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Published: Oct. 12, 2023, 7 a.m.

Welcome to Day 2216 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom What Does God Want? \u2013 What Do Disciples Do? \u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 03/19/2023 What Does God Want? -\xa0 What Do Disciples Do? Over the past eight weeks, our story narrative overview of the Bible has been to answer the question: What does God want? The answer we discovered over the past eight weeks was that God wants you and everyone who will ever live. In other words, God wanted a human family. God wants co-workers to take care of His creation. God wants you to know/ who you are/ and why your life has value to him. /He loves you /and desires that you also love Him. Two weeks ago, we viewed an overall snapshot of the Good News. It is simple and yet very profound. What is the Gospel, the Good News? Last week, we switched from the believing aspect of God\u2019s story to the loyalty aspect as we looked at \u2018What is Discipleship?\u2019 and then reviewed the first two of ten attributes that answer the question, \u201cWhat Does a Disciple Do?\u201d The first two attributes from last week were:

1. Disciples Love God, Their Neighbor, and Each Other
2. Disciples Take Care of Each Other

3.) Disciples Fellowship \u201cFellowship\u201d is a New Testament word that describes the activity of the believing community. Caring for each other is part of biblical fellowship, because when believers meet, needs can be discerned and met. That said, we need a short discussion of fellowship to talk about other things disciples do. \xa0 Many Christians today equate \u201cfellowship\u201d with having fun together. For sure, doing fun things together strengthens relationships. Enjoying the company of people builds bonds. But that isn\u2019t biblical fellowship in the sense of becoming disciples. \xa0 The primary difference between doing fun things together and biblical fellowship is that fellowship isn\u2019t just about spending time together. It\u2019s much more intentional. \xa0 The goal of fellowship is ultimately \u201cbecoming one mind\u201d around Jesus so that we can \u201chave his mind in us.\u201d In other words, the purpose of fellowship is discipleship. A couple of verses from Philippians capture the idea: Philippians 1:27, Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. (From last week) Philippians 2:1-5 Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate?\xa02\xa0Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. 3\xa0Don\u2019t be selfish; don\u2019t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.\xa04\xa0Don\u2019t look out only for your own interests,...