A Moment With Pastor Fred

Of all the questions one can ask – none delves to the depths of an issue faster than why. Little children go through a why 

stage. Everything is punctuated with – but why? And the child is right – why is key to our understanding. For the next few weeks, we will answer why small groups are important here at Holt Baptist Church. 

First, small groups promote fellowship. Sunday mornings are wonderful for corporate worship, but it’s hard to practice true fellowship in a crowd of people. We need to move beyond the superficial “Hi, how are you today?” to genuinely caring for each other as the Bible commands. The NT contains 30 ‘one another’ commands. These are not options. Love one              another, Jn 13:34; honor one another; Rom 12:10; be kind one to another, Eph 4:32; submit to one another, Eph 5:21;

encourage one another,1 Thess 5:11 – and so on. NT fellowship isn’t socializing. I’m not against socializing. It’s wonderful but tragically many have substituted it for authentic fellowship. 

We were never made to live the Christian life on our own. To say that we can do it alone without the benefit of fellowship is as inaccurate as saying a body is fully functional without ears or eyes. It takes a church to raise a Christian. Authentic fellowship is communication for the purpose of growing in Christ and helping others grow in him. The Apostle Paul wrote, I am convinced that you are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another, Rom 15:14.

Stay tuned as to how to get involved in a small group.