Soul Care - Making Disciples
Emmanuel Baptist Church exists to glorify God by making disciples who are submitted to His Lordship, grounded in His teaching, and sincere in His love. We do this by "pressing on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14
Soul Care is designed to help members of EBC grow in God's love for one another.
The most loving thing we can do for others is to help them grow in godliness.
Why do Soul Care at Emmanuel Baptist Church?
+ Personal edification.
+ Intentional disciple-making
+ More opportunities to practice the "one anothers"
What do we want to accomplish through Soul Care?
+ Growth
+ Fellowship/partnership
+ Prayer
Members of the groups will be discipled so they become more connected to God and other believers. They will also learn how to use Christian discernment in their lives.
These goals will be achieved as the group members live out their Christian lives with each other.
While we would love to see members of each group form deep life-long friendships, we also understand this might not happen.
However, we want to help people see the importance of living the Christian life within a community of believers who challenge each other to grow in godliness. We need to be connected to God, our source of strength, and the church.
Ultimately it is our prayer that God would use these groups to help people grow in their personal sanctification.
The group time will focus on discussing and applying Sunday's message.
