Who would be in your tribe?
The people in your tribe know you the most. They have walked with you through the good, bad, and the ugly. These people love in such a powerful way that you can recognize the Gospel. Most people would say their tribe is their “small group.”
Yesterday, I met with my small group. We took time to regroup for the upcoming year. My wife started this group before we started dating. I entered this group when I moved to Rochester in 2013.
As I sat yesterday hearing updates from each family, I thought about the significance of this group. We have prayed with each other. We have cried with each other. We have signed up for meal trains with each other after having a newborn. We have engaged Scripture together.
The idea of a small group can sound foreign and countercultural. People set aside time in their schedule to meet with people on a weekly basis. We have people to see and places to be. The power of a small group comes from creating the opportunity to be known.
Jesus lived in a small group. He devoted three years of his life to twelve disciples. As you read the verses of the Bible, you discover the power of “one another.”
To follow Jesus and experience the Gospel means to live in close proximity to His family. In small groups, we learn how to love one another; care for one another; have compassion for one another; the list of verses could keep going.
Finding a small group of six-twelve people meeting on a weekly basis can be challenging. It requires effort and work. But God created you to live in community. He intended you to receive love and offer love from others on the basis of what He has done for you. Lastly, life-change in Jesus happens in relationship with other people.
So, who’s your small group? How has your small group challenged you? If you have not formed a small group, who might be people in your life that you would invite to start one?
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