40 Reasons to Lead Your Members in 40 Days of Love
- You’re their leader; lead on! (and out...)
- What Jesus said on the mountain in Galilee after his resurrection
- 40 Days of Love is:
- simple,
- practical,
- biblical,
- motivational
- People are hungry for love; the respond to authentic compassion
- *40 Days of Love is catalytic; no additional programming needed
10. Lost people are lost; really lost
11. Children are not growing-up with the gospel
12. Youth are barraged with godless messages hundreds of times every day
13. Adults need a challenge to review their religious beliefs
14. John 3:16
15. Families need an evangelistic outreach they can do together
16. Pray at the dinner table
17. Care for neighbors as a family
18. Share the goods news, family-to-family
19. *40 Days of Love is free
20. The culture is convinced you and your members are
21. ... judgmental,
22. ... hypocrites,
23. ... who hate them
24. *40 Days of Love is simply an invitation to
25. Fulfill the Great Commission
26. By living out the Great Commandment
27. *40 Days of Love is for everyone, everyday, everywhere (work, play, school)
28. Churches have become
29. ...insulated from culture, thereby unable to communicate compellingly
30. ...isolated from neighbors, thereby unable to relate the gospel authentically
31. Neighbors seem unreachable:
32. They have names we cannot pronounce
33. They do not speak our language, wear our clothes, cook our foods
34. They worship other gods
35. These difference intimidate us and silence our witness
36. *40 Days of Love is habit-forming as everyone is:
37. -Praying for someone by name and need for 40 days
38. -Watching for care opportunities every day
39. -Preparing to share good news in each encounter
40. If you need a 40th reason, there is no hope for you (or your people) (:>)
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