When was the last time you invited a friend to church? When was the last time you created some “buzz” for the kingdom?
Mark Batterson of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. believes that creating “buzz” for our church is not only desirable, it is a commandment.
He calls Luke 14:23 the “Buzz Commission” - “Compel them to come in so that my house may be full .“
The research (Barna, Gallup polls) shows that 40% of the people in America attend church regularly (pollsters also suggest that 20% of those are fibbing).With over half of the people at home on Sunday morning, chances are that you have at least one friend who is not in Jesus’ house on Sunday morning. Many of them are waiting to be asked.
On September 10, Rally Day offers us the opportunity to compel a friend to come to church with us. Pray for and about this day. Pray that we will keep the “Buzz Commission.”
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