You Need People Who Will Show Up - Daily Hope with Rick Warren - October 24, 2025

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“They would sell their property and possessions and give the money to whoever was in need.” Acts 2:45 (CEV)

Spiritual growth happens best in community, which is why small groups are so important. They help us pursue God’s plan for our lives. But another important mark of a healthy small group is that they help each other in practical ways.

The Bible says that the early church would “sell their property and possessions and give the money to whoever was in need” (Acts 2:45 CEV).

That’s what small groups are supposed to do. When you need to borrow a lawnmower, someone brings their lawnmower to your house. When your childcare cancels last minute, you have people you trust who can help you out. When you need a job reference, you know who to ask. When you’re having a hard time and you can’t even express what you need, someone shows up with a meal or coffee or just some company. 

This is what it looks like when Christ’s body, the church, helps each other. 

Is there anything more personal or more practical than praying for each other? Small groups do that too.

Acts 2 says that the church also “devoted themselves . . . to prayer” (Acts 2:42 NIV). I’ve seen the power of group prayer countless times—story after story of small groups praying for people in crisis and seeing amazing things happen—even miracles have happened! 

Have you ever been through a time when you didn’t know how to ask for help, but you also didn’t even know how to pray or what to pray? That’s when you need other people praying for you. You’re so stressed out, so tired, so broken, so discouraged, so overcome with grief that you cannot pray for yourself.

That’s when you need a small group of people to pray for you, to believe God for you, to have faith for you.

We were never meant to carry burdens by ourselves. We’re meant to help each other. We’re made for community. We belong to each other.

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Rick Warren is an innovative pastor, renowned author, and global influencer known for founding Saddleback Church, the Purpose Driven Network, the PEACE Plan, and Hope for Mental Health. He has written several best-selling books, including The Purpose Driven Life, which has sold over 35 million copies in 200 languages. Time magazine named Warren the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Since stepping down from the lead pastor role at Saddleback in 2022, Warren has continued to inspire people through his Daily Hope Devotional and podcast Pastor Rick’s Daily Hope. His first book in a decade, Created to Dream, was released in April 2023.

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