Maybe The Most Important Thing You'll Do This Christmas

Our church was launched with the mission to “Lead people into a relationship with Jesus Christ” by tearing down any of the unnecessary barriers to the Gospel. From the very beginning of Centerpoint, invest and invite has characterized our desire to reach people. Invest in the lives of those you interact with in the marketplace, workplace, and even in your own home and then take the time to invite them to a service at Centerpoint. This is by no means the only way to lead people to Jesus, but we have experienced several key results as we have invested and invited as a church:

• As we invite, we are constantly reminded why we are here: To glorify God by leading people to Jesus. That reminder keeps us from the insidious drift of being a church made up of cliques to a church driven to reach out.
• As we invite, we step outside our comfort zone and interact with people, and people are the point.
• As we invite, many times doors open up to conversations outside the church about the message of Jesus.
• And as we invite, as we have seen in so many cases, God draws that person back to a community of faith, He heals a marriage, He tears down stereotypes of who God is, and He leads people to trust Christ as their personal Savior.

As we approach Christmas day, I pray that we are reminded that people are the point of Christmas. That Jesus being sent as a baby in a manger was light coming into darkness, forgiveness coming into a world of condemnation, rules being replaced by a relationship. The message of Christmas was extremely personal, but it was never meant to be private. It was to be heralded to all people of all times.

So this Christmas I want to motivate and remind you to invest and invite and maybe even go a step further to commit to bring someone with you. Do whatever it takes to give someone an opportunity to hear this incredible message. There is a great possibility that his/her life will be transformed by the good news of Jesus forever.

We are putting a lot of time and effort into our Christmas Eve service from the worship to the message. We are praying, inviting, and expecting God to do the unthinkable. Would you pick up a stack of invite cards this Sunday or go online to http://www.centerpointfl.org/invite.php and send an E-invite for our Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24^th at 5 PM? People are more open and ready to attend a service this time of year than any other time. Don't miss this chance to be a part of what God wants to do in lives. So many people are one invitation away from encountering life change that is only offered by Jesus.

For more info about our service times for Christmas weekend go here:  
http://www.centerpointfl.org/servicetimes

Merry Christmas!

Bryant Golden