Christianity Explored Evening

Friday evening, August 17, 2018

It was difficult to know all week long if we would see anyone from the community come to the evening of questions and answers that we advertised on our flyers.  But even if no one besides church members and the Sovereign Grace team participated, we could at least see what we are hoping to present as a series that asks questions and provides answers about the gospel based on a study of the book of Mark.

This is the way to Christianity Explored!

The evening began with a meal.  The men had set up the room a few hours earlier and the women heated up dishes and served salads and then coffee, tea, and pudding (dessert).  The room seemed full even though we had only 3 people who were inquiring or seeking to understand faith in Christ or who were hoping to strengthen their new-found faith.  One of the women who came to the event was also at the tea in the afternoon.  She is searching for something.  Many of our ladies were able to speak to her and we gave her a Bible.  She is a neighbor and friend of Sue; we will be praying for her salvation.

The other two women have attended Solihull Presbyterian but still have many questions.  The format of Christianity Explored is to discuss a few questions in a small group, then watch a video, then talk about it and discuss some of our answers to the questions.  This evening was a bit of a 'teaser' session, introducing the series and laying out the format for study of the gospel of Mark.

Except for a delay for a technical glitch, which meant we had time to talk in our small groups about the questions and answers, the whole presentation didn't take longer than an hour.  We talked some more, answered more questions from the inquirers who were scattered about the room, and began the clean up.

Tomorrow is the Men's Brunch and the afternoon of family fun and BBQ.  We are praying that some of our efforts of the week will be realized in new faces throughout the day.  The women on our team have a little bit of a break in the morning so we should be feeling rested and ready to interact with those who come to the church event.