Hallo Homegroup
After an extended break due to Christmas, New Year, Socials, Snow and Ice, our homegroup reconvened for 2010. Meeting at Jon and Jaqui Steer's home due to Ian and Alison's being a literal building site, this, our first 'proper' meeting of the new year and new decade, got off to a great start as Jaqui dispensed homemade cake (Happy Birthday Jon Steer!), the Basket of Treats (as it is known) and unlimited supplies of tea, coffee and other drinks.Pastor John and Linda made a surprise but most welcome visit and we heard more about some of the key issues of the moment like the use of authority, the importance of discernment, the necessity of truth in our lives, what it means to be righteous and a lot more. We also set the scene for our forthcoming season of study centred around John Bevere's book Extraordinary. At the Home Group Leaders' Meeting on Monday night, a number of other groups will be dipping into one or more of his books and it should be an excellent time of sparking fresh revelation and insight into some of the weightier matters of God's Kingdom.
For us, one of the Home Group will be facilitating a session each week, using one Chapter from the book. We were encouraged not to try and cram too much into each session as there is so much to consider in every chapter (one of the real strengths of Bevere's writing), but instead we should read and reflect, listening to the Holy Spirit for the key point or area which carries true, authentic spiritual life. This can then be brought to the group for further exploration, prayer and so on. I have also bought the Devotional Book that accompanies Extraordinary so anyone struggling for ideas or structure is more than welcome to borrow it and use it if required.
It was just good to be together. After preaching on 'Fellowship First' a few weeks ago and then to be hit by the snow with limited opportunities for fellowship, I've really missed everyone and greatly enjoyed being together once again.
posted by James Hennah (BCC BLOG) @ 09:52
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Our group also met for the first time since the beginning of the year and we had a great time too, setting the scene for the coming term (we are looking at John Bevere's Extraordinary too), spending time seeing where people were at and what God is speaking to them about. We also had an excellent time of prayer which sealed all of the stuff we covered and enabled God to speak prophetically to us as a group - I really felt God was encouraging us to 'Seek Him and His strength and Seek His presence continually' (1 Chron 16v11)in this New Year. It was genuinely great to be back together after not meeting for so long.
Thanks for posting on the Blog Nicky, it's really good to hear that your homegroup is back in the swing of things too although ours is probably the best homegroup in the world...obviously lol. Seriously though, thanks for leaving a message.
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