Men's Summer Bible Reading Groups

Hello brothers,

We’re relaunching our Men’s Bible Reading Groups, and we invite you to read through the book of Judges this summer and meet up with your brothers for weekly times of discussion and prayer. If you are interested, please RSVP here with this availability survey by May 15.

Small Groups for Bible Discussion and Prayer

Instead of a teacher/student format, our aim is that these groups would be places for mutual discussion and prayer, and we would keep the size of these groups relatively small (capped at five people). The general framework for these groups is based on David Helm’s short book One to One Bible Reading: A Simple Guide for Every Christian (Matthias Media, 2011). If you would like to participate in one of these groups, we encourage you to get a copy of this book and read it during the month of May.

Connecting with Your Group

Mid-May we will be reaching out to those who have completed the survey to put you in touch with the others who have shared similar availability. Once you connect, establish a regular meeting time/place that will work for you all, and you can begin meeting. We recommend each group meets for the first time on the last week of May to share your testimonies and get to know one another.

Our Reading Schedule

It is our intent by design for our Men’s Bible Reading Groups that we will walk through the same books of the Bible together. For June—August, we will read and discuss the book of Judges. We will provide a reading schedule so you know what to read before each week’s meeting.

Next Steps

In conclusion, here’s next steps for you:

• Please complete the availability survey here.
• Get a copy of David Helm’s One to One Bible Reading and read it by the end of May.

Once you receive an email connecting you with other guys, reach out to them and get together on the last week of May to have your first meeting and to get to know one another, and you’ll begin the book of Judges in the first week of June.

As you have questions, please reach out to Rod Fillinger.

Finally, please pray with us for the Lord’s blessing, that these groups would bring OBC’s men into fellowship together in God’s Word for the sake of mutual edification and encouragement, and that the Lord would be glorified in this.

I look forward to fellowship in the Word with you all.

Blessings in Christ,

Pastor Ben