This coming Sunday is
National Back to church Sunday. Thousands of churches across the United States will be welcoming visitors. There is a Biblical precedent
for this. Let’s look at the story in John 1:35–42, 35 The
next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus
passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” 37 When the two disciples
heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning
around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you
want?”
They
said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So
they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It
was about four in the afternoon.
40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s
brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed
Jesus. 41 The first thing
Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the
Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus
looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated,
is Peter).
Right after Andrew found Christ
he went and brought his brother to Jesus, and they became His followers. This
is a great example of what all believers should do. Let’s take this lesson to
heart and bring our brother, sister, family member, friend, co-worker, and
neighbor to church with us this Sunday.
Be wise today and always –
get back to church September 16th.
