Life Groups

What are Life Groups?
LIFE Groups are small groups of people that meet for about an hour each week in homes or other locations. The groups spend time in fellowship, prayer, and discussion of the Bible, as they strive to encourage each other and build one another up. Some groups share a meal. The name LIFE Group comes from our goal of Loving Individuals through Fellowship and Evangelism.

Why Meet in Small Groups?
LIFE Groups, along with corporate worship services, are designed to follow the New Testament pattern of discipleship, fellowship and evangelism as recorded in the book of Acts.

Acts 20:20
The Apostle Paul wrote..."You 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

What are the benefits of joining a LIFE Group?
1. Fellowship: Make true friends while growing in Christ. According to Acts 2:46, believers were "breaking bread from house to house." Fellowship with God's people forms friendships and fulfills our God-given need for loving relationships. Christian discipleship needs are also fulfilled in small groups. In the book of Matthew, Jesus instructed us to "go therefore and make disciples of all nations..." We believe that discipleship is a result of one person modeling Christ to another, an opportunity afforded in small group settings.

2. Encouragement: Be renewed and refreshed each week. Hebrews 10:25 reminds us to not "give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another..." Small group members demonstrate the love of God through their love and concern for one another. Members strive to genuinely support each other with total confidentiality.

3. Prayer: Find peace and strength for your life. In Philippians 4:6-7, the writer says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." LIFE groups provide and opportunity to join together in prayer for the wide range of issues that we face daily.

4. Service and Outreach: Reaching out to those in need. Service and outreach are an integral part of LIFE groups. Together, we model the heart of Christ to others. In Luke 10, the Lord instructed us to "love your neighbor as yourself." LIFE groups offer the personal opportunity to minister to others in their spiritual and physical needs, as well as share the gospel of Christ.

5. Leadership Training: Learn to Lead. LIFE groups provide "on-the-job" training for those who desire to use their God-given gift of leadership within the body. Through mentoring and team leadership, LIFE groups offer the opportunity for Christians to learn to lead others into the freedom found in Jesus.

A Place for You
You are invited to become of a part of Southwest's LIFE Group Ministry. LIFE Groups are for anyone and everyone. You don't even have to be a member at Southwest.

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