Firsts

So this month we have had our first public worship, our first youth event, our first staff meetings in our building. Tonight we had our first small group meeting in our home. We didn't know if anyone would come or if anyone would talk. But praise God, we had a wonderful evening. We had three guests: Dani and Ives from our building (they are dating) and a new friend Fernando. We plan to have small group every Thursday night. We started the book of John tonight. Our study is fairly informal. We work through the passage and discuss various insights and applications.
Tonight as we looked and the first part of John 1, we discussed what it means that Jesus is the light and how we recognize his light in our lives. Tonight I could not help but see His light in my life.
To tell you the truth, I was worried. I was worried that no one would accept our invitation for our small group. But again I am reminded that our God has a plan and that our God is faithful. Please pray that this is just the beginning of many blessed Thursday nights. May God use them to draw people to himself.