Connection Central

Here are 12 simple guidelines that will help you succeed in this spring season 2009

1. Make Calendar with dates, times & locations

2. Use the attendance sheet provided.

3. Draw people to you. Invite the people you meet, at church, at work… wherever you have opportunity.

4. Manage your groups. Check on the people who are absent. Keep track of the people who join you.

5. Stick to your promotion.

6. Don’t be afraid of food. If you can, have a hospitality committee in your group.

7. Be sensitive to time. We suggest an official ending time for your meeting where people can feel at liberty to leave. We also suggest having a final time thirty minutes after that.

8. Be vigilant to manage your group in discussions so that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate.

9. Numbers are not important! It is only important that people connect.

10. Groups should end the week of May 17-23, 2009.

11. Please plan to attend our Spring 2009 Thank You Debrief Celebration -Sunday at 6:00 pm –May 24th.

12. Report and relate to Your LIFE Group Coaches

Nanette Mudiam and Nancy Mitchell – Prophetic and Prayer Groups

Bill Byrd and Cecil Kessler – Hobbies and Sports Groups

Steve Waters and Huck Fincher – Ministry and Missions Groups

Sai Mudiam and Mark Harris – Books and Bible Studies

Santiago Hechart– Fellowship, Food, and Fun Groups

I am complete in Him Who is the Head of all principality and power (Colossians 2:10).

I am alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5).

I am free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).

I am far from oppression, and fear does not come near me (Isaiah 54:14).

I am born of God, and the evil one does not touch me (I John 5:18).

I am holy and without blame before Him in love (I Peter 1:16; Ephesians 1:4).

I have the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5; I Corinthians 2:16).

I have the peace of God that passes all understanding (Philippians 4:7).

I have the Greater One living in me; greater is He Who is in me than he who is in the world (I John 4:4).

I have received the gift of righteousness and reign as a king in life by Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17).

I have received the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Jesus, the eyes of my understanding being enlightened (Ephesians 1:17,18).

I have received the power of the Holy Spirit to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, to cast out demons, to speak with new tongues. I have power over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means harm me (Mark 16:17-18; Luke 10:17,19).

I have put off the old man and have put on the new man, which is renewed in the knowledge after the image of Him Who created me (Colossians 3:9,10).

I have given, and it is given to me; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, men give into my bosom (Luke 6:38).

I have no lack for my God supplies all of my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).

I can quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one with my shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16).

I can do all things through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:13).

I shall do even greater works than Christ Jesus (John 14:12).

I show forth the praises of God Who has called me out of darkness into His marvelous light
(I Peter 2:9).

I am God’s child ⎯ for I am born again of the incorruptible seed of the Word of God, which lives and abides forever (I Peter 1:23).

I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ unto good works (Ephesians 2:10).

I am a new creature in Christ (II Corinthians 5:17).

I am a spirit being ⎯ alive to God (I Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 6:11).

I am a believer, and the light of the Gospel shines in my mind (II Corinthians 4:4).

I am a doer of the Word and blessed in my actions (James 1:22,25).

I am a joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17).

I am more than a conqueror through Him Who loves me (Romans 8:37).

I am an over comer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).

I am a partaker of His divine nature (II Peter 1:3,4).

I am an ambassador for Christ (II Corinthians 5:20).

I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people
(I Peter 2:9).

I am the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ (II Corinthians 5:21).

I am the temple of the Holy Spirit; I am not my own (I Corinthians 6:19).

I am the head and not the tail; I am above only and not beneath (Deuteronomy 28:13).

I am the light of the world (Matthew 5:14).

I am His elect, full of mercy, kindness, humility, and longsuffering (Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12).

I am forgiven of all my sins and washed in the Blood (Ephesians 1:7).

I am delivered from the power of darkness and translated into God’s kingdom (Colossians 1:13).

I am redeemed from the curse of sin, sickness, and poverty (Galatians 3:13; Deuteronomy 28:15-68).

I am firmly rooted, built up, established in my faith and overflowing with gratitude (Colossians 2:7).

I am called of God to be the voice of His praise (II Timothy 1:9; Psalm 66:8).

I am healed by the stripes of Jesus (I Peter 2:24; Isaiah 53:5).

I am raised up with Christ and seated in heavenly places (Colossians 2:12; Ephesians 2:6).

I am greatly loved by God (Colossians 3:12; Romans 1:7; I Thessalonians 1:4; Ephesians 2:4).

I am strengthened with all might according to His glorious power (Colossians 1:11).

I am submitted to God, and the devil flees from me because I resist him in the Name of Jesus
(James 4:7).

I press on toward the goal to win the prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward
(Philippians 3:14).

For God has not given us a spirit of fear; but of power, love, and a sound mind (II Timothy 1:7).

It is not I who live, but Christ lives in me (Galatians 2:20).

1. A day without sunshine is like night.

2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.

3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.

4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

5. Remember, half the people you know are below average.

6. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap.

9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.

10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.

12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.

13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.

14. OK, so what's the speed of dark?

15. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

16. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

17. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?

18. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

19. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?

20. Why do psychics have to ask you your name?

21. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, 'What the heck happened?'

22. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.

23. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

String Toss Game

Get a spool of string or yarn. Have each person answer 3 to 5 questions about themselves when they have the string in their possession. They then hold on to the string and throw the ball/spool to another so they can answer the questions. You eventually create a web of some sort. In the end, describe how the web is analogous to the group in that we all play a part in creating the web, connecting to each other, and that if one person was gone it would look different. Likewise, it is important that we all take part to make the group what it is, unique and special.

Here are some questions:

1. Where were you born?

2. What is your job?

3. How did you find out about our group?

4. What’s your favorite food?

5. What is your passion?


Have fun playing it!

Dear Life Group Leaders,

It is so exciting to communicate with you.

By now I am sure that you have either started your Life Group or about to start. We would like to let you know how proud we are of you in launching out in this exciting ministry. We want to make sure you have the information and the tools you need to serve the people God sends your way.

To this end we will continue posting icebreakers, lessons, and articles that will help you be effective in your service.

We encourage you to communicate with us your challenges, your prayer requests, your testimonies, and your praise reports. We are here for you! Next week we will be advertising the Life Groups on the WAIO News so it will be great if you could e-mail us some group pictures of your meetings.

Thanks again for serving the Lord and our Word Alive family through this ministry!

We love you and appreciate you.

Sincerely,

WAIO Pastoral Care Dept.- Bill Byrd, Santiago Hechart, Nanette Mudiam, Mark Harris, Nancy Mitchell