{"id":7501,"date":"2023-01-04T16:40:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:34:52","slug":"life-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/01\/04\/life-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"“And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.” (Acts 2:44, NLT)<\/p>\n

Human beings were created for relationships. The Bible presents the church as God’s new, redeemed humanity, marked by relationships that give definition to who persons are in Christ. The life of the church has always been expressed through concrete, identifiable, local groups of believers who grow together in faith. <\/p>\n

Life Groups is a sermon series exploring the need for and blessings of small group life within the local church. It is in the small group where Christians grow closer to God, closer to one another, and experience real life and real love together best. At EMC, they exist in order for believers to connect, to grow, and to serve. This sermon series will be exploring each of these purposes in turn.<\/p>\n

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Series Playlist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\"Elizabeth\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tElizabeth City EMC Podcast\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Connecting<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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