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From Rev. Brock Patterson
"Your Invitations Are Working!""
Wow! This is incredible! Lots of new people are at the Chapel, and most of them are telling me that they are coming because someone invited them! Sure, we run advertisements in the press and we’ve recently been blessed with great media stories. The ads are working and our marquee sign on Gulf of Mexico Drive provides the Chapel with lots of exposure, but these represent just a fraction of our new attendees.
The Lord’s Warehouse Thrift Shop continues to provide an invaluable service to our immediate community, while also providing resources for the neediest and disadvantaged people in our area. I have also met many new people at the Chapel because they visited the Lord’s Warehouse to donate or shop for specific items, only to have received a heartfelt invitation to attend Chapel worship and other events.
Neighborly invitations are also very well received and represented. It’s rare that a week passes when I don’t meet someone new who was invited to the Chapel by a neighbor. Our neighborhoods and condo associations are responding well, maybe because we are reflecting the image of a loving and merciful God!
As Christmas approaches, the invitations you offer will be even more impactful to your family, friends, and neighbors. Many people who don’t attend church during the year will consider attending during the Holidays, even if it’s just for a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service. For whatever reason, CEO’s (“Christmas and Easter Only” people) view church attendance as an important part of their Holiday experience. Sure, I wish they’d come all year long, but if Christmas is their only offering, then I’m cool with it and I’ll celebrate with them!
Chapel folks, your invitations are working! Keep them coming and give someone the beautiful gift of a church family this Holiday Season!
God Bless. Brock.
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