ALC’s Life Group #3 – Doing Real Life Together (True Friendship)!
Authentic Life Church’s (ALC) Life Group #3 continues to do real life together! I just wanted to give you an update on what’s going on in our life group. We’re in our 2nd session of meetings and we are moving along strong.
We’ve shared a lot of life in these last couple of months, walking with each other through everything that could happen to a person. Satan has tried many things to keep us from meeting, but just the opposite has happened. Even though our group is relatively new, we have really grown a strong bond that continues to be tested. We’ve gone into hell with some of our members to take back their health. Other members have had to bury family members while many have had various financial & other family crises.
In spite of all of that, we are holding fast to Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (cev); You are better off to have a friend than to be all alone, because then you will get more enjoyment out of what you earn. 10 If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble. 11 If you sleep alone, you won’t have anyone to keep you warm on a cold night. 12 Someone might be able to beat up one of you, but not both of you. As the saying goes, “A rope made from three strands of cord is hard to break; because we fully understand to power of friendship. So we just continue to push forward keeping our eyes on our goals and objectives as we live the life God has laid out for us.
Our pastor, Pastor Lester Brown, has strongly encouraged & supports all of us to live our dreams because that’s where we find our purpose. We’ve started ministries, businesses, published books, welcomed new babies, and couples are getting married. As our members go through these life experiences and we walk with them, strong powerful friendships are being formed with bonds that cannot be broken. We are determined to walk together to see for ourselves if God’s word works. So far, God has not lied. He is still being faithful to us and His promises are manifesting!
In all that we are doing in our life group, and with all that Satan is doing to try to stop us, it is awesome to celebrate the good things that are happening in our lives. It is so great to be surrounded by people who genuinely want you to succeed and be victorious. It is also great to feel the same way about them! There is a peace that comes from God’s in knowing that your back is truly covered & no one is trying to put a knife in it. We are truly stronger together as we make each other better as in Proverbs 27:17 (cev); Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen the minds of each other. I can honestly say that my life has been enriched by Life Group #3.
[metaslider id=526] I want to tell you about a couple in our life group who got married in June, Anettra & Jerome Bond. They are my neighbors who supported our church from the 1st time they attended. They also support our life group as members who give of their time & food! We love to eat together! So it was amazing to watch our friends honor God by getting married. It was a pleasure and a privilege when they asked me to be a part of it. It was a two day celebration & it blessed my soul to be there for them. We had a spontaneous party the night before the wedding, and we partied at the wedding all the next day and even had a small after-wedding party that night. I’m surprised I made it to church Sunday morning. (smile)
I love them because they see the blessing of God in the big things, but more importantly in the smallest things. They really appreciate loving & being loved. Many times we get weighed down by the challenges of life so we become blind to the many blessing we still have. Anettra & Jerome never do that. It’s not because they don’t have challenges, but they have made the decision to enjoy the life & friendships God has given them and not take them for granted. They don’t even know how much their love & friendship has blessed me. They are the greatest!
Unfortunately, there are many people who are alone in this world with no one to love & no one to love them. It is an awesome miracle not to be one of them. Every chance you get just show love in the smallest ways to brighten someone’s day. You don’t have to take them home with you, just be open to follow God’s lead to be an angel for someone.
Life Group #3 is truly living the life! Through our life groups we have people who can get to know us without judgment as we get to know them in the same way. We can be ourselves in all of our imperfect imperfections. We socialize outside of the walls of the church building & our houses so the world can see Christians having fun & enjoying life. They can see that we are not boring or stuck up. Gone are the days where we had to sneak off to go out because of the criticism of religious demons. We are comfortable with unsaved people & they are comfortable with us. This enables them to see our light & make a clear choice for themselves and we don’t have to beat them over the head with our bibles. They want the same things for their lives that we want for ours; we just know how to get it. So we let them look into our lives & see the greatness of God up close and personal.
So if you want to enrich your life and have some fun, come to ALC & join a lifegroup. We have a seat for you in Life Group #3. We are truly building friendships & family here. Feel free to come join us. We are doing real life together!