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November 7, 2020
What does it mean to admonish?
Martha was distraught, brokenhearted. Martha was to Jesus what your hurting friend is to you. How can we respond when our friend is undone? When our neighbor despairs? When the woman in the funeral limousine thinks God has forgotten her? What do we do? Here is what Jesus did. He looked Martha in the face […]
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November 6, 2020
Never try to lead a small group you do not pray for
Many years ago, evangelist S. D. Gordon said, “The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is to pray.” After 25 years of leading small groups and coaching small group leaders, I have come to one clear conviction: prayer is the most important activity of the small group leader. If a small group […]
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November 5, 2020
What’s it like to elect a president?
Months of struggle, of strategy, of sacrifice all paid off in a landslide victory for President Richard Nixon in 1972. On election night his aide Charles Colson was in the place he had always wanted to be. The picture Colson draws of that night contains three figures: chief of staff H. R. Haldeman, arrogant and […]
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November 3, 2020
Dream Great Dreams for Your Small Group
Two couples received the same small group leader training. Chris and Susan began a new group with the dream of ministering to single adults in a healthy, growing, multiplying group. Mark and Kathy took over an existing group because one of their pastors asked them to, but they did not have their own dream for […]
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November 2, 2020
Lucado on hospitality
Once upon a time in a land not far from our own, there was a tidy, well-manicured neighborhood. Its residents kept the streets clean, lawns trimmed, and standards high. Each house-hold had two kids, two parents, a dog or cat, and a goldfish. They walked their dogs and waved at the mail carrier and turned […]
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November 1, 2020
Two purposes of small groups
SMALL GROUP MINISTRY IMPLICATIONS Groups should ensure that their two primary reasons for meeting are for building relationships and accomplishing mission or tasks. Their community together should have an impact on their mission or task. Early in the life of the group a great deal of time should be invested in members getting to know […]
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October 30, 2020
The Habit of Gratitude — Small Group Bible Lesson
The Habit of Gratitude Psalm 100.1 – 4; 1 Thessalonians 5.16 – 18 Good Questions Have Groups Talking www.MyBibleStudyLessons.com OPEN What is one thing you are grateful for today? DIG Psalm 100.1 – 4. What do we learn about gratitude from this passage? Gladatude and gratitude are appropriate for every situation in life. Several years […]
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October 29, 2020
8 habits of effective small group leaders
The Eight Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders Dream of leading a healthy, growing, multiplying group. Pray for group members daily. Invite new people to visit the group weekly. Contact group members regularly. Prepare for the group meeting. Mentor an apprentice leader. Plan group fellowship activities. Be committed to personal growth. Dave Earley, 8 Habits […]
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October 28, 2020
The small group is the ideal microcosm
in which to explore the simplicity and delicacy of the full God-human community (which includes both male and female) in action. The human community exists foundationally as small group, that is, at least one man and one woman in relationship with God. Three persons were together in the Garden “in the cool of the day” […]
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