Learn about accountability from the early Methodists.
by Christianity Today
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In late 1738 and early 1739, under the influence of Moravian pietists, the Wesleys began forming small groups for mutual accountability. These groups, called "bands," comprised about six people and made radical demands on the lives of believers—though no more radical than the gospel. Here are the 1744 Rules of Bands.
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The design of our meeting is to obey that command of God, "Confess your ...
Fill in an acrostic with words that apply to forgiveness.
Tami Rudkin
Give every person a blank sheet of paper. Have your group members write the word "forgiveness" in an acrostic. Have them write words that begin with each letter of the acrostic that have to do with forgiveness. After they are finished, have them share what they came up with.
Having the support you need can make a world of difference.
Randy Carr
When the associate minister of the church I attend asked if I would like to write an article on support and recovery groups, two of Jesus' disciple's came to mind: Judas and Peter. Each experienced significant brokenness as a result of failure, however, each received a very different reaction from their small group.
First let's consider Judas who betrayed Jesus. We find this account in Matthew 27:3-5: ...
Deepen your relationship with God by focusing on him and discovering what he is like.
This ten-session course will help you get through the summer victoriously. Deepen your relationship with God by focusing on him and discovering what he is like. This course will also teach you how to repent, find forgiveness, and get rid of guilt. Finally, it will help you fill your prayer life with joy and beauty.
Week 1
Spirituality for Today
Modern spirituality begins and ends with the self; Christian ...
Enjoy watching these movies about very different women, all of whom overcome incredible odds to discover a new sense of themselves and a new sense of hope.
Session 1
Erin Brockovich Brockovich bullies her way into a clerking job at a law office, where she discovers medical records in a real estate case file. Her investigation tests her resolve, her motherhood, and her integrity.
A small group works through their past hurts together.
by Life Together
"Can you love God if you don't love your neighbor?" Jenny asked her small group.
It seemed like a simple question, but the lengthy pause suggested otherwise. Martha, a new believer, broke the silence. "I suppose the 'right' answer is we can't love God; but right now I feel like I love God, but I can't love my dad. He's hurt me too deeply."
Martha was daddy's little girl growing up. She could do no wrong ...
Leader: Have someone in your group read Psalm 23 out loud to the group. Then have them read responsively the following reading. (Leader read the lines printed in bold and have the group read the lines in regular font) Ask someone to pray when you are done reading.
The Lord is my shepherd.
I have everything I need! I have His love, I have His forgiveness, I have His joy. He gives to me exactly what I ...
How to personalize prayers for children who may wander.
Sue Skalicky
Group Outreach
I had reached the end of myself. I longed to wake up and have it all be a nightmare. I wept in my bed, knowing that downstairs, directly below me, my 15-year-old daughter—smelling of smoke and having confessed to me hours before the drugs and the sex—was curled up in her fuzzy green blanket searching for answers to the ache in her heart. My heart also ached as my mind fitfully ...
We often feel like we have to be perfect, even in small groups; confession may be the answer to removing our masks.
Michael C. Mack
We attend church services and small group meetings with masks on, concealing our sinfulness from ourselves and the rest of the group. The church, the one place where we should be able to admit our imperfections, is the place we feel we must act perfect. But "all are sinners." A hidden sinful life-style poisons a person from within. Unexpressed sin holds the person in bondage to it. Confession may ...
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