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WHAT A LIFE (GROUP)! June 2010
From all sorts of folks, the response to Life Groups this past term was wonderful. We thought you’d like a bit of a report.
Life Groups started off last
February with three specific goals in mind. To grow spiritually,
becoming more and more like Jesus. To connect with others,
finding friendship and fellowship. And to respond to God’s call for
Christ-followers to serve others. Judging from conversations with
those who participated and by the feedback received from the Life Group
evaluations, our goals were met in remarkable ways.
Many have shared that they experienced spiritual growth
through a weekly Bible Study and discussion with group members. And the
prayers within the groups have been repeatedly described as meaningful
times of sharing concerns and experiences, and as encouraging personal
growth in prayer lives throughout the week.
New friendships have also been a gift. Many expressed how
much they appreciated the opportunity to meet new friends and have time
for casual acquaintances to be known in new ways as brothers and sisters
in Christ.
And the service projects, which for some groups at the
beginning were challenges to come up with, ended up being surprising
blessings to both the group members and to those to whom we ministered.
We were able to bless the church and people in so many good ways:
v The Sermon Response Group reached out to the Green Oak Ranch community and had a fun evening playing games and getting to know some of the residents there.
v The Men’s Book Group spent one Saturday morning at the house of a Crossroads’ senior member home, trimming, transplanting, painting, and repairing.
v The Family Group blessed the youngest children and families of the church by building shelves, painting, cleaning, and improving the nursery here at Crossroads.
v The Green Oak Ranch Group returned our care for the ranch by coming to Crossroads and working hard on landscaping and other needs here.
v The Tuesday Morning Bible Study is coming alongside a teenage girl from Camino al Cielo who will be able to enjoy her high school prom and more by getting help with clothes, encouragement, and love.
v The 150 Ways to a Richer Life of Prayer Group worked hard and laughed joyfully as they made up 70+ sack lunches which were delivered to Interfaith to help the homeless.
v The Monday Night Life Group applied their study of “serving” by helping with needed improvements at Kit Carson Park, including painting park benches.
v The Walking/Hiking Group offered their services to the Mt. Palomar Christian Center and worked hard at cleaning out horse stalls.
v The Wednesday Night Bible Study and Sailing Groups are looking forward to helping with a beach clean up day on June 12th.
God has blessed you,
Crossroads! And you responded and were blessed again—and then blessed
others! Now we look forward with eager anticipation to see how God will
use Life Groups in the terms ahead to help us grow, connect, and
serve. Join a group this summer and see what God can do!
-The Life Groups Committee-
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