The Chase Starts Tuesday

This coming Tuesday will begin a five week study & discussion group that I will be leading. The study guide is entitled, The Chase: Pursuing Holiness in Your Everyday Life, by Jerry Bridges. We will be meeting at the home of a family who lives nearer to the church than us (we're one town away). We'll have light snacks and coffee, going from 7:15 to 8:45 with 7:30-8:30 being dedicated to discussion.

I chose the book for several reasons. It is easy to understand, it's practical in its approach and it's biblically-based. The topic is timely and relevant. To me, discipleship is a neglected area of church life and studies like this are needed.

One of the main ideas that underlie what I hope to accomplish- a starting point, if you will, is this: growth in one's Christian life does not come about from simply gaining knowledge. Growth comes from a combination of learning and being willing to change. In my experience, most Bible study emphasize gaining an increase of knowledge but stop there.

We'll see how it goes.