I have been going to the jail for a couple of months now. Some weeks ago the authorities cracked down on who could visit because of an attempted escape. I have been going alone the two times, and am trying to get a group of people registered within the system.
I tell the inmates that their lives will transform if they will pay special attention to two of the Discovery Group questions.
1. Change something in your life because of the Bible Reading, and tell the group about what happened at the next week’s meeting.
2. Have a spiritual conversation in a natural way during the week, and tell the group what happened during the next week’s meeting.
If you learn to do this consistently, “This combination of study, action, and story-telling will transform you into strong, healthy Christians who have authority.”
The prisoners ask me for blank paper. Then some of them make lessons so others of them can learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. This is one of the ways they are obeying Jesus by loving your neighbor as yourself.
In the Discovery Group language, this is “Identifying and helping meet the needs of those around you.”
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