If you missed this weekend, make sure to check out the message online. That statement is always true, so I hesitate to even say it, but it is even more true this time. Pastor John talked about the one thing we as a church are challenged to do this year, be invitational. It's part of our DNA. You've heard it before. You can't talk with Pastor John for more than a couple minutes without seeing that he bleeds the invitational value as much as anyone you've ever met. Sometimes that makes it easy to brush it off and say, "I'm just not wired that way. I'll leave the inviting up to him and others like him." The message this weekend made it clear, that's not an option.
Here are some things that hit me as I listened (paraphrased I'm sure):
- If we really believe that those who reject Jesus go to hell, do we have any choice but to tell others about him? Like Penn from Penn and Teller once said; if you believe that, how much do you have to hate someone in order to NOT tell them about Jesus?
- Found people, find people. As a matter of fact, if you are found, it's because some other found person found you. That's a lot of found!
- If you are found and have no interest in finding lost people, something is wrong. Either you aren't really found, or you have let other things take precedence. Either way, it's not good.
As we wrapped the service up with worship, I walked away thinking the lyrics from the song Hosanna sums it all up, "Break my heart for what breaks yours."
So the question we are all left with is, does my heart break for the same things that break God's heart? If the asnwer is no, I need to deal with my heart. If the answer is yes, then my actions better line up with my words. How would you answer that question? What do you need to do about it?
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