∘到處存在的場所∘到處不存在的我

When I wondered and worried the cell group which I attend regularly in Sydney CPC, is getting smaller and smaller, my Daily Devotional today by Rick Warren was encouraged me, and I can understand now that, when the group becoming larger and larger, one day it may gose smaller again.

Even it seens a "common sense" for we Christain, it's still a admonishment we can take while we're leading the group, you know, actually it's Him to leading us!

God's good wills are full of our daily life, working, serving, attending the cell/bible studay groups or church....I think it's time to make our small group growing maturely! 

How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God’s people to live together in harmony! Psalms 133:1 (TEV)

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God intends for us to experience life together. The Bible calls this shared experience fellowship.

Today, however, the word has lost most of its biblical meaning. Fellowship now usually refers to casual conversation, socializing, food, and fun.

When it comes to fellowship, size matters: smaller is better. You can worship with a crowd, but you can’t fellowship with one.

Once a group becomes larger than about ten people, someone stops participating—usually the quietest person—and a few people will dominate the group.

Jesus ministered in the context of a small group of disciples. He could have chosen more, but he knew twelve is about the maximum size you can have in a small group if everyone is to participate.

The body of Christ, like your own body, is really a collection of many small cells. The life of the body of Christ, like your body, is contained in the cells.

For this reason, every Christian needs to be involved in a small group within their church, whether is it a home fellowship group, a Sunday school class, or a Bible study. This is where real community takes place, not in the big gatherings.

If you think of your church as a ship, the small groups are the lifeboats attached to it. God has made an incredible promise about small groups of believers: “For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst” (Matthew 18:20 NASB).