Mother's Day
FELLOWSHIP = Koinonia
John 1:3
Pastor Adam Parmenter

Koinonia: Sharing a bond with Jesus Christ and living it together.
• A common bond (i.e. body)
• Participation in Christ
• Sharing in community

A fellowship shares
• Identity
• Values
• Behavior

Other kinds of fellowship groups:
• Motorcycle club
• Law enforcement
• Family

Notice that John uses family words throughout this letter
• God is Father.
• Jesus is Son
• My little children (2:1)
• Beloved

The word Lord is not used in I John

Abide is another word, that ties back to fellowship. Abide = to continue in a place. Remain. Wait for.

We are living in Christ. Representing Christ because we abide in Him.

Anything we bring into our own lives, we bring into our fellowship. Whether good or bad.

I John 1:5 / LIGHT = Truth, knowledge, purity

Our bond of fellowship is with God and His son Jesus Christ. It’s where we live.
• It’s who gives us our identity, our values, and guides our behavior.

John 2:1 / FAMILY
• A close-knit family knows each other and tends to share values. (I John 2:3)
• A close-knit family values each other (I John 2:1-2)

If my life is in Christ I will follow in his footsteps. (I John 2:6)

· Jean Pietrzak (Sandi Starland's sister) is recovering from a fall in which she injured her neck. She's in trauma care with orthopedic and neurology care.
· Vanessa Bogue (coworker of Hailey Watson) whose mother-in-law passed away this morning from a long battle with health issue.
· Bruce & Vasha Ferguson and their family upon the loss of their granddaughter, Felicia, on 5/3.
· Alicia Haste (26-year-old friend of Allie Wilson) has extensive injuries and is recovering from a motorcycle accident.
· Stan & Jean Robinson, Bruce & Janine Robinson and their families upon the loss of Stan's sister-in-law and Bruce's stepmom, Ruby Robinson, on 4/18.
· Pastor Jephthe Lucien, his family, his ministry, the children in his orphanages, and the people of Haiti as the country is under extreme duress due to violence and unrest.
· Bruce Ferguson had his medications adjusted and is continuing with his doctors for further treatment.
· Lennon McKamey (son of Kyle & Sarah McKamey) hasn’t had any more blackouts and has completed testing; he has a follow up appointment in June.
· Rhonda Dobberstein is receiving radiation treatments for breast cancer that will continue through the end of April.
· Nolan Marshall was approved to receive services for another year. Praise God for answered prayers!
· Vincent Bryant (son of Miriam Bryant) is dealing with multiple health issues: blood clots which are interfering with his dialysis treatments; continues to recover from a 2nd surgery on his left hand which resulted in one finger being amputated; issues with an ankle that prevents him from driving.
· Miriam Bryant has begun therapy for hip issues.
· Anna Bocock’s has Epstein Barr in addition to one strain of Lyme. She is waiting for next month’s treatment to be done, will then take another blood test to see how the treatment performed, and once the tests come back, she will hopefully be able to move forward with the Lyme disease treatments.
· Caroline Bocock is having some symptoms resurface so she will need to have more treatments. They are waiting for her most recent test results to come back so they can determine which strain of Lyme’s needs to be treated next.
· Joyce Bocock continues to do well. Prayers for continued improvement and relief from pain are appreciated.
· Check out our monthly prayer card on-line at southhavenfbc.com under “Weekly Bulletins” for a list of those with on-going needs.

First Baptist Church
1635 76th Street
South Haven, MI 49090
269-637-1291
southhavenfbc@gmail.com