The fourth goal was for me to become a better disciple of the small group leaders. The believer cooperates with God the Spirit in the use of the means of sanctification. The fruit of the gospel in the church universal and local should be a guard-care mentality.
Small group leaders must also be equipped with the knowledge of how small groups fit into the overall vision of the church. In this time, however, sanctification will be experienced by degrees in the life of the Christian. All members of the focus group agreed that the vision of Connect Groups is clear and necessary in the church.
Community.” The purpose of the series was to help the congregation see the theme of community in the Bible and the role that Connect Groups should play in the church. Many present commented that this was an important time in the life of the Church. In the third session, leaders were taught that they must have a biblical understanding of the church if they are to be effective.
Therefore, small group leaders must learn that being part of the church is not optional for Christians, it is essential. Mission is not simply a function of the church, it is central to the identity of the church. The final goal of the project was to become a better disciple of the small group leaders.
Manuscript: “Community”
Their communion with God was also broken, as we read in Genesis 3:8: “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves for the presence of God. of the Lord God among the trees of the garden”. I will bless those who bless you, and those who dishonor you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed” (Gen. 12:1-3). In the book of Exodus we read the following about the calling of Moses: “I am the Lord, and I will deliver you from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from bondage to them, and I will save you with an outstretched arm and.
The rest of the Old Testament shows how God refuses to give up on his stubborn people. The story of the Bible so far raises the question: "how can God have a community of people who love Him and want to live forever with Him and for Him?" The answer is that Jesus would buy those people. One of the first things Jesus does is to assemble a group of twelve men, a new community of people.
In the middle of the description, John hears a loud voice proclaiming, "Behold, God's dwelling is with men. God tells us the end of history, and he will be with his people. He says, "I have saved you and made you part of the community of people who love me and want to live for me and with me forever, and right now I want to use you to build it up.
I am convinced that one of the reasons that the church today barely resembles the church described in the Bible is that we try to include God in our lives and our plans instead of wrapping our lives around Him. Rather, His plan for your life is part of a larger story He is guiding in the world.
Outline: “One Another”
The author says that Christians should "think" about ways to encourage other people around them to love and do good works. What the author of Hebrews urges us to do cannot be done in a congregational service with more than 150 people present. Most of the "one with another" passages are about love because Jesus died so that the church would be one.
Carrying a burden with someone means doing tangible things to let them know they are not carrying the burden alone. Christians will disappoint you, hurt you, and fall short of your expectations. If someone has hurt you, especially a Christian, forgive them - If you have hurt someone, ask for their forgiveness.
Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” The day the author of Hebrews is talking about is the day Jesus returns. God wants us to provoke one another because there is not much time left until he returns.
The wrong reaction is to hear this and think "no one has ever done that for me".
Gospel Transformation in our church through Connect Groups”, outline
We are saved for each other (2:14-22)
We are sanctified with each other (4:11-17)
Outline: “Gospel Transformation into our city and to the corners of the world through Connect Groups.”
Everything is closed handed
Closed-handed questions are those we believe in and are essential, such as the deity of Jesus, the Trinity, salvation by faith alone.
Lack of Trust
Pride
This will be achieved by studying Paul's image of the church as "the body of Christ." One of the greatest gifts God has given us as Christians is the church and the relationships we have with other Christians. Say, when Paul talks about the church, he will use several images, the most familiar being that the church is the "body of Christ."
There were more than three thousand people who heard Peter preach, and the three thousand who were saved must have lined up with the church in such a way that it was clear who was "added" and who was not. Philemon is also about the "church" that apparently met in his house, v. 2, and Jude focuses on sound teaching within the church). A real danger is that our focus on us as individuals has led many to take a view of the church that sees people as consumers and the church as a dispenser of whatever people.
The church is hurt because it is hindered in fulfilling its mission because the body parts are not. However, another step forward in this process is to stop thinking of church as something you go to and start seeing it as something you are. Ask your class if they believe that thinking of church as something they go to has a negative impact on our church.
Christians are the church and the church is their true family (now and forever). Christians who do not feel that the church is their family should first look at their commitment to the church.
One Another
Salem Baptist Church exists to see the Transformation of the Gospel in our church, in our city and in the corners of the earth.” Every part of the body must work together to accomplish this goal. Lesson Content: The lesson for this session will focus the class on different "one another" texts. The verses "one another" tell us how to be the body of Christ that God wants us to be.
To give your class an idea of what some of the verses look like "each other," have your class look for some or all of the following verses. We can read it and think "what kind of church does that really look like?" And we have to be honest and say that no church looks like all of each other's passages all of the time. The best picture of a church that experienced the love and care that the "one another" passages describe is the church in Acts (we must also keep in mind that they too had problems, read Acts 5 for an example).
Joining for them will look different than it looks for us, but don't miss that the 3000 who were saved took some step to distinguish themselves from the rest of the crowd and they were added to the church. Ask, Based on what we see from these verses, how did the early church live out the passages we read earlier. Ask, What are some ways our group can start to look more like each other.
Once your group has provided some suggestions, you can plan how to do them (for example: you can plan a group outing, you can plan to send cards weekly to those who are not attending, you can schedule a morning to spend together, breakfast or pray for each other about issues that group members are struggling with). Say, we should not only try to be an "each other" group, but also an "each other."
Gospel Transformation in our church through Connect Groups
We want to acquaint our groups with the content of the gospel, and 2) the group will see that because the gospel is what makes us the church, one of the most powerful evangelistic tools is that the church is another people. Ask for a few moments as a follow-up question: How can the church simply be the church, be evangelical. But something we can miss is that the church is evangelical by simply being the church.
Say, Jesus tells us that the church is to be salt and light in the world. Once Jesus saves us, he makes us part of his community of people, the church. Jesus tells us that the church is to be salt and light in the world.
Ask why you think the church has so little influence in the world at large today. Others may say the church has withdrawn from the world, talk about having a positive impact on the world behind the walls of the church, but blend in when the church separates after worship. For example, as individuals we must be intentional evangelizers and the church must have an intentional outward focus, but we must be intentional evangelizers simply by being a church.
We should also invite our friends and those we know who are not Christians to events or occasions where we gather as a church. For example, another way in which the church can be evangelistic is that we should associate regularly with non-Christians.
A Growing Relationship with Christ
Equipped Leaders Ephesians 4:11-12
A Biblical Understanding of the Church
A Biblical Understanding of the Gospel
A Missional Mindset
Understanding the Centrality of Scripture
A Passion for Prayer
This project was designed to establish an effective small group ministry at Salem Baptist Church in Salem, Kentucky. The characteristics are essential for small group leaders who hope to lead their groups to experience true community.
