Show Notes
City Church Cardiff recognised that Sunday sermons weren’t enough. People in the pews wanted to study the Bible for spiritual growth.
Discipleship pastor David describes how the church developed communal Bible-reading plans to meet the need. Sure enough, Bible groups started to form, in-person and online.
Interactive daily Bible encounters have since become the new normal. People of all ages are getting stuck into the Bible and sharing lessons learnt. Accountability and mutual support are key. No-one is left out.
Youth worker Keren, meanwhile, says teenagers are confused by cultural relativism and individualism. She’s found that the recent surge in young people people’s interest in the Bible comes from a deep desire to tell right from wrong.
Andrew’s Bible reflection on Acts 2.42 revolves around the centrality of Scripture in the early church. Teaching the Bible, Andrew finds, is not an accessory but the engine of discipleship for the church.
Listen to how a Bible based community can change lives for good. Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introducing City Church Cardiff
(01:55) - Deliberate Bible engagement
(03:00) - YouVersion Bible plans in community
(04:10) - Sharing the Bible on a Sunday
(05:25) - Encouraging regular Bible engagement
(06:55) - Making accountability about encouragement
(08:30) - Preaching strategy
(10:00) - How the Bible changes our lives
(11:00) - Practical tips for church leaders
(13:45) - Raising Bible confidence in teenagers
(15:50) - The outworking of the gospel in teenagers
(17:15) - Staying hungry for the word
(19:05) - High-bar discipleship among Gen-Z
(20:50) - Cultivating hunger for the Bible
(22:30) - Encouraging conversation around the Bible
(24:15) - A reflection on Acts 4: turning interest into discipleship
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