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Dear SuziTiri. Treat everybody, including Christians, as you would love to be treated, kindly and with friendly words, a helpful hand, if needed, and generally be a good neighbour. Jesus tells a Lawyer in St.Matthews: " The first and great Commandment is: Love God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. The second is like it: Love thy neighbour as thyself." Then Jesus points out this great fact: " On these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." God is Love, and God wants loving children/sons and daughters. Jesus will give us His Love and Joy, and the Holy Spirit will empower us with Love, also. Jesus told us to: " ask and ye will receive," then we thank God, and share all Love and Joy with all around us. God will see our sincere efforts, and God will approve and bless us.
I say this with love, SuziTiri. Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.
I say this with love, SuziTiri. Greetings from Emmy, your sister in Christ.
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I like to be greeted but also given some space. When a church I visit makes me stand up as a new visitor, I feel like I'm on display as their latest catch. That's not their intent, but that's what it appears like.
One church I attended did something nice -- they made up packets for newcomers and assigned ushers to deliver them to anyone who raised their hand. That gave people the freedom to decline, or grab an usher later.
If you see that they have kids, let them know they are welcome to bring the kids to upcoming functions... lead them through things they don't know or would be hesitant about. Let adults know about home groups and Bible studies.
People don't always know they are invited to access anything at a church, so some of that needs to be spelled out and reinforced.
One church I attended did something nice -- they made up packets for newcomers and assigned ushers to deliver them to anyone who raised their hand. That gave people the freedom to decline, or grab an usher later.
The lunch idea is a nice gesture, because it's immediate and personal, and everyone needs to eat.
If you see that they have kids, let them know they are welcome to bring the kids to upcoming functions... lead them through things they don't know or would be hesitant about. Let adults know about home groups and Bible studies.
People don't always know they are invited to access anything at a church, so some of that needs to be spelled out and reinforced.
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