Title: Inviting People to Church
Part I
Marketing. As a solo author, I know the struggles in this area, and some churches are aware of the battles of marketing too (a good many churches are struggling with apathy or discouragement to try to do marketing). BUT you don’t need an expensive (possibly unsaved organization) to help you. God’s word has already laid out the problems we will face and how to overcome them. God warns us the rich are not that interested in him. HE is interested in them, he loves them too, but they do not generally seek him (Matthew 19:23). In the parable of the wedding feast, the King's servants, go out and get the poor (people who are more likely to need help than be able to give it, Pr. 14:20), the maimed (people who don’t measure up to NORMAL people I Corinthians 12:22), the blind (“useless” people - Ephesians 4:28), and the lame (those who can’t do very much for our “organization”). Then they are told to go grab everyone else. (Warning: This shows you the answer to your budget problems is NOT higher attendance:) Many Christians, especially those in conservative culture, tend to adopt everything unsaved conservatives say because they agree with us on a few Biblical issues. There is a HUGE difference between us. We should not be working to “get ahead” but for a treasure beyond this life (Matthew 6:20-21). We are similar to conservatives in that we have high work ethic, jobs tend to like us, but it is because of Christ (Col. 3:23), not to get wealthy or become more “successful.” The world does not understand that kind of motivation. It understands Socialism and Communism (man’s attempt to make everything “fair”) and it understands “the desire to get ahead” Capitalism. It will not understand people who are working hard to be successful beyond this life. Our problem is we don’t realize that the rich have no desire for heaven. In our culture, even our middle-class is very rich compared to other countries. God already warned us that people that have money will be too wrapped up in 1. Future business opportunities, present work, or life happiness (especially family). “Yeah, I’ll come to church sometime,” they say too wrapped up in this life. 2. Every day business "I have to work on Sundays" or 3. Family time. "That is our only day to relax!" These are the three excuses in the parable. 1. "I've just bought a field" (Future potential) 2. "I just bought a yoke of oxen and need to break them in (current work) 3. "I just got married" (family time). I hear these excuses all the time but God isn't interested in them. They are the excuses of a rich culture too busy to spend time with their creator!
Part I
Marketing. As a solo author, I know the struggles in this area, and some churches are aware of the battles of marketing too (a good many churches are struggling with apathy or discouragement to try to do marketing). BUT you don’t need an expensive (possibly unsaved organization) to help you. God’s word has already laid out the problems we will face and how to overcome them. God warns us the rich are not that interested in him. HE is interested in them, he loves them too, but they do not generally seek him (Matthew 19:23). In the parable of the wedding feast, the King's servants, go out and get the poor (people who are more likely to need help than be able to give it, Pr. 14:20), the maimed (people who don’t measure up to NORMAL people I Corinthians 12:22), the blind (“useless” people - Ephesians 4:28), and the lame (those who can’t do very much for our “organization”). Then they are told to go grab everyone else. (Warning: This shows you the answer to your budget problems is NOT higher attendance:) Many Christians, especially those in conservative culture, tend to adopt everything unsaved conservatives say because they agree with us on a few Biblical issues. There is a HUGE difference between us. We should not be working to “get ahead” but for a treasure beyond this life (Matthew 6:20-21). We are similar to conservatives in that we have high work ethic, jobs tend to like us, but it is because of Christ (Col. 3:23), not to get wealthy or become more “successful.” The world does not understand that kind of motivation. It understands Socialism and Communism (man’s attempt to make everything “fair”) and it understands “the desire to get ahead” Capitalism. It will not understand people who are working hard to be successful beyond this life. Our problem is we don’t realize that the rich have no desire for heaven. In our culture, even our middle-class is very rich compared to other countries. God already warned us that people that have money will be too wrapped up in 1. Future business opportunities, present work, or life happiness (especially family). “Yeah, I’ll come to church sometime,” they say too wrapped up in this life. 2. Every day business "I have to work on Sundays" or 3. Family time. "That is our only day to relax!" These are the three excuses in the parable. 1. "I've just bought a field" (Future potential) 2. "I just bought a yoke of oxen and need to break them in (current work) 3. "I just got married" (family time). I hear these excuses all the time but God isn't interested in them. They are the excuses of a rich culture too busy to spend time with their creator!
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