
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another.
1 John 1:7
Small Groups are Pineland families who typically meet on Friday evenings throughout the month in various homes for the purpose of worshipping God and edifying one another in the faith of Jesus Christ. More specifically, they exist to further:
"We should not think of our fellowship with other Christians as a spiritual luxury, an optional addition to the exercises of private devotions. Fellowship is one of the great words of the New Testament: it denotes something that is vital to a Christian’s spiritual health, and central to the Church's true life… The Church will flourish and Christians will be strong only when there's fellowship." - J.I. Packer
- Christian fellowship
- mutual care
- accountability
- the exercise of spiritual gifts,
"We should not think of our fellowship with other Christians as a spiritual luxury, an optional addition to the exercises of private devotions. Fellowship is one of the great words of the New Testament: it denotes something that is vital to a Christian’s spiritual health, and central to the Church's true life… The Church will flourish and Christians will be strong only when there's fellowship." - J.I. Packer