a believer in common
with an unbeliever?

8. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11
[9] I wrote you in my letter not to
associate with immoral people;
[10] I did not at all mean with the
immoral people of this world, or
with the covetous and swindlers,
or with idolaters, for then you would
have to go out of the world.

9. 1 Corinthians 5:9-11
[11] But actually, I wrote to you not
to associate with any so-called
brother if he is an immoral person,
or covetous, or an idolater, or a
reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler
—not even to eat with such
a one.

10. Discovering God’s Lines
of Fellowship

11. 1 John 1:6-7
[6] If we say that we have fellowship
with Him and yet walk in the
darkness, we lie and do not practice
the truth; [7] but if we walk in the
Light as He Himself is in the Light,
we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus His
Son cleanses us from all sin.

12. God
John 14:6
My
Me Brother

13. In Christ

14. How do we come to share
in fellowship with Christ?

15. Galatians 3:26-27
[26] For you are all sons of God
through faith in Christ Jesus.
[27] For all of you who were baptized
into Christ have clothed yourselves
with Christ.

16. How do we come to share
in fellowship with Christ?
Faith and Baptism

17. 1 Corinthians 12:12-13
[12] For even as the body is one
and yet has many members, and all
the members of the body, though
they are many, are one body, so also
is Christ. [13] For by one Spirit we
were all baptized into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, whether
slaves or free, and we were all
made to drink of one Spirit.

18. Ephesians 4:3-6
[3] being diligent to preserve the
unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace. [4] There is one body and
one Spirit, just as also you were
called in one hope of your calling;
[5] one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
[6] one God and Father of all who is
over all and through all and in all.

19. In Christ

20. God
My
Me Brother

21. God
My
Me Brother

22. God
My
Me Brother

23. God
My
Me Brother

24. God
My
Me Brother

25. Keeping the Triangle Intact

26. 1 John 1:6-7
[6] If we say that we have fellowship
with Him and yet walk in the
darkness, we lie and do not practice
the truth; [7] but if we walk in the
Light as He Himself is in the Light,
we have fellowship with one
another, and the blood of Jesus His
Son cleanses us from all sin.

27. God
My
Me Brother

28. 1 John 4:20-21
[20] If someone says, “I love God,”
and hates his brother, he is a liar;
for the one who does not love his
brother whom he has seen, cannot
love God whom he has not seen.

29. Matthew 5:23-24
[23] “Therefore if you are presenting
your offering at the altar, and there
remember that your brother has
something against you,
[24] leave your offering there before
the altar and go; first be reconciled
to your brother, and then come and
present your offering.

30. God
My
Me Brother

31. God
My
Me Brother

32. 2 John 9-11
[9] Anyone who goes too far and
does not abide in the teaching of
Christ, does not have God; the one
who abides in the teaching, he has
both the Father and the Son.

33. 2 John 9-11
[10] If anyone comes to you and
does not bring this teaching, do not
receive him into your house, and do
not give him a greeting; [11] for the
one who gives him a greeting
participates in his evil deeds.

34. God
My
Me Brother

35. God
My
Me Brother

36. Keeping the Triangle Intact
There’s a difference in
brotherhood and fellowship.

38. Foundational Principle:
Christian fellowship with others is
based in fellowship with God.