In the beginning ...OK... I have never done this before ...

Here I am creating my first blog and first blog entry ... now what!  What does one say? What are people interested in reading about? I know I want to help leaders of small groups be good leaders ... no, ... I want them to become great leaders!  Jesus would say that to be a great leader, you must be a great servant.  Lord help me to be a great servant.  Show me how I can serve others so that we can become great leaders like you Lord Jesus.

Lord, I also want those in our small groups to grow spiritually. I want us all to become more and more Christ-like.  You know ... filled with the Holy Spirit, walking in the Spirit, and displaying the fruit of the Spirit. We can only do this by prayer, reading your word, studying it, memorizing it, meditating on it and obeying it as we listen to Your voice by the Holy Spirit. Make us good learners and good "obeyers" ... I know this isn't a word. I know this takes discipline and being disciplined is difficult.  It is one of the toughest thing to be / do as one of your disciples.

Help us to simply follow you.  Help us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice to you daily.  May you be our teacher, our guide, our encourager, our problem solver, our strength, our health, our wisdom. Jesus live your life in us.  We are your representatives, your ambassadors, your hands and feet, your eyes and ears and mouth.  Help us to see what You see and hear what You hear and speak what You want to say at just the right time. May we go where You want to take us and be Your helping hands as we see the needs you show us and want us to meet.  Its amazing the impact that we will all have as individuals and as a small group as we learn to trust and obey You and rest in You and walk in You.  Thank you heavenly Father, thank you Jesus and thank you Holy Spirit for what You are going to do in us and through us as we go on this journey together and learn to truly follow You.

Lord, as we obey you and learn to love one another, may our love for our extended family, neighbours, friends, and coworkers increase and may we have the boldness and courage to reach out to those who do not know You yet and may many come to know you as we know you and experience what we have in You. May we see much fruit!

Thank you Lord for helping me share my hearts desire with others and we know You love giving us our hearts desires especially when aligned with Your hearts desire.