Lessons in Faith - 2 ----------------

     "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 �believe 
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, �that is called witnessing. �Fellowship is �more 
like �going to a party where everyone knows your name, ��everyone 
believes �in God and his son Jesus, �and everyone is always ready 
and �happy to help you in any way. �Everyone cares about what �is 
happening �in your life, �and is ready to listen if you �need �to 
talk, ��and ready to pray with you about your or �someone �else's 
needs." 
     "That �sounds like the Bible study you have here on Tuesdays 
with all those ladies!" 
     "That's right! �We all share God in common, �and are �always 
ready to share him and what he has done!" 
     "My teacher in Sunday School always asks 'What did God do in 
your �life this past week?' �Once Joey said that God gave him �an 
'A' on his math quiz!" 
     "Your Sunday School class is a fellowship!" 
     "Mom, is fellowshiping important?" 
     "Yes. �Without fellowship, �a �believer might start to �feel 
alone in the world. �Believers need to share, to know that God is 
working in our, and other people's lives." 
     "Mom, ��I ��know it's Friday, �but could we go to church �to 
fellowship now?" 

                                                  LRH 11/09/85