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"We should not think of our fellowship with other Christians as a spiritual luxury, and optional addition to the exercises of private devotions. Fellowship is one of the great words of the New Testament: it denotes something that is vital to a Christian's spiritual health, and cetnral to the Church's true life ... The church will flourish and Christians will be strong only when there is fellowship." --J.I. Packer, God's Words (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1981), p. 193.
Throughout out the years we have encouraged everyone at Devonshire to be a part of a small group. "Why?" ... You may ask.
Here's why. We believe that the Christian life is meant to be a shared life. We are called to encourage one another to love and good deeds (Heb. 10:25), to carry one another's burdens (Gal. 6:2), and to exercise our spiritual gifts for the building up of the body of Christ, the church. This kind of fellowship isn't practical for our Sunday morning gatherings. Our desire is that everyone be in Christian community where you are being encouraged and prayed with and prayed for.
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"We should not think of our fellowship with other Christians as a spiritual luxury, and optional addition to the exercises of private devotions. Fellowship is one of the great words of the New Testament: it denotes something that is vital to a Christian's spiritual health, and cetnral to the Church's true life ... The church will flourish and Christians will be strong only when there is fellowship." --J.I. Packer, God's Words (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1981), p. 193.
Throughout out the years we have encouraged everyone at Devonshire to be a part of a small group. "Why?" ... You may ask.
Here's why. We believe that the Christian life is meant to be a shared life. We are called to encourage one another to love and good deeds (Heb. 10:25), to carry one another's burdens (Gal. 6:2), and to exercise our spiritual gifts for the building up of the body of Christ, the church. This kind of fellowship isn't practical for our Sunday morning gatherings. Our desire is that everyone be in Christian community where you are being encouraged and prayed with and prayed for.
How to Get Connected
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