Feb 06 2008
Small Group Life
We are lucky that we have a small group that we can belong to. I really want us to get along and provide each other support. It’s so important in our spiritual growth to be able to fellowship with other believers. We’ve been to so many of them in the past. It was a merry-go-round trying to find the right fit (I was going to say perfect, but no one is perfect). It was either the group weren’t learning anything, or the topics discussed weren’t focused enough. With Saddleback Church, I’m glad they have awesome small group discussion materials to keep us going in the right direction. We’re on the series by Chuck Colson called “World View Point” – examining how we can cope in today’s ever diverse opinions and points of view.
From the sermon two weeks ago, I’ve learned that we have to do the following in our small group:
- Decide to appreciate the difference.
- Decide to do something new.
- Decide to take a risk.
- Decide to forgive.
- Decide to encourage other’s growth.
We, as a small group, must be able to do the above. It starts with me. I must grow and encourage my small group to grow as well. The bible tells me so:
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Some of my favorite small groups aren’t even Christian. They are book clubs of various kinds that I attend. It’s interesting to think of applying these same precepts in those contexts!