Three Questions That Can Change Your Life

After missing last Sunday at EFBC, I'm super excited to be back with my church family this weekend! And we've got a HUGE day in store! This Sunday is our annual Harvest of Fun Fall Festival, immediately following the morning worship service. We'll have our regular morning schedule, followed by lunch at 11, and the Harvest of Fun begins at noon.

Please, if you are able, plan on helping us this Sunday for this special outreach event. Please be praying that we'll have a great day, and that we'll have a big crowd not just for the fall festival, but also for church Sunday morning!

And speaking of that, let me encourage you again this week to keep investing in and inviting friends and family to come and hear the Gospel. This Sunday, I'll be preaching a very simple, straightforward, Gospel message. I'm praying for lost souls to be saved! You be praying too!

The message for Sunday is entitled Three Questions That Can Change Your Life. We'll be looking at Romans 3:23-24. For those who are lost, it's the most important message they can ever hear. For those of us who are saved, the Gospel is truth that we need to re-preach to ourselves every single day. We can never hear the message of the cross enough! We should never get over what Jesus did for us!

Let's pray for God to show up in a HUGE way this Sunday! Let's pray for lives to be eternally changed this Sunday! And let's keep looking for GREATER THINGS because the best is yet to come!!!

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Invest And Invite

About a year and a half ago, I introduced a strategy to the church called Invest And Invite. The idea behind this is getting every church member involved in evangelism and church growth. You can take the time to invest yourself in the lives of your family and friends that don't know Jesus. You can build relationships with folks and let them know that you care about them. And you can invite them to come to church to hear the message of the Gospel.

Of course, the best thing you can do is share the message of the Gospel yourself. Talk about how Jesus has changed your life, and what a difference He can make in theirs. Your personal testimony and a presentation of the Gospel are the most effective tools you have to lead somebody to a saving faith in Jesus.

Unfortunately, not everybody is comfortable doing this. In fact, statistics show that most church members have never shared their faith with anyone. Well, I want to see every member of EFBC be involved in soul-winning! The Invest And Invite strategy allows everyone to be a part. Just look at Andrew in the Bible. Every time you see him, he's bringing someone to Jesus! And when you bring someone to church with you, you're bringing them to the body of Christ here on this earth. Just like Andrew did!

The next two Sundays will be a perfect time to put the Invest And Invite strategy into action. This Sunday morning, Koy will be preaching an evangelistic message entitled Seven People Headed For Hell. If you know somebody who needs Jesus, do your best to GET THEM HERE this Sunday!

Next Sunday, October 31st will be our Harvest Of Fun day. I'll be preaching another evangelistic message that day, and I'm praying for a HUGE crowd. What a great time to invite somebody for church: Worship, followed by lunch, followed by a fall festival. Do your best to GET THEM HERE, and not just for the Harvest Of Fun, but for church that morning, as well.

Opportunities are everywhere! Seize the day! The best is yet to come!!!

The High Price Of Stew

Let me begin this week's update by saying "THANK YOU" to everyone for your prayers, visits, thoughts, and food during Steph's surgery this week. She's done very well, and is very glad to be at home. There will still be a recovery period as she heals and gets her strength back. Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

Also, please be praying for Darthy Chappelle, who is Brenda McCrary and Cindy Starnes' mother. She had a colonoscopy on Wednesday, and her colon was punctured, forcing immediate emergency surgery. She's doing fine now, but please keep her in your prayers. Also, please continue to pray for the family of Jerri Thompson. The graveside service is tomorrow at 3, and visitation is tonight at Gray Brown from 6-8.

As far as Sunday is concerned, let me just say that I CAN HARDLY WAIT!!! This week's message is entitled The High Price Of Stew, and is taken from Genesis 25:29-34. I have to admit that in the past I've read the story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew and thought, "This just doesn't make sense." But recently, God used this story to show me some valuable insights and teach me some important lessons that I'm excited to share with you on Sunday. I hope you'll plan on being here!

Greater things! Why not here? THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!

What Do I Do Now?

I'm posting the Sunday preview a couple of days early, as I'm heading to a conference in Atlanta tomorrow and Friday. I'm really excited about what God has in store for us TONIGHT and SUNDAY at EFBC!

This Sunday we'll conclude our series Are We Living In The Last Days? This week's message will be taken from the closing words of the Bible, in Revelation 22:6-21, and is entitled What Do I Do Now? Knowing the things we've learned over the last five weeks, what should our response be? The Bible has some very specific answers!

Come tonight! Come Sunday! Come expecting greater things! And come with the knowledge that THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!!

What's Going To Happen?

Are you ready for worship at EFBC this Sunday? I'm crazy excited about what God has in store for us this weekend! I hope you'll come expecting God to show up in a HUGE way! Please be praying for our church. We've seen God do awesome things in the past year because His people have been praying. Galatians 6:9 says, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (NIV) Let's keep on keeping on when it comes to prayer!

This Sunday we'll continue our Are We Living In The Last Days? series with a message entitled What's Going To Happen? We'll be going through the book of Revelation and looking at what we can expect to take place in the very near future (and beyond). The first verse of Revelation says the book was written to show us "things which must shortly take place." I'm so glad that we serve a God who knows the future. And I'm so thankful that the One who holds tomorrow in His hands is the same One who holds me in His hands!

Jesus is LORD! He's coming again! If you know Him, you'll spend eternity with Him! The best is yet to come!