Podcasts religion Freedom Church R2D2, Part 1: Big Church Small Groups

R2D2, Part 1: Big Church Small Groups

Published: Aug. 27, 2010, 3:07 a.m.

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Title of my message is: Big Church, Small Groups

(Acts 2:41, 47)\\xa0 \\u201cThose who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day\\u2026 And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.\\u201d\\xa0

(Acts 20:20)\\xa0 \\u201cYou know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house.\\u201d

Big Church Myths

\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 We need quality not quantity.
\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 God isn\\u2019t interested in numbers.
\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Big churches are impersonal.

Big Church Truths

1.\\xa0 God wants everyone to be saved.
(Luke 14:23 LB)\\xa0 \\u201cGo out into the country\\u2026and urge anyone you find to come in, so that My house will be full.\\u201d

2.\\xa0 There is strength in numbers.
(Ecclesiastes 4:12)\\xa0 \\u201cThough one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.\\xa0 A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.\\u201d

3.\\xa0 God's plan is to reach the world is through relationships.

\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 a. Relationship with His Son Jesus
\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 b. Relationship with His Children, the body of Christ

(1 Thessalonians 2:8)\\xa0 \\u201cWe loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.\\u201d

Small Group Myths

\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\\u2019s a waste of time.
\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\\u2019s not what I want or need.
\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\\u2019s awkward.

Small Group Truths

1.\\xa0 It\\u2019s a place where we can really make a difference.
(1 Corinthians 9:22 LB)\\xa0 \\u201c\\u2026yes, whatever a person is like, I try to find common ground with him so he will let me tell him about Christ and let Christ save him.\\u201d

2.\\xa0 It\\u2019s a place where you can grow.
(Proverbs 27:17)\\xa0 \\u201cAs iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.\\u201d

3.\\xa0 It\\u2019s a place where everybody knows your name.
(1 John 3:16 NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cWe know what real love is because Christ gave up His life for us. And so we also ought to give up our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.\\u201d

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