Reaching OUT -------------->

As I head to bed I can't stop thinking about a challenge that is before me.  

Across the street from Immanuel we have Starbucks, Subway, Dollar Tree, Giant Supermarket, McDonalds, Smoothie King and a few other places.  All of those places are fueled by our members that walk into our doors several times a week.  

I got to thinking about something...

They SERVE someone from our church multiple times a day.  I would even go as far as saying they serve maybe 100+ of our attenders each day.  Instead of us expecting service from them--we need to be serving them!  There really is more to it than just showing up and paying for a $5 coffee or a $5 footlong and marching away.  

I have an entire week off to think about this and I want to come back with a plan to serve these people AND our community.  That's what it's all about.  Yes, we want them to know Christ, but we need to at least attempt to establish a relationship with our neighbors before we could ever bring that into the picture.  I'm all about relationships and you should be too. 

I can't wait to see the impact we have on the people we will be serving.  Anybody up for it?