Across our nation we will observe “Back to Church Sunday” this coming Sunday, September 12, 2010. We are participating in this gigantic effort to “round up” as many people as we can who have not been in church during the past thirteen weeks of summer.
We are excited about urging people to come back to church this Sunday; however, we have had one of the best summers for attendance that we have ever had at Northwood Temple. We have not experienced a “summer slump.” The attendance has been great and the church has been full almost every Sunday.
I was amazed to see how many people have been to church each Sunday during the summer. I am also thrilled to see the many who have not missed more than three Sundays during the summer. The services have been punctuated with the power of the Holy Spirit. People have been saved and delivered during the services.
Each week during the summer we have emphasized the moving of the Holy Spirit in revival and we have felt the revival fires burning around us. To God be the glory!
NOW, LET’S GO ROUND UP ANY WHO HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENT ALL SUMMER AND LET’S INVITE OTHERS WHO DON’T GO TO OUR CHURCH.
Are we aware that two out of three persons in Cumberland County don’t attend church anywhere? That leaves us wide open to ask a lot of people. According to a recent poll, most people said that they would go to church if someone asked them. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ASK SEVERAL PEOPLE AND JUST TELL THEM THAT WE ARE “ROUNDING UP” PEOPLE WHO DON’T GO TO CHURCH? Ask them to help you win the prize for dinner at Texas Roadhouse.
We will give a gift certificate for dinner at Lone Star Steakhouse to the person in each service who brings the most new people over 5. We will give two free Dinner Theater tickets to the lucky person whose name is drawn from the box of names. Your name will be in the box if you bring one person (you will have your name put in the box for each person you bring. This will give you more chances to win the Dinner Theater tickets). We will also choose the name of a guest from the box and they will be awarded two dinner theater tickets.
LET’S MAKE IT AN EXCITING DAY BY INVITING AS MANY AS YOU CAN.
I look forward to seeing you and your guests on Sunday.
Your Pastor,
John Hedgepeth
8:30 and 10:50 AM Services: Why I Need The Church
6:30 PM: No Evening Services
