Category: Small Groups

Foundation 260 for 2025

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Join this church wide effort to read through the greatest chapters of the Bible in 2025 and discuss what we discover, one chapter at a time. We will post reading guides and downloadable pages to give you every opportunity to make 2025 the best year ever in regard to your spiritual growth and biblical knowledge.

ESSENTIAL LINKS:
The F260 Brochure with Study Helps
The Reading Plan on YouVersion
YouVersion does not take weekends off – Click Here to Stay on Track
The KGBC Five Days/Week Reading Plan Online
Get Connected by Requesting to Join the Group
Show Your Interest by Texting Only the Word F260 to 757-330-3320
Other Helpful Downloadable Study Forms
Daily Reading Notes and Observations by Scott Chafee

What is F-260 All About?
The Bible tells us many spiritual truths that we need to know about:
1. WE MUST ABIDE IN CHRIST: “I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”  – John 15:5
2. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR TEACHER: “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and remind you of all that I said to you.” – John 14:26
3. WE LIVE LIFE IN COMMUNITY: “and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.” – Hebrews 10:24-25
 
How F260 Works:
1. Read 1-2 chapters of the Bible each day, Monday-Friday.
2. Apply the HEAR Journaling Strategy: to Highlight, Explain, Apply, and Respond to the text for each day. Our goal is NOT to read the Bible through in a year, but to HEAR from God, a little each day.
3. Attend ONE Small Group each week, to discuss what the Holy Spirit taught you in your reading that week. What specific personal illumination or application does God have for you in his Word?
4. Weekends—Saturday is to catch up on reading, Sunday is to worship together.
 
Using the HEAR Strategy (Replicate Ministries):
1. H = Read the chapter and discover just ONE verse that jumps off the page, HIGHLIGHT that verse and meditate on it.
2. E = Now seek to EXPLAIN what that verse means. What is the context? What comes before and after the word, phrase, passage, or chapter? How does this relate to the rest of the book or the Bible? Is this literal or figurative language? Is the text prescriptive (to DO something) or descriptive (information)? What does the verse teach about Jesus, theology, myself, others, or God’s mission?
3. A = APPLY the text to your life. What does passage teach about God? What does it mean today?  How can I apply it’s teaching? Is there an action or attitude that I must avoid or embrace? What is God saying to me?
4. R = How is God moving me to RESPOND to what I read today? Is there a call to action? Is there something God wants me to do or pray about? How does my life need to change or transform?

How Can I Get Connected?

Text only the word F260 to our church texting number: 757-330-3320

Ask to Join the Group. WHY? For updates and inspiration by occasional e-mails and texts (whether you attend group on Monday or read on your own or get involved in another F260 group – we’re all reading at the same pace).

You may join Scott’s group on Mondays at 6:00 PM or start your own group or read on your own. The point is reading God’s Word and letting the Holy Spirit speak to and teach you. The perk for joining a group is that we get to share what God is teaching us, hear what God is doing in the lives of fellow believers, and may encourage each other toward life transformation and application of God’s truth.
 
Self-Study Tools are Available:
1. The importance of CONTEXT: here is a description for every book of the Bible:
[ kgbc.us/context ]
2. The importance of INVESTIGATION: find study questions for EVERY chapter of the Bible on our website:
[ kgbc.us/questions ]
 
Additional Steps with ANY Verse:
Is there a sin of which to confess/repent?
Is there a person I need to love or forgive?
Is there a person I need to encourage?
Is there a person I need to confront?
Is there a truth I need to remember?
Is there a need that I can meet?
Is there a place of service God has for me?
Is there an error to avoid?
Is there an example to follow?
Is there a task that God has for me?
Is there something I must surrender?

The 21 Laws of Discipleship

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Discipleship is Messy
What is a Disciple?
What Does a Disciple Look Like?
The Easy Yoke?
The Law of the Mind
The Law of Training
The Law of Worship
The Law of Community
The Law of Habit
The Law of Spirit
The Law of Example
The Law of Effort
The Law of Faith
The Law of Talk
The Law of Pain
The Law of Gospel
The Law of Service
The Law of the Way of Escape
The Law of Commitment
The Law of Time
The Law of Prayer
The Law of Replacement
The Law of Confession
The Law of the Kingdom
The Law of Sovereignty
The Discipleship Method of Jesus
 

In the Dust of the Rabbi

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This is our new study for the Tuesday Ladies Bible Class
 
Start Date:
May 30 – Week 1
June 6 – Week 2
June 13 – Week 3
June 20 – Week 4
June 27 – Week 5
July 4 – Holiday Break
July 11 Wrap-Up Discussion and Meal
 
Please purchase your book from Amazon, use the link below. Also, let Janice know ASAP if you need help ordering your book.
 
In the Dust of the Rabbi Discovery Guide: Learning to Live as Jesus Lived (That the World May Know)

Tuesday Ladies – The Sermon on the Mount

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Our next Bible Study will be The Sermon on The Mount by Jen Wilkins.
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What does it mean to be a citizen of the kingdom of Heaven? The Sermon on the Mount articulates what the life of a Christ-follower should look like, asking us the same questions it posed to its original hearers: How should a disciple relate to sin? To others? To the Law? How does a disciple think, speak, and act? Examine the word of Jesus in-depth as He challenges us to think differently about repentance, salvation, and sanctification.
 
Matthew’s gospel opens with three chapters containing Jesus’ longest recorded message – a sermon given to His disciples early in His ministry to articulate what the life of a Christ-follower would look like.
  
Session 1 – March 14
Session  2 – March 21
Session  3 – March 28
Session  4 – April 4
Spring Break – April 11
Session  5 – April 18
Session  6 – April 25
Session  7 – May 2
Session  8 – May 9
Session  9 – May 16
Luncheon/Dinner – May 23

Kainos Group – No More Grumpy Christians

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The Kainos Group is starting a new series very soon. They meet in Room 5 at 9:30 on Sundays.
[ Join the Group Here ].

From Josh Hunt (the author of this series of lessons):

The wisest man who ever lived said, “Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.” Proverbs 21:19 (NIV) In another place, “A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet.” Proverbs 27:15 (MSG)

The first verse is directed toward women. I assure you the same is true of men. Grumpy people are hard to live with. Don’t be grumpy.

I spent a good deal of my life thinking about reading about and praying about how to be happy. I suspect I’ve read 100 books on the topic, and written several as well. I’d like to condense a lifetime of thinking on this topic in the seven key points.

Take Responsibility for Your Happiness

I heard the story of a counselor who wanted to impress on his clients importance of taking responsibility for their lives. Like many good teachers do, he reduced the teaching to a slogan that he repeated over and over. Here was his slogan that summarized life’s most important message: no one’s coming.

No one is coming to rescue you; no one is coming to make your day; no one is coming to make you happy; no one is coming to fix it.
He said it so often that one of his clients did a cross-stitch and framed it for his wall. New clients would see the cross-stitch and ask about it. The cross-stitch became a teaching moment.

One of his clients pushed back. “It’s not true, Doctor. You came. You have helped me. You have rescued me. You have made all the difference in my life.”

“Well, I appreciate that. It’s good to hear that I have helped. But I’ve come with a message, and that message is this: no one’s coming.”
Happiness starts by taking responsibility for your own happiness. If you are a Christian, I’d encourage you to take seriously the command of God to rejoice in the Lord always. The command is repeated multiple times for emphasis.

Incredible promises are given to the joyful. “Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 (NIV) We tend to think we will be joyful when we get what our heart desires. The Bible says it works the other way around: we get what our heart desires when we find the grace to be obedient to the command of God to be happy.

The Bible Lists Other Benefits of Cheerfulness:

Worry weighs us down; a cheerful word picks us up. Proverbs 12:25 (The Message)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

Terrible Warnings are Threatened Against Those Who Don’t Serve Joyfully:

Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you. Deuteronomy 28:47–48 (NIV)
And do not grumble, as some of them did—and were killed by the destroying angel. 1 Corinthians 10:10 (NIV)

Joy is a command. It is our responsibility. No one is going to do it for us.

Life Groups at KGBC

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Life Groups meet on Wednesdays at 6:15 pm (beginning September 14).
Come discover what real life and community is all about.

Those people who are in the company of the committed participate in church activities more than those on the fringe, occasional Sunday attendees, or 1-2 times a month “drive-by” attendees, so how can we get people more connected to each other?

Most of us hear several “truth units” each week but seldom have the opportunity to wrestle with the text, much less apply it. Spiritual growth happens in community. With so much biblical knowledge available, we need to learn how to apply the knowledge to effectively carry out our divine mission.

“We have Sunday School,” you may say. Sunday morning Bible study is great for knowledge but how often do we walk away from our lessons having discussed how to apply the text, and hold each other accountable for it?

Sermon-based small groups have several advantages over using regular curriculum, here are seven of the most powerful advantages:
They Increase the Educational Impact
They Pull in the Marginally Interested
They Reach More People
They Sharpen the Church-Wide Vision
They Mainstream New Believers
They Eliminate Idiot Questions
They Help with Leadership Recruitment *

Implications for King’s Grant:
We must learn how to discuss, wrestle, and apply the spiritual truth we encounter each Sunday.
In our traditional format of discipleship, we share lessons, we don’t share life.
It has been said that the American church is educated far beyond our obedience.

Why LIFE Groups?
Life is what we desire to share, as we experience authentic community. This is what our Life Group Initiative is all about:
LOVING – they will know we are Christians by our love… the song goes.
INVITING – we desire to build a culture of invitation, that people can belong here long before they become members.
FELLOWSHIPPING – the word is koinonia, sharing of a common life, much more than the church potluck supper.
EQUIPPING – we desire to build an equipping culture, for those who are the church to be. Trained in leadership and ministry to carry out the vision and mission of the church.

* These Advantages are adapted from Larry Osborne’s Small-Groups Starter Kit, copyright 2008 by North Coast Church; discovered in a article from Christianity Today.