{"id":30796,"date":"2022-09-23T12:23:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=30796"},"modified":"2022-09-23T12:26:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T16:26:20","slug":"worship-wednesday-community-people-need-people-cain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=30796","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – Community – People Need People – Cain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Gainesville Times, Small Group Movie<\/a><\/p>\n

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.\u201d<\/em> – Jesus – John 13:35<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

“Let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.<\/em>“<\/em> – Hebrews 10:24-25<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

This week our church launched our new small groups for this school year. It is an exciting time to meet new people in the church and to dig in, both in our relationship with God and with each other. “Life on life” community. Not a simple thing but definitely a beautiful thing as we lean in to one another and set our minds to NOT “grow weary in well doing” (Galatians 6:9<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A friend recommended a film to me, one I’d not heard of. “Small Group – the Movie”<\/em><\/a>. This is not a documentary although it proposes the idea of a documentary for the audience. It tracks a young filmmaker who was hired to do an expos\u00e9 on the diminishing relevance of Christianity. He and his family embed themselves in a small group of an evangelical church in Georgia. 5 couples who become friends and encouragers to each other in a Christian context. It has a striking mix of comedic and dramatic themes. Fascinating.<\/p>\n