Today over lunch my family asked how things went today at SRC. I was so excited to tell them about all the guests we had. (Guests are a gift from God.) I related that there was a gaggle, as it were, of guests. I'm so thankful that so many from SRC brought a friend today. Several of our guests said that they would be back again. That's always nice to hear, and nicer to see. I do look forward to the friendships that develop through this series.
This morning was a different step from our normal day. It was the launch of the Pillow Talk series and Friend Day. One man told me that it was like nothing he had ever experienced related to church, and that he liked it. He said it seemed more like counseling. Imagine that, a preacher who counsels. I think what he was saying, as he pointed to the notes, was that it was much more practical than he would have ever expected.
The guests were fantastic. That was a huge Win. Today I met people that were named on the cards that I had prayed for all week. What blessed me was the number of stories of unaccepted invitations. I think we tend to see the people that come as the measure of success, but in addition I heard stories from SRCers that had invited friends and family, but didn't get a response. See, I believe in a universal law called, "Sowing and Reaping". In God's economy one invitation doesn't yield one guest. When we sow sparingly, we reap sparingly. When we sow generously, we reap generously. The bottom line is when we work together inviting, all of the invites that don't appear to yield fruit, will eventually. We keep sowing, watering and God will give us increase. Thanks so much to everyone that participated in inviting this week.
--Ben
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