Everyone loves to receive an invitation. It speaks of affection, friendship, care and kindness. Don't you love to get an invitation to attend a special event? We all do! Lately, I've been busy handing out ticket invitations to our special church Easter Weekend activities. We've printed up thousands of these invitations and have seen our church family catch the vision for the impact this can make upon our community. Now everyone is passing out these glossy tickets...all over town.
We as a church have a goal of investing and inviting into strategic relationships within our community. Last night we witnessed this firsthand. We invited co-workers of several internationals from our congregation to a special fellowship dinner. It wasn't very flashy or glitzy, but it was prepared with lots of love and prayer. Many accepted this invitation to join us for a delicious meal and a simple program. It truly was a wonderful event! There were lots of Cummins employees from Nigeria and Ghana, and even one from Grenada. Do you know one thing I learned? My new friends wrote down that "rice" was their favorite food! Looks like I know what to have prepared at our next fellowship dinner.
But there was also other things that were taken to heart too. It doesn't cost to be a friend. It doesn't hurt to reach out to someone with a different nationality, different language or a different color of skin. This event was deeply enjoyable. It doesn't take much to establish a relationship. It isn't hard to show someone that you truly care about them. It justs takes one to be the initiator...the one who will send the invitation and prepare the time to get acquainted.
Let me encourage you to get on the "invite" band wagon!! You know what the Bible says about friends: "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly" - Proverbs 18:24 (KJV). Go ahead and reach out to someone today or tomorrow. Why not invite them to church for Easter Sunday!
We have plenty of wonderful invite tickets for you to use. Get a good supply and let's IMPACT our community with the love of Jesus together!
Don't forget the Egg Hunt is this Saturday, March 22nd from Noon to 2 pm.
Our Easter Sunday Service, "The Three Crosses," is set for March 23rd @ 10:30 am.
Got to get back to my mission of passing out tickets....talk to you later.
Love,
Pastor Andreasen
We as a church have a goal of investing and inviting into strategic relationships within our community. Last night we witnessed this firsthand. We invited co-workers of several internationals from our congregation to a special fellowship dinner. It wasn't very flashy or glitzy, but it was prepared with lots of love and prayer. Many accepted this invitation to join us for a delicious meal and a simple program. It truly was a wonderful event! There were lots of Cummins employees from Nigeria and Ghana, and even one from Grenada. Do you know one thing I learned? My new friends wrote down that "rice" was their favorite food! Looks like I know what to have prepared at our next fellowship dinner.
But there was also other things that were taken to heart too. It doesn't cost to be a friend. It doesn't hurt to reach out to someone with a different nationality, different language or a different color of skin. This event was deeply enjoyable. It doesn't take much to establish a relationship. It isn't hard to show someone that you truly care about them. It justs takes one to be the initiator...the one who will send the invitation and prepare the time to get acquainted.
Let me encourage you to get on the "invite" band wagon!! You know what the Bible says about friends: "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly" - Proverbs 18:24 (KJV). Go ahead and reach out to someone today or tomorrow. Why not invite them to church for Easter Sunday!
We have plenty of wonderful invite tickets for you to use. Get a good supply and let's IMPACT our community with the love of Jesus together!
Don't forget the Egg Hunt is this Saturday, March 22nd from Noon to 2 pm.
Our Easter Sunday Service, "The Three Crosses," is set for March 23rd @ 10:30 am.
Got to get back to my mission of passing out tickets....talk to you later.
Love,
Pastor Andreasen
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