Showing posts with label invitation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label invitation. Show all posts

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Join with me!

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. (John 3:36 NIV)

Christianity is under attack like never before. The world sees us as an exclusive club that is narrow minded and uncaring. The reason is simple. We believe Jesus is the Son of God. If you believe, you'll have eternal life. If you don't believe, you die. If you want to call that narrow minded, go ahead. Where the world is wrong, this is not an exclusive club. Eternal life is open to everyone. There are very few restrictions to joining the club. You don't have to be perfect. Your faith doesn't have to be any larger than a mustard seed. You don't have to be a theologian, or a biblical scholar. You just have to accept who Jesus is and confess you are not perfect and ask Jesus to fix that.

Don't listen to the world. Jesus is available to everyone. If you make the step, the commitment to turn your life over to Christ, you will join a group of loving caring people. Those people spend much of their time and resources to care for the world. You will be with Jesus in eternity and your life here on Earth will be filled with blessings beyond your imagination.

You will never have a more open invitation in any other world religion.

Friday, October 15, 2010

You're Invited!

2 Peter 1 (The Message)

 3-4Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! 

I love the feeling you get when you get a formal invitation. I have been invited to weddings, graduations, birthday parties, anniversary parties, and other special occasions. Every time I receive one of these "Personal" invitations, I get the same feeling of joy. Everyone likes the feeling of being special and important. I know people go to a lot of expense in creating and mailing formal invitations. A special list is made of all those to be invited.(including my name!) The invitations are personally addressed and sent to the invitees. You can't just send them out randomly. You have to think about who gets them and who doesn't. These formal documents are meticulous in their wording. They always use fancy print. They even spell out the day, date and year (October fourteenth, two thousand ten, at nine o'clock) If you were in a hurry and didn't care about the invitee, you wouldn't do this.
Think about the most important event you've ever been invited. Think about the grandest invitation you've received. There is nothing that can ever remotely compare to the invitation you have received from God. You are on the special guest list. God has personally addressed your invitation. The personal signature of God is on your invitation. You are not a random member of the guest list. God has thought about you since the beginning of time. He has written you meticulous instructions in how to get to the event. This wonderful invitation is an invitation to a Grand Mansion, made just for you. This invitation might have a start date and time but the event will last for eternity. 
You have  been invited to life eternal and you have also been invited to get to know the person who invited you. He longs for you to be with him. All you have to do is RSVP. You need to accept the invitation and you will receive the gift of eternal life. RSVP NOW!