Read through Scripture passages that focus on hope in the face of tragedy.
Tami Rudkin
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Barker's Family "Safely Home"
Eric Barker was a missionary from Great Britain who had spent over fifty years in Portugal preaching the gospel, often under adverse conditions.
During World War II, the situation became so critical that he took the advice to send his wife and eight children to England for safety. His sister and her three children were also evacuated on the same ship. Barker ...
Real life doesn't wait outside while we attend our small-group meetings. Fortunately, a small group is a place where burdens can be shared, and often will be shared. But what happens when the really big problems hit? At what point do group members move beyond listening and praying for ...
Upgrade your group worship time with the music and lyrics of this famous hymn bundled together.
by Hello Industry
Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com can help.
We've partnered with the band Hello Industry to bring you a collection of video worship songs that are easy to use. Each hymn has been recorded by the band in a contemporary ...
This four-session course investigates how we can remain faithful in suffering by God’s grace.
The Bible emphasizes how to remain faithful in the midst of suffering more than it emphasizes why suffering exists. Scripture gives us a small glimpse into why God allows suffering, but more importantly it gives great resources for persevering in the midst of suffering. The long and winding road takes us through regions of pain, doubts, questions, and suffering. Can your faith stand the strain of ...
This 5-week course will help you and your small group explore the topic of suffering and discuss recent tragedies.
The following 5-week course will help you and your group explore the topic of suffering and discuss recent tragedies with questions like: What is the nature of suffering? How can we learn and grow through tragedy? Where is God in all this?
Week One
Unexplained Tragedy Why does God allow natural disasters to happen?
Week Two
God's Purpose in Our SufferingWe learn and grow through suffering, but there's ...
Deuteronomy may be a painfully honest book, but it promises God's presence through the pain.
by Shane Hipps, with Johannah Reardon
The Book of Deuteronomy deals with hardship, testing, and doubt, but also with promise, hope, and trust. It reminds us that faith is not automatic or mechanical. Faith becomes personal and active when it springs from a living relationship with a loving God. The message of Deuteronomy can be summed up as follows: "Devote yourself wholeheartedly to God." Despite what many Christians think, this book's ...
"Experiencing life together." That's a popular phrase when it comes to descriptions of small-groups ministry. But when you stop to think about it, it's kind of an ominous phrase, as well. That's because the experiences of life are often tough to handle.
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