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And now!

A word from our leader--

Earl Ham

TeamMates Now What? September 9, 2018 Earl Ham

Community Group Mission Connect Welcomes and connects people to authentic community Become Teaches and equips people to become like Jesus; identifies and helps people take the next step in becoming a disciple Impact Mobilizes people to further God’s Kingdom This slide outlines the Community Group Mission Statement. Connect, Become, Impact

Connect to Biblical Community Positions   Incumbent Mission Team Mates Coordinator Earl Ham Become Lead Lee Bennett Become Connect Lead Jonathan & Heather Ansley Connect Greeters Lead Robert Lee Social Activities Lead Art Dean Supper Six Lead Sunday Morning Snack Lead Sarah & Greg Miller and Suzie & Aubrey Howard Set Up Lead Roland Smith Jan Smith Tear Down Lead Prayer Request Email Lead Debbie Melllis Team Mates Welcome Package Lead Heather Ansley Team Mates Roster Lead Jean Guy Audio/Visual Team Frank Helmes Loch Guy Jingle Go Peter Wilmot David Susanto Paul Lentz (In Calif) Connect/Become Impact Lead Mike Pullen Missions Lead Walt Okon Impact TM Coordinator for Ohio State Students Visit Gene Brown Clothing Ministry Lead Susan Wyant Bold=Confirmed Connect to Biblical Community Hebrews 10:24-25 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Galatians 6:2 2Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Romans 12:3-13 3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully. 9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the LORD. 12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13Share with the LORD's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Matthew 18:20 - For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Connect, Become, Impact

Now What? Discipleship Pathway: Exploring, Believing, Growing, Multiplying Pray that God might use us to gently, lovingly move those with which we interact along the discipleship pathway. Learn and obey the Bible personally and in small and large group community. Learn: Read, Reflect, and Respond Obey: James 1:22-25 Large group: regular church service participation Small group: some smaller sense of community where accountability is part and partial of the group dynamic Pray that we might be receptive to gentle loving accountability by those who interact with us.

Intentional In Interactions As we interact with people in our normal course of life, ask God for opportunities to determine where along the Discipleship pathway the person is? Ask God for an opportunity to gently, lovingly urge/assist them in progress. For those we have an ongoing relationship: Three questions that should become part of our greeting to hold each other accountable How many days are you in the Word weekly? Did you share your faith in the past? What verse did you memorize last week?

Program Sept 9–10 weeks: 1 John December—Luke Chapter 1&2 Goal: people learn the purpose of 1 John. Content may be direct applications of concepts Recommended book: Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in 1, 2, & 3 John; Daniel L. Akin December—Luke Chapter 1&2 Goal: By January and February: goal is to have Community Groups teaching on same book as in the main sanctuary but on a deeper level Christmas Village will be a lite version and may not result in a blackout as has happened the past 2 years. More to come later….

MBC Changes Communion--weekly basis Baptism--as often as we have candidates Sermon time--earlier in the service Offering--collected after the message Guidance--participate in main service as a family as often as possible. Database system-- Fellowship One retired; being replaced by Ministry Platform. TM using an alternative system in the interim. Publicity—will add add’l signs and attempt to improve TM presence on MBC website  

Just a Few Reminders

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Starting Sept. 26, 2018

End of Reminders

And Now!! Lee Bennett

I John (the letter) “Tests of True Faith” Teammates September 9, 2018 Lee Bennett

Table Talk What things have you done this summer or in the past year that have brought joy or happiness to you?

Overview of I John Author: John, the Apostle, son of Zebedee, a Galilean fisherman, younger brother of James, also an Apostle, possibly the son of Salome (feminine version of the name, “Solomon”) Date: probably written between 80-90 AD To whom: The churches in Asia-Minor (Turkey)

Overview of I John (contd.) Occasion: Nominalism vs. true faith & worship Erroneous teachings about Jesus Gnosticism with its claims that all matter is evil and Jesus could not be the God-Man, nor did it matter if one lived a moral/godly life

A look at the Book: I John 1:1-4 What was from the beginning, What we have heard, What we have seen with our eyes, What we beheld and our hands handled Concerning the Word of life--

I John 1:2 And the life was manifested And we have seen And bear witness And proclaim to you The eternal life, which was with the Father And was manifested to us--

I John 1:3-4 What we have seen and heard We proclaim to you also; That you may have fellowship with us; And indeed our fellowship is with the Father, And with His Son Jesus Christ And these things we write that our joy may be made complete.

Table talk How helpful is it to know what John wrote in his gospel account in understanding this text? How helpful is it to you to hear or to read someone’s eyewitness account of something? What do you think when you hear two people describe the same events & experiences in different ways?

Table talk Do you remember the first time you spoke with someone about Jesus Christ? What were your feelings afterward? Have you ever tried to communicate your faith in another language? Was it difficult to find words that were mutually understandable?

Closing Lauren Daigle’s song: “You Say” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14OxEwPRzBY After the song, please turn to those at your table and pray that you might surrender your life completely to God and allow Him to use you this week.

Turn, now, to those at your table and pray that you might surrender your life completely to God and allow Him to use you this week.