"Come and see!"
Three simple words to encourage folks to meet the Man, to meet the God, who changed our lives.
Pastor Lukus inflated his sails into the wind of that simplicity and rode it into MBC's first "Come and See" Sunday. The purpose was simple. It focused on Christ and what He had done in the lives of our church's membership (like Mark DeBoe at right).We had nine new visitors who clearly heard the gospel presentation. There were no professions of faith yesterday, but ground was tilled, seed was sown, and water was applied.
In an amazing way, too, the church was encouraged. Our souls were stirred and God was glorified as believers shared what Jesus had done in their lives through a simple cardboard testimony. On one side of the piece of cardboard, they had written what they were before Jesus' work, and on the other side, they had written what they have become because of His work (you can see most of them in the picture above). What an awesome testimony!
If you didn't get a chance to hear Pastor Lukus' simple and powerful gospel message, you can listen here."And such we once were"...ah, but no longer! Praise God!
Photos: Top right - Mark DeBoe tells of Christ's transforming power; center - cardboard testimonies (from l-r, Mark Deboe, Jerry Stevens, Susan Stevens, Caleb Stevens, Keith Pond, Mary Taylor (hidden behind Keith), Scott Eidson, Hannah Paul, Brian Moix, Jeremiah Smith, Randy York, Jay Brunt, Tracy Pond, and Sue Wagner going away); bottom left - A simple sermon: "God calls us to change: It's needed, it's available, and it must be His way!"
