Life Group
When:
Wednesdays from 6-8
Childcare provided
Where:
9 School St, Lincoln ME
Current Bible Study Method being used in Life Group: Click Here
What is Life Group?
A place to build relationships
A place to talk together about our questions about God
A place to be equipped/trained, made ready, to prepare, to follow Jesus in our everyday lives.
A place to participate and be stretched a little out of our comfort zone. Environments and situations with some challenges are the best growing environments (without being too overwhelming)
Eagles, when they are getting their eaglets to fly, actually begin to take some of the feathers and comforts out of the nest to help the eaglets begin to use their wings. But they typically don’t just drop the eaglet out of the nest and hope for the best.
Jesus shared truth through talking in loving conversations with others - those disciples sharing with others
Disciples who make disciples. Everyone can do it.
The Purpose of Life Group:
The purpose of the Life Group is to create an environment and relationships that help people mature as disciples of Christ.
Below is a word picture of a disciple of Christ that will help us to grow as we help others:
One who is committed to FOLLOWING Christ - HEAD level
Accepting and acknowledging Christ as both Lord and Savior
ABIDE with God through time in prayer and the Word
Placing ourselves under the authority of Christ
Being obedient to what God’s Word and the Holy Spirit tell us
One who is committed to being CHANGED by Christ - HEART level
• ABIDE in Christ by bearing fruit (John 15:5, 8; Galatians 5:22-23)
• Giving up old habits
• Re-prioritizing one’s life
• Seeing myself and others more and more through the eyes of Christ Jesus
One who is committed to the MISSION of Christ - HANDS level
• SHARE: sharing the gospel with the lost and sharing our lives with others
REACHING THE LOST: Pursuing opportunities to share the Gospel
Listening and asking questions in order to hear their story
A willingness to invest time in another’s life
• CONNECT: connecting believers with God and other believers
CONNECTING THE UNCONNECTED
Inviting others to church, to group, or to meet one-on-one
Inviting them into your life, home, etc.
Investing in their life
• MINISTER: shepherding and caring for people, and training others to do the same Ministering and caring for those in need
Inviting someone to join you as you help others
SHEPHERD PEOPLE TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY
• DISCIPLE: disciple others by identifying, equipping, encouraging, and releasing them to make disciples that make disciples of Jesus
EQUIP, AND RELEASE DISCIPLES
Encourage people to use and grow in their God given gifts and talents
Intentionally equip and develop others to use their gifts & talents
Empower and release them to do the same with others
Constantly encourage unity and help others FUNCTION AS A TEAM
The underlined words are known as our “6 Ministry Essentials”. These are essential as we encourage and equip our people in living out the Vision, Mission, and Process as they mature as a disciple of Christ.
