Fundamentals of Family and Fellowship

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Together, as community, we:

Fail  – embrace the shortcomings of each other as we attempt to go beyond past    failures and achievements

Faith – trust God for what is beyond our ability to ask

Fan – open up like a fan to influence our world

Fancy – imagine the possibilities of Godly vision

Farm – cultivate growth of others around us

Fashion shape our way of life to please God

Fast – pursue God’s will and counsel

Favor – approve of Godly initiatives in society

Feast – enjoy meals, treats, celebrations

Feed – study the Word of God for mutual application

Feel – share challenges we face personally and in common

Fend – resist attacks on others in community

Fight – contend for what is just and true

Find – draw out the potential in one another by affirmation and encouragement

Finish – complete our responsibilities with excellence

Fire – ignite passion for God

Fix – establish our values solidly on Scripture

Flow – accommodate for differences and distinct needs of one another

Focus – keep our mission clear and simple 

Fold – embrace one another tenderly

Follow – pursue the ways of the Lord 

Forbid – disallow on earth what God has already been disallowing in heaven

Forget – lay aside personal interests and put others’ interests ahead of our own

Forgive – release offenses and sins against us even as Christ has forgiven us

Form – shape other communities of like kind and purpose

Foster – care for and develop opportunities for others to use their skills and abilities

Found – establish new projects through prayer

Free – release others from bondages and burdens

Fun – engage in wholesome humor that refreshes one another

Fuse – blend our gifts and abilities to accomplish a common project

Colossians 3:12-17

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