29 march 2015 Ps Andrew Harper - Bringers.

29 March 2015 Ps Andrew Harper - Bringers.

- How people come to know Christ.

2-3% - walk ins

5-6% - Drawn by special ministry.

2-3% -Church programs.

1-2% - Door knocks.

5%Eevent.

75% - Brought by someone.

 - The bible backs this up.

Matt 24:3 - Jesus' teaching.

Matt 8:16 - Demon possessed.

Matt 9:2 - paralytic healed.

Jn1:40 -  Andrew speaks of Christ, and brings brother to connect with Christ,

 - We need to connect to people around us, and bring them to church.

Lk10:1 - Sent out disciples to the world.

 Sometimes we need to commit to actually bring people to church, rather than just inviting them.

There's a difference in intensity when you bring someone.

The enemy loves to work in the lesser commitment of an invitation, helping them to find excuses for not to come. However if we bring the person, we remove the space for the devil to do his work.

It's much greater to bring someone into massive change, and the prescence of God.

Lk 14:15 - Parable of the great supper.

 -Excuses happen between the invitation and the event.

 - We need to compel people to come to God.

 - Bringing, shifts the initiative from them to us.

 - Bringing takes the awkwardness out of coming.

 - Tells the person they are important to you.

 - Bringing covers all the things that the devil is involved in.

Lk 14:15 - The great supper, Those at the supper, were there because of the "bringers".

 - Who are we going to bring?