Better together?

This morning's message by Pastor Paul
on fellowship and community
(Eph. 4:1-16) was great.
After reflecting on the sermon and
thinking through aspects of how God
has given us this amazing gift of
fellowship to the church,
I thought of a story in Aesop's Fables.

The Four Oxen and the Lion
A Lion used to prowl about a field in which
Four Oxen used to dwell.  Many a time he tried
to attack them; but whenever he came
near they turned their tails to one another,
so that whichever way he approached them
he was met by the horns of one of them.  At
last, however, they fell a-quarrelling
among themselves, and each went off to
pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. 
Then the Lion attacked them one by one and
soon made an end of all four.
United we stand, divided we fall.

What do you think about fellowship in
community as described in the sermon?
Read 1 Peter 5:5-9.
Give some examples how God has blessed
your friendships in the church.
How can you grow in
practicing Biblical community this week?