1. Living Oneness
James A. Littles, Jr., Ph.D.

2. Oneness and Fellowship
Living as Spirit filled people (Acts 2:42):
Apostles Doctrine
Fellowship
Breaking of Bread
Prayers
Share according to needs

3. Commanded Love
Required love is paradoxical or oxymoronic for our world.
John 13:34-35
“A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another; as I loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

4. Commanded Love Based on modeled love
Becomes sign of discipleship for the world
Jesus’ day was a culture of honor and shame.
Identity was based on gender, geography, and genealogy.
People protected their own honor while trying to bring same to others

5. Radical Jesus Christ became shame to give us honor with Him!
He then called us to model transformed nature in the world.
A hard pill to swallow: Luke 17:3-5
Rebuke
Repent
Forgive

6. Real Oneness Fellowship
More than just relating …
And more than believing the same thing.
Fellowship (or communion) is sharing and participating in the lives of others

7. Four Movement of Communion
Jesus took
Jesus blessed/gave thanks
Jesus broke
Jesus gave/shared
Remember this all took place when there was Judas’ betrayal (Luke 22:21) and fighting over position (24)

8. ‘Communion’ Examples Feeding of the 5,000 His own body and blood
Repeated by Paul in Acts 27:35
We share in Christ.

9. Fellowship Shares In… The Spirit (Phil. 2:1-4)
Privileges of inheritance (Ro. 11:17)
Christ’s suffering (Phil. 3:10)
Suffering of others (Phil. 4:11-14)
Building confidence (Phil. 1:3-6)
Ro 11: Partakers of root and fatness of olive tree. We are unnatural -- were grafted in
Phil 3: Know him, the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death
Phil 4: Learn to be content, do all things through Christ which strengthens, “You did well that you did communicate with my afflictions” (others had abandoned Paul)
Phil 1:3-6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it unto the day of Christ.

10. Fellowship Leads to Holiness
I John 1:3, 6-10
A direct relationship exists between fellowship with God and fellowship with others.
Fellowship is a part of walking in the light.
Fellowship is linked to “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son [which] cleanseth us from all sin.”
Grace works through parts of the body.

11. Oneness Mission Love makes us known in the world.
Fellowship is a part of the work of reconciliation (II Cor. 5:17-21)
Fellowship with one another leads to hospitality with the world.
Not entertainment
Jesus and Zacchaeus (Lu. 19:7)
Jesus on Emmaus’ Road (Lu. 24:29)

12. Hospitality Required Of saints (Ro 12:13) Of bishops (I Tim. 3:2)
Of godly widows (I Tim. 5:10)
Of the whole church! (Hebrews 13:2)
“Use hospitality one to another without grudging.” (I Pt. 4:9).

13. One God Believer? Balanced living is possible.
Grace filled family relationships should be the norm.
Living in fellowship with God and one another will continue to produce transformation.