Thursday 1 October 2009

Get Together

What is church?

What church isn’t

• Not a building• Not a show for entertainment• Not a Sunday morning service• Not a place for doing religious stuff• Not an exclusive members-only club• Not only for the rich and educated• Not passive

How much of contemporary church is Bible

based?

What is church then?

Acts 2: 42-47

A group of believers of any size who are committed to one another in order to be

obedient to Jesus’ commands

What is church then?

• What every we want it to be?• Whatever expression is appropriate for

the culture in which you find yourself?• Some basic and common elements• Acts 2: 42-47; 1 Corinthians 14: 26;

1 Timothy 3: 1-16

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our contemporary

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‘Transform’ Group

• Small group of friends• Usually two, three or four people• Same sex ie group of men or of women• Commit to meet every week• For a minimum of one hour• Encourage each other as disciples of

Jesus

Typical Meeting Agenda

• Confession of sin to one another• Bible reading – 20 to 30 chapter/ week• Discerning the word together• Prayer – for agreed ‘oikos’ list• Encourage deliberate discipleship• Integral part of daily lives and routines• Emphasise service in community

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Are you up for it?

Questions?

Thursday 1 October 2009

Get Together