Pastor Israel takes a look at the most famous small group ever, Jesus and his 12 disciples and our call to be connected to one another.

1 Corinthians 1:7"Therefore you do not lack anay spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed."

A happy, healthy marriage needs to be bigger than 2. A lot bigger. And when a couple’s main goal is to live for themselves, to live for just the two of them, there is always inwardness, and constraint, and enmeshment. But when a couple finds something bigger than the two of them, there is life, and adventure, and true happiness, and more important fulfillment.

Instead of retreating to find peace, advance and God will grant you the peace to get through all of what you face.

Philippians 4:6-10 ..."Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus"...

Romans 8:28-39"In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Jeremiah 31 "...I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people."

Psalm 78 ..."We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done."

Luke 18:15-17 "...Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belong such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not recieve the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it..."

Easter 2010.