In the sermon on Sunday we finished by reflecting on the reality that we have a John the Baptist like ministry, we too are called to prepare the way for the Lord, but not for his coming, his second coming. On that day when He comes, there will be great fear and dread, as well as, joy and celebration. It all depends on whether we personally, and our friends and families have repented of their sins and begun following Jesus.

To help us with this task of preparing people to meet Jesus, I thought I’d remind us of our mission strategy, C4. Here are some notes I pinched from Pastor Brendan at our Wahroonga church:

1. Connect - If you don’t have any friends that don’t know Christ this is the place to start!

- Knock on your neighbour’s door and say “Hi”
- Join a missional community and make a friend
- Spend a day in prayer and fasting asking God for opportunities

2. Care - The next step is to look for opportunities to display Christ by showing radical love to someone.

- Invite a colleague over for dinner
- Buy groceries for a neighbour in need
- Ask your GC to cook meals for a friend who’s going through a difficult time

3. Communicate - This step is where we take a leap of faith by sharing the good news of Jesus with a friend.

- Run a Christianity Explored course and invite your friends
- Ask your neighbour ‘What their church background is?’
- Pray for an opportunity to share your testimony

4. Call - This step is where we invite someone to receive Christ as their Lord and Saviour.

- Ask your friend what stops them from following Jesus and see if they’re open to working through their objections with you.
- Invite them to join your GC and to try out Christian community

Please know, your pastors are keen to pray for you as you do this, so please email us at prayer@sovgrace.org.au and we will pray for you and your friend, neighbour, colleague or relative. And may some this week, be introduced to Christ, repent and be saved.