WILDCATS Small Group

Sunday 5pm Contact for location

Guidelines
1. Respect each other
2. Whatever is said in the group stays in the group
3. Everyone is encouraged to share but are not required to

Format for Group
Opening Prayer/Announcements 5 minutes
Teaching 10-15 minutes
Discussion 20-30 minutes
Closing 10-20 minutes
Fellowship (Food & Drink) 10-20 minutes

Our Focus for 2009
1. Pray for an out pouring of the Holy Spirit in an unprecedented way in our community.
2.Pray that the people of our community will see Jesus as He really is.
3. Pray that the people of the community would find healing for the wounds caused by the church.
4. Pray that the church would wake up to the needs of the people of the community.
5. Pray that the church would see God's plan for the community.

We want to be a home group that worships God in song and action.

1. James 5: 13-15 Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven—healed inside and out. (The Message version of the Bible)

2. James 1: 26-27 Anyone who sets himself up as "religious" by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world. (The Message version of the Bible)

We plan to join with other churches and organizations in Louisburg to serve the poor, the hurting, the addicted and the rejected. We will focus on sharing the good news of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God without placing shame on people. We believe Christ Kindness and the truth convicts us of sin and the Holy Spirit leads us to repentance and the lies of life condemns us and Satan's world moves us to shame resulting in us hiding and becoming isolated.

What we Believe

We value the PURSUIT OF GOD by being CHRISTCENTERED and SPIRIT-LED—We are hungry to know God, experience his presence, hear his voice and follow hard after him (Psalm 63:1-3) with Jesus Christ, his Son, at the center of all we are and do. It is our desire that Jesus—his person, love, grace, purity and power—would shine through in us and through us (Ephesians 5:2). We further desire to be responsive to the Holy Spirit in life and ministry. We aim to follow his lead (Galatians 5:5; Romans 8:14; I Corinthians 14:1-5).

• We valve the BIBLE—We determine to teach the Word of God in a practical, inspiring and systematic way. We further determine to hear and obey God’s Word to us. Our heart is to be “doers of the Word, not hearers only” (Matthew 7:24-27; James 1:22).

• We value PRAYER—We believe that prayer is as important to the health of our personal relationships with God as it is vital to the health of the church. Prayer is our primary means of communion with God. It is also God’s primary means of accomplishing his purposes in the
world (I Thessalonians 5:16-18; Philippians 4:6).

We value the MERCY OF GOD—We believe that God’s abundant mercy has been extended to us. It is, therefore, our desire to extend mercy and compassion to one another and the poor, hurting, wounded, broken and disenfranchised that God has entrusted to our care and
fellowship (Colossians 3:12-14).

• We value INTEGRITY—We see completely truthful, consistent and open relationships with God, with others and with ourselves (Ephesians 4:15). We encourage believers to enter into relationships of mutual submission, embracing a level of personal accountability that goes beyond what’s accepted in our culture.

• We value AUTHENTICITY—We desire to do nothing for “religious effect” but choose to operate in a natural, low-key, non-hyped manner (Matthew 6:1). We also purpose to use music, terminology and methods that are in touch with the needs of our community (I Corinthians
9:19-23).

• We value GENEROSITY—We are committed to freely give away all that we have freely received from God—our gifts, abilities, financial and material blessings, time and our lives (Matthew 10:8; II Corinthians 8:7).

• We value SERVANTHOOD—We believe in the “priesthood” of all believers, that God has called every Christian to use their gifts in his service (I Peter 2:9). Our desire is to equip and empower every believer to do what God has created him or her to do.