Posts Tagged ‘invitation’
Did You Ask Him to Worship with You?
by Bobby K. Thompson via The Old Hickory Bulletin, Jackson, TN We might not feel we can accomplish great tasks, but there is something all of us can do. We can invite those with whom we have contact during the week to worship with us on the Lord’s day. This certainly does not require a…
Read MoreDem Bones and the Invitation
by Edward T. Rangel Every once in a while, the question comes up, the opinions make their usual rounds on social media, everybody gets their two cents in, and then the subject disappears again until “dem bones” are resurrected a few months or years later. Well, dem bones are rattling again. What is the topic…
Read MoreShould the Lord’s Supper only be offered after the invitation?
Question: I have been a member of the Church for many decades and have never felt the Lord’s Supper should be served before the invitational hymn. We want to wait for those who care to join our work, so we should serve it after the hymn. Do you agree? Answer: The assumption is that most…
Read MoreOffering an Invitation
by James Shewmaker We may offer encouragement at any time to respond to the summons of Jesus, but the summons belongs to Him and not us. If a person expresses a desire to respond to the Savior’s summons, I do not wait till the end of services. For example, a family contacted me about 40…
Read MoreWhen should an invitation be offered?
Question: We meet in a rented hall so we don’t have a bell or buzzer to use to alert everyone when services begin. During our business meeting last evening one brother (whose wife teaches the children’s class) made a request. He stated that our normal procedure during our mid-week services has been that we make…
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