WHAT ARE LIFEGROUPS?
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The Life Church Model, also known as the Cell Church Model, embraces what we call the two wings of the church; both the large group meeting on Sunday morning and the Life Group meetings from house to house are equally important to achieve God’s goals for us, to help us become radical, mature disciples who advance the Kingdom of God together. We get this model from the book of Acts (Acts 2:46; 5:12,42; 20:20). The Sunday morning gatherings have five essential components, a five-course meal:
• Full worship experience in Spirit and in truth
• The Word of God preached: Expository verse by verse teaching through a book of the Bible
• The Sacraments/ordinances of the Lord’s Supper and Baptism
• Corporate prayer
• Fellowship
The Life Groups also have five essential components:
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• Worship
• Conversational Bible study
• Prayer for each other and ministry to each other with your Spiritual gifts
• Fellowship
• Outreach/evangelism
WHAT ABOUT
SUNDAY MORNING
WORSHIP?
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Gathering together on Sunday to worship in a large group is very important.
Hebrews 10:25 tells us that we should not “[stay] away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but [we should encourage] each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.”
In our corporate gatherings, we experience the majesty of God. Corporate worship also helps us see that we are part of a bigger community of believers. We gather together primarily to worship God and hear His Word preached.
But the worship service by itself is not enough. Being in a Life Group is just as important! It’s where we experience the closeness of God. The goal of the Life Group is to help us experience Jesus up close and personal.