Small Groups

Pastor Daniel Goulding · Aug 16, 2023

Acts 2 shows that the explosive, unstoppable movement of the early church was built on a simple foundation: people who believed in Jesus and then devoted themselves—together—to the apostles' teaching, fellowship, shared meals, and prayer. Belief is the entry point, not the finish line. Like a fire that needs fuel, heat, and oxygen, genuine faith requires the individual spark, the communal heat of devoted people, and the breath of the Holy Spirit. Without intentional, committed community, faith remains an ember that quickly burns out.

Pastor Bill Bush · Jul 2, 2018

Pastor Bill argues that biblical community is not optional but mission-critical for every follower of Jesus. Drawing on Philippians 1 and Galatians 6, he contends that the enemy thrives when Christians stand alone, and that the church only becomes the unstoppable force God intends when believers intertwine their lives — like redwood roots — around four essentials: being known, accepted, supported, and developed. False community (social media, parasocial relationships, hyper-individualism) drains us without delivering what we truly need, and only physically present, honest, whole-cookie community can get us where God wants us to go.