By Elizabeth Marks As a small group leader, we are to encourage our members to understand their gifts, talents, and abilities. As we help them discern their gifts, we also provide opportunities to help them use their gifts. We can provide opportunities for ministering with their gifts, but offering ways they can support the small […]
By Elizabeth Marks How do you Worship? How does your group worship together? Have you ever asked them? What is worship any way? It is an expression of praise towards God. There are many ways to give God the praise and adoration He deserves. Did you know simply being all that God meant you to […]
By Elizabeth Marks Serving is an outward expression of the condition of our hearts. As we read the book of Ruth, we can clearly see Ruth had a servant’s heart after she committed herself to Naomi’s God. So it is with our conversion. When we accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, […]
By Elizabeth Marks Fellowship is probably the easiest thing we do in small groups. However, fellowship needs to remain in check, so as not to take over your group time. It is fine to open or close with fellowship with one another. We need to feel connected with one another. One way we do that […]
By Elizabeth Marks Discover Your Spiritual Gifts How do you help your small group discover their spiritual gifts? Discovering your spiritual gifts can be exciting. It is sort of like a scavenger hunt. This is where being in a small group can be a lot of fun. Helping others see what they don’t see in […]
By Elizabeth Marks How does your small group decide what Bible Study to do next? There are many ways to select a study. For example, you could choose a specific book of the Bible to study inductively all the way through. If you are not familiar with inductive method, you might consider using our Beginner’s […]
By Elizabeth Marks There are many ways to worship. You might think about selecting a certain praise & worship song to play at the beginning of your small group time. If you do, bring the song lyrics as well. If you don’t have the lyrics, you can always find them on the internet. Open an […]
By Elizabeth Marks By studying the first chapter of John, we learn a great deal about what a witness is. We also see what a witness shares. The goal of this bible study is for you to be able to define your own witness for the Lord. Begin with prayer. Father God above, you know […]
By Elizabeth Marks The following is a Bible study on the temptations Jesus faced after spending 40 days in the wilderness. Consider using this Bible study in your small group and use the questions below to get some good conversations started about how we might face similar temptations and what we can do to overcome […]
By Elizabeth Marks I have decided to memorize scripture. At the time of writing this, I was concentrating on Jeremiah 33:3. “Call to me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” I started one day and the very next day I was able to type […]