greek iv stories » Taylor Register http://greekintervarsity.org LIVES CHANGED. THE GREEK SYSTEM RENEWED. WORLD CHANGERS DEVELOPED. Thu, 17 May 2012 15:34:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Invite Week: Investigating the Invitation http://greekintervarsity.org/2009/11/invite-week-investigating-the-invitation/ http://greekintervarsity.org/2009/11/invite-week-investigating-the-invitation/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:39:58 +0000 Taylor Register http://greekintervarsity.org/?p=701 I first met Alex last year when her friends from her sorority would bring her to our Greek IV large group. We realized we had a lot of common interests (rock climbing, running, books, etc.) so by the beginning of this semester we started hanging out on a regular basis. Because we love the same books we got to talking about our all-time favorite books and I mentioned that I love to read the Bible. She looked at me weird and said, “really? I have never even opened up a Bible before.” Alex then began explaining that she did not believe in God and did not think the Bible was relevant. When we got together the next week I brought some novels that I loved for her to borrow, along with a Bible. She then asked me if I would help her begin to read the Bible because she realized that her sisters and people at large group were always “positive.”

Since then we have been meeting weekly for a GIG (Greeks investigating God). Last week I invited her to become a Christian after she told me she was beginning to understand God, starting to pray, and even seeing God answer her prayers. Alex was not sure about completely submitting her life to God because, “most Christians I know do it half-way and I don’t want to do that. If I am going to become a Christian I want to do it 100% and I still don’t know how.” Alex is continuing her journey but I know that she is going to become a Christian, and I even invited her to do it again this week. God is working in her life–pray with me that he would continue to reveal himself to her in ways that she cannot deny!

]]> http://greekintervarsity.org/2009/11/invite-week-investigating-the-invitation/feed/ 1 Senior making a mark in the fraternities http://greekintervarsity.org/2009/03/senior-making-a-mark-in-the-fraternities/ http://greekintervarsity.org/2009/03/senior-making-a-mark-in-the-fraternities/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:51:49 +0000 Taylor Register http://greekintervarsity.org/?p=282 When Ted first joined Sigma Phi Epsilon, he had a strong desire to be a light in the Greek system and especially to his brothers. For the first year he made no progress on that desire, just went along with the motions and never really took that leap of faith. Ted had been going to Greek IV and was somewhat active through that time but it was not until Greek Conference a few weeks ago that God really gave him a vision and an urge to go back to James Madison University and really step out of his comfort zone for his brothers. Since the conference, he has started a fraternity wide bible study for any guy in the greek system. They have met three times and have about 15-20 guys that are coming out or are interested in coming out. All the guys represent six different fraternities. It has been such a blessing for them to come together as fraternity men and break down those boundaries between chapters while being vulnerable with each other and talking about some real issues in life. Each week they are getting 10-12 guys out and are sharing their joys, struggles and getting time in the Word. Ted has already seen guys growing in their faith and being a light to their brothers, which is an awesome example of how God is working in the fraternities here at of JMU.

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