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The Heart of Resurrection
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Got a question about Kingdom Life Groups?
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And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts 2:42-47 (ESV)
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Life at the heart of the church is found in the Kingdom Life Groups (KLG). Becoming a member of a KLG provides the ideal base from which to become involved in every area of the church. They are not one program among many that the church supports; KLGs are the church. So, if you want to get involved at Resurrection, the best way to do it is by joining a KLG.
KLGs also participate in mission and social action projects; help with Alpha courses, prayer ministry and much more.
KLGs are run by members of the congregation, most of whom are not in full time ministry.
There are about 20-35 people in each group, and they meet bimonthly (the 1st and 3rd weeks of the month) - either in the morning or the evening - in someone’s home or other venue.
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Aims of Kingdom Life Groups
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Kingdom Life is life found where Jesus Christ reigns as King and Lord. Our most fundamental aim is to love and serve Our Lord Jesus Christ within the setting and context of our daily lives. Some of this desire can be encapsulated in the thoughts below:
1. The single most important thing we do in KLGs is sustain and build our Christian faith in a relaxed, friendly but committed way. We get the opportunity to meet people and we work out and hopefully walk out our understanding of the gospel. We believe that together we are so much more than the sum of our individual parts. So we learn together, laugh together, pray together and serve together.
2. In particular we aim to welcome people who are new to the church and who have maybe just become a Christian on an Alpha Course at Resurrection or elsewhere. (Members of our groups will help out on the Alpha Course on a regular basis). The hope is that we are a place where people can “find their feet” without wondering to themselves “what am I doing here”!
3. Another important aim is to explore our gifts and our calling. In Ephesians Chapter 4 Paul writes, “It was He (Jesus Christ) who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists and some to be pastors and teachers”. So together we explore all the different ways in which we can become fully who God made and intended us to be, so that in turn we can serve Him in the most effective way possible. In practical terms, there are opportunities to give talks, run groups, lead worship, lead prayer times, give words of knowledge or prophecy, interpret a word from others and of course to serve in the local community.
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Our Mission Statement is to “Gather Grow and Go”
Gather means to meet, eat, worship and pray together regularly, encouraging each other and building up our faith, feeling connected to Resurrection and part of the local community.
Grow means to grow in faith (upwards, inwards and outwards) and to grow in the sense of maturing in our faith. In Ephesians Chapter 4 Paul writes that “we are given different gifts to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the Body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ”.
So we want to grow – whether we have just finished Alpha and become a Christian, or maybe we are thinking about becoming a Christian, or whether there has never been a time when we have not known the love of God, we are all on a journey and we can always grow!
Go means to fulfill the Great Commission in Matthew Chapter 28 to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” in the knowledge that Jesus is with us always. This means we go into the local community, we impact Flower Mound, and we reach out to Denton County and the wider world!
As we Gather, Grow and Go we also hope and expect to plant new KLGs on a regular basis– in the near future new groups at Resurrection will be planted from the KLGs as we train up new leaders. This multiplies the possibilities for developing our gifts
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