One of the points of last's message about Ezekiel the watchman was that when someone gives a warning there is a call for a decision. After all what good is a warning if there isn't a response to it. In our post modern culture this is almost a thing of the past; invitations are seldom given, Bible studies express comments not commitments, praise music doesn't have songs of invitation, it's culturally taboo to "go forward" any more, no one likes to be put on the spot. Yet if our message is true, it must have a call of decision, or the message is just another idea. agree?

Yesterday brought a challenge to get on board with Jesus and His purpose for the church today. Soul-winning should be our number one purpose, baptizing people should be our mark of distinction, and teaching the Bible our continuing task. Agree? Wow, that's great, so who will you share the Gospel with today and encourage to continue on in the Words of Jesus. Let's be doers of the Word and not agreers only!!

Last evening we celebrated the Lord's table, remembering His sacrifice, our salvation, and His second coming. It is always a special time and a scared event that leaves the believer joyful and standing in awe. We are asked to look back to God's love shown at the cross and remember this was done "for us". We are told to look in and search out our walk with the Lord, lest we trample on His body and blood and treat it as an unholy thing. The whole celebration is about a living Lord who conquered death and so we're told to look up and expect His coming again. But the best look with the table of fellowship is when we look around and see our brothers and sisters and "tarry with one another". It's all because of our Lord Jesus we have the family of God, we're blessed with God's wonderful people, and we're His body. I guess that's my favorite part of communion, what's yours?

It was so good yesterday morning to see and hear our ministry team present the Gospel with a clear cut invitation to repent of sin and be saved. Last night as we looked at Jeremiah 23 one of the failures of the false prophets was to rebuke sin and encourage repentance. It is so apparent in our Christian world today that we have make a distinct turn away from a sin Gospel to a Son gospel lest we offend people. With little mention of sin today we invite people to ask the Son (Jesus) into their life so God can bless them and give them eternal life. It's time to get back to why Jesus came, that is, to save sinners (1 Timothy 1:12) and wash us from our sins by His blood (Revelation 1:5)..I'm only a sinner saved by grace!