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Encounter Church

Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

(Part 10) (How Do I Truly Neighbor?)

Locations & Times

Encounter Church Sedalia

1201 William Parkhurst Dr, Sedalia, MO 65301, USA

Saturday 5:00 PM

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Three requirements of neighboring:
Requirement #1: Identify your neighbors!
Five steps to identifying your neighbors:
1. Pray.
2. Eliminate all distractions.
Am I willing to remove my own desires and replace it with what God has planned?
3. Make a list.
4. Start a conversation.
Laleo: to utter a voice or emit a sound, to talk, to use the tongue.
5. Invite them to church or an event.
Just invite them!
More than eight out of ten of the unchurched said they would come to church if they were invited.
- Thom Rainer, The Unchurched Next Door
Requirement #2: Develop your plan!
What are some practical things that you can do?
• Begin a conversation
• Share your story
• Offer to pray for them
• Build a relationship
• Invite, Invite, Invite
• Pick them up for church
• Take them to lunch
Requirement #3: Determine to follow through!
Follow Through: to press on in an activity or process especially to a conclusion.
– Merriam-webster.com