The Fellowship of Jonathan and David: A Kind of Christian Fellowship

I Samuel 18:3-4

I. The Fellowship of Jonathan and David

a. Jonathan and David made a covenant
i. They bound themselves together (v.1), meaning they made a
commitment.
1. They agreed on having a fellowship with one another.
ii. Such commitment was made because there was love.
1. There can be no commitment to someone or something when
there is no love for that person or for that thing.
a. Jonathan loved David as his soul.
2. Love is the bond that holds together a fellowship. (1 Pet. 3:8)
iii. The act of giving is a physical manifestation of the abstract idea of
covenant/fellowship(v.4)
1. Fellowship is proved by how people in the fellowship treat one
another. (i.e. I Thess. 5:11; Gal. 6:2)

II. A Christian Fellowship

a. United by the blood of Christ (Eph. 2:11)
i. We are bound together by the blood of Christ.
ii. But there is a need to be united in mind. (I Pet. 3:8)
1. We may be united by the blood Christ, but this pertains to our
collective relationship with the Lord. We must be of one mind
among others, for we are not just related to the Lord
individually, but we are related to each other.
2. Paul once urged the church in Philippi, to be of the same mind.
(Phil 2:2) and the church in Corinth (2 Cor. 13:11)
3. This oneness of the mind means our agreement to one another;
that we are bound to each other.
iii. We are committed to each other also. (Mt. 22:38)
1. We ought to love others (neighbors) as we love ourselves.
2. How? By being a good Samaritan ( I Pet. 3:8)

III. Conclusion
a. We are not a perfect fellowship or group.
b. That is why we must ask for Gods grace and mercy to teach to love one
another, like Jonathan loved David.
c. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath
seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love
is perfected in us. (I John 4:11-12)