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PERSONAL M INISTRIES

PERSONAL M INISTRIES. THE POWER OF SMALL GROUPS. 1. INTRODUCTION. The church is God’s appointed agency for the salvation of men, its mission is to preach the gospel to the entire world. (Mat. 28:19-20; AA, 9).

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PERSONAL M INISTRIES

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  1. PERSONAL MINISTRIES

  2. THE POWER OF SMALL GROUPS 1. INTRODUCTION

  3. The church is God’s appointed agency for the salvation of men, its mission is to preach the gospel to the entire world. (Mat. 28:19-20; AA, 9)

  4. This task will never be finished until the membership unites in the work (GW, 352), and the essential Latter Rain cannot come until “the largest portion of the church are… laborers together with God.” (RH 7/21/96)

  5. “The greatest help that can be given our people is to teach them to work for God, and to depend on Him, not on the ministers.” (Testimonies, 7:19)

  6. Every church should be a training school for Christian workers.” (MH, 149)

  7. “One who cannot err” has advised the formation of small groups “as a basis of Christian effort” (Testimonies, 7:21-22).

  8. SMALL GROUP - GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT GET TOGETHER EVERY WEEK TO HELP EACH OTHER: SPIRITUAL LIFE REVIVAL IN JESUS FULLFILLING THE MISSION

  9. SG – WHY? PEOPLE TEND TO BE INDIVIDUALIST, NOT BECAUSE THEY LIKE, BUT BECAUSE THE SOCIETY IS LIKE THAT. HOME SCHOOL WORK HOME

  10. SG – GOALS FELLOWSHIP REVIVAL MISSION

  11. SG – OBJECTIVES QUALITY GROWTH QUANTITY GROWTH

  12. SG – RESULTS FRIENDSHIP FELLOWSHIP SPIRITUALITY LIFE OF SERVICE PERSONAL TESTIMONY HOPE AND FAITH NEW LEADERS CONSTANT GROWTH

  13. SMALL GROUP A new style of Christian Life

  14. “Let small companies assemble in the evening, at noon, or in the early morning to study the Bible. Let them have a season of prayer, that they may be strengthened, enlightened, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit... Angels of God will be in your assembly. You will feed upon the leaves of the tree of life. What testimonies you may bear of the loving acquaintance made with your fellow workers in these precious seasons when seeking the blessing of God.” (Testimonies, 7:195)

  15. study the Bible • prayer sessions • lovable fellowship • sharing experiences Small Companies

  16. What is a Small Group? Small Group is a weekly meeting of people in order to Study the Bible, Prayer, Fellowship, and Testimony. 1. Fellowship Weekly meeting 2. Testimony 3. Prayer 6 to 12 people 4. Study the Word

  17. THE POWER OF SMALL GROUPS 2. BIBLICAL BASIS

  18. Moses Judged the people alone. “… and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.”Exodus 18:13

  19. Jetro to Moses “The thing that thou doest is not good.” Exodus 18:17 “I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee...” Exodus 18:19

  20. Jesus “He called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose 12...”Luke 6:13 “And he ordained 12, that they should be with him...”Mar 3:13

  21. Jesus Chose a small group Taught in small groups (Mat. 13:36) Trained His small group Sent His small group (Luke 9:1-2) Organized small groups among the multitude (Luke 9:14)

  22. Apostolic Church “And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.”Acts 5:42

  23. Apostolic Church “Paul… unto Philemon… and to the church in thy house.”PHILEMOM 1-2

  24. Apostolic Church Houses Fellowship Prayer Word Testimony Temple

  25. THE POWER OF SMALL GROUPS 3. THE BASICS

  26. Weekly Meetings Number of participants 6-8 (No more than 12)

  27. Overall Mission • To know the Plan • To prepare the Leaders • To organize the Work • To prepare the Church • To start the Meetings

  28. The Basics 1st Step To know the plan: - To study the plan - To choose the coordinator - To pray for the plan - To elaborate a calendar - To be commited to the plan

  29. The Basics 2nd Step To prepare the leaders: - To present the plan to the pastor, elders… - To study the plan: Church Board and PM Committee - To determine functions - To visit church families

  30. The Basics 3rd Step To organize the work: - To choose the small group leaders - To train the leaders - To advertise the plan

  31. The Basics 4th Step To prepare the Church: - Week of Revival - To promote the plan - To organize the groups - To advertise the place of the meetings

  32. The Basics To begin the Meetings: - To show a model meeting to the leaders - 5 or 6 meetings to get acquantance and revival - Permanent Meetings with visitors - The goal of the group is to grow and to multiply 5th Step

  33. Key Person The Pastor The Pastor should: • Know the importance of the plan • Be the key person to implement the plan • Motivate and train the leaders. When he is unable to do that, the Small Group Coordinator should do it.

  34. 4. The Small Group Leaders Associate Leader Secretary Host Leader

  35. Desire of saving souls Be led by the Spirit Be faithful The Leader Qualities Be a disciple Be willing to serve

  36. 5. Small Group Program Fellowship - 15 min. Testimonies - 15 min. Prayer - 10 min. Bible Study - 30 min.

  37. Small Groups: Preparation for missionary work “There is great need of self-examination and secret prayer… Personal effort for others should be preceded by much secret prayer…”Power of Prayer, 77

  38. Small Groups A new style of Christian Life

  39. Let small companies assemble in the evening, at noon, or in the early morning to study the Bible. Let them have a season of prayer, that they may be strengthened, enlightened, and sanctified by the Holy Spirit…

  40. This work Christ wants to have done in the heart of every worker. If you yourselves will open the door to receive it, a great blessing will come to you. Angels of God will be in your assembly…

  41. You will feed upon the leaves of the tree of life. What testimonies you may bear of the loving acquaintance made with your fellow workers in these precious seasons when seeking the blessing of God…

  42. Christ will come into your hearts. It is by this means only that you can maintain your integrity. (Testimonies, 7:195)

  43. In a special sense Seventh-day Adventists have been set in the world as watchmen and light bearers.(Testimonies, 9:19)

  44. “Eternity stretches before us...Every day that passes brings us nearer the end…Time is short, and our forces must be organized to do a larger work.” (Testimonies, 9:26-27)

  45. “I saw jets of light shining from cities and villages, and from the high places and the low places of the earth…

  46. God's word was obeyed, and as a result there were memorials for Him in every city and village. His truth was proclaimed throughout the world.”(Testimonies, 9:28)

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