Bible Study Wednesday 10.00-11.15am

O.K. so what happens at this meeting? It must be a question asked by many especially by those who have never been! Maybe there is a need to explain. That is in essence what the meeting is about, seeking to understand more of God's word. Each week about a dozen of us meet to study a book from the bible and currently we are considering what Paul had to say to the infant church in Colosse. But that is not where we start. Firstly we bring before God in a time of prayer, various matters that maybe worry us or perplex us as well as giving Him the praise for all that He has undertaken for us.

So prayer time comes to an end and we start to delve into the riches of the book of Colossians. Paul wrote to support, encourage and to teach a predominantly Gentile that is no Jewish church the truths of the gospel. His task was the same then as ours today, to see the church of Christ grow both spiritually and numerically. He confronted issues head on in a way that left no room for misunderstanding.

To those that claimed there were different paths to God, or special knowledge only given to a select few was required Paul said nonsense. There is, Paul teaches, one way to God that is through Jesus Christ, who died on a cross, was buried and rose again having conquered the power of the devil and He alone as the power to confess our sin before the Father when before Him we have been brought to repentence.
Paul stresses the need to grow spiritually so that we can be used for the work God has set for us all to do. By prayer and studying the word of God we all have the opportunity to do just that. We are not a select dozen, but we are, as all Christians, privileged and called to follow Him.

Maybe you have never thought of attending, perhaps you are nervous of what you don't know. Paul never went to the church at Colosse because he was in prison in Rome but he certainly wanted to. Maybe God is challenging you to join the group. Whatever we see as a reason for not seeking more spiritual food, and let's face it none of us live on one meal a week we are not in prison. So think and prayer as those in the group will and we look forward to seeing numbers swell in the coming months.
Andy Capel

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