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What If Jesus Came to Your Group?

What if Jesus came to group?

Whenever Jesus went to a syn­agogue or home, it was always packed. Every­one wanted to be there — the poor, the sick, the reli­gious, the humble and even the arrog­ant. Some loved Him, some hated Him, and some were unde­cided. But nobody left the room. That’s not always the case in group life. 

Why do you think that is? 

Why do people sud­denly get too busy or tired to turn up? Why do they feel com­pelled to be at some other meet­ing or event? Could it be that we have a meet­ing, but no one gets the chance meet Jesus? 

He is the one who encour­ages and heals, He is the one who gives hope and sal­va­tion. So why do we put more effort into pre­par­ing a study and answer­ing ques­tions than we do in learn­ing to host His pres­ence? After all, He is always present, He prom­ised He would…
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Feature Video: Blessed Earth: Hope for Creation - Dr Matthew Sleeth

Fol­low­ing Jesus is good for the planet. Or should be, at least. This is the rad­ical, yet solidly bib­lical premise of the Blessed Earth, a trans­form­a­tional new DVD cur­riculum for avail­able for GROWTH Groups.

 
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A Saviour is Born — Pete Briscoe
A Saviour is Born — Pete Briscoe

Has Christ­mas lost its significance?

It’s one of the most famil­iar stor­ies in human his­tory: the birth of Jesus in a lowly manger in Beth­le­hem. A Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Yet, how can we pre­pare our hearts to cel­eb­rate the birth of our Saviour in our frantic, consumer-driven soci­ety? How do we make sure the Christ­mas hol­i­day remains a Holy Day? 

In each of these four ses­sions, you will exper­i­ence cine­matic short films that cap­ture events sur­round­ing the birth of Jesus Christ. Then Pete Briscoe will open up scrip­ture to bring us back to the roots and heart of our faith… more