{"id":728,"date":"2025-11-12T17:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bermudianchurch.org\/bcblog\/?p=728"},"modified":"2025-11-12T17:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:52:51","slug":"come-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bermudianchurch.org\/bcblog\/?p=728","title":{"rendered":"Come Anyway!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019ve shown short reels from evangelist J. John. I want to summarize another one for you. You can watch it on YouTube at the following link: www.youtube.com\/shorts\/gBDldMDe-nU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he was speaking for about two weeks at Cambridge University, he would frequent a coffee shop. He decided to invite the lady running the coffee shop to come to the meeting. At first, she said, \u201cNo, I\u2019m not interested.\u201d He said, \u201cWell, come anyway.\u201d She said, \u201cNo, no, I don\u2019t really believe it.\u201d He said, \u201cWell, come anyway.\u201d She said, “No, I\u2019m really busy, I\u2019m running the coffee shop.\u201d He said, \u201cWell, come anyway.\u201d She said, “I don\u2019t want to come.\u201d He said, \u201cWell, come anyway.\u201d She said, “I\u2019m not coming.\u201d He said, \u201cWell, come anyway.\u201d  The rest of the story was that eventually she came to a meeting, and the Holy Spirit convicted her, and she became a Christ follower. The next \u201crest of the story\u201d was that eventually J. John married her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The point is, we need to invite people and not give up on inviting people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John 1.44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, \u201cWe have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote\u2014Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.\u201d \u201cNazareth! Can anything good come from there?\u201d Nathanael asked. \u201cCome and see,\u201d said Philip. <\/strong>In light of the story by J. John, we see Nathaneal saying to Philip, \u201cI don\u2019t want to go. Nothing good comes out of that backward town of Nazareth.\u201d And Philip said, \u201cCome anyway!\u201d  Nathanael went and saw and became a Christ follower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our job is to invite people to come! It is the Holy Spirit\u2019s job to convict them and save them. Then it is our job to help them grow as disciples of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are approaching two special seasons, Thanksgiving and Christmas, in which many people are more open to Christian spiritual things. And there are some ministry activities that you can invite them to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 27 at 6:30 PM<\/strong> \u2013 Thanksgiving Eve service at our church with Pastor Zach from St. Paul\u2019s Red Run preaching<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December 6 at 5:30 PM \u2013 <\/strong>Pizza supper and Movie, \u201cThe Star.\u201d  This is an animated movie and is Dove Approved for \u201cKids\u201d for 1 to 99. The movie will start around 6:10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December 24 \u2013 Christmas Eve Celebrations \u2013 <\/strong>At 5 PM the celebration will be here in our sanctuary. At 7 PM and 10 PM, we will gather at the Altland Meeting House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s invite our family and friends to come with us. And even if they give excuses, tell them, \u201cWell, come anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n