The Koinonia Lounge
Some may be wondering what this blog site is about…it’s a chance for us to continue our conversations that we had on Sunday or to bring up new questions and issues to discuss. It’s actually a chance to build up our koinonia with each other (see below if you weren’t here on Sunday). Use this to ask questions, bring your comments, and discuss among other Christians (and even non-Christians).
Koinonia - Do you think that our Student Ministries exibit that of koinonia? If you were not at MPulse on Sunday night you might be wondering…”What in the world is a koinonia?“ Sorry for you that were there, but here’s a quick review. We started 1 John on Sunday and we looked at the first 4 verses. In verse 3, John tells us that he is proclaiming this so that we may have fellowship with the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ and also with each other. That word fellowship is the greek word koinonia. The meaning is an “intimate bond between human beings,” “a participation or sharing in” and “to have something in common.” We talked on Sunday night about the one thing that we all have in common as Christians is Jesus Christ, therefore we should live in koinonia with each other. But our koinonia is not just with each other, but more importantly with the Father and Son (Jesus Christ). Lastly we discussed that the Christian Fellowship (koinonia) is triangular (three sides): 1) my life in fellowship with Christ, 2) your life in fellowship with Christ, and 3) my life in fellowship with yours.
Now, back to my original question…”Do you think that our Student Ministries exibit that of koinonia?” If so, how? If not, why and how can we do better with this? If the one thing that we all have in common is that of Jesus Christ…then when a visitor comes to our church, they should see the love of Jesus in us and feel welcome and invited. How are we doing with this? Are we giving up our time with our friends and being intentional about reaching out to the visitors. Being intentional means that we get out of our routine and go over and do something that we may not do otherwise. Are we making sure that the visitors are not eating alone? Are we making sure that we sit beside them downstairs or even better giving up our seats? Are we telling them that we are glad that they came and ask them to come back? Or are we selective in who we talk to? Do we have our clicks and they are the only one’s we talk to?
Living this life of koinonia is sometimes (actually often times) hard to do. But if you are a Christian, then this is something that you are called to do…living the life of fellowship with Christ and one another.
Lastly, if our Student Ministries truly exibits that of koinonia, then I think an appropriate name for our “student lounge” is “The Koinonia Lounge.” A place where Christian fellowship takes place…just a thought.
Koinonia - Do you think that our Student Ministries exibit that of koinonia? If you were not at MPulse on Sunday night you might be wondering…”What in the world is a koinonia?“ Sorry for you that were there, but here’s a quick review. We started 1 John on Sunday and we looked at the first 4 verses. In verse 3, John tells us that he is proclaiming this so that we may have fellowship with the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ and also with each other. That word fellowship is the greek word koinonia. The meaning is an “intimate bond between human beings,” “a participation or sharing in” and “to have something in common.” We talked on Sunday night about the one thing that we all have in common as Christians is Jesus Christ, therefore we should live in koinonia with each other. But our koinonia is not just with each other, but more importantly with the Father and Son (Jesus Christ). Lastly we discussed that the Christian Fellowship (koinonia) is triangular (three sides): 1) my life in fellowship with Christ, 2) your life in fellowship with Christ, and 3) my life in fellowship with yours.
Now, back to my original question…”Do you think that our Student Ministries exibit that of koinonia?” If so, how? If not, why and how can we do better with this? If the one thing that we all have in common is that of Jesus Christ…then when a visitor comes to our church, they should see the love of Jesus in us and feel welcome and invited. How are we doing with this? Are we giving up our time with our friends and being intentional about reaching out to the visitors. Being intentional means that we get out of our routine and go over and do something that we may not do otherwise. Are we making sure that the visitors are not eating alone? Are we making sure that we sit beside them downstairs or even better giving up our seats? Are we telling them that we are glad that they came and ask them to come back? Or are we selective in who we talk to? Do we have our clicks and they are the only one’s we talk to?
Living this life of koinonia is sometimes (actually often times) hard to do. But if you are a Christian, then this is something that you are called to do…living the life of fellowship with Christ and one another.
Lastly, if our Student Ministries truly exibits that of koinonia, then I think an appropriate name for our “student lounge” is “The Koinonia Lounge.” A place where Christian fellowship takes place…just a thought.
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