Godly Fellowship

Is It Important Today?

Let’s begin by examining an intriguing passage of Scripture in the book of Malachi. Malachi 3:16-18 “Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on his name. ‘They shall be Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them as man spares his own son who serves him.’ Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.” Our Eternal God places high value upon those brethren who fellowship and think about Him and His plan often, and who inspire each other with sound spiritual conversation. What place does fellowshipping have in your life and my life? What things can we do to improve the quality of our fellowship with others?

John Cafourek (1945-2017) served in the ministry of Jesus Christ with his wife, Sandy, for 46 years.

John was born in South Dakota. He attended Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, from 1965 to 1969, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received a Master’s Degree in psychological counseling from Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1978. John pastored churches in Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, and Oregon.

He directed speech clubs for men, gave seminars on abuse and addictions, and traveled as an international speaker in Canada, England, New Zealand, Jamaica, Australia, and other areas. He also directed a United Church of God preteen camp for children ages 6 to 12 and served at the church’s teen camp.