Over the Hari Raya Haji weekend, my wife and I conducted a two-day seminar. We taught the Bible chronologically. Based on the book, Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, we brought 30 participants through the gospel message, beginning with Genesis all the way through to Jesus' resurrection. The participants were all youth leaders (or youth leaders to be) as well as several Sunday School teachers from other churches.
As always, teaching for my wife and me, has been a time of worship. Though we were familiar with the material, we were both moved in our spirits as we taught God's truth. And the Holy Spirit really moved—not only our hearts—but the hearts of the participants too. We saw their eyes light up with fresh understanding; we saw the participants coming to a deeper understanding of how amazing God is and how the familiar Bible narratives actually add up to one single gospel message. We saw people weep.
We were deeply affected by the work that the Holy Spirit was doing. From the questions that the group asked, it was clear that in their minds, the truth of God's word was clicking together and they were thinking a lot about what they were learning. Deep, theological questions sprang from their new-found understanding of the gospel. For example:
Where do babies go when they die? They never had a chance to hear the gospel so what happens to them?
Why did God choose to let Satan roam the earth if he knew the havoc he was going to cause?
If God knows who will believe and be saved, why doesn't he do anything with those who will not believe?
With questions like these, we knew the participants were thinking hard and thinking through the gospel.
At the end of the second day, we wrapped up by showing them both videos of Ee-Taow! The participants were moved by the faith of the Mouk people. Many of them were inspired by the Mouk people to cherish God's truth all the more.
Despite the raspy throat I got by the end of the second day, I was glad that I had the chance to teach the Stranger once more. Each time we teach, my own faith is strengthened as my understanding of the gospel grows. All I want to do is join the Mouk people in proclaiming "Ee-taow! (It is good! It is true!). I can still picture the spontaneous dancing and celebration the Mouk broke out in as they rejoiced in their salvation. They were so happy with God and were so full of joy. How many of us can say we have that joy? Well, it comes from understanding the gospel properly.
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