Men, Come and See

One of our men’s ministry focuses is on events that are “come and see” events.  In John chapter 1 some of John’s disciples started to follow Jesus and He asked them, “What do you seek?”  They responded by asking him where he was hanging out. Jesus said to “come and see.” Then we see in a few verses later the two disciples following Jesus’ example with their brother and close friend—“come and see -- we have found the Messiah.”   We want our men to have safe environments where they can invite their unsaved or un-churched friends to an event where they can “come and see”.  Come and see that Christian men are okay, that church people are accepting and see Jesus loving them through our men’s actions. A few weeks ago we had a men’s game night. This was not just for our men to enjoy, which we did, but we had 5 guys join us, who were not part of our church. They came and saw that our men can have fun and eat.  We had men ranging from grade school to the 70s.  We had scheduled games from 8:00-11:00 pm. We had men staying until midnight. Thank you to the ladies for allowing your men to stay out late that night with the guys. I wish to thank Michael Sanders and Aaron Harada for their planning and coordinating this activity. As the old saying goes, “A good time was had by all.” How is your “come and see” ministry working? Men-- if you have ideas that might be good “come and see” events, I would be glad to visit with you. --Leon   Book Recommendations 1. Surfing for God--by Michael John Cusick.  This book is a must for men who want to do more than manage their sexual struggles, but to understand them and find victory that is lasting.  Ladies if you will read this book it will also help you understand how to be a help-mate.    2. 9 Things You Simply Must Do by Dr. Henry Cloud.  The author of Boundaries has once again written a very practical and helpful book.    Faith4Now Update It is an amazing thing to watch God work in people.  To date we have received $761,000 in pledges and gifts to our North Property purchase.  We have until April 12 to get our pledges in.  One man as he gave a very substantial gift said with a smile, "I hope people discover just how wonderful it is to give to God's work."  Continue to pray with us that God will show His mighty hand through and to our church.  Pray that we will be so filled with faith that we will say to these mountains, "move from here to there, and it will be done for us."  Pray that we will be so filled with faith that nothing will be impossible for us.