[Onebrother] Community Group

[Smith, Marla]

Can't wait!!!!!
M

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On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:56 AM, "Inez Cobb" <icobb at swmail.sw.org> wrote:

> Well let me be Mrs. enthusiasm, because I am REALLY excited about the
> group starting. Leonard and I have never been in a long term community
> group. I have attended a few women's things and Leonard did attend a
> men's group last year at Vista, which he really enjoyed. But we have
> never been really committed to a community group. Looking so forward to
> that and to studding God's word with the group.
> Thank you  Heath for leading us all in this.
> 
> I will bring banana bread Sunday night.
> 
>>>> "B. Heath Robinson" <heath at midnighthour.org> 3/22/2011 7:56 AM >>>
> Never having been accused of being "Mr. Enthusiasm" I won't lie and say
> "I'm really excited to start our community groups."  However, Courtney
> and I have not been out of a group for more than a month or so in the
> past 5 years.  It has become an integral part of our spiritual lives and
> in reality our lives in general.  Is that redundant?  We feel the need
> to be back in a community group.  No doubt Courtney is ready for some
> guys to set me straight here and there.  I have missed the weekly
> fellowship and discussion centered around God's word and its teaching. 
> To me, it is REALLY important.
> 
> Goal
> My goal is that you will begin to feel this as well.  It is not so much
> that God made us for community but that for God reality is community. 
> He is Trinity.  We, being in his likeness, are living outside of reality
> if we are trying to live the Bible's version of the good life without
> community.  If you have ever avoided community, as I have, it is almost
> sure to because of…well…me.  That is, you have avoided it because there
> is a sinner who is the leader or the loudmouth or the person who never
> opens up or the person who doesn't live up to their responsibilities or
> the person who thinks they are better than everyone.  We are going to
> have to cling to the Gospel if we are going to live out God's kingdom
> here with the sinners in our group.
> 
> Study
> Thankfully, our study is going to run us smack dab into the Gospel.  We
> are going to be following Tim Keller's exposition of the story of the
> "Prodigal Son".  It is in Book, video, and study guide form.  Our nights
> will look something like the schedule below.  Having the book and study
> guide will be helpful to you as we progress.  Pick them up at church
> this Sunday if you can.  There is no need to read for the first week.
> 
> Schedule
> Arrive - 5:00
> Study - 5:00-6:00
> Dinner - 6:00-7:00
> 
> Dinner
> We will being eating together whenever possible for the next eight
> weeks.  Courtney will most likely be coordinating this if she can't pawn
> it off on someone more organized, which probably includes you.
> 
> This week Courtney is bringing a breakfast casserole and Marla is
> bringing fruit salad.  Bring something breakfast oriented (e.g. muffins,
> bagels, juice).  Please reply to all with your item.  Courtney will
> probably pick it up from here.
> 
> Timeline
> We will be meeting together for the next eight weeks.  Week four and
> eight will be parties, but I'll try to find some way of making them
> productive. :-)
> 
> Location
> The first four weeks we will meet at Jason and Marla Smiths.  They live
> at 6221 Turtle Creek Trail in Temple.  I'll let Marla fill in any
> further directions.
> 
> Email
> We will use this listserv to communicate.  If you email the
> onebrother at midnighthour.org address, it will go to everyone in the
> group.  Feel free to share thoughts, prayer requests, etc throughout the
> week.  Hopefully you will see the significance of the name as we move
> through the book.
> 
> As you can see, I can be a bit verbose.  Someone will have to watch the
> clock for me, but I have bolded headings for those that like to skip to
> the "important" parts.
> 
> 
> Peace,
> Heath
> 
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