The Fellowship of Joy

Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. - Romans 6:4, KJV Colossians 2:10-15 J.B. Phillips New Testament: Yet it is in him that God gives a full and complete expression of himself (within the physical limits that he set himself in Christ). Moreover, your own completeness is only realised in him, who is the authority over all authorities, and the supreme power over all powers. In Christ, you were circumcised, not by any physical act, but by being set free from the sins of the flesh by virtue of Christ’s circumcision. You, so to speak, shared in that, just as in baptism you shared in his death, and in him are sharing the miracle of rising again to new life—and all this because you have faith in the tremendous power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. You, who were spiritually dead because of your sins and your uncircumcision (i.e. the fact that ...

If we are in the desert anyway, We might s well  sit and pause and pray. If we are parched and thirsty anyhow, We might as well, lower our heads and bow. If we are going through a storm as a matter of fact, We might as well, pray before we act. If we are needy, sick, tired and worn, We'd do well to pray and wait and see what might be born. We need no church, no pew, nor pastoral place When any place can be God's throne of grace. It's in the moment that we find the place of meeting, Cathedral of love, God's heart beating.

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The Fellowship of Joy meets every Sunday on Facebook at 8 AM and throughout the week.  

“For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people...” – Psalm 149:4a Again, God cares for your soul, Do you care for the souls of others? Do you care for your own soul?? Sometimes the way we treat our physical, emotional, and spiritual health is an affront to God. The soul is the totality of a person and God takes pleasure in all that you are. For you to decide that some aspect of your life is not worthy of being nurtured is not an act of sacrificial worship but of negligence. We have seen that God cares for our souls and that we must exercise care as well – for our own lives and for the lives of others. Now we see the reason: God takes great delight in His people. He receives pleasure from His relationship with His children. It is had to fathom, but it is true. Have you ever given someone you love a precious gift, something that you have received from another generation and a passing on through that person to subsequent generations? That gift is not really the possession of the person holdi...

Mark, in his redactor's comments, observes that the disciples' hearts were hard and, thus, they were amazed at Jesus' power and presence. He sites, as a reason for their hardness, as well as a result, that they did not understand the meaning of the feeding of the 5000. So, that raises a very important question: What is the meaning of that moment? What does it say about Jesus' compassion, his presence, his attention, his power, and the difference he makes in our lives and in the world? Consider Jesus, compassionate and suffering with us when we are without direction, hurting with us when we are alone at sea in a storm, patient with us when our hearts are hard, present with us working mighty wonders. Don't throw out Jesus in your deconstruction and reconstruction. Consider Jesus. Touch the edge of his clothing if nothing else. Great things can happen all in one day. Mark 6:30-56

Mark 6:1-12  New International Version Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples.  When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.   “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?  Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.   Jesus said to them,  “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.”  He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.   Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.  Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave th...