LAST LESSONS #209 — LAST LESSONS — ASK — 4

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.” Proverbs 9:10

As you have taught the Bible to the folks where you live, what have you found to be the area of greatest interest? What were their most common questions or concerns?

I really can’t answer this question in the place where I am now living. This is the third senior living facility for me. The first two were more independent while this one is called “assisted living” which means that those who live here need assistance—most have walkers or wheelchairs. We have someone checking in on us every few hours. Some here cannot see, some cannot hear, most are forgetful. So, I do not have a Bible study here.

I did have a Rafiki Bible Study (RBS) in the first two places where I lived. It was not easy, but I enjoyed it. The groups were small but committed. At first, they wanted to talk about everything, so I had to help them stick to the questions. If you have done a Rafiki Bible Study, you know that the way to learn the most is to keep to the questions and not allow the members to talk about anything and everything.

The other problem was their attendance. They would often have doctor’s appointments or other activities.

But let me tell you about the last RBS I had at Lake Ridge Village. There was one woman who argued with me continually which always disrupted the meetings. She had been taught by her church that a person had to be baptized and belong to that denomination to be saved.

Well, close to a year later when she and I both happened to be in a re-hab facility together, she came to see me to thank me that she was now truly saved. By God’s grace she had realized that she did not need to be baptized to be saved. She had finally come to see that salvation was by God’s grace alone and she asked for my forgiveness for disrupting the group by arguing with me.

I am telling this because no matter how hard it is to teach the Bible to even a small group, God has his purpose. I believe that God’s purpose in that Bible study was to save that one woman. It reminded me of Jesus going through Samaria to meet with one Samaritan woman to tell her about living water. And remember, she went and told the whole village. My friend is now telling others about Jesus.

Praise God.