Invite a friend or neighbor to church. Why?
The lost world around us, and especially the younger generation, have a gnawing hunger for at least three things.
1) Authenticity, 2) Community, 3) Transcendent Truth.
Authenticity – They can spot a fake. The smile of the used car-salesman, the empty promises of a marketing strategy, the insincere hypocrite. They are looking for something real, solid, genuine. People who both know and live what they believe. Unapologetic consistency. This is what I believe, and I practice what I preach.
Community – This fallen world is driving us apart. We are divided into us and them. We shrink into narrow, individual categories of identity – and it is lonely. They are seeking for authentic community. They hunger for a place to belong. They want to be part of a movement that is larger than themselves; an important, world changing movement. They long for a community that matters, that makes a difference in this world.
Transcendent Truth – They have seen enough of life and of entertainment to know that much of it is empty, vain, and pointless. They are looking for truth; truth that comes from beyond this world. They are looking for the source of life, of truth, of meaning – they are looking for God.
They are searching for a group of people who know God and are living with him in sincerity.
They are only an invitation away from finding it. They need Jesus, the creator and redeemer, whose word is truth, and who is building a Temple with living stones.
So, invite them to church- the pillar and ground of the truth. Welcome them into our fellowship and community. Allow them to see your sincere and authentic faith. And pray that God would make them brothers and sisters in Christ as we build the kingdom of God together.