Chreasters

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”

Matthew 28:19

On occasion Jesus taught or read in the temple.

More often than not though, He was out among the people.

He taught along the sea side, on the side of a mountain, in people’s homes, wherever a crowd gathered, He often took the time to teach.

His “church” became wherever people were.

He ministered there.

We can become insulated inside our four walls.

We expect people to come to us to hear the Gospel.

For some, that will never happen.

We must follow the model and the command of Jesus to:

 “Go into all the world...”

Read through the Gospels.

What do you see as you read?

We sometimes refer to those who attend church on Christmas and Easter only as Chreasters.

What if we flipped Easter and Christmas celebrations on their ears and instead of expecting the twice annual visits from reluctant and guilty family members or arm-twisted friends to our churches, we instead went out and invited people, not to a building, but instead into a relationship with the Lord.

A radical thought?

Maybe, not so much!