Day 7

Scripture to Read: 1 John 1

Christ came into this world so we could know Him and then make Him known to others. The beautiful truth about our Lord is that we have community with our Heavenly Father through our Lord Jesus Christ because His Holy Spirit lives in us. In 1 John 1, we’re reminded of this precious fellowship with our Lord: 1 John 1:3–7, what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete. 5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 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. Because we know Christ lives in us, we proclaim Him to others so that they too may have fellowship (community) with us, because our fellowship is with our God through Christ our Lord. God designed us for fellowship with Him so we could have fellowship with one another. Apart from Christ, all this lost world can hope for is a cheap counterfeit of fellowship, and, as we know, every counterfeit is worthless.

Challenge & Application

· What did God design us for, and how are you pursuing what God has designed you for? · How does this lost world try to fill the void in their lives apart from Christ? How are you sharing true hope through Christ with them?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

This week, we have the privilege of looking at the biblical basis for “community,” which every believer needs. On our Highview website, we read that “Community describes the relationships that are formed out of being a disciple of Jesus. In community groups, people build authentic relationships with other believers and center their lives on J...

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Day 2

As we continue our journey of what biblical community is and why it is so important, we also find this written on our Highview website about community: “Community groups are key to our disciple making strategy because we believe relationships are the primary environment God uses to grow people. We believe that when people learn to share life ...

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Day 3

When we consider who we’re “bound to,” we must ask ourselves: “Who is in my inner circle of friendships and the community I’m involved in?” We know God designed us for community and that through community we are to make disciples of Christ. But even in our community, we must be sure that there are strong believers in that community so that we...

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Day 4

Community is our focus this week and as we have learned, God created us for community with each other. Having strong biblical community is critical to the health of the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. We know that God placed “equippers” (Ephesians 4:11–12) in His body (Christ’s church) to equip all of the saints (all believers in His church,...

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Day 5

As we consider what biblical community should look like, God gives us several beautiful illustrations throughout His Word. One such picture of biblical community is found in Philippians 2. God guided Paul to write these words in Philippians 2:1–2 (Amplified Version) Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certa...

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Day 6

On our Highview website, in the “Resources” section, there are several great helps for growing as believers. One section talks about biblical relationships, and the information ties well to having biblical community. Being in community requires building relationships with others. It’s not about sitting in a chair and simply observing, but it’...

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Day 7

Christ came into this world so we could know Him and then make Him known to others. The beautiful truth about our Lord is that we have community with our Heavenly Father through our Lord Jesus Christ because His Holy Spirit lives in us. In 1 John 1, we’re reminded of this precious fellowship with our Lord: 1 John 1:3–7, what we have seen and ...

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