I am not suggesting that the same condition exists here. For the most part, I think it does not. But as we grow in number, the potential is there for losing the kind of fellowship we should experience. An emphasis on consumerism and materialistic gain c. We live in a highly mobile society a.
New families move in, and others move away b.
Many live great distances from the place of worship and from each other c. These facts do not prevent us from having proper fellowship, they just make it easier to become isolated from the fellowship unintentionally 3. Technology designed to bring us closer together, can easily move us apart a. Phones, email, etc., greatly increase our ability to communicate b. But we can become stretched out so thin through such technology that we do not develop any meaningful relationships 4. An overemphasis on this aspect can cause insensitivity to the needs of others b.