by Justin Morton
We are just a few weeks away from our annual Gospel meeting. In the past, our meeting has taken place in July, but this year we decided to try something a little different by moving it to the spring. So if you haven’t already done so, please mark your calendars for April 11th-13th and plan to join us for five great lessons from God’s Word. Brother Gary Hampton will be with us and present a series of lessons on the Providence of God. Brother Gary is a great scholar of God’s Word and an excellent communicator. You will be blessed by this series of lessons.
What a great opportunity our Gospel Meeting provides for inviting some of our friends and neighbors to join us. We’ve got fliers printed in the lobbies for you to take to work or to share with a neighbor. While we don’t need a special reason to invite someone to learn more about the Good News of Jesus, sometimes having a specific event makes the invitation easier. Why not reach out to those around you and see if they would like to join you as we study this interesting topic of God’s Providence.
In the Gospel of John we see Andrew issue his own invitation. After spending some time with Jesus and realizing who He is, Andrew goes and finds his brother and tells him, “We have found the Messiah (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus” (John 1:41-42). Andrew had learned enough about Jesus that he wanted to share this discovery with his brother, so he went and brought him to Jesus. Here’s what’s interesting about this: the brother he brought to Jesus was Peter, one of the great leaders of the early church.
Inviting someone to hear the Gospel of Jesus may not seem like that big of a deal. You might think, it’s just a Gospel meeting. However, you never know what a simple invitation will do. Someone you invite might have his or her life transformed by the Good News of Jesus Christ and could go on to do great things in service to God.