Transcript Praying, Growing, Serving

Making Disciples:
Pray, Grow, Serve
What it means for small groups
Pray
as a first resort, seeking the Holy Spirit’s empowerment
• Make prayer a priority
• Time for prayer and sharing answered prayers during SG
• Start, not end with prayer.
• Testimonies can inspire.
• Readiness to share and offer prayer, even outside of SG time
• Emails, SMS, Facebook, …
• Pray for the needs of the church
• Individual and ministry prayer needs
• Prayer NET
• TMC website
• Church prayer meeting
• Every other Sunday 730am @ Prayer Chapel
Grow
into Christ-likeness as we exercise discipleship
• Submit to be Christ’s disciple in his church
• Baptism, membership
• Become deeply rooted in the Word
• Know and understand the Word
• DISCIPLE, adult bible class (ABC), bible study workshops
• Bible study resources (resource center, church office)
• Develop accountability in a community of grace
• Encourage each other to LIVE out the Word in obedience
• Accountability groups
• Make disciples
• Shepherd others to do likewise
• Mentoring, 1-on-1 follow-up
Serve
with purpose and joy
• Help members to know their gifts and use them
• SHAPE or other spiritual gift assessment tools
• TMC website for information on ministries
• Adopt an outreach ministry area and avail your group to
support for the year
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Missions
Social Concerns – 123, SLEC, IMH, CSL
W&E – Alpha, evangelistic events
GB, BB
Questions
for Group Sharing
• In the light of the Great Commission, the Great
Commandment, TMC’s Mission
• What is your PERSONAL RESPONSE to this call?
• How would you like to see your SMALL GROUP
engage in the areas of Pray, Grow and Serve?
• What challenges do you anticipate? Share them so
we can PRAY for one another.