What is a Wesley Group?
Wesley Groups are small groups of individuals or couples
joining together for worship and fellowship. Each group
establishes its own agenda of meeting time and frequency.
Some meet during the day - others in the evening. Some
prefer mid-week - others on weekends.
Some of the groups study the Bible and others do Bible
Study of a particular section or book. Some of the groups
use workbooks and lesson plans on how God and the Bible
relates to daily lives. Groups are like people. They
are wonderfully different. Some groups focus on study,
others on sharing. Whatever your need, Northbrook has
a group for you!
Experience Spiritual And Personal Growth
A nurturing community is essential to your spiritual
growth. Our Wesley Fellowship Groups have five important
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Fellowship:
This meets our need to belong and share our lives with
caring Christian friends. |
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Worship & Prayer:
This meets our need to connect with God and share with
Him our needs and hurts. |
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Study:
This meets our need to discover the truths of the Bible
and how they relate to our daily living. |
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Accountability:
This meets our need to honor life's important commitments. |
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Mission:
This meets our need to give as we have received. The
journey inward needs to move outward. |
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Wesley Fellowship Groups are a Lifestyle
All of our groups are facilitated by trained leaders
with a commitment to our on-going learning opportunities,
and they are especially encouraged to help you embrace
this ministry as a lifestyle. Groups generally meet
once a week or every-other-week, at a variety of times
to conveniently fit your schedule. Anticipate your meeting
to last about two hours. Wesley Groups are a place to
"grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ"
(2 Peter 3:18). We hope the entire Northbrook
community participates in this lifestyle of being discipled.
You are a vital part of our community!
Getting into a Group
While God ultimately decides which group you will participate
in while you are in community at Northbrook, we want
to assist you. The first step to getting connected to
a Wesley Fellowship Group is to accept your desire to
do so. In the Book of Psalms, a Biblical book of praise
to God, we are reminded to "delight
ourselves in the Lord and He will give us the desires
of our hearts" (Psalm 37:4). Connecting
with a Wesley Group is a time to prayerfully connect
with God.
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