The Sunday meetings<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nOn average during the past ten years, between eight and sixteen people normally attend our Sunday meetings. The Wednesday evening meetings are generally smaller in number. Most of the people are adults. We do not offer any child care or early childhood classes. When children are present in the meetings, we view them as a part of the group that God has called together for that meeting.<\/span><\/p>\nOur meetings typically last about two hours. During the meetings, we sing Christian songs together, pray together and study the Bible together. Our Bible studies normally consider entire books of the Bible over several weeks rather than topical Bible studies.\u00a0 During our song and prayer time, believers may speak words of encouragement and exhortation under the direction of the Holy Spirit. The goal is the edification of the entire assembly of believers.<\/span><\/p>\nOur singing is accompanied normally by an acoustic guitar. We sing traditional hymns as well as some songs that were written within the past forty years.<\/span><\/p>\nIn addition, we normally have a light snack and sometimes a meal. We also observe communion but not every week.<\/span><\/p>\nSpecial training seminars<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nEvery few months, special half-day seminars are offered. Examples include topics such as Evangelism, Bible Integrity and Trustworthiness & Prayer.<\/span><\/p>\nHands-on evangelism training<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAll are welcome to join us as we go door to door each week proclaiming the gospel. While door to door evangelism is not everyone\u2019s cup of tea, this ministry does give anyone who wants to learn about biblical evangelism an opportunity to observe how the gospel should be proclaimed.<\/span><\/p>\nAs God directs, we may do other forms of evangelism that can involve the various members. For example, gospel tract distribution and other spontaneous opportunities may occur.<\/span><\/p>\nBooks and other literature<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nBooks and a variety of gospel tracts and other articles are available to members.<\/span><\/p>\nSpontaneous ministries<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nGod purposely arranges for trials in the lives of His people. Jesus said that the world will perceive that we are His disciples by our love for one another. When one of us is hurting or in need, the Spirit moves others to help spontaneously. When someone\u2019s car breaks down, another offers to give them a ride and help to get the car fixed. If someone is robbed of their money, another is there to give them money so that they can pay the bills. If someone ends up in the hospital, others visit them and pray with and for them and do other things that speed recovery. If there is a need for food for the meetings, others offer to provide it and prepare it. If someone needs a ride to the doctor, another gives them a ride.<\/span><\/p>\nSpontaneous ministries like this are evidence of the Holy Spirit at work directing His people and giving them the emotional, physical and spiritual capacity to do the things that God wants done.<\/span><\/p>\nThese planned and spontaneous ministries experienced at Dearborn Bible Fellowship result in the fulfillment, to some degree, of the Apostle Paul\u2019s vision for the church:<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head\u2014Christ\u201416<\/sup>from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love\u201d (Ephesians 4:14-16).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nContact us at 313 213 1570. Ask for Tom or Linda<\/span><\/p>\nEmail us at DearbornBible@hotmail.com.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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