GOSPEL MEETING
Our spring meeting with Tim Wilkes is
drawing near. This is one of our many efforts here at Warners Chapel to
fulfill the great commission. Jesus commissioned the church to carry the gospel
into the entire world and proclaim it to all people. The meeting provides
you with several opportunities.
First, you can invite
friends, neighbors, co-workers, relatives, and business acquaintances to hear
the gospel. Brother Wilkes will be well prepared. His sermons each service
will be truthful and easy to understand. People will not leave the assembly
wondering about what to do in order to be saved and live lives pleasing to God.
Second, you will be able to meet with the saints to worship God together from Sunday through Thursday evening. This will accomplish many things. Your presence at all these services will encourage everyone else attending. In the process, God will be glorified and lifted up before the community. You will also show the people around the building that God occupies the most important place in your life.
Third, you will be
encouraged in your service by being present. The singing will glorify God
and uplift your spirit. The sermons will help you learn more about the
will of God for your life and challenge you to grow in your understanding and
application of God’s word to your own life. The chance to pray with the
saints will remind you of our Father’s loving care for His children. The
promise of James 5:19 will be special as you consider the power of prayer when
an assembly of righteous souls pray.
Fourth, Satan will be
defeated in his effort to distract you from your work and service for the Lord.
As you attend each service Satan’s devises will be exposed and their
effectiveness diminished. You will be helped in heeding the admonition of
John to “love not the world neither the things of the world” (I John 2:15).
—Denny