[Onebrother] Community Group

[Keenan]

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On Mar 22, 2011, at 7:56 AM, "B. Heath Robinson" <heath at midnighthour.org> wrote:

> Never having been accused of being "Mr. Enthusiasm" I won't lie and say "I'm really excited to start our community groups."  However, Courtney and I have not been out of a group for more than a month or so in the past 5 years.  It has become an integral part of our spiritual lives and in reality our lives in general.  Is that redundant?  We feel the need to be back in a community group.  No doubt Courtney is ready for some guys to set me straight here and there.  I have missed the weekly fellowship and discussion centered around God's word and its teaching.  To me, it is REALLY important.
> 
> Goal
> My goal is that you will begin to feel this as well.  It is not so much that God made us for community but that for God reality is community.  He is Trinity.  We, being in his likeness, are living outside of reality if we are trying to live the Bible's version of the good life without community.  If you have ever avoided community, as I have, it is almost sure to because of…well…me.  That is, you have avoided it because there is a sinner who is the leader or the loudmouth or the person who never opens up or the person who doesn't live up to their responsibilities or the person who thinks they are better than everyone.  We are going to have to cling to the Gospel if we are going to live out God's kingdom here with the sinners in our group.
> 
> Study
> Thankfully, our study is going to run us smack dab into the Gospel.  We are going to be following Tim Keller's exposition of the story of the "Prodigal Son".  It is in Book, video, and study guide form.  Our nights will look something like the schedule below.  Having the book and study guide will be helpful to you as we progress.  Pick them up at church this Sunday if you can.  There is no need to read for the first week.
> 
> Schedule
> Arrive - 5:00
> Study - 5:00-6:00
> Dinner - 6:00-7:00
> 
> Dinner
> We will being eating together whenever possible for the next eight weeks.  Courtney will most likely be coordinating this if she can't pawn it off on someone more organized, which probably includes you.
> 
> This week Courtney is bringing a breakfast casserole and Marla is bringing fruit salad.  Bring something breakfast oriented (e.g. muffins, bagels, juice).  Please reply to all with your item.  Courtney will probably pick it up from here.
> 
> Timeline
> We will be meeting together for the next eight weeks.  Week four and eight will be parties, but I'll try to find some way of making them productive. :-)
> 
> Location
> The first four weeks we will meet at Jason and Marla Smiths.  They live at 6221 Turtle Creek Trail in Temple.  I'll let Marla fill in any further directions.
> 
> Email
> We will use this listserv to communicate.  If you email the onebrother at midnighthour.org address, it will go to everyone in the group.  Feel free to share thoughts, prayer requests, etc throughout the week.  Hopefully you will see the significance of the name as we move through the book.
> 
> As you can see, I can be a bit verbose.  Someone will have to watch the clock for me, but I have bolded headings for those that like to skip to the "important" parts.
> 
> 
> Peace,
> Heath
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