Dear Small Group Leaders,
Attached is the sermon-based discussion guide for this week’s message, “Put On Your Armor” based on the scripture Ephesians 6:10-18. As usual, the sermon videos are available at www.christchurchsl.org/sermons . If your group has not been meeting yet, please email them let them know the time and location of your meeting times so they can already be holding that time in their schedules as they quickly fill up in this Fall season.
Sermon Discussion Guide- 8-26-18 Sermon Discussion Guide- Put On Your Armor
Leader Tips:
- In your first meeting back together, it is ok to spend time at the beginning catching up with life updates from the summer time. That is part of sharing in community together and also writing the concerns brought conversations on the discussion guide in the prayer box for later in the meeting. This is one of the reasons why having copies of the guide available for each person at the meeting is helpful- they can carry them home and remember one another in prayer during the week as well!
- Remember to email out the discussion guide to your group members in advance during the week. This helps them know what to expect and may open up opportunities for invitations to be extended to friends as well. Please remember to include a link to the online sermons so they will be encouraged to come even if they missed worship this week.
- In regrouping this fall, if you have needs of additional support- a host home to meet in, a co-leader to help cover leading discussions, please let me know and I can help recruit help for you.
- A few Save The Dates:
- The Small Group Leader’s Equipping track starting Wednesday Sept 12th at 6:30pm (5 sessions on the most valuable knowledge and skills for great small group experiences)
- The Discipleship Leaders’ Breakfasts starting Tuesday Sept 11th at 8am (any leaders of any Christ Church discipleship groups are welcome to join me for prayer, a devotional, fellowship and breakfast tacos! Taco Tuesdays with Timely Teachings!)
I am praying for a great new fall semester of discipleship within our church family. Thanks for being a part of the team and helping others grow in the faith!
Dan Conway
Pastor of Discipleship & Outreach
Christ Church