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Week 1: Pray
Welcome back to your second time together digging into How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird with your Small Group. (You'll might notice that we're calling this Week 1, even though it's your second gathering. It was too confusing to do Week 2 with Chapter 1, Week 3 with Chapter 2, etc. We were so confused as we were writing, we knew it would be confusing for you, too!) You've already read Chapter 1 on your own, and today you'll discuss the Next Best Steps together. Your weekly...
Icebreakers and Expectations
Welcome to your first small group to figure out "How to Love Your Neighbor Without Being Weird"! This week, you'll receive your book and Participant's Guide, discuss pages 1-6, watch a short video from Amy and Sara to introduce the study, and meet the other women in your group.
Small Group Guides
In between magical family moments, Sara and I have been busily writing, editing, and designing the free small group guides that will launch next week. OK, some of those moments weren't so magical - like getting stuck in holiday traffic and doing mounds of college laundry - but we have been busy and truly enjoyed our holidays! We hope you did, too. We can't wait to show you the bonus material not found in the book! The guides have hundreds of practical, adaptable tips and Scriptures you can...
Merry Christmas… Maybe.
When "There's No Christmas Like a Home Christmas" hit the airwaves in 1950, less than 10% of homes contained only one person. Today, one in four of the homes on your street is occupied by a single person living alone. Twenty-five percent of people say they have no one with whom they can discuss important matters, and another 20% said they have one - one! - good friend. A recent study found that 60% of all adults over age 45 are chronically lonely. And 60 million people are unhappy because they...
Christmas in the Neighborhood
On that first Christmas morning, in that dingy stable, the King of Kings was born as a helpless baby. John 1:14 says, “…the Word (that is, Jesus) became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.” The Message translation reads, “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.” You know what it means: Emmanuel - "God with us." It’s the entire point of the Christmas...
