"Mom, why do we have go to church?"
"We go to church to pray and worship God!"
"But we can do that at home. I say my prayers before I go to
bed, and Dad thanks God for food before supper."
"At church we have fellowship with other people who ÿbelieve
in God."
"What is 'fellowship'?"
"Fellowship is caring about other believers and sharing news
about what God has done."
"Is that like when I told my friend about Jesus?"
"Not quite, ÿthat is called witnessing. ÿFellowship is ÿmore
like ÿgoing to a party where everyone knows your name, ÿÿeveryone
believes ÿin God and his son Jesus, ÿand everyone is always ready
and ÿhappy to help you in any way. ÿEveryone cares about what ÿis
happening ÿin your life, ÿand is ready to listen if you ÿneed ÿto
talk, ÿÿand ready to pray with you about your or ÿsomeone ÿelse's
needs."
"That ÿsounds like the Bible study you have here on Tuesdays
with all those ladies!"
"That's right! ÿWe all share God in common, ÿand are ÿalways
ready to share him and what he has done!"
"My teacher in Sunday School always asks 'What did God do in
your ÿlife this past week?' ÿOnce Joey said that God gave him ÿan
'A' on his math quiz!"
"Your Sunday School class is a fellowship!"
"Mom, is fellowshiping important?"
"Yes. ÿWithout fellowship, ÿa ÿbeliever might start to ÿfeel
alone in the world. ÿBelievers need to share, to know that God is
working in our, and other people's lives."
"Mom, ÿÿI ÿÿknow it's Friday, ÿbut could we go to church ÿto
fellowship now?"
