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Church Outreach: 4 Frequent Mistakes Churches Make When Scheduling a Christian Comedy Outreach Event
Filed under UncategorizedFeb 3
Matt7:13-15. Refer Heb 9:27.Only God knows your heart, your history and every factor regarding your life.
I’m from a Christian home. I go to church
A very religious man during the time Jesus walked the earth, who went to the same temple as Jesus, was a teacher in that temple and carefully practiced every aspect of the law, once had a similar conversation with Jesus.
The man, named Nicodemus, was a Pharisee and he approached Jesus by night. He said he understood that Jesus was a teacher sent by God because of the signs he had done. Jesus responded however by beginning to direct Nicodemus to the truth of the kingdom of God. When you take away religion with all its traditions, pomp and ceremony, is there a personal relationship with God left?
The disciples asked Jesus about prayer and He taught them the Lord’s prayer.
I believe in God
Refer John 8:24.
It is from a believing relationship with God, that you come into freedom. A spiritual act which God requires of us and essential to living a victorious Christian life.
Confirmation is a Christian rite that follows baptism.
I have Christian parents
Refer 2Cor5:10 This is clearly a personal matter not a family matter!
The whole weight of scripture is based on your personal relationship to God, personal choices, personal motivations and judgments and not that of your spouse, partner, children or any other relationship.
I went to a Christian school
Central to the gospel message is that Jesus was sent to us freely, but at a huge price to God, the sacrificial death of Jesus for our sins. No amount of money could ever replace the cost of Jesus the Son of God. Peter’s response was, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. Simply because God the Father sent his Son Jesus to die in your place so that you would be able to enter into His presence! Why would the Son of God hang on a cross for your eternal salvation if He didn’t need to?
It clearly says,”…even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. It has no eternal value. There is only one issue: How did you respond to God’s love expressed in the giving of His Son Jesus?
Here’s a simple outline of the life of Jesus.
God created man for communion with himself. Man however was rebellious and disobeyed God, resulting in sin. Man’s corrupt and fallen state could not enter into the presence of a pure and holy God.
Because of His love for mankind, God desired to change things. God sent His Son Jesus to pay the price of man’s sin. Refer John 3:16-17
Because Jesus was a perfect sinless sacrifice, the justice of God was met. Refer Eph 2:8-9.
This faith means believing and receiving the gift of Jesus on a personal level into your heart. Faith is belief in action.
Faith and repentance on these levels determine your eternal destiny.
Your walk in life
Your walk is to be in the Spirit living a life that pleases God by faith and aims to fulfill the desires of God’s heart for your life.
Heavens gates are open to the family of God. You are born again in Christ and into the family of God the Father. Roms 8:14, tells us, “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God. Father!” Here are 4 common mistakes churches make when planning a Christian comedy outreach event:
If the intention of your church event is outreach, then Christian comedy can stand alone as the main programming.
For each ticket sold for the Christian comedy event, give a complimentary one to church members to give to someone that would normally not attend church.
All churches want their Christian comedy outreach event to be a success. Choose the wrong Christian comedian
Prior to the event, take the time to discuss the goals of your event to the Christian comedian so that working together your outreach event is a success.