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Participation Groups

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Part 1: Foundations
The weight of the intentions of God for his church rests upon even the smallest groups, at least for those who will participate!
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Part 2: Fellowship
Fellowship does not truly engage until we begin to bear one another's burdens.
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Part 3: Study
Study without obedience produces nothing for the kingdom, but participation groups are rich soil for God's kids to "get it" by doing it.
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Part 4: Prayer
There is no reason that prayer in our small groups cannot participate in the vast intentions of God if we can get beyond merely seeking comfort.
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Part 5: Ministry
There is nothing wrong with ministry to one another in our groups, but groups with only this are inherently unstable and ignore Christ's redemptive plan for the world.
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Part 6: Reproduction
No program, method, or group can remove from believers the duty of personal spiritual midwifery. Fertility is a mark of a true participation group.
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Part 7: Leadership
Churches and individual believers seem to be freezing to death before our eyes. P-groups with anointed leaders and anointed followers are like a toasty living room with crackling fire!
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