Saturday, May 17, 2008

5.17.08


Matthew 9:35-38

Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”

I started thinking about these verses this week after we had our big "Celebration Sunday" at The Journey on Sunday. We only scheduled 1 baptism but had 4 more people step forward and be baptized. It was an amazing day. I haven't seen anything like that in a long time. The Holy Spirit really moved in people's hearts and minds. Now the question is....how do we top that or move beyond just baptizing 5 people? Well, the scriptures tell us that the harvest is great, but the workers are few. This means that lost people are out there we just need more people on mission to spread the Good News to reach them. The Elders and Lead Staff can't do it all that is why we need you on board to help. One way you can do that is to invest and invite. Invest in the people you currently have relationships with and invite them to church. If you do that to one of your relationships and that person does it to another relationship and so on, imagine what kind of impact we can make for the kingdom of God. Think about that possibility this week.

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