Small Groups

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What is the church?   It is not a buildling It is not an institution Read Acts 2:41-42, 46 and underline these words.    What is the church?   The Church is a group of baptized believers who join together in a commitment to help each other fulfill the five purposes in their lives.  Love God with all your heart (worship) Love your neighbor as yourself (ministry) Go and make disciples (evangelism) Baptize them into (fellowship) Teach them to do all things (discipleship) Give your first impression, what does this picture mean?  Unlikely Reasons why people go to church? Out of habit Tradition Out of duty Guilt Pressured to Go Discussion:    What would you say why you go to church?  Philippians 4:1-3 When you love the Church... ...you treat it passionately (v.1-2) ...you help it purposefully (v.3)  You Treat It Passionately (v.1-2)  Like a family, therefore my brot...