How do you deal with the post stress let down? When the adrenaline rush subsides because everything is done. Do you collapse in a heap or carry on encouraged? Last weeks mission is finished and Easter is over for another year.
The danger is to just go back to default mode. Having put all that effort into inviting people to things for the week just to let it drift. But what a great catalyst it should be. It was such an encouragement to see the church full of ladies flower arranging and listening to the gospel, to see men playing golf, playing football or eating curry and listening to the gospel. To see families engaging with one another enjoying themselves and hearing the gospel. To see the church full of people listening to Jazz building relationships and engaging with issues such as suffering, truth, and life before death. And then to see friends with us on Sunday to hear God's word taught and the resurrection proclaimed.
The encouragement is that the gospel is relevant, that our friends and neighbours do have those questions and are willing to come and hear the Bibles answers. God is great and he works as we pray and then take the risk of inviting those we want to hear the great news.
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