Monday, February 28, 2011

Crazy Love Group Leaders Reminders for First Session

Purpose of your Crazy Love Group: If the greatest of all is love, then the people of The Crossing need to have a clear understanding of what God expects in the realm of love. Love is a tangible and concrete outworking of one's relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ. The goal is to call our people to a higher standard of relationships.


What’s the verse we are using? 1 Corinthians 13:4-8,13 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails."…now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

Themes for each week of the Crazy Love series:

• March 5/6: Love is patient

• March 12/13: Love is kind

• March 19/20: Love does not boast and does not envy

• March 26/27: Love is not selfish and is other centered

• April 2/3: Love is not easily angered and keeps no records of wrongs

• April 9/10: Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth

• April 16/17: Love always trusts, protects, hopes, perseveres

Key dates to calendar:

• March 5/6 – Love series begins and Crazy Love Groups begin that week (March 7-12)

• March 7 (Monday) – Connections Love Group for Men

• March 8 (Tuesday) – Connections Love Group for Singles

• March 10 (Thursday) – Connections Love Group for Women

• March 11-13 (Fri-Sun) – Mens Camp, Out open to anyone

• March 19 (8 am – 12 pm) – School Acts of Kindness

• April 9th (9-3pm) – Spiritual Day Retreat (open to anyone)

• April 12-14 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) – Attend one Feed My Starving Children as a group

• April 16/17 – Last weekend of the Love series

• April 26 and 28 (Tuesday and Thursday) – Fuel Bible Studies and Spiritual Disciplines begin (for 5 weeks)

• May 20-22 (Fri-Sun) Singles Camp Out, Open to anyone


What is your responsibility as a Love Group Leader (L.G.L)?

1- Pray for your group weekly and email them the prayer requests from the group weekly.

2- When the Spirit leads, call the people in your group.

3- Come prepared with the outline and notes from the message. (I will email you the message in case you miss the weekend.)

4- Facilitate the group questions and open and close in prayer.

5- Meet one time together as a group on a different night for a social gathering.

6- Choose an elementary school to serve at as a group on March 19.

7- Choose a day (April 12, 13 or 14) to serve together at Feed My Starving Children.

8- Determine by the week 5 whether you want to continue the group after the series or go to a Fuel bible study together.

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