A sense of awe was everywhere. All whose faith had drawn them together held everything in common. That is fellowship as the New Testament understands it, and there is clearly a world of difference between that and mere social activities. So fellowship means common participation in something either by giving what you have to the other person or receiving what he or she has. Give and take is the essence of fellowship, and give and take must be the way of fellowship in the common life of the body of Christ.
Christian fellowship is two-dimensional, and it has to be vertical before it can be horizontal.
The person who is not in fellowship with the Father and the Son is no Christian at all, and so cannot share with Christians the realities of their fellowship. Part of our vision as a church is to be a fellowship-sharing church. Part of our mission is to build a church on relationships. As we build a relationship with God, then we can build relationships with each other. Let s take a look at I John 1, to see what Scripture says about true fellowship.