Connecting with God's Family: Six Sessions on Fellowship

by Brett Eastman, Dee Eastman, Todd Wendorff, Denise Wendorff, Karen Lee-Thorp

Overview

God longs for you to have rich, genuine connections with him and a handful of other people. These six sessions will help you connect more deeply with Jesus Christ and build genuine relationships with Christian friends. Christ’s love makes it possible for you to be known and to know others, to be loved and to love, to resolve conflict effectively, and to move outward together in faith.“Doing Life Together is a groundbreaking study…[It’s] the first small group curriculum built completely on the purpose-driven paradigm…The greatest reason I’m excited about [it] is that I’ve seen the dramatic changes it produces in the lives of those who study it.” —From the foreword by Rick Warren Based on the five biblical purposes that form the bedrock of Saddleback Church, Doing Life Together will help your group discover what God created you for and how you can turn this dream into an everyday reality. Experience the transformation firsthand as you begin Connecting, Growing, Developing, Sharing, and Surrendering your life together for him.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310865469
Publisher:	HarperChristian Resources
Publication date:	04/19/2011
Series:	Doing Life Together
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Brett Eastman has championed small groups and leadership development at both Saddleback and Willow Creek Community Church over the past decade. He is president and founder of LifeTogether, and one of the authors of the Silver Medallion winner Doing LifeTogether, the adult curriculum published by Zondervan.

Dee Eastman is the co-director of the women’s Bible study at Saddleback Church called “The Journey.”

Todd is the lead pastor of the River Church in the South Bay, California.
Denise Wendorff co-leads a women's Bible class at Saddleback Valley Community Church called The Journey.
Karen Lee-Thorp was a senior editor at NavPress for many years and series editor for the LifeChange Bible study series. She is now a freelance writer living in Brea, California, with her husband, Greg Herr, and their daughters, Megan and Marissa.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7 Acknowledgments 9 Read Me First 11 SESSION 1 Connecting with Jesus 15 SESSION 2 Compelled by God’s Love 23 SESSION 3 Connecting in Community 31 SESSION 4 Strengthened by Honesty 39 SESSION 5 Iron Sharpens Iron 49 SESSION 6 Remembering Christ in Community 57 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 65 APPENDIX Purpose-Driven Group Agreement 67 Small Group Calendar 69 Purpose Team Roles 70 Purpose-Driven Life Health Assessment 72 Purpose-Driven Life Health Plan 74 Spiritual Partners’ Check-In Page 77 Serving Communion 78 Memory Verses 80 Daily Devotional Readings 81 Prayer and Praise Report 82 Sample Journal Page 84 LEADERSHIP TRAINING Small Group Leadership 101 85 (Top Ten Ideas for New Facilitators) Small Group Leadership Lifters 88 (Weekly Leadership Tips) Leader’s Notes 93 About the Authors 107 Small Group Roster 108