YOUNG MUSICIANS DEVOTIONS ALOVE UK & MUSIC MINISTRIES UNIT This series of devotions on the senses has been written by Christina White who is part of CARUS, a new expression of The Salvation Army in Chelmsford, Essex. This series requires your group to split into small groups for Discussion and prayer. If this isn’t something they have done before you might want to consider appointing leaders for each group to help.
COMMUNITY 1 – BEING Bible Reading – Acts 2:42 & 4:32 “
The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers.” “The community of believers was one in heart and mind. None of them would say, “This is mine!” about any of their possessions, but held everything in common.” Thought - The word community means a number of things including; • • •
a group who have common interests a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other common ownership
In the Bible it talks about community loads, particularly in the teaching about the very first church after Jesus was raised from the dead and went up into Heaven. It’s important that we as a group here gets to grips with what it means to be a community together and to explore the other communities we’re part of. Small group questions; 1. 2. 3. 4.
What communities are you a part of? What common interests do you share with the communities you belong to? How important is it to you to be part of a community? How does it benefit others to be part of a community?
Prayer in small groups
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