Stories are powerful reminders of the way God works as people study His Word in small groups.
Here are some encouragements coming out of home Bible studies with different Syrians in Lebanon.
Here are some encouragements coming out of home Bible studies with different Syrians in Lebanon.
A Syrian women who some years ago in Lebanon was plagued with some kind of bleeding on her skin. Before she became a believer she went to a church where a woman asked her if she could pray for her in the name of Jesus. At first she said no, but then agreed later. This lady put her hands on her and prayed in the name of Jesus. The woman went back home and found she was completely healed. And has had no problem since with bleeding on her skin.
This woman has since opened the doors to others and has been part of a Creation to Christ bible study since last year . When they first started, her husband was not a believer, but just a few weeks ago when they came to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, he believed and said that Jesus was the sacrifice for his sins and only in Him does he have freedom from his sins.
Another couple in the same group at the same time also said they believe. They had seen a video on Facebook sometime ago about Jesus and had believed then but this was the first time they confessed publicly to their faith.
This woman has since opened the doors to others and has been part of a Creation to Christ bible study since last year . When they first started, her husband was not a believer, but just a few weeks ago when they came to the death, burial and resurrection of Christ, he believed and said that Jesus was the sacrifice for his sins and only in Him does he have freedom from his sins.
Another couple in the same group at the same time also said they believe. They had seen a video on Facebook sometime ago about Jesus and had believed then but this was the first time they confessed publicly to their faith.
Another couple of Syrians - he had accepted the Lord a few years ago - his wife was slower to decide.
Not too long ago she was having heart pains so went to the doctor’s, who ran tests and told her she needed surgery, as it was pretty serious. She had been listening to the Bible stories and knew that Jesus could heal. So she began by herself to put her hand over her heart and ask Jesus to heal her heart. She went to another doctor who took X-rays and tests and told her that the other doctors didn’t know what they were talking about because there was nothing wrong with her heart!!
She had a dream later and knew when she woke up that the Lord was telling her to be baptised
Not too long ago she was having heart pains so went to the doctor’s, who ran tests and told her she needed surgery, as it was pretty serious. She had been listening to the Bible stories and knew that Jesus could heal. So she began by herself to put her hand over her heart and ask Jesus to heal her heart. She went to another doctor who took X-rays and tests and told her that the other doctors didn’t know what they were talking about because there was nothing wrong with her heart!!
She had a dream later and knew when she woke up that the Lord was telling her to be baptised
Another Syria man was a very angry man, very stressed, he would come home mad and yell at his wife and kids, sometimes physically hurt them because he was so stressed to the max. He never helped around the house or wanted to do anything.
Workers started a Creation to Christ study with the couple about a year ago. Things started to change in lesson 2 when it talked about the two will become one flesh. On their own they came up with a little symbol that said “the two, we are one.”
That was what started to change their home. The kids started to say what happened to dad? He’s a different man. Less stressed, more relaxed, knew that God was with him and had the peace of the Lord. He even started doing dishes and preparing food occasionally and doing small things around the house.
They came to the end of the study a few months ago and the leaders asked him “you’ve heard these stories now what do you think?” He said yes I believe that Jesus is the one who reaches his hand out and pulls us into heaven. I thank God for you, I believe God sent you to me to tell me the way to heaven. His wife said the same. She never knew what Jesus being a sacrifice for her sins meant, but now she does because they have walked through what sacrifice meant. She also expressed her desire to be baptised in the sea!
Workers started a Creation to Christ study with the couple about a year ago. Things started to change in lesson 2 when it talked about the two will become one flesh. On their own they came up with a little symbol that said “the two, we are one.”
That was what started to change their home. The kids started to say what happened to dad? He’s a different man. Less stressed, more relaxed, knew that God was with him and had the peace of the Lord. He even started doing dishes and preparing food occasionally and doing small things around the house.
They came to the end of the study a few months ago and the leaders asked him “you’ve heard these stories now what do you think?” He said yes I believe that Jesus is the one who reaches his hand out and pulls us into heaven. I thank God for you, I believe God sent you to me to tell me the way to heaven. His wife said the same. She never knew what Jesus being a sacrifice for her sins meant, but now she does because they have walked through what sacrifice meant. She also expressed her desire to be baptised in the sea!
Thank the Lord for many stories like this that come out of small groups meeting!
Please keep praying for Lebanon
Please keep praying for Lebanon