As some of you are aware, in late October we started a Bible study based on Tim Keller's classic, The Prodigal God at Jason's Deli. We met on Monday evenings with an average of about 15 per week. We also had a mixture of ages with the youngest being 13 and the oldest being around 70.
We had lots of great discussions on the gospel as well as what we thought was true Christianity which what we were really saying was American Christianity. Our study ended by having a feast at All Saints Anglican Church which does not meet on Sunday evenings so they have graciously let us use their building. We talking about what we learned from the study which you can hear many tell they did not know how much the Father loved them till they did the study with us.
We addressed the need for community. Everyone in the group said they longed to be in Christ-centered community where they do the work of Christ and preach the whole council of God which is what I have been sensing since day one of our study. Everyone agreed that we need to do another study which I am happy to announce that we are in January. We are still discussing what we will address. We have thought about going through Romans or Galatians. We have even talked about teaching on the doctrine of Grace.
We do not have a set date yet to begin the new study but will announce it as soon as possible. We have also decided to meet once again at All Saints on Sunday evenings. Why there? One of the challenges while doing the study at Jason's Deli was child care. Even though we had one family open their home and we had two fully reliable teenagers watching kids, many could not attend the study. The church has facilities where we can use for child care. Basically the church has granted us access throughout the entire building with the exception of their worship center.
This is not our launch for the church plant. A few church planters I have talked with said one of the best things you can do is work slowly before launching. We are doing that. Our launch team started from two has grown to five. We are meeting weekly to discuss theology and vision for the church. We have a timeline that puts us to launch as a church (Lord willing) in the month of March.
We still have a lot of work ahead of us. Thank you for praying. I ask you continue to do as we seek to plant a church that honors Christ in a city that knows religion but not the gospel.
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