Abundant Grace Fellowship

Abundant Grace Fellowship

By Lee JohndrowReligion & Spirituality
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Abundant Grace Fellowship episodes

  • How Do We support One Another?

    Lee shares 12 points on supporting one another in the church gathering.
    How do we support you?
    Supporting one another
    Support in the Body of Christ:
    I. Unity in the Body of Christ
    - 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 – "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ."
    - Key Lesson: Every believer is part of the body of Christ, and unity is essential for support and growth.
    II. Bearing One Another's Burdens
    - Galatians 6:2 – "Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."
    - Key Lesson: Christians are called to support each other in times of difficulty, sharing burdens with love.
    III. Encouraging and Building Up Each Other
    - 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."
    - Key Lesson: Regular encouragement and positive reinforcement help the body stay spiritually strong.
    IV. Serving One Another in Love
    - Galatians 5:13 – "Serve one another humbly in love."
    - Key Lesson: Supporting one another in the body of Christ involves humble, selfless service rooted in love.
    V. Praying for Each Other
    - James 5:16 – "Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."
    - Key Lesson: Prayer is a key form of support, offering spiritual strength and healing within the community.
    VI. Sharing Resources and Meeting Needs
    - Acts 4:32-35 – "No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had... and God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them."
    - Key Lesson: Supporting one another also involves sharing material resources to meet the physical needs of the community.
    VII. Speaking Truth in Love
    - Ephesians 4:15-16 – "Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ."
    - Key Lesson: Honest communication and correction, done in love, help the body of Christ grow in maturity and unity.
    VIII. Mutual Submission
    - Ephesians 5:21 – "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ."
    - Key Lesson: In the body of Christ, mutual submission and humility are key for fostering a supportive and harmonious community.
    IX. Forgiving One Another
    - Colossians 3:13 – "Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."
    - Key Lesson: Forgiveness is essential for maintaining healthy relationships and unity in the body.
    X. Spiritual Gifts for the Common Good
    - 1 Corinthians 12:7 – "Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good."
    - Key Lesson: Each believer has spiritual gifts, and using them to support and edify others strengthens the entire body.
    Different ways support is fostered in the body of Christ, emphasizing unity, service, prayer, encouragement, and love.

    36 min
  • Loving Correction Part 2

    Lee shares on biblical correction when we have people that are "causing" issues, as well, as what do we do with leaders who are in sin.
    We need to learn to bring loving correction, in a thought process of restoration.

    37 min
  • Loving Correction

    This week talks about bringing correction to others in a way that does not destruction.
    I. The Importance of Correction
    Proverbs 3:11-12– "My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline... because the Lord disciplines those he loves."
    Hebrews 12:6 – "For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives."
    II. Correcting with Grace
    Colossians 4:6 – "Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each one."
    Ephesians 4:29 – "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification."
    III. Correcting with Love
    1 Corinthians 16:14 – "Let all that you do be done in love."
    Galatians 6:1 – "Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently."
    IV. Avoiding Harshness in Correction
    Ephesians 4:31-32 – "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away... Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another."
    Proverbs 15:1 – "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
    V. Seeking Restoration, Not Condemnation**
    2 Corinthians 2:7-8 – "Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow."
    Matthew 18:15 – "If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens, you have gained your brother."
    VI. Final Encouragement in Love**
    James 5:19-20– "My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back... you will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins."
    1 Peter 4:8 – "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."

    51 min
  • Identity In Christ-Live It

    Many "identify" with Jesus, but that may not be the identity of Christ that you have been endowed with.
    When we hear that we are "made in the image of God" but don't see it despite our affirmations, declarations and confession, it is tough, Easy to become distressed.
    This week, Lee shares on embracing who we are, made in Him.
    Join us today.
    Coffee at 9 and service at 10.
    We welcome you.
    • Give Online: https://tithe.ly/give?c=2347078
    • Interact with others online
    • Online communion

    42 min
  • Ministers of Reconciliation

    Lee shares on the thought process of reconciliation.
    2 Cor. 5:18 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling3 the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation
    How do we apply this to our lives?

    37 min

About Abundant Grace Fellowship

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Lee Johndrow of Lee Johndrow Ministries and Senior Leader of Abundant Grace Fellowship in Keene, NH