As you lead your group each week, you’ll want to set aside some time in your gathering to pray. This is an excellent opportunity to model prayer for those who may be new to Christianity. It’s also a time to challenge long-time believers to be strategic in their prayer time. You may consider having an…
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Evangelism has been our blog focus throughout the month of December, and I hope you’ve had chances to talk about Jesus during this season! We’ve discussed how to share your testimony, the value of extending invitations, and the benefits of using one verse to share the good news. But, we can’t let this month end…
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Prayer makes a difference especially when that prayer aligns with God’s purposes. New ongoing Bible study groups help our church reach new people, mostly people who are far from God. One thing we can do in our current group is to pray for new groups. Over the next few weeks, we will look at how…
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Shared experiences are one element of community, but we sometimes settle for shared experiences when what we really need is meaningful community. Instead of defining the term “meaningful community,” let me describe how it plays out in my life. Several years ago, I created a prayer team out of necessity. All kinds of things were…
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Most classes begin and end with prayer. For some, it is how one calls the class to order or declares the group now being in session. Ending the class or group time without a prayer seems cold or as if we are not serious about what we just studied. The Explore the Bible resources even…
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