Groups Matter

2 Examples of Penetrating Lostness Through New Groups

The early church met in the temple courts (big church) and house to house (little church within the church) [Acts 2:46]. The small groups are where the church functions more like a body where members care about one another and spur one another on to love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24-25). New groups are a way Christians can penetrate lostness. Here are two powerful testimonies of what God can do. Example #1: The First French Speaking Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York Jean Baptiste Thomas started the First French Speaking Baptist Church of Brooklyn, New York, in his living room…

8 Steps to Penetrating Lostness Through New Groups

Guide your church or group to pray for God’s heart for the lostness in your community and world. Then follow His leadership to penetrate that lostness by starting new Bible study groups through which He will draw people to saving faith in His Son. Here are eight steps to consider: Pray to know God’s heart for the lost. Put names and faces on lostness in your Jerusalem… and to the ends of the earth. Pray for laborers. (Matthew 9:35-38) Commission and equip teams (2 or more people) to start new groups. Pray for God to open your eyes to see where…