HCP - Ep. 47 "Missional Small Groups"
Healthy Church Podcast
English - April 27, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBChristianity Religion & Spirituality church health pastors ministry burnout elders ministers stress marriage christians Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Missional Small Groups
On this episode of HCP, Larry and Drew talk about mission in the context of small groups. Many times our small groups can become very exclusive and internally focused and we can forget that we’re not only called to care for one another, but to also be intentional in our sharing of the Gospel everywhere we go. In the same way that we pray for one another, want to care for each others needs and disciple one another - we ALSO have to be accountable to each other to make Jesus known. We have an amazing opportunity in our small groups to pray for each other and the movement of God’s Spirit in and through us to take the message of Jesus to those around us.
We were reminded of the story after John and Peter went to the Temple to preach the Gospel and heal the crippled man - they returned to the church of believers who wanted to hear what had happened and their time ended praying for each other to see God’s movement by His Spirit all around them and to be BOLD witnesses for Christ. The Lord affirmed their prayer and desire to make Jesus known but literally shaking the building they were in.
It’s time that the Lord shake our church buildings as well as He sends us out on mission together in boldness and unity and brings us back to authentic community and accountability for what God is doing in us as His people He’s sent out to tell His story.
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