Fellowship From the First Day

As we grow in Christ, it is our responsibility to learn to encourage each other on our pilgrimage to the Celestial City by our having fellowship in the gospel with each other. In other words we consciously make efforts to share with each other the many blessings that the Lord has died to bring to us, so that we might live in a way which is pleasing to Him. This is what I want to bring to your attention at this hour; what fellowship in the gospel really is. Fellowship in the gospel is first of all a joyful recognition of God's good work in your remembering the saints. It is 2nd – A joyful recognition of God's good work, in your remembering His faithfulness. I would like you to see, dear brethren, the importance of remembering that God's good work is the basis of your having joy in the Lord and that you will be trying to learn how to be an encouragement to others of the Lord's people, even as you walk with Him and rejoice in Him.