Day 37 : The Scieties
Reflecting and Recording
Why is it important to have a place for people who may only be under the influence of prevenient grace - that is, who have not yet professed faith in Christ, but are only at the stage of awakening and conviction?
Where in your church do you have such a place?
Relating
If you are familiar with contemporary recovery group movements, think of
how these ministries are an expression of the society movement Wesley used
in early Methodism.
How do these new ministries contribute to spiritual formation and church
Renewal?
1. Why is it important to have a place for people who may only be under the influence of prevenient grace- that is, we have not yet professed faith in Christ, but are only at the stage of awakening and conviction?
I think it’s extremely important to have a place for people like this. I think that it’s important that somebody that has professed their faith in God not come across too harshly or too eager. I think it’s important for these people who are in between or under the influence, as you say. Room for them to breathe. To see what it is, that you do without having it pushed to hardly on them.
I know I never liked…