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We
have a wonderful variety of Small Groups for you to choose from: Men's, Women's,
Couples, Singles, and Mixed. Bring a friend
and discover a great way to connect with friendly people, try out a small group for six
weeks, and gain deeper understanding of God's desire for us to be in deep
relationships with each other, not to do life alone!
 Small Group/ Worship
Service Series
- Small Group Information and
Sign Up
- This is where we will provide you with days, times and locations.
- Becoming a Host Home
- This is information on how to host a small group.
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Past Small Group Spiritual Gifts Studies
One of our Small Groups focus was on
Spiritual Gifts.
Identifying Your Spiritual Gifts Series
Often Misunderstood-1 Corinthians 12:1;
All Gifted-1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Peter 4:10, 11; Focus on
Others-1 Corinthians 12:12, 13
- Apostle
- The special ability from God to start and oversee the
development of new churches or ministry structures.
- Ephesians 4:11; 1 Corinthians 12:28
- Missionary
- The special ability from God to outreach to a different
culture.
- Prophet
- The special ability from God to proclaim His word with
clarity and conviction.
- Evangelist
- The special ability from God to proclaim the Christian
message so effectively and clearly with passion that others respond.
- Teach
- The special ability from God to teach the Bible or train
others in a way that causes them to learn and implement life changes.
- Encouragement
- The special ability from God to care fro others in a way
that builds their courage and motivates them to follow Jesus; the ability to
bring out the best in others.
- Wisdom
- The special ability from God to understand God's
perspective on life's structures and counsel others with sound advice.
- Discernment
- The special ability from God to recognize truth or error
with a message, person, or event.
- Service
- The special ability God gives to work gladly behind the
scenes in order that God's work is fulfilled.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28; Romans 1:2-7; 1 Peter 4:11
- Hospitality
- The special ability God gives to some to provide a warm
welcome to those in need of food, lodging and fellowship
- Romans 12:13; 1Peter 4:9,10.
- Mercy
- The special ability gives to have exceptional empathy and
compassion for those who are suffering (physically, mentally, emotional,
spiritual) and to help alleviate thier pain with comforting words and caring
action.
- Romans 12:8
- Giving
- The special ability God gives to some to contribute money
and resources to the work of the Lord with cheerfulness and liberality.
- Romans 12:8
- Pastor/ Shepard
- The special ability God gives to some to assume a
long-term personal responsibility for leadership and spiritual care of a
group of believers.
- Ephesians 4:11
- Intercession
- The ability to pray persistently for others; prayer
extended periods of time on a regular basis seeing frequent and specific
answers to prayer.
- Colossians 1:9-12, I Thessalonians 5:17
- Music
- The ability to create art that elevates people. The test
is not to see te musician or artist but to see Jesus.
- Psalms 113:1-5
- Leadership
- The ability to set goals, lead others in such a way they
voluntarily and harmoniously work together to accomplish these goals for the
glory of God.
- I Corinthians 12:28, I Corinthians 14:40
- Faith
- The gift of Faith is the ability to trust God, the
ability to risk failure in pursuit of a God-given vision expecting God to
handle obstacles.
- I Corinthians 12:9, Acts 11:22-24, 27:21-25, Romans
4:8-21
MORE THAN A CARPENTER
BY JOSH MCDOWELL
Our church-wide small group study and
Sunday service topic focused on "More Than A Carpenter" by Josh McDowell. Josh
McDowell thought Christian must be "out of their minds". He put them down. He
argued against their faith. Eventually he saw that his arguments wouldn't stand
up. In More Than a Carpenter, Josh focuses upon the person who changed
his life - Jesus Christ.
This book addresses the skeptic's questions regarding
Jesus' deity, his resurrection, and his claims on their lives.
The first six Sundays were devoted to a study of More Than A
Carpenter through preaching and weekly teaching in small groups on the following
subjects:
- "Do Christian Worship Three Gods?"
- "Is the Bible Accurate?"
- "Is the Resurrection Believable?"
- "Is Jesus the Messiah?
- "Is Jesus the Only Way?"
- "Did
Jesus Change Lives?"
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