Sunday, April 13, 2025
“Invite Someone to Church”
Today’s Challenge is perfect for this Lenten Season! Our Challenge is to invite someone to church.
There are no restrictions to this Challenge. As long as you officially invite someone to church, you will have successfully completed the Challenge. But just in case this one sounds a bit odd, let’s consider a few things.
First, inviting someone to church is sort of like inviting someone to become part of a family. The Church was founded on the principles of caring for one another out of the most sincere desire to help.
Second, we are supposed to be a part of a church family, and so is everyone else. Many people can be super faithful and not be involved in a church, but over the last two thousand years, we’ve learned that not being a part of a church family significantly limits one’s ability to understand a much bigger picture.
Third, we are supposed to invite other people to join us. The Church’s mission is to grow, which means we need the people who do not yet attend. Doing our part to get those invitations out is imperative for the church to complete its mission. It’s our responsibility to issue the invitation! Once we issue the invitation, the rest is between the other person and the LORD. It’s not our burden to make someone say, “Yes.”
Finally, most people who don’t regularly attend a church will say “Yes” if they are invited by a friend or acquaintance. The most recent polls show that over 80% of the people who are invited to church by a friend will attend. That’s some incredible odds in our favor, so I wouldn’t be too worried about getting turned down.
Now, if they say “Yes” or when they say “Yes”, offer to pick them up. Or, if that’s not a good option, set a specific time to meet them in the church parking lot. The fear someone experiences in a new place is real, indeed. Eliminate it by agreeing to meet them and walk them in, show them the ropes…you get the drift.
Today, invite someone to church! Churches all over the world will be hosting special worship services all week long, so pick out a few you like and start inviting!
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. Go and tell my brothers that I am going into Galilee. They will see me there.’ ” (Matthew 28:10, CEB)
