We want to help people learn easy ways to share the hope and love of Christ with their neighbors in the midst of this crisis. People are searching for hope right now, and as Christians, we have an opportunity to share the one true source of hope with them. This series is meant to do just that — to share the hope of Jesus through looking at specific stories in the Bible.
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” — 1 Peter 3:15
The Content:
The Bible Stories of Hope series is a discovery Bible study on Jesus’ authority over all. Each week we’ll go through a story from the book of Luke highlighting Jesus, His love, His power, and ultimately the hope He gives us. We’ll discuss what the story teaches us, and how we should apply the lesson to our lives.
The Format:
Each session starts with a time of care, allowing each person to briefly share how they are doing. Then we move into a time of accountability where we follow up on the actions we challenged ourselves to do at the end of the previous week’s session (e.g. share the Bible story with someone else).
From there, we move into a time of studying — reading through a new Bible story and discussing the meaning and importance of the story. We answer questions from the text and then practice retelling the story so that we can build confidence in sharing it with others. Lastly, we close by thinking of someone in our sphere of influence we can share the story with in the coming days, and then we pray together.
The Series Leader:
e3 Partners’ own Troy Cooper will be leading us through the Bible Stories of Hope series.
Troy is the VP of Global City Strategy for e3. He and his family have a passion for spreading the gospel and equipping local believers to make disciples and plant churches. They live on mission among the 93% unchurched communities in southern California and serve in various other parts all over the world as well.
Recordings from Previous Weeks
Kilby’s On A Mission - NYC
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Recurring Still Needed
New York City is home to the largest city in the United States with a population of over 8 million people. 96% of the people living in NYC do not know Jesus as Lord and Savior. That is over 7.5 million people!
We felt the call to go to NYC in the summer of 2019 as we visited Anna’s parents in Queens. As we were walking the streets, we quickly saw the need of the Gospel. We will be partnering with laborers in Jackson Heights who are already bringing the good news of Jesus to those from the ends of the Earth.
Below are some brutal facts about NYC.
Jackson Heights Population: 200,000
Queens Population: 2.5 Million
NYC Population: > 8 Million
New York Metro Area: > 20 Million
% of Lostness: 96%
Amount of Lostness: 7.6 Million
Daily Death Rate: 120
There are 48 distinct people groups in NYC and 4 million people who call New York City home are from an unreached people group.
Jackson Heights and Queens County are home to many immigrants from across the world, making it the most diverse zip code and diverse county in the USA
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