Small group

Crossroads Community Church (my church) is launching a new small group class series in Feb. Pastor Rick Warren of Saddle Back Church is the author of the study. It’s called “40 Days of Community.” I can’t wait to get started.

When Susan and I first got involved with small group we did the first series he did called, “The Purpose Driven Life.” That book along with the series, changed my life in so many ways.

The first major life change I experienced was friends. Susan and I had never had really close friends before. I don’t know how I made it this far in life without our friends The love, the genuine caring for one another…it’s amazing.

The second thing I took from this book was my relationship with God. Up until that point I thought it was about me. I was wrong. When I first started focusing on how I could serve God and not him serving me, wow… did thing really start changing in my life. My relationships with other people; Susan and the kids, co-workers, my boss…….My entire outlook on life changed. Questions like: What could I give someone else that could help them? How could I serve the needs of others? I learned what it meant to be a Christ follower.

From the small group I found my passion to teach the Word of God. I got so into studying his word, that I couldn’t wait to share with the group what I had learned. From a lot of prayer and support from Susan, the kids, and my friends, I decided last year to go back to school. Trinity School of the Bible & Seminary. I was an awful student in high school. School and I were like oil and water. But I love seminary.

My prayer is that people get out of this new small group study what I got out of the last one: friends, a closer relationship with God, positive life change, and the passion to serve.