All You Have to do is OPEN YOUR MOUTH
All you have to do is OPEN YOUR MOUTH. Huh??? I know, just hang in there...I want to share a quick "Oikos" story with you. I was talking to a new "Neighbor"... they approached me... we were talking about something then this person asked me, "Where does your church meet?" I never said anything about church, NOTHING, so I told them and said, "Why don't you come and check it out." They said, "We will, we've been talking about going to church and just haven't...we want to try, we will see you Sunday." Then I told them about Sunday night at Santee Lakes and it was a simple God moment.
There's more conversation then what I'm writing here but I write to tell you... often... all we have to do is OPEN OUR MOUTH! Simply invite someone to church.... God was clearly working in this person's family and life and I got the honor of inviting them to church.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO GET THEM TO COME!!! I just OPENED MY MOUTH. God had already prepared our meeting, prepared their heart and knew I can't keep my mouth shut when it comes to inviting people to 7SD... I want them to KNOW YOU... the BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE AROUND!!!
So what's the point? Invite someone to come. Invite them to Sunday morning service. If they say, "NO WAY... I won't go near church." You know you've got the right person because we started 7SD for people just like that!!!
If they won't come Sunday morning, invite them to Sunday afternoon at Santee Lakes (and bring enough food for them too) It's an easy way for your Oikos to get to know other people in the church without the feeling or intimidation of "church."
Jesus said, "I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.” John 4:38 (NLT)
That's what is happening all around us if we will just OPEN OUR MOUTH. We get to harvest where others have planted...others have had the conversations and multiple rejections of invites to church and Bible study and on and on.... but just like I what I experienced today we all can experience because GOD IS ALREADY DOING THE WORK IN PEOPLE'S LIVES...We just need to be willing HARVESTERS...
Join me in inviting people this Sunday & every Sunday,
Pastor Jeremy
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