{"id":1807,"date":"2018-12-04T21:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decibel.one\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2020-07-17T15:23:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T07:23:39","slug":"how-to-invite-your-friend-to-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decibel.one\/how-to-invite-your-friend-to-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Struggling to invite your friends to church? Read this."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" image_height=\"1080\" image_id=\"1809\" alt=\"Struggling to invite your friends to church? 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Read this.<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 caption\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Joseph S | 4 min read<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d1d1d1;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>It\u2019s that time of the year\u2014where Christmas decorations are out in full force and you\u2019re armed with invites to your church\u2019s Christmas service\u2014hoping this would be the year your friends (or family) will finally come to know Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>While evangelizing might come easily for some people, there are those of us who might need a little bit more help.<\/p>\n<p>So, to help you extend that invitation to your friends this year as naturally as possible, here are three things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Be a friend first, and an evangelist second<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We get it, you don\u2019t want to be <em>that <\/em>pushy Christian friend who begins each conversation with \u201cDo you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s okay. Jesus Himself never did so either (that would have been <em>pretty<\/em> strange). But He did dine with tax collectors (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+2%3A15-17&amp;version=NKJV\">Mark 2:15-17<\/a>). And He never got offended when the rich young ruler decided he didn\u2019t want to follow Him (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+10%3A17-22&amp;version=NKJV\">Mark 10:17-22<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>So <em>you<\/em> don\u2019t have to get offended on His behalf if your friend isn\u2019t ready to follow Jesus either.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re not hanging out with your friends to get them \u201csaved\u201d. You\u2019re there because you genuinely care about them and what they may be going through. Be the friend who loves through all kinds of weather (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+17%3A17&amp;version=MSG\">Prov. 17:17 MSG<\/a>)\u2014not just when things are going well, but especially when things are rough.<\/p>\n<p>For the loved one who might be struggling in their marriage, with addictions, with challenges, can we be the kind of friend who shows them a God who loves them without expectations\u2014even before the situations in their lives have changed?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Your life is what God can use to draw others closer to Him<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard it said that the church is not for perfect people. So why is it that we sometimes think our job is to show everyone that being a Christian means every moment of our life looks and feels Insta-worthy?<\/p>\n<p>But can we say that it is often not our accomplishments that draw our friends to our Savior, but how God\u2019s grace is real in our weaknesses and struggles?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the apostle Paul so artfully describes,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cBut we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that the grandeur and surpassing greatness of the power will be [shown to be] from God [His sufficiency] and not from ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(2 Cor. 4:7 AMP)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>It is in our weaknesses that the Lord\u2019s goodness and strength are most apparent<\/strong>: How God lifts our spirits in the midst of what looks to others like tragedy. How we carry ourselves with quiet confidence in the face of unfairness. How we respond with grace in situations that would warrant indignation.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to paint an unrealistic picture of perfection or show your friends a set of rules that they have to keep up with in order to be the perfect Christian. But you can show them that there\u2019s Someone greater who anchors you where others would have crumbled, and it is simply through living loved\u2014the way God always intended us to\u2014that others will also be drawn to what we have too.<\/p>\n<p>Because the truth is&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. It\u2019s not your responsibility to save anyone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes we put the pressure on ourselves to get our friends saved, but the truth is, the bumper sticker reads: <strong>JESUS<\/strong> SAVES, not (insert your name here).<\/p>\n<p>It is the Lord who can soften the heart of man. Proverbs 19:21 reads: \u2018You can make many plans, but the LORD&#8217;s purpose will prevail.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While it might be tempting to feel guilty if our friends aren\u2019t ready to receive Jesus, it is also important to remember that it is not our ability to convince people that Jesus is good that gets them saved.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we can simply be the doorway of invitation to our friends, living a life that might seem to them so unnaturally (but in truth, is supernaturally) strengthened by the Holy Spirit in the midst of difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s someone on your heart whom you know needs Jesus today, may your prayer be this:<strong> that the Lord will give you the right opportunity, time and place to speak to them, that their hearts will be open to a loving Savior, that your life will be a testimony of His goodness, and that their first encounter with Jesus will be of a God who embraces them in their mess with no expectation that they have to get their act together in order to be forgiven.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Christmas, we\u2018re praying and believing with you that even as you gather the courage to share Jesus with your friends, their hearts will be open and softened to receive Him.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"share-box fusion-sharing-box boxed-icons\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\" data-title=\"Struggling to invite your friends to church? 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style=\"display:none;\">2019-08-07T17:15:25+08:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/worship-with-leeland-live-in-decibel-studio\/\">Worship with Leeland (Live @ Decibel.one Studio)<\/a><\/h4><p>Check out their full set and be super blessed and ministered to by this awesome time of ministry! <\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-zoomin\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/to-the-one-who-feels-lonely-this-valentines\/\" aria-label=\"To the one who feels lonely this Valentine\u2019s Day, read this.\" class=\"hover-type-zoomin\"><img width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/to-the-one-who-feels-lonely-this-valentines-day-read-this-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-posts size-recent-posts\" alt=\"To the one who feels lonely this 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https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/to-the-one-who-feels-lonely-this-valentines-day-read-this-1-1152x648.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/decibel.one\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/to-the-one-who-feels-lonely-this-valentines-day-read-this-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"\" title=\"Posts by Joey O\" rel=\"author\">Joey O<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2019-12-31T12:04:08+08:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decibel.one\/to-the-one-who-feels-lonely-this-valentines\/\">To the one who feels lonely this Valentine\u2019s Day, read this.<\/a><\/h4><p>They say hindsight is 20\/20, so we pray that you\u2019ll find some nuggets of wisdom and fresh hope from the journeys we\u2019ve taken.\r\n\u2800\r\n<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div 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