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 BETTER TOGETHER…THE WAY OF LIFE

“This is THE WAY” is a famous quote from the modern Sci-fi drama, The Mandalorian.  However, THE WAY was actually a name used in Scripture for the early day followers of Christ. We see inferences to  THE WAY throughout Scripture, and most notably in Acts 9:2, those “who belonged to the Way”. Further, Acts 2:24 highlights the first gatherings of followers once they received the Holy Spirit: “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to everyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:24-27).

Obviously, some of these experiences happen in corporate worship on Sunday mornings and some experiences happen throughout the week as we do our individual devotions.  However, the description in Acts 2 illustrates a way of life.  This is THE WAY Christ-followers lived in community as they lived out the mission commanded by Christ.   

BETTER TOGETHER…LIFE GIVING and LIFE CHANGING

God designed us for community; therefore, following in His WAY will result in life-giving experiences and life-changing encounters.  God, though His Holy Spirit sustains us and transforms us. He uses other people in our lives to encourage us, challenge us, and affect change in our life.  This is the importance and essence of community in a Life Group.  This is THE WAY. 

As Associate Pastors of Adult Ministry at Covenant Grove Church, Serena and I don’t just preach and promote Life Groups - we live it out.  “Life Is Better Together” isn’t just a line or trendy catch phrase, it is a testimonial of our lives based on an accumulation of hundreds of Kingdom stories about us and the people we shared our lives with, in Life Groups.  We have in fact been actively involved and committed in a Life Group for 35 of the 35 years of our marriage!

Over those years we have been incredibly blessed to witness the power of God changing lives through Life Group ministry.  Kingdom stories of people trusting in Christ as LORD and Savior, acquiring new habits, forgoing bad habits, growing deep roots in Christ, growing in wisdom, winning the battle over depression, addiction, and oppression.  We have laughed together, cried together, prayed together, shared meals together, shared burdens together – did life together with many wonderful brothers and sisters over the years.    

Are you ready to do life together?  We have 13 different Life Groups at Covenant Grove meeting at various times throughout the week, both in-person and zoom groups.

Life Groups provide a WAY - to fellowship, pray together, care for each other, become more rooted in our faith in Christ, and more intentional about our walk with Christ – a WAY to grow one step closer to others and to become firmly rooted in Christ.

Join a Life Group today. We are better together! This is THE WAY. 

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