“It is in small groups that people can get close enough to know each other, to care and share, to challenge and support, to confide and confess, to forgive and be forgiven, to laugh and weep together, to be accountable to each other, to watch over each other and to grow together. Personal growth does not happen in isolation. It is the result of interactive relationships. Small groups are God’s gift to foster changes in character and spiritual growth.” Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian

10 Reasons to Join a Small Group

Small groups are the perfect place to pray with and for others.
Small groups are the perfect place to share one another’s burdens. Galatians 6:2
Small groups are the perfect place to study the Bible and grow in faith, knowledge, and service.
Small groups are the perfect place to experience authentic relationships in God’s family of like believers.
Small groups are the perfect place to bring your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers and introduce them to Christ.
Small groups are the perfect place to study His Word and to be in prayer, we do this individually but we are also to do it in community.
Small groups are the perfect place to become better servants of the Lord by developing skills in leadership and ministry.
Small groups are the perfect place to be discipled and make disciples. Matthew 28:18-20
Small groups are the perfect place to learn first-hand how to share Christ with loved ones, co-workers and strangers.
Small groups are the perfect place to put into practice the teaching you are receiving from Eastwood Tulsa.

So, small groups are the perfect place to be with one another! Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian points out:

“Community is deeply grounded in the nature of God. It flows from who God is. Because he is community, he creates community. It is his gift of himself to humans. Therefore, the making of community may not be regarded as an optional decision for Christians. It is a compelling and irrevocable necessity, a binding divine mandate for all believers at all times.”

Small Groups List Spring 2019

Small Groups launch Sunday, February 24th. We will finish in May. Please sign up for a group location nearest to your home or interest group.

Sundays @ 10:00 am “Bible Study” at Tulsa Nursing Center – Nick Hawkins

Sundays @ 5:00 pm “Biblical Stories” Steve Fisher in Broken Arrow

Sundays @ 6:00 pm “Prayers of the Bible” Small/Bauer location TBD

Sundays @ 4:30 “Prayer Group” Craig and Emily Spencer Midtown Tulsa

Sundays @ 5:30 pm “Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die” Bob & Betty Fisher in Tulsa

Mondays @ 7:00 pm “Biblical Stories” J.C. Herring in Tulsa

Mondays @ 7:00 pm “Experiencing God” (Men’s Group) Jeremy Rhodes in Tulsa *starts January 7^th2019

Mondays @ 9:00 pm “XA Students Zoom Virtual Group” Jeremy Rhodes

Tuesdays @ 6:30 – 8:30 pm “Men’s Basketball” Corey Shannon in the Gym

Wednesdays @ 6:30 am at Mom’s Diner “Bible and Breakfast” (Men’s Group) Craig Spencer

1^stWednesday @ 10:00 am “Women on Mission” Shirley Ward in Tulsa

Wednesdays 10:00 am “Biblical Stories” (Men’s Group) Jerry Rhodes in Tulsa

Wednesdays 10:00 am “Biblical Stories” (Men’s Group) Gordon Small in Tulsa

Wednesdays @ 3:30 pm “Prayer Group” at Tulsa Nursing Center – Gene Black

Thursdays @ 1:30 pm “Experiencing God” Jeremy Rhodes @ Eastwood Tulsa

Saturday’s @ 7:00 am “Run and Walk Club” Jeremy Rhodes in Tulsa

Date & Time TBD “Ladies Home Prayer Group” Helen Merritt

https://eastwoodtulsa.org/small-groups

By Betty K. Fisher

Defending Genesis

Several years ago, God impressed I Peter 3:15 on me. “Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you for a reason of the hope that is within you with meekness and fear.” Then later, Psalm 11:3 “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” And then in Isaiah 58:12 “. . . raise up the foundations, . . . Be a repairer of the breach!”

The study of Genesis is the foundation of all we claim to believe Biblically, including creation, the deity of Jesus Christ, the Gospel and the Second Coming of Jesus (among other salient doctrines). Thus, the defense of the Genesis record has become my way of living by I Peter 3:15. God told us “earthly things” in Genesis—things we can check out (John 3:12). But if we don’t believe those “earthly things,” how will anyone believe the promise of His soon return–what we can’t check out? If they don’t believe Moses writings, they won’t believe Jesus either (John 5:46- 47).

Christian Apologetics

Education has tried to destroy the “foundations” of our faith given in Genesis. We’ve been sold a false doctrine in which there is no room for the authority of the Creator God or manifestation in the flesh, Jesus Christ our Savior. Evolution cannot be, and has not been, proven. It is based on mountains of speculative assumptions for so long that people have accepted it as truth, principally because of its secular scientific credibility. Those who promote evolution as scientific truth have been deceived just as Eve was deceived. Those who push such false lies know that to acknowledge belief in a God makes us responsible toward Him as Creator. “No Creator – No guilt” (Romans 1:28).

Evolution deceived man into thinking he can decide what’s right or wrong. NO absolutes! True scientific “knowledge” supports divine creation that is dependent on a supreme intelligence. Life on earth depends on the sustaining power of Jesus (John 5:17, Hebrews 1:3, Colossians 1:17). He is upholding all things by the power of His Word. Science has no explanation of how atoms hold together or how the universe functions like a well-oiled machine. Apostle Paul said it right, people believed a lie and became as fools (Romans 1:22).

Many people have said to me, “I just believe whatever the Bible says, that’s good enough for me.” But that is not a ‘defense’ (I Peter 3:15). Yet those same people can’t give an answer for what or why they claim to believe a certain way, and this is because there is such a drought among professing believers concerning what they believe and why they believe it! I certainly don’t know all the answers but it is such a thrill to know the foundation of my faith is secure.

Small Groups Help Answer Difficult Questions

In our small group, we will study “A Primer on Biblical Worldview” by Michelle Holland and Dr. G. Thomas Sharp and view videos from the “Unlocking the Mysteries of Genesis” series by the Institute for Creation Research.

Unlocking the Mysteries of Genesis Trailer from Institute for Creation Research on Vimeo.

Join us as we discuss questions and answers to many issues not usually dealt with in Sunday School. The excitement of learning new information about our Creator and His plan will help anyone more effectively defend what he claims to believe. Books available at my class are $3.00.

A Primer on Biblical Worldview is a book outlining the elementary principles that are needed to have a proper understanding of science and the first 12 chapters of Genesis. This primer endeavors to help you evaluate your worldview and adjust it to align fully with the Bible so that you interpret your world through the lenses of Scripture.

How to Join our Small Group

I am leading two small groups with this study. We meet on Sundays @ 5:30 pm or Wednesdays @ 1:00 pm. Register at https://eastwoodtulsa.org/small-groups or contact the church office at 918-836-8686 for more information.

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10 Reasons You Should Join a Small Group