Membership in the body of Christ means we can identify with a family—God’s family. They joined in the fellowship “and ate together with glad and sincere hearts” (Acts 2:46). It has always interested me that right after Jesus was baptized and then tempted in the desert, one of the first things he did was get twelve guys and form a small group. Even Jesus saw the value of relational discipleship in a group context and the need for fellowship. Are the members of your small groups
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