“It’s Time to Invite People to More Than a Church Service”

“It’s Time to Invite People to More Than a Church Service”

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I know, I know... the title may sound like ClickBait.

But stay with me.

There is the truth here that I believe it is worth exploring, but I have not issued a comprehensive statement saying they should stop inviting them to the church.

So take a deep breath.

As far as I can remember, church leaders encouraged me to invite people to the church, which meant service. This motivation allows people to come to Christ or be noble - they want to fill the seats. In any case, there is no problem expanding this invitation.

but.

What happens when God asks us to invite people to concerts, events, concerts, events?
Something deep? Invitation Day
Explain to the host gentleman and remove the injustice of this country on the day, as he will inscribe his inscription on the stones he placed before Joshua before Joshua, thus removing the injustice of this country.
Zechariah 3:9-10

This passage comes from the time when Zecharias and Haggai asked the Israelites to rebuild the temple after their 70-year-old exile in Babylon. When they rebuilt his temple, God promised to remove the sin and shame of Israel.

But in the end, this promise was filled with Golgata. In Jesus' death, funeral and resurrection, God eliminated the injustice of the nation in one day (Zechariah 3:9). That was the day Zecharias predicted.

The new contract began that day, but we still live in it. According to Zechariah, this should be an invitation date. But here is an important question:

Do we invite exactly the neighbors who were saved and not saved? Vine and fig tree
Throughout the writing, pictures of vines and fig trees refer to peace and prosperity. The blessing God promised when he was loyal to him and loyal to his pants together. This is important.

The invitation here is not necessarily for physical space, but for spiritual reality. An invitation to experience the blessings of God's existence in peace and everyday life.

For us, we are already blessed under a new covenant with all the spiritual blessings of Christ (Ephesians 1:3) - not for our performance, but for the perfect obedience of Jesus.

In him we have peace and peace with God (Romans 5:1) (Ephesians 2:14). You have access to unimaginable intellectual wealth. Paul calls this "the insane wealth of Christ" (Ephesians 3:8).

We are called to invite people to this living reality, to the peace and prosperity we already have in Jesus.

If you invite someone to a service, you should not replace this reality.

Jesus and the apostles did not just invite people to the meeting. They invited them to encounter spiritual wealth that they enjoyed themselves - wisdom, healing, prayer, gifts came to know many Gods. Climbing with our figs
Zechariah uses his grapes, his fig tree here. It teaches us something.

We need to have our own spiritual resources to provide to others.

This cannot be outsourced.

Think of a good Samaritan. He had his own donkey, his own wine and oil to care for the injured man. Additionally, in order to invite others, you must acquire your own spiritual peace and care.

Not only events and services, but also the lives of Christ within us.

Beauty already has everything in Christ. Nevertheless, we often don't live everything we have available. The role of the mind is to reveal this wealth (1. Corinthians 2:10).

This is the invitation I want to expand today. Through faith they intentionally grow into the wealth of Christ, and have more to offer them fellow human beings.

This is as easy as peace at work at work when others are worried and anxious. It can be drawn from the faith in Father's love and Father's sovereignty.

It appears to offer wisdom to someone in difficult family situations.

What wealth can you offer? Take a moment to ask yourself: I am currently enjoying what rich Christ and offering others?
love
peace
wisdom
forgiveness
Humility
Kindness
Kindness
Thoughtfulness
performance
wonder
This is the day of the invitation.

You'll come
The text does not say this explicitly, but I believe it is implied. If you invite others under your grapes and fig trees, you will come. Your life provides you with protection, food and calm.

The same grace that invites you will work to answer you. So here is my encouragement:

Don't stop inviting people to church. Charge them into the living, lively reality of Jesus Christ. Please follow up more from him. That way you can provide more.

The world doesn't just need an invitation to the church. You need an invitation to life.