Monday, July 7, 2008

Faith Workout

Series: BREAKOUT
July 6, 2008

Opening:
Read Philippians 2:5-11 just as a refresher. Let the attitude of Christ soak in through prayer and silence for a few moments.

Digging Deeper:
Now, in the mind of Christ together, let’s get into a salvation workout. Read 2:12-13. What’s the difference between working out our salvation, and earning our salvation? What does it mean that God is working in us? Does this mean that God will force us to will and act according to his plans? What hope does God’s “good purpose” give us?
Talk about the workout equipment mentioned in the sermon: WATCH
  • Word of God
  • Attentive Prayer
  • Think it Through
  • Counsel of the Saints
  • Hand of God
Has God use one, all, or a combination of these in your life to help you work out your salvation?

Closing:
Break into 2 groups, men and women, and pray for one another.
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Connection Group Covenant

Connecting with God. Connecting with people. Connecting with the world.

Connection Groups target the second part of our mission- to connect with people. We believe that being in relationships, in the body of Christ, is an essential part of every Christ-followers life.

In the days of the early Church the first Christ followers gathered the first day of the week (Sunday) for worship. In addition, they meet throughout the week, daily in fact, in homes (Acts 2:46; Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15). We believe that being a part of a Connection Group is not something we do in addition to “going to church,” it is essential to “be the church.”

We gather around the following values:

Common Purpose: To become more Christ-like in everything.
Common Place: To become more a part of our community.
Common Possessions: To become more generous in supporting one another.

Therefore,
• We agree to meet for the duration of this semester.
• We will try to make every Group meeting.
• We will discuss the topic/text of worship services.
• We will make worshiping at Connections a priority. If we cannot be at worship we will listen or read the message online.
• We will support our facilitators and hosts and respect their role.
• We will be respecters of persons.
• We will practice confidentiality.
• We will seek to deepen relationships within the group.
• We will play together.
• We will serve together.

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