A man came out of his house on his way to worship services one Sunday morning. At the same time his neighbor came out of his house, fishing pole in hand. The neighbor said, “Jim, why don’t you go fishing with me today. The fishing report from my buddies at work is that the bass are tearing it up over at the lake back around Buzzard Slew.” Jim, with an expression of disgust on his face, replied, “This is the Lord’s Day Bill, and my family and I go to church and worship God every Sunday. You know that I would never forsake worship to go fishing.”
After a moment’s silence, Bill sincerely and somewhat disgusted himself said, “You know, Jim, I have often wondered about your church, and I have admired your faithfulness. This is about the tenth time I have invited you to go fishing with me and you have gone with me on a Friday or Saturday, but you know, you have never invited me to go to church with you!”
How often do we invite our neighbors to worship with us that they might learn about Christ? We do things with our neighbors. We see them almost daily. We know them by name. Their children spend time with our children. But, do we encourage them to serve God. We may feel comfortable or adequate enough to study with them personally, but it only takes a minute to invite them to worship. Invite your neighbor to worship next week! You might just be surprised.
-Josh Romo