It makes me think about two different mindsets, one mindset of how can we show the lost that we care about them? Versus what free and/or entertaining things can we offer to people to get them inside the doors, what tricks or lures can we use? The latter can be a slippery slope... Especially around the month of December. free photos with Santa and million dollar Christmas plays with real camels are things I see in my area.
But tricks and lures feel like Satan's tools. Thank you for pointing out that Jesus wasn't feeding them to get them to follow him, he was feeding them because he cared about their physical needs. Fabulous!! 🤩
Great thoughts! Challenging in the best way!
It makes me think about two different mindsets, one mindset of how can we show the lost that we care about them? Versus what free and/or entertaining things can we offer to people to get them inside the doors, what tricks or lures can we use? The latter can be a slippery slope... Especially around the month of December. free photos with Santa and million dollar Christmas plays with real camels are things I see in my area.
But tricks and lures feel like Satan's tools. Thank you for pointing out that Jesus wasn't feeding them to get them to follow him, he was feeding them because he cared about their physical needs. Fabulous!! 🤩
Never thought of it from this perspective, very interesting. Great thoughts.
Wonderful reminders. Thank you for sharing Jack!
What more can I say? This is a point well-made, well written and timely.
Great analysis of Jesus' "church growth" strategy. We can all learn from this. Bigger is not necessarily better, and quality is better than quantity.