Being Apart of a Small Group
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PART OF A SMALL GROUP?
IT MEANS TO BE NERVOUS, UNCOMFORTABLE AND MEET NEW PEOPLE.
IT MEANS TO BE VULNERABLE, OPEN AND YES TRANSPARENT AT TIMES.
IT MEANS TO BE TRUSTWORTHY, HONEST AND TO KEEP THINGS SAID BE BETWEEN YOU, GOD AND THE GROUP.
IT MEANS SHARING YOUR HURT, YOUR HEART, YOUR STRUGGLES, YOUR SINS.
IT MEANS PRAYING FOR EACH OTHER, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR CHURCH, YOUR COWORKERS AND STRANGERS.
IT MEANS BEING THERE WHEN SOMEONE CAN’T GET PREGNANT, IS TRYING TO ADOPT, OR LOSES A PREGNANCY.
IT MEANS BEING THERE DURING JOB CONFLICTS AND STRUGGLES, A JOB LOSS OR UNEMPLOYMENT OR FINANCIAL STRIFE AND STRESS.
IT MEANS BEING THERE THROUGH AN INJURY, SICKNESS, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANCER OR AFTER A DEATH.
IT MEANS LEARNING WHEN TO TALK, WHEN TO BE SILENT, WHEN TO PRAY, WHEN TO OFFER A SHOULDER OR JUST A HUG.
IT MEANS OPENING YOUR HOME, YOUR WALLET, YOUR BIBLE AND YES YOUR RECIPE BOOK.
IT MEANS STEPPING OUTSIDE OF WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE AND STEPPING INTO WHO GOD KNOWS YOU TO BE.
IT MEANS FINDING TALENTS YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD.
IT MEANS SAYING GOODBYE TO GROUP MEMBERS, WHO BECAME FRIENDS, WHO BECAME FAMILY.
IT MEANS HELPING EACH OTHER SEE WHERE WE CAN GROW, COMING ALONGSIDE AND GIVING STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
IT MEANS REALLY SEEING THAT TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER AND CAN SERVE AND BE USED BEYOND WHAT WE COULD IMAGINE.
IT MEANS LETTING GO AND LETTING GOD MOLD, KNIT, GROW AND USE YOUR GROUP.
IT MEANS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO OTHERS AND TO GOD AND FINDING OUT IT IS NOT A BAD THING.
IT MEANS STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND FINDING OUT IT IS IN YOUR ZONE OF TALENT AND EXPERTISE.
IT MEANS FEELING SAD OR OFFERING COMFORT, FEELING NUMB OR OFFERING STRENGTH, FEELING PAIN OR OFFERING JOY, FEELING SCARED OR OFFERING A VISION.
IT MEANS WORKING TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF THE BODY THROUGH HARD WORK OR HARD LAUGHTER.
IT MEANS BEING THERE AT THE BIRTH OF THAT LONG AWAITED BABY.
IT MEANS CELEBRATING A JOB OFFER, A PROMOTION OR A RAISE.
IT MEANS SHARING IN THE JOY OF RECOVERY, HEALTH OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE CANCER IS ALL GONE.
IT MEANS WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS IN YOUR GROUP KNOWING GOD HAS BROUGHT THEM THERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW HE WILL CHANGE YOU IN THE PROCESS.
IT MEANS TO WATCH, TO ACT, TO LEAD TO SERVE.
IT MEANS TO JUST BE SATISFIED AND CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS REAL FELLOWSHIP.
IT MEANS THIS IS HOW WE ARE REALLY MEANT TO LIVE WITH OTHERS AND INTERACT WITH THE BODY IN LOVE, IN COMMUNITY, AS A SMALL GROUP, A SMALL CHURCH FAMILY.
IT MEANS, IN MY OPINION, TO EXPERIENCE GOD.
IT MEANS TO BE NERVOUS, UNCOMFORTABLE AND MEET NEW PEOPLE.
IT MEANS TO BE VULNERABLE, OPEN AND YES TRANSPARENT AT TIMES.
IT MEANS TO BE TRUSTWORTHY, HONEST AND TO KEEP THINGS SAID BE BETWEEN YOU, GOD AND THE GROUP.
IT MEANS SHARING YOUR HURT, YOUR HEART, YOUR STRUGGLES, YOUR SINS.
IT MEANS PRAYING FOR EACH OTHER, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR CHURCH, YOUR COWORKERS AND STRANGERS.
IT MEANS BEING THERE WHEN SOMEONE CAN’T GET PREGNANT, IS TRYING TO ADOPT, OR LOSES A PREGNANCY.
IT MEANS BEING THERE DURING JOB CONFLICTS AND STRUGGLES, A JOB LOSS OR UNEMPLOYMENT OR FINANCIAL STRIFE AND STRESS.
IT MEANS BEING THERE THROUGH AN INJURY, SICKNESS, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANCER OR AFTER A DEATH.
IT MEANS LEARNING WHEN TO TALK, WHEN TO BE SILENT, WHEN TO PRAY, WHEN TO OFFER A SHOULDER OR JUST A HUG.
IT MEANS OPENING YOUR HOME, YOUR WALLET, YOUR BIBLE AND YES YOUR RECIPE BOOK.
IT MEANS STEPPING OUTSIDE OF WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE AND STEPPING INTO WHO GOD KNOWS YOU TO BE.
IT MEANS FINDING TALENTS YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD.
IT MEANS SAYING GOODBYE TO GROUP MEMBERS, WHO BECAME FRIENDS, WHO BECAME FAMILY.
IT MEANS HELPING EACH OTHER SEE WHERE WE CAN GROW, COMING ALONGSIDE AND GIVING STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
IT MEANS REALLY SEEING THAT TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER AND CAN SERVE AND BE USED BEYOND WHAT WE COULD IMAGINE.
IT MEANS LETTING GO AND LETTING GOD MOLD, KNIT, GROW AND USE YOUR GROUP.
IT MEANS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO OTHERS AND TO GOD AND FINDING OUT IT IS NOT A BAD THING.
IT MEANS STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND FINDING OUT IT IS IN YOUR ZONE OF TALENT AND EXPERTISE.
IT MEANS FEELING SAD OR OFFERING COMFORT, FEELING NUMB OR OFFERING STRENGTH, FEELING PAIN OR OFFERING JOY, FEELING SCARED OR OFFERING A VISION.
IT MEANS WORKING TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF THE BODY THROUGH HARD WORK OR HARD LAUGHTER.
IT MEANS BEING THERE AT THE BIRTH OF THAT LONG AWAITED BABY.
IT MEANS CELEBRATING A JOB OFFER, A PROMOTION OR A RAISE.
IT MEANS SHARING IN THE JOY OF RECOVERY, HEALTH OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE CANCER IS ALL GONE.
IT MEANS WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS IN YOUR GROUP KNOWING GOD HAS BROUGHT THEM THERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HOW HE WILL CHANGE YOU IN THE PROCESS.
IT MEANS TO WATCH, TO ACT, TO LEAD TO SERVE.
IT MEANS TO JUST BE SATISFIED AND CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS REAL FELLOWSHIP.
IT MEANS THIS IS HOW WE ARE REALLY MEANT TO LIVE WITH OTHERS AND INTERACT WITH THE BODY IN LOVE, IN COMMUNITY, AS A SMALL GROUP, A SMALL CHURCH FAMILY.
IT MEANS, IN MY OPINION, TO EXPERIENCE GOD.
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