Community Groups
We desire to be a community of believers who regularly encourage one another. It was out of this desire that we began our weekday Community Groups. The book of Hebrews says that we are to “encourage one another day after day…so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” (Hebrews 3:12-13). We all understand that sin lies to us and causes us to be hardened toward the things of God. And this text of Scripture shows us that God has given us fellowship with one another as a way to keep us from these effects of sin. We see this ministry as a practical way to strengthen our fellowship with one another and walk faithfully with our Lord. But there’s more. God calls believers to be a community that loves one another. We want to be a church with members that develop strong ties with one another and practically care for each other. And weekday community groups provide the platform for this as well.
What to expect
We generally meet in homes Tuesday or Wednesday evenings for about an hour to sing, pray, and dig into Scripture together and share life together. We cover a portion of Scripture the same way in all the groups, going over observations, exposition and implications relative to the biblical text. Our community groups are open to all who join us for worship on Sundays. For more details, please speak to one of our leaders or members.
As the planets orbit the sun, so we order ourselves around our object of worship, the Lord. He is the radiant sun and we the muted planets; He the center, we the periphery. We spotlight the God of majesty, and fade into the background. His glory sparkles and shines like jewels on the crown.
Even as the LORD provided for Israel manna and water in the wilderness to train their souls, so the LORD acts for the good of our souls: He continually restores wayward sheep to His paths of righteousness.
Instead of the offerings and ceremonies of the old covenant which were a shadow of the good things to come in Christ, the church as God’s redeemed community is to draw near to God with holy hands and good works.
Even though His word is enough and He needs no witnesses to prove His character, God nonetheless demonstrated His grace to all men at the cross.
The heart of God seeks the salvation of the lost. Paul reminds us of three gospel convictions that reinforce this compassion for the lost.