In years gone by, you might remember your Sunday School teacher saying: “Swords Up! Romans 3:23. Charge!” There was excitement in the room as each student scrambled to find the verse. Did you find the verse before the other kids?
Even though the Agutaynens have never heard of such a game, they do the exact same thing during the Home Bible Studies. When Stephen says, for example, “Let’s read this in Luke 2”, the race begins for the Agutaynens. Most of the time, Stephen actually only gives the name of the book and the chapter. If not, the first one to find the verse will right away read the verse, even though the others haven’t found it yet. When everyone has found Luke 2, he then gives the verse number. And then the race resumes to find the verse and to start reading. This is fun to observe and adds a little excitement to the Bible studies.
Our prayer is that they will be even quicker to accept His Word and to trust in Jesus alone. For some of the Agutaynens, we are seeing evidence of them accepting the truth. However, others still want to follow their traditions. In October, two of Stephen’s Home Bible Studies will reach the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We hope and pray that all those attending the Bible studies will trust in Jesus alone. Also at this time, we are seeking the Lord concerning Stephen starting another Home Bible Study. Please continue to pray with us for the salvation of the Agutaynens.