Light in dark places

One of our members is back in prison until June for a parole violation. He seeks to be the hands and feet of Jesus there. One way he does this is by forming a church group there using the same principles we use in our house church. Here is how he describes what he does:

"I just finished with our little Church group of two. I get together every night with a friend, a young man of 20, and we read one chapter out of the Bible. We discuss what we read, what Jesus is saying to us, how we can apply it to our lives, and what stands out to us most and why. The time that he and I spend together is a real blessing to me. And to see his spirit grow as he follows Christ—man, it’s something to be amazed by."

Unashamed

From one of the LTGs this week: A woman who has been coming to church and LTG for about 5 months said that she knows, for the first time, that she has been born again. She was reading 1 John and when she came to chapter 2:28-29 she cried with joy because she no longer feels ashamed in her relationship with Jesus. She knows for sure that she is a child of God. Each one sitting around that dining room table shared her joy.

1 John 2:28-29: “And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him."