Hey Covenant, here are some practical ways that you can share your faith and invite people to our weekend worship experience.
#1- Pray
Simple, yet effective. James 5:16 says, “…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” Ask God to put someone on your heart that you have everyday contact with that needs Christ, and begin praying for them. Pray that God will begin working in their life, and that He will begin drawing them to Himself.
#2- Look
Look for opportunities everyday to be Jesus to this person in a practical way. It doesn’t have to be some grand gesture, it can be small things. Maybe bringing them a coffee in the morning at work, or letting them know that you are praying about a difficult situation in their life. Whatever it is, don’t be forceful, just serve them in any way that you can. Ask God to bring you these situations.
#3- Talk
Make sure that your relationship with Jesus is out in the open and talked about often. Don’t be afraid to pray before you eat, or to talk about your cLifeGroup or whats happening at Covenant. Again, don’t be too forceful here. You don’t have to “shove it” down their throat or hit them over the head with the Bible. Be patient, and know that God will give you opportunities to talk.
#4- Share your faith
Even if you’re not super comfortable sharing your faith, it’s something that we are all called to do. Maybe you feel intimidated, or your scared that you are gonna “mess up” the sharing process. But you really don’t have to worry about that. All you need to do is to talk about the things that God has done in your life, and how He has blessed you. People can always argue over Theology or Religious perspective, but what they can’t argue with is the life change that has happened in you, and how God has worked in your life. Point to specific situations where God has moved in your life, and be open in sharing how Christ has changed your life.
#5- Invite
Maybe you’ve been praying for a while for someone, or maybe you’ve just met the person, but you feel led to invite them to a weekend worship experience at Covenant. It doesn’t have to be hard. You may have some fear of rejection, but don’t let that emotion overtake you. The worst that someone could say is no. Again, don’t be too forceful here, don’t act like every single significant moment in their life from here on out will be effected negatively if they don’t come to church with you. Also, don’t throw a relationship away over whether or not someone decides to join you for a worship experience. The answer may be no….for now. But maybe down the road the answer could turn into a yes based upon what is going on in their life. Continue to pray for them, and continue to look for opportunities to serve them.
When you do invite someone, make sure that you talk about it casually. The first invite is not the time you want to give them the whole doctrinal and theological and missional background of Covenant, THEY WILL BE OVERWHELMED! All you have to say is that it’s a fun church with great music filled with people that actually care about their needs, and its a place where they wont be judged for who they are. (Mentioning that it is led by a GQ Model Pastor is optional but encouraged.)
That’s the basic stuff in a nutshell. It doesn’t have to be hard, it doesn’t have to be terrifying. Every single one of us have people that we interact with on a daily basis that need to experience Jesus first hand. And YOU may be the only Jesus that these people may ever see. So go and BRING ‘EM HOME!
