Midweek Meetings – Chelmsford Pres

Every Thursday evening we meet in homes for a Bible study, prayer and fellowship, from 8pm, with tea, coffee and cakes served from 9pm. Some of us share a meal at 7pm.

The first Thursday of every month is a prayer meeting held at Grove Road Evangelical, opening with a short exposition of a Bible passage. Occassionally we hold “Forum” in a local coffee shop. This is a short talk on a sticky issue, followed by people texting in questions. These are advertised on our front page close to the event.

Usually we serve dinner at 7pm, ready for 8pm study, followed by fellowship and refreshments. Roughly ever other month we have a visit from a missionary that we support, these meetings happen in Grove Road Evangelical. We have also had central meetings, when for a term we all meet together. Here is a taster of some of what we have looked at:

A series of studies on how we go about making moral choices: “Living Like Jesus”

A series on what the Bible teaches about the future of the church: “The End of the World as we Know it”

Westminster Confession of Faith

A series on how to engage with anti-Christian thought and proclaim the Gospel: “Always ready to give an answer”. These included some workshops where we put this into practice analysing a film and other culture phenomena.

Visits by mission partners or other organisations.

Reports on mission work by members of our church.

A series on how the Bible drives our worship: “Engaging with God”

A series on “hard” prayers in the Bible, especially so-called “imprecations” in the Psalms: “Tough Words”.