Home is where families live and grow. It is a place of love and caring - a place where the deepest of relationships are knit together. This describes the very nature of the Home Group Ministry. The Home Group may be defined as a small "family" gathering where the participants meet together regularly to build up and encourage one another in Christ...together they study the word of God and apply it's teaching to their lives. They experience the ministry of the Holy Spirit as they love and care for one another. Healthy small groups combine evangelism, spiritual nurture, and calling to service. Home groups are the essential place where Christians live together in spiritual community as the church experiencing the presence of Christ. They are the primary place where Christians experience relationship with God and relationship with one another as the Body of Christ. It is only His abiding presence that allows us to bear any lasting fruit. The focus of Home Groups is the presence of Christ in the midst. Everything flows from the presence of Christ in the midst of a Home Group. It is the presence of Jesus that activates leadership, music, gifts, materials, Bible study, fellowship, warm relationships, and outreach to the lost. Whenever we meet together in Home Groups our goal is to be with Jesus. It is not just to complete a lesson, have fellowship or follow a program. Our objective is to encounter Christ! This is what H.O.M.E. Groups are all about! This is the most important thing! This is what we have to constantly default to! The whole nature of the Home Group changes when Christ is the sole focal point. With Christ as the head, He begins to direct the Home Group to value what He values and live as He lives.
John 15:4

"Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."
Spring 2008

March...Living 3:16 in a 9/11 World... This study is based on New Testament 3:16 passages that show us how to live in a 9/11 world.

April...Pioneers... A smart person learns from his own mistakes. A wise person learns from the mistakes of others.

May...Unlock Your Best Relationships... Communication, appreciation, forgiveness, trust, and commitment.
Meeting Times

ages 18-32...meeting with ages 33-44

ages 33-44...7:00 pm... Tim and Deborah Henderson's house.

ages 45-61...7:00 pm... Randy and Tammie Burgess' house.

ages 62 and up...8:45 am...Oakbrook Church

for more information call Oakbrook Community Church or see the Home Group Table in the Welcome Center.