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From Pastor Steve
June, 2009
Hopes Core Values (Page2)
Evangelism
We value invitation and hospitality as primary acts of loving service
2. Regularly pray for these people, asking God to allow you to be a good witness to them.
3. Be alert to openings to share a bit of your story of God’s faithfulness in your life. Be prepared to tell the good news of God’s love and grace as you know it.
4. Invite these people to participate into this gospel proclaiming community of Hope.
5. Thank God for giving you the privilege of sharing the love that has been poured into your heart. One part of our hospitality challenge is to go beyond visiting with your friends on Sunday morning. Notice people you have not met and pay them the courtesy of introducing yourself and welcome them and introduce them to others if you find that they are newcomers. Help folks connect with the presence of Christ in the body of Christ, which is what the church is. Each of us should remember that God wants to engage the gifts of all our members. It is good news that we all have gifts to share. Reaching out to invite people into participation in our mission in any way is an act of evangelism hospitality.God is with us in the journey that we share. We have the best thing in the world to share with the world – the love and grace of God. So let’s reach out and share the gifts we have been given. GOOD NEWS! God loves you and calls you to participation in the mission shared by all of us who are called out of darkness into his marvelous light. Go into the world and be an evangelist in what you say and what you do. Let’s all work to make this church a welcoming community for all people.
Pastor Steve
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