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Sharing Life Together

Ephesians 2:5~6 and Revelation 3:20

Introduction: Even though South and North Koreans are living together on the same peninsula, they don't share anything together.혻The reason is because their beliefs and political systems are totally different from each other.혻Even when we live together, love, faith, and understanding are needed to pursue the same goals and values to share life together.

1. Sharing family life together.

혻혻 1) Parents and children have the same life goals and values in a group called family.
혻혻혻혻혻 Health of family, success, happiness. etc. (Ps 127:3).
혻혻 2) Understanding of life between parents and children is harmonized (2 Co 12:14).
혻혻 3) Parents and children are connected by a blood relationship; they love and trust each
other (Ge 3:16; Ps 103:13). Therefore, parents and children are not only living together, but they live a life of sharing with each other (1 Ti 5:4).

2. A husband and wife sharing life together.

혻혻 1) Even though a husband and wife were not related before, they share the same goals and혻values. So, they seek success and happiness together (Ge 2:24).
혻혻 2) A husband and wife have the same understanding because they live together (1 Co 7:3).
혻혻 3) A husband and wife have not only a legal relationship but they live a life of love and faith together (Eph 5:22,25). Therefore, it's more than living together; a husband and wife share everything in each other's life.

3. Sharing life together with Jesus Christ.

혻혻 1) God came as a human being and became one of us (Jn 1:14; Php 2:6-8).
혻혻 2) He carried our unhappiness as His burden.
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Burden of sin (Isa 53:6).혻 (2) Burden of faults (Isa 53:5; Eph 2:1).
(3) Burden of혻sickness혻(1 Pe 2:24; Mt 8:17).
(4) Burden of the curse (Gal 3:13; 2 Co 8:9).혻 (5) Burden of death (Heb 2:14,15).
혻혻 3) He was resurrected for us (Eph 2:8,9; Ro 4:25).
혻혻 4) He is seated in heaven for us혻(Eph 2:5,6).
혻혻혻혻혻 Therefore, we are always sharing our life with Jesus (Jn 14:23; 1 Jn 4:13).

4. A successful life of sharing.

혻혻 1) The role of a leader is to guide a life in sharing together.
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Parents must lead their children (Dt 5:16; Col 3:20).
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) A husband must lead his wife (Eph 5:33).
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) The Lord must lead us (Jn 10:3; Eph 1:22).
혻혻혻혻혻 The leader should have the ability to do various things for the group as well as bear the responsibility for it: to protect it, to nurture it, and to guide it (Ps 127:1; Mt 11:28; Jn 10:28,29).
혻혻 2) The role of a follower.
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Obey with gentleness혻(Dt 30:20; Mt 11:29; Jn 15:5).혻혻
(2) Believe and trust (Ps 37:5; Heb 11:6; Mt 7:11).혻혻혻
(3) Serve the leader (Pr 23:17,18; Jn 12:26).

Conclusion: The grapevine and the branches share life together.혻The trunk of the grapevine must protect the branches and be responsible for supplying nutrition.혻The branches must rely on the vine with complete obedience and blossom by following the will of the vine. The Bible says that Jesus is the vine and we are the branches in the life between Jesus and us.