Key Points
- Joy is multiplied when we share it with others.
- God made us to be with other people regularly.
- There are countless benefits to spending time with other Christians.
- Important regular times to be with other Christians include: Sunday morning worship; a group that you meet with regularly to grow in God together; times of serving others together.
Verses
1 John 1:7, "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
Hebrews 10:25, "not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
Questions
- What interests you about this topic?
- How have you benefited in the past from spending time with other people?
- Read 1 Corinthians 12:12 and 12:27 and talk about them. How do these verses help you to think about a group of Christians as one body?
- What makes spending time with others difficult for you? How could you overcome that obstacle?
- What is the next step you will take in being with other Christians regularly?