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Uncommon Community James MacDonald We're reclaiming the word fellowship. Because it’s not red punch and cookies in the church basement. Real fellowship is a powerful experience, based on active participation in a common interest and a commitment to living for one another. Fellowship is the heart of uncommon community, the very same force that was critical in holding the early church together, as “they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship…” (Acts 2:42). Some of the deepest joys in life flow from biblical fellowship, yet too many of us are settling for less or just plain missing out. Your small group is a natural place to cultivate uncommon community—the perfect environment to pursue and persevere in deep relationships based on following Christ. Through this study we hope you will find a renewed passion for loving, serving, encouraging, forgiving, and other actions involved in belonging to one another and the body of Christ. It is our prayer that will only be the beginning, as we start experiencing community in its richest and most uncommon form. Sessions include: Session 1 – You Are Not an Island: The dangers of isolation and the power of community. Session 2 – Love One Another: Grow in your understanding of biblical love and practically apply this to your daily lives. Session 3 – Forgive One Another: Learn the importance of forgiveness for lasting,healthy, and biblical relationships. Session 4 – Serve One Another: Serving is about “You before me.” What does this look like in the context of small groups? Session 5 – Submit to One Another: Learn how humility fosters unity and how you can live this out in small groups. Session 6 – Encourage One Another: Grow in your ability to both give and receive encouragement. Session 7 – Be Devoted to One Another: See the power of belonging to the family of God and find your place in it. About the Author James MacDonald (D. Min. Phoenix Seminary) is married to his high school sweetheart, Kathy, and both are from Ontario, Canada. He is the father of three grown children and grandfather to six amazing grandsons. James has committed his life and ministry to the unapologetic proclamation of God’s Word. In 1988, with eighteen people, James and Kathy planted Harvest Bible Chapel, which now ministers to more than 12,000 people at seven campus locations across Chicagoland each weekend. In addition to his preaching ministry, James began Walk in the Word, a Bible-teaching ministry, on one radio station in 1997. Today the radio broadcast reaches more than three million people daily, and the Walk in the Word television program, starting in 2014, has a daily audience that extends around the world. In 2002, through James’ leadership the church-planting ministry Harvest Bible Fellowship was founded. By God’s grace, more than 100 independent Harvest Bible Chapels across North America and internationally are now impacting their communities with the truth of God’s Word, with the vision of planting 1000 churches. James’ extensive ministry also includes a training center for pastors, a year-round camp, a center for biblical counseling, a disaster-recovery organization, and an accredited Christian school—all used to reach more people with the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ. James is the author of several books, including: Act Like Men; Vertical Church; Lord, Change Me; Lord, Change My Attitude; When Life is Hard; Always True; and Gripped by the Greatness of God.
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