Loving Each Other Through Small Groups

Pt. Tommy Pacatang
John 13:34

Small grous is our small spiritual laboratory.

1. Accept one another (Rom 15:5-7) - can?
in a bigger crowd, it's more easy but when in small groups when you learn people mistakes, etc. would it be easier?

Romans 15:5-7 (NLT) - complete harmony.
Family is also small groups, and usually we can accept family's mistakes.
How about the people outside? They're sill in our "big family" of God?

APPLICATION: We ALL must be inviting and welcoming new people at church and at small group.

2. Encourage one another ( 1 Thess. 5:11)
This is a command!

APPLICATION: In IES Life Group, one thing you can expect to find is, people who are effectively looking for ways to help encouragte each other in ongoing struggle to live for Christ in a hostile culture.

3. Bear with and Forgive one another (Col 3:13-15)
A command that need to be respond.

5% - our part to forgive
95% - let God take care of his/her part

In Life Group, you can meet 'EGR people' - extra grace required :)

4. Submit to one another (Eph 5:21).

My point is - At IES LIfe Group, you can expect to more effectively find people who will prayerfully seek God's best for you and the situations you find yourself in. You can also expect that others will need your input - which is a humbling reason to remain close to God and be reading His word.

5. Serve one another (Gal. 5:13)

We don't serve one another because we have to - we do it because we love one another and we're a family - whether a small or a big family - and that's what families do!

6. IES LIFE groups needs to Multiplies.

We can help change the spiritual landscape of our community. We can help change the destiny of the English speaking people in Jakarta. But it will happen when we are willing to leave the comfort of the family and step out in faith.