Jesus shared a way of evangelism with 72 followers being sent in ministry pairs through the towns of Judea. He told them to find people of peace, eat with them, meet their needs and tell them that the Kingdom of God was near. I have long thought that the Church in America has largely forgotten these instructions, and our fickle memory has distorted them into the opposite approach: preach the kingdom, if the respond pray for their needs to be met, then eat with them and see if you like them.
At SRC we are trying to build community connections, friendships. We're trying to discern the needs of our community and meet them so that we can build a platform to share the love of Christ with them.
I believe that people love their community, and want to see what's best take place in their community. Today I was surprised to find out that an institution in our community found out about our event coming up and donated the cost of rental. What a blessing. Hugely encouraged!
Throughout the day I've been contacted by several people in the community asking questions and making preparations to come to the Easter Egg Hunt this weekend. I'm looking forward to it.
--Ben
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