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Category Archives: small group
Discovery Bible Study: What I Discovered!
Since I’ve been posting about the discovery bible study method, I thought I’d share the results of my study on Colossians 1:9-12. I was asking God about prayer. I know how to talk to God and listen to Him, but … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, holiness, organic church, small group
Tagged colossians, discovery bible study, inductive bible study, Paul's prayers
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Discovery Bible Study (group)
Oral Study for a Group How many groups doing Bible studies actually study . . . the Bible? Here’s a great way to allow the word of God to do the teaching. Anyone can do a Bible study like this. … Continue reading
Discovery Bible Study
Three Column Study I’ve only recently discovered what is (to me) a new method of studying God’s word, and I’m excited about it — so of course I want to tell you about it and how to do it. This … Continue reading
Lamps in the Village
Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was a village . . . In this village lived people of all sorts; people who saw, people who felt, and people who knew. People who sought and found, and … Continue reading
Posted in art, Bible Study, Dreams and Visions, house church, organic church, pagan christianity, prophecy, small group
Tagged light, parable, short story
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Philippians 2:1-18 (part 3)
Here’s the passage: So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, holiness, house church, organic church, pagan christianity, prophecy, small group
Tagged in Christ, jesus
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What is In Christ?
Paul speaks the words “in Christ” a multitude of times in his New Testament writings. Our little group of brothers and sisters is planning to discuss this subject this week, and I’ve been asking God about it. To start out … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, holiness, house church, organic church, pagan christianity, small group
Tagged in Christ, jesus
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Forget the Law!
So many people just want to know what God requires of us so they can do it. They want the list. “Show me what I should and shouldn’t do and I’ll do it, okay? Is that so hard?” The same … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, ecclesia, evangelism, holiness, house church, organic church, pagan christianity, small group, truth
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A New Song
One of the things the brothers and sisters in organic church do that’s a little different is write our own songs. We sing songs that other people have written, particularly some of the magnificent old hymns, but we also write … Continue reading
Posted in ecclesia, house church, organic church, small group
Tagged jesus, poetry, songs, worship
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Why Leave the Church?
That sounds really bad, doesn’t it? But the fact is that lots of people are leaving the church, and they do have their reasons. Maybe we should have a look and see if we can figure out why? First, let … Continue reading
Posted in ecclesia, house church, organic church, pagan christianity, small group
Tagged body of christ, fellowship, frank viola, jesus
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Organic Church: What on Earth Does That Mean?
The term “organic church” means different things depending on who you talk to. For our ekklesia, it means a gathering of saints who are committed to becoming one with one another and living life and meeting under the headship of … Continue reading
Posted in ecclesia, house church, organic church, pagan christianity, small group
Tagged body of christ, glory, jesus, trinity
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