Praise report from "Bring a Friend Sunday"

Greetings!

God did amazing things at Harvest last weekend!  Because we invited so many people to church, we had our highest attendance ever---424 people!  We must see how powerful personal invitations can be.  When we launched our church, we mailed out 40,000 postcards and fewer people showed up.  You are the best advertising we will ever use.

I've head several great stories from Sunday already.  One man invited two coworkers.  He told me on Saturday he wasn't sure if they would attend, but both showed up!  Another woman has been inviting her friend  to church for months, but he never displayed interest.  She was surprised when he knocked on her door for a ride on Sunday morning.  She even caught him singing and taking notes during the sermon.  Another couple invited a friend, and she came...and she brought her teenaged granddaughter...and the teenager brought a friend.  One of the teens responded to the Gospel invitation at the end of the service, and both teens attended youth ministry Sunday night. 

Someone came up to me after the service and said, "Do you remember me?"  I gave him a funny look.  He said, "We played little league together!  Someone told me you were a Pastor and I said, 'Not him!'"  I hadn't seen this person in over 15 years! 

Rejoice in the fruit we are seeing!  But don't get discouraged if your invites didn't come.  My daugher Cassie (6) invited a friend.  Her friend didn't show up, so Cassie started to cry.  Let's celebrate what the Lord is doing, and have faith to believe greater works are still ahead! 

Serving Jesus,

Pastor Ryan