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Nv REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIsT.
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
q Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for December II
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

LESSON TEXT John 1:1-7: Revela.
ton 21:1-7.
GOLDEN TEXT-our fellowship is
with the Father, and with his Son Jesus
Christi John 1:3.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Heavenly
Home.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Gods Great Family.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Comradeship with Christ.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Daily Fellowship with Christ and
Christians.
Fellowship-the word is rich in
meaning, even as it concerns the,
ordinary relationships of life. It
speaks of the association of man
with man in common enterprise.
a sharing of problems and of vic
tories-a partnership. Such rela-
tionships are very real and helpful.
They, lead to friendships which bind
the hearts of men together in noble
purpose and in tender consideration.
1t is, however, a long step for
ward when we add the prefix Chris.
tan" to fellowship" For by so do.
ing we not only bring men into the
most glorious partnership with each
other but we do two other very i'm
portant things: Cd we limit those
eligible to this fellowship to those
who are followers of the Lord Jesus
Christ; and (2) we broaden the fell
lowship beyond the association of
men with each other, and bring
them into the circle with Christ.
What high and noble fellowship
Do you belong? Christ says, II am
the door: by me if any man enter
in he shall be saved" John 10:9).
Our Scripture selections for today
are from two books of the Bible.
Both speak of an eternal Christian
fellowship but the first stresses its
present expression in life of holi-
ness and the other its future of
blessed communion.
l. Christian FeIIowship-Now Il
John 1:1-D.
The First Epistle of John presents
fellowship with God as depending
on three things (which form in their
combination very beautiful picture
OF truth God is light d:5),
hence fellowship with God depends
on our walking in the light God is
righteous (2:29), hence fellowship
with God depends on our doing
righteousness. God is love (4:7, 81,
hence fellowship with God depends
on our possessing and manifesting
love" Games M. Cray.
Every clause and phrase of the
passage before us is so full of
spiritual truth that it should have
our full time but we must limit our
selves to pointing ont one outstand-
ing fact; namely, that Christian fel
loWship is made possible because
we have Saviour, the Lord Jesus
Christ. He it is who reveals the
Father-the One in whom there is
no darkness at alp ". 81. If we
follow him we must walk in the
hight as he is in the light" ". -.
Inls allows for no dark corners, no
crookedness in word or act, no back
biting nor evilspeaking.
Let US open the hidden recesses of
the heart to the light of God and
put every evil thing under the
blood Of Jesus Christ which
cieanseth US from all sin" ". -.
II. Christian FeIIowship-for Eter-
nifty (Rev. 21:1-T.
Our present communion with God
and with one another is most pre-
clous-but how often it Is married
Dy sin and disturbed by the wicked.
ness that surrounds us in the world.
We look forward to that day when
we who are the followers OF Christ