Studying the Bible in English

Although I usually try to avoid studying the Bible with people here in the Czech Republic in English (I prefer to use their language, Czech), Ivana and I decided we would try to have a short-term Bible study in our home in Horni Jeleni in English. Our hope is that although this might attract people whose true interest is English, during our time together, the seeds of the Gospel might be planted in their hearts. We printed up handbills and had them distributed throughout our town. Although we "plan" for the study to last 12 weeks, we will continue on longer than that if some (even one!) is interested. We are very happy to report that 9 people in our small town have said they would come! We plan to meet weekly on Wednesday nights, with the 9 people divided up into two smaller groups, one from 8 p.m., the other from 9 p.m. Our first meeting is scheduled for March 7. We are planning to use the English Standard Version as our text ... we are now waiting for the small ESV New Testaments to arrive from the U.S., as well as making our plans for which texts to cover. I would like to start with the birth of Jesus, and move throughout the New Testament, addressing topics such as Jesus' teachings, salvation, and the church. Please keep this effort in your prayers.