Starting this Thursday night, Sarah and I will begin leading a small group of several young married couples. We have a great group signed up already, about 6 other couples. We are very much looking forward to it. It will be a new place for both of us to grow as a couple, as we have both led groups in the past, but never actually led a group together. So there is a whole herd of unsuspecting people that will be guinea pigs for us to practice our communication skills on. In truth though, we both deeply anticipate the friendships we will build.
We have decided to study "The Jesus I Never Knew" by Philip Yancey. I read it years ago, but have been rereading and realizing how refreshing it is to see Jesus for who he was in scripture. It just so easy to look through filters of centuries of tradition and decades of personal experience... and miss what he said, what he did, who he was... Another great book I recommend is "The Master" by John Pollock.I remember the first time I read those books just weeping as I understood who Jesus was and is in a new way. Needless to say, I am looking forward to the group and the study.
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Thursday Update: What a sweet blessing!
We had 9 people at our first small group... lots of laughter, getting-to-know-you-games, interesting discussion, prayer time, and pie.
Yay for the guinea pigs! They're great!
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