An Article About Nothing???

Daniel and I were sitting in his office the other day, when Sharon came in to remind us that it was time for our newsletter articles to be written. We both kind of groaned and were not in the mood to come up with something to write. We came up with the idea of having a newsletter that was filled with comments like, “Come see what is happening”, “Get Here!”, “Wanna know what is happenin’? Come this Sunday!” It kind of got to be humorous! (To us anyway… but remember we are easily amused!)

After thinking about our conversation, I began to think about people who don’t go to church. Maybe they are members and have not been here in a while or are simply not members of a church anywhere. How do they get through difficult times in life? What is it like to not have people to fellowship with who also love God? I cannot comprehend what it is like. I was fortunate to be raised in a home where church was a priority!

This month we will be having a day set aside for people who have never gone to church, used to go to church or are always in church! It is called Get to Church Sunday! (I know, really creative!!!) It will be September 13th and I hope you will make this a priority for your family!

A couple of things to do to prepare for this day:

Make sure you and your family are here on that day!

Think about someone who used to go to church and invite them to come with you that day. Maybe plan on sitting with them during worship.

Consider people who you interact with on a daily basis that do not go to church anywhere and invite them to come with you.

Statistics show that 80% of people who attend church were invited by someone. When was the last time you invited someone to attend with you? I know the Methodist Church is going to join in on this day with us and hopefully others churches will as well. What if the whole town of Grandview was in church on this day? How amazing would that be? Let’s be praying for this day . . . that it will be the start of something amazing in our community!

On another note, August 30th will be Sunday School Promotion Day for our church. The children will be excited about their new teachers and new classes, and hopefully for the adults, you will take time to reconnect or recommit to your attendance to Sunday School. Small groups are vital to being plugged into the body of Christ. If you are simply walking through the doors into worship on Sunday morning and walking right back out, you are missing out on some great fellowship and Bible study time. We will have a light breakfast to start off our Sunday School year at 9:30 in the Fellowship Hall, so come and enjoy breakfast and get the church year off to a great start!

See ya Sunday!