This past weekend we looked at a guy named Nehemiah who was bothered, broken and moved by pure passion to do something about the current condition of his people in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah asked some of men who had come to visit him how things were in Jerusalem. They said that things were not going well. In fact they were in great trouble. The walls of Jerusalem had been torn down and the gates have been destroyed by fire.
When Nehemiah heard their response he sat down and began to wept. For days he mourned, fasted and prayed to the God of heaven.
TODAY...I know that we don't have city walls and gates BUT we do have subdivisions, apartment complexes and trailer parks that are in great trouble! LISTEN.....We ALL have a common enemy. His name is satan.
Jesus said in John 10:10, "The thief''s purpose is to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY."
There are a lot of people who are doing life without Jesus! Some of those people are your family and my family, your neighbors and my neighbors, your friends and my friends.
Satan has come against them to make them feel like they don't have hope or a future. Maybe they feel unloved or unvalued. Maybe they feel like there is no way that God could love them because of their past.
Satan has come against them to make them feel like they don't have hope or a future. Maybe they feel unloved or unvalued. Maybe they feel like there is no way that God could love them because of their past.
I am so thankful for the rest of John 10:10, Jesus said,"MY PURPOSE is to GIVE them a RICH and SATISFYING LIFE."
Jesus is offering us a life of purpose, value and meaning! He is offering total forgiveness! There are so many people who are trying to find this in their lives. We the CHURCH should be radical rescuers because we have been rescued radically by JESUS!
Did you know that 8 out of 10 people will say, "YES" if they are PERSONALLY INVITED to church. This week we are sending out 20,000 direct mailers to Sumner, Macon and Allen counties. Some of these folks are your family and my family, your neighbors and my neighbors, your friends and my friends who will be receiving them.
Let's reach out to those that we directly influence like never before! Invite them to attend 1 of our 5 Easter services either on Saturday March 30th at 4:00pm or 6:00pm or Sunday March 31st at 8:30, 10:00 or 11:30am.
I believe that people are just ONE INVITE away from changing their ETERNITY!
Jesus is offering us a life of purpose, value and meaning! He is offering total forgiveness! There are so many people who are trying to find this in their lives. We the CHURCH should be radical rescuers because we have been rescued radically by JESUS!
Did you know that 8 out of 10 people will say, "YES" if they are PERSONALLY INVITED to church. This week we are sending out 20,000 direct mailers to Sumner, Macon and Allen counties. Some of these folks are your family and my family, your neighbors and my neighbors, your friends and my friends who will be receiving them.
Let's reach out to those that we directly influence like never before! Invite them to attend 1 of our 5 Easter services either on Saturday March 30th at 4:00pm or 6:00pm or Sunday March 31st at 8:30, 10:00 or 11:30am.
I believe that people are just ONE INVITE away from changing their ETERNITY!
