POWER & Life Group 3

If you don’t already belong to a “Life Group”, then you should try to find a good one.  Ask God and He’ll direct you to one.  We would love for you to try ours to get a firsthand feel for what it’s all about.  It’s the quickest way to connect with people who believe and want the same things as you do.

Churches use life or cell groups in order to stay connected to its congregation; to effectively know what’s going on with its members so that they can serve them more efficiently. For example, let’s say someone needs food, but doesn’t really know anyone at the church and they find their situation embarrassing and are fearful of speaking out. By the time someone finds out, calls the church, and that message gets into the proper hands, the person could have starved to death.  Within a life group, the same person now knows at least one other person. They see each other in church and at the life group meetings, hear others share their problems, and know that the life group environment is strictly confidential so they soon relax, open up and share.  In this way, a person can tell at least the life group leader that they need food. That leader now reaches out to the life group members discreetly about one of their members’ need, and the members come together and meet the need without revealing who the member is. If the need is bigger than the group can handle, the life group leader contacts the church and the church takes care of the need.

In addition to helping with a  member’s carnal/natural needs, life groups help members apply the Word of God to their daily lives. For example, how to determine God’s purpose for your life, how to live right, how to pray, etc.

I’ve led many types of groups and ministries over the last 15 years and there is a common thread among them all.  People want the things God promises in the bible for themselves, their families, their churches and their communities. As a result of that, I love bringing resources to people that will bless and enhance their God experience while making it practical and usable. Sooooo, I invited Rev. James Canada, Leader and co-creator of the POWER Ministry, to speak at one of our Life Group meetings.

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POWER stands for “Powerful Overcoming Warriors Experiencing Restoration” and it explains what they do.  The ministry was started due to the great need people had to free themselves from whatever binds them – any addiction, drugs, food, people, etc. And since you fight spiritual problems with spiritual weapons, the POWER ministry shows you how to do that and walks you through it.

The topic for that evening was “Fellowship – You were formed for God’s Family” and I wanted Rev. Canada to connect that to the POWER ministry and speak to what it really means to be a part of God’s Kingdom and how ministry is supposed to support families and family related issues and concerns.

As we all know all too well, Satan attacks our families in every way that he can. He doesn’t care about attacking our money, our children, our jobs, our relationships, and takes advantage of the fear and insecurities we carry around.  However, we serve a God that has already provided weapons to defeat every attack, every time, keeping our families strong and intact.

The bible tells us in Isaiah 54:17 that no weapon formed against us shall prosper… but many people don’t know how to work this scripture when the pressure is on and high in their lives. They give into the emotional component of the situation and this can be very distracting. Decisions made in an emotional state may not be the best or get you the results you really need and want. The good news is you don’t have to attempt to do this by yourself. So come on out to the POWER Ministry meetings and to our Life Group meetings to learn how. For those of you who have used this scripture to ensure victory over some tragedy, please tell us about that too!