Most Excellent Brothers’ Breakfast

Sons to Glory! · 09-11-2011, 04:03 PM

For over a decade there has been a brothers’ breakfast every Thursday in Scottsdale, Arizona. This breakfast has proven to be the most enjoyable and pure gathering many of us have experienced, and I want to share the experience with those on this forum.

Early every Thursday morning the brothers get together to have open fellowship and breakfast. We rotate who brings the breakfast, and it can be very simple (bagels and fruit) to much more elaborate (egg casserole, etc.). Anywhere from about eight to over twenty brothers show up. I would say that maybe half of the brothers don’t meet with us at other times, and meet with various other groups and denominations the rest of the week. We have one thing in common, and that is Christ in us, the hope of glory!

Christ is really the center of these meetings, and most everyone says that the open sharing and fellowshipping around Christ is what draws them back year after year. There are no forms or leaders to these breakfast meetings. We pray, sing, praise and fellowship at will. Often someone will have something that has touched them from the Word or from a devotional they read, or some other writings. Some may have concerns they share, and we often pray about their concerns. As the breakfast continues, various brothers leave to go to work or other obligations when their time comes. As things wind down, there is often a few of us who stay (who don’t have set obligations to go to) and continue fellowshipping . . . sometimes for hours.

The openness, trust and caring of the ones who come to the breakfast is most heart-warming. We venture into all kinds of areas in the discussions – nothing is taboo. The healthy focus on Christ and experiencing Him is awesome. One never knows who the light will come from next. I have tasted Christ and His love for others in this breakfast as I have no where else. I can tell the brothers there anything, and have simply the best discussions on any topic. The loving wisdom and mind of Christ is so apparent with these ones it astounds me. (There is also a certain nobility of Christ present – a foretaste of fellowship in the Kingdom – but I don’t quite know how to express that here.)

So that’s the outline of the precious brothers’ breakfast we have in Scottsdale. You may already be enjoying such fellowship where you are. If not, it is certainly something you might want to consider, pray and fellowship about!

09-11-2011, 04:03 PM	#1
Sons to Glory! Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,617	Most Excellent Brothers’ Breakfast For over a decade there has been a brothers’ breakfast every Thursday in Scottsdale, Arizona. This breakfast has proven to be the most enjoyable and pure gathering many of us have experienced, and I want to share the experience with those on this forum. Early every Thursday morning the brothers get together to have open fellowship and breakfast. We rotate who brings the breakfast, and it can be very simple (bagels and fruit) to much more elaborate (egg casserole, etc.). Anywhere from about eight to over twenty brothers show up. I would say that maybe half of the brothers don’t meet with us at other times, and meet with various other groups and denominations the rest of the week. We have one thing in common, and that is Christ in us, the hope of glory! Christ is really the center of these meetings, and most everyone says that the open sharing and fellowshipping around Christ is what draws them back year after year. There are no forms or leaders to these breakfast meetings. We pray, sing, praise and fellowship at will. Often someone will have something that has touched them from the Word or from a devotional they read, or some other writings. Some may have concerns they share, and we often pray about their concerns. As the breakfast continues, various brothers leave to go to work or other obligations when their time comes. As things wind down, there is often a few of us who stay (who don’t have set obligations to go to) and continue fellowshipping . . . sometimes for hours. The openness, trust and caring of the ones who come to the breakfast is most heart-warming. We venture into all kinds of areas in the discussions – nothing is taboo. The healthy focus on Christ and experiencing Him is awesome. One never knows who the light will come from next. I have tasted Christ and His love for others in this breakfast as I have no where else. I can tell the brothers there anything, and have simply the best discussions on any topic. The loving wisdom and mind of Christ is so apparent with these ones it astounds me. (There is also a certain nobility of Christ present – a foretaste of fellowship in the Kingdom – but I don’t quite know how to express that here.) So that’s the outline of the precious brothers’ breakfast we have in Scottsdale. You may already be enjoying such fellowship where you are. If not, it is certainly something you might want to consider, pray and fellowship about!