ONE Groups

Ask a friend to meet and study with you; studies are best applied when two or more people study together.
[suggested ideal group size 2 – 6, once group gets to > 6-10+ suggest breaking into two groups] 

Why do we encourage you to study with a friend?
[suggested to keep the same people in your group each week – encourages accountability and develops trust and intimacy]

Matthew 18:19-20 NKJV
“Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Read more from Matthew 18:15-20

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NKJV
The Value of a Friend
“Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Read more from Ecclesiastes 4:4-16

James 5:16 HCSB
“confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.”
Read more from James 5:13-20

Proverbs 27:17 HCSB
“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”

Meet at a coffee shop or favorite public place. 

Why do we encourage you to meet in public?

Luke 9:26 NKJV
“For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.”
Read more from Luke 9

Matthew 5:14-16 NKJV
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Read more from Matthew 5:13-16

1 Corinthians 10:31-33, 11:1 NKJV
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God, just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.”
Read more from 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1

Study, learn, memorize, and understand scripture. 

Why study and learn scripture at all?

Hebrews 4:12 NKJV
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

John 14:21 NKJV
“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

John 8:31-32 NKJV
“If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Psalm 119:1-8 HCSB
“How happy are those whose way is blameless, who live according to the Lord’s instruction! Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart. They do nothing wrong; they follow His ways. You have commanded that Your precepts be diligently kept. If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes! Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all Your commands. I will praise You with a sincere heart when I learn Your righteous judgments. I will keep Your statutes; never abandon me.”