My wife Ali met Jamie at a women’s community Bible Study. Jamie came to the Bible study because she was invited by a neighbor but she made it clear to the group that she wasn’t a Christian and wasn’t sure at all about Christianity.
Jamie and Ali quickly hit it off and became friends. Jamie is a photographer and after seeing some of her work Ali hired her to take some family pictures. The photo shoot consisted of two sessions. At the first session I met Jamie. At the second session I met Jamie’s husband Josh.
Ali invited Josh and Jamie over for dinner one Sunday night. Jamie warned Ali that Josh was a little hostile towards Christianity and might ask a lot of challenging questions. That evening the four of us had an incredible conversation about life, values, religion, and family. Josh and I found that we had a lot in common. It was a great night.
A few days later Josh called me and asked to meet. Josh felt that God had been working on his heart. He asked to meet with me on a regular basis to study the bible. I agreed and we have been meeting ever since at a local coffee house to study God’s word and talk about how it applies to life.
A couple of weeks after that we had Josh and Jamie over again, this time for Sunday morning breakfast. Again the conversation was stimulating. This time we took our bibles out and looked up answers to questions. As they were leaving Jamie asked if we could do this at their house the following week.
The next Sunday, Jamie and Josh, Ali and I and two other couples, along with our kids met for breakfast. After breakfast we broke out the Bibles and I read from John chapter three. A two-hour discussion followed and we ended with a time of prayer.
For the last couple of months we have been meeting every Sunday morning at Josh and Jamie’s house for church. Other friends and family members have joined. Last Sunday we had eleven adults and a hand full of kids.
This is how the Holy Spirit works. This is a 102B answer.
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