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And A Note From Him As Well:
I am at the National Outreach Convention talking about reaching out to your community, while our church prepares to do just that! I want to put a challenge out to everyone at Bay Area. THIS IS THE TIME TO STEP UP! So many churches talk about evangelism, about reaching out, but so few ever target a date, pray specifically for their friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family, and then actually bring them to church!
Please don’t make excuses as to why you can’t make it this weekend. If you had had tickets to the Cowboys’ game (or your favorite team), it’s amazing how you would suddenly have the time and priority to figure out how to get there on time, with traffic, and you’d even pay to park!
Please don’t make excuses as to why you didn’t try to bring someone…no excuses will matter in eternity.
Please don’t be frustrated about being asked to bring someone and show that you care about the lost of our community. If you don’t get why I’m challenging you, then you have been saved too long…long enough to forget what it’s like to have no one to pray to, no one to offer you forgiveness and freedom, no prospects of a secured eternity, and no peace of mind. Never forget the salvation we have…the best and most constant reminder is to bring someone this weekend, see their eyes light up, silently pray for them like crazy during the message and during the invitation, and watch as they accept Christ, securing their place in Heaven, and leaving with the joy to know you had a part in that process.
At the end of the day I know our church is full of caring and compassionate people but we must make the connection that being caring and compassionate means reaching out to the un-saved.
All that said, please bring someone this weekend.
Sincerely,
Bil Cornelius
