Jon and Colin play vigorous racquetball every Wednesday and Friday at lunch. Every few weekends, they take time to talk and relax together. They have learned that their relationship doesn't grow without spending time simply enjoying each other's company. They have found a ...
A collection of resources to help you practice spiritual disciplines individually and as part of a group
"Small Groups in Depth" collections are assembled by the editors of SmallGroups.com as a method of continuing education for people participating in small-groups ministry. Each collection offers step-by-step training on a specific ministry skill or practice. Individuals may read through each resource on their own as a method of self improvement, or may customize the articles, discussion questions, ...
This course helps women leaders find rest and encouragement.
Dark nights of the soul can be rooted in a variety of spiritual dilemmas. Maybe you are facing burnout from saying "yes" to too many well-intentioned activities, and aren't even seeing much fruit to your labor. Maybe it's a crisis of faith that is made doubly difficult because you're supposed to be a spiritual leader. Or maybe you're just finding it difficult to hear God's voice through all the noise ...
This 12-session plan will help you think realistically and practically about how to grow spiritually.
The purpose of this 12-session plan is to help you think realistically and practically about how to grow spiritually. It will help you understand what the Scriptures have to say about this important topic, and how to make it a part of your daily experience. It addresses specific disciplines like fasting, lectio divina, and giving, and also challenges you to think about past experiences, sharing in ...
Where is the best place to live? Four sessions of activity-based learning help your group find God's answers.
Small GroupsThe Four Best Places to LiveWhere is the best place to live? Four sessions of activity-based learning help your group find God's answers.
Where is the best place to live? Every year, the UN asks this question about countries, and release their recommendations in the Human Development Report. The UN uses only three basic criteria to determine the world's most hospitable and inhabitable countries: life expectancy, educational level, and annual income.
So where are the best places to live according to the Bible? Where do we experience the deepest sense of belonging? Where is it safe and yet abounding with adventure? Where do true riches reside? Use this 4-session activity based course with your small-group or Sunday school class to answer these questions.
Session One
The House of Worship By ascribing to God his attributes, we draw near to the place where he is. Exodus 20:18–21; 2 Samuel 6:12–15; Psalm 29:1–2
Needed for this lesson: a large assortment of magazines that include a lot of photos, a whiteboard or poster board and marker, pen and paper for everyone.
Session Two
The House of Prayer When we pray believing and pray forgiving, we give our hearts to God and his kingdom. Mark 11:12–26
Needed for this lesson: a flashlight.
Session Three
The House of Expectancy When we live in expectancy, rather than expectation, we are open to the person of Christ. Luke 7:18–35; Romans 8:18–25
Needed for this lesson: no extra materials are needed for this lesson.
Session Four
The House of Love The one power that can conquer hatred, cast out fear, overcome evil, and endure through time is love. John 1:1–18; 1 Corinthians 15:1–20; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 2:5–11
Needed for this lesson: blank pen and paper; whiteboard or poster board and markers.
Our choices have power. That's why we need to choose to live.
By Bluefish TV
The most spiritual activity you will engage in today is making choices. Our choices either move us toward God and all the fulfillment that comes in Him or steer us away from Him to a life of shame and fear. This video based Bible study features teaching from Erwin McManus.
Depending on your needs and the time available to your small group, this video Bible study can be used for a single group meeting ...
Donald Miller frames this lesson around one simple question, "If your life was made into a movie, would you go see it?" The answer is obvious for most of us. Donald Miller applies the principles of storytelling to instruct us how to make our stories more significant. This two-session study includes two 30-minute video clips and a PDF discussion guide.
Session OneSee how the Bible uses the power of ...
Discover the art of contemplative prayer and how to listen for God's replies. Explore the concept of lectio divina and how it applies to a better understanding of, and closer relationship to, God. These succinct handouts make a perfect training session for your small ...
Haddon Robinson helps us to understand life in God through this addition to our Great Teachers of the Bible series.
Haddon Robinson and JoHannah Reardon
Haddon Robinson is the senior director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Prior to joining Gordon-Conwell, Dr. Robinson served 12 years as President of Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary. He also hosts the radio program "Discover the Word" (formerly "Radio Bible Class") and writes regularly for the Our Daily Bread devotional.
Encountering God's presence and experiencing the presents of the Holy Spirit go together.
Scott Boren
"Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed …. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work" (1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-6).
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