Title: Group Up to Lift Up and Go Out

MARRIAGE MONDAYS 

• RE-ENGAGE – Starts Aug 18th at 6:30 PM
• HOW WE LOVE – Starts Aug 18th at 6:30 PM
• VERTICAL MARRIAGE – Starts Aug 18th at 6:30 PM
• ART OF MARRIAGE – A 2-day event – Oct 24-25th at 6:00 PM
• PREMARITAL – Starts Aug 25th at 6:30 PM

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAYS

• Celebrate Recover- Every Tuesday at 6 PM
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Starts August 5th at 6:30 PM
• Grief Share – Starts August 5th at 6:30 PM
• Healing From Heart Wounds – Women Only, Starts Aug 19th at 6 PM
• Singles Life Group – Every Tuesday at 6:30 PM
• Intuitive Eating – Starts Aug 19th at 6:30 PM
• Men’s H.O.P.E. – Every Tuesday at 6 PM
• Spiritual Gifts Class – Starts Aug 5th at 6:30 PM

MIDWEEK WEDNESDAYS 

• A Study on Faith with Gracie Wanjohi
• A Jesus Shaped Life With Pastor Lorrie Robinson
• Co-Ed Life Group with Brad Butler & Paul Harvey
• Men’s Life Group with Pastor Charlton Scullard & Scott Graff
• Co-Ed Life Group with Pastor Don Doe
• How to Study the Bible with Pastor Shawn Wagner 
• Women’s Life Group – Ladies Logos Group with Leigh Laubham
• The Power of Obedience with Aldith McConney & Karen Tucker

THEOLOGY THURSDAYS

• Alpha – Starts Thursday, Sept 11th at 6:30 PM
• Financial Peace University – Starts Thursday, Aug 25th at 6:30 PM
• Battle Plan for Prayer – Starts Thursday, Sept 18th at 6:30 PM
• Men’s Life Group Minarcik & Komar – Thursdays, at 6:30 PM

LIFE GROUPS 

• Men’s Groups 
• Women’s Groups
• Couples’ Groups
• CO-ED Groups
• Singles’ Group
• Empty Nesters Group
• Senior Groups 

YOUTH

• Sunday Nights – at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM for 6th – 12th Graders
• Union Coffee on Tuesdays after school

YOUNG ADULTS

• Thursday at 7:00 PM

ENCORE

• Senior Groups and Empty Nesters Groups 
• 2nd Sunday of every month in the cafe from 8 AM to 8:45 AM

JOURNALING WITH PASTOR CHARLTON

• Saturday, August 2nd at 10 AM – 18 people registered already 

R.O.L.E. Class

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays every month at 10:45 AM

POINT 1: The Thing Jesus Did Was

Matthew 10:1-4 – “Jesus called His twelve disciples to Him and gave them authority…”

He started with community, not crowds, but with relationships, not a platform.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

— African Proverb

POINT 2: Jesus Life in Groups

A. With the Disciples

• • Matthew 17:1-2 – He brought them up the mountain and revealed His glory.

B. In the Homes of

• • John 11:5 – “Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.”
  • Luke 5:29–32 – He dined with tax collectors and sinners.

C. With the Masses, but in

• • Mark 6:39–41 – He fed the 5,000 with His disciples. 
  • Luke 22:14–20 – His final meal, the Last Supper, was shared with His group. 

POINT 3: Jesus was only isolated for two reasons, but with a

A. To , , and He was Tempted

• • Matthew 4:1–11 – Jesus went alone into the wilderness to be tested by Satan. It was strategic, not habitual.

B. To Be with His Father

• • Luke 5:16 – “Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”

“Jesus’ solitude was not isolation, but preparation. His withdrawal was not separation from people, but communion with the Father for the sake of others.”

– Henri Nouwen

POINT 4: Jesus Grouped Up Through the and

A. In the of Gethsemane, He Grouped up

• • Matthew 26:36–38 – “Stay here and keep watch with me.”

B. After the Resurrection, He immediately Grouped up

• • John 20:19 – Jesus appeared to the gathered group of disciples.

C. Gave the to this Group

• • Matthew 28:16–20 – “Go and make disciples…” — not as individuals, but as a team.

D. Sent His Followers Out

• • Luke 10:1 – He never sent people out alone.

BONUS INSIGHTS: Even at Jesus’ … People

• • Matthew 2:1–2 – The wise men came together.
  • Luke 2:15–16 – The shepherds went together to see Jesus.

Jesus Wants to Too

• • Mark 10:14 – “Let the little children come to me…” Jesus welcomed kids into His presence.

The Early Church Was on Groups

• • Acts 2:42-47 – “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship (koinonia)… they broke bread in their homes… and the Lord added to their number daily.”

DIGGING DEEPER: KEY WORD: KOINONIA (κοινωνία)

Deep, authentic, sacrificial fellowship.

→ Shared life. Shared mission. Shared burden. Shared joy.

 Active Participant in the Body of Christ
→ Where koinonia is present, breakthrough is possible.

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