tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-48662777152376300232008-04-29T23:04:00.001-04:002008-04-29T22:25:57.061-04:00<em><span style="font-size:85%;">This is a post I put on our Forefront Church blog tonight......</span></em><br /><br />It was cool being at the White Horse tonight. We are trying some different things there. Why?<br /><br />Well, when God wanted everyone to know the good news that He loved them and desired a relationship, what did He do? He became human. Why? Because God wanted to connect with us, and the most effective way to relate to us was to become one of us. Theologians call this the "incarnation." Incarnation basically means "to put meat on." God, who is spirit, took on flesh and moved into our neighborhood so we could relate to Him, so that He could effectively share the good news with us.<br /><br />This is the task of all of us who follows Jesus. We are to share the good news of God's love and desire for a relationship with everyone. And so we need to figure out how to connect with people. What is the most effective way to relate to people so we can share the good news with them? <strong>Seriously - you need to figure that out.</strong> How should you do that at your workplace? At your kid's Little League field? In your school? With your neighbors?<br /><br />Well, those are the questions we are asking at the White Horse Pub. How should we "incarnate" the gospel in a bar? We went into it back in September assuming that it would be the same kind of service that we've done in movie theaters and high school auditoriums. But over the months we've begun to wonder if this really is most effective. It's certainly the easiest for us, because it's what we're used to. But God hasn't called us to do what's easy, He's called us to share Jesus with people, and to make the most of every opportunity to do so.<br /><br /><strong>So, please be praying for us as we work through this, and we'll pray for you as you incarnate the gospel and make the most of every opportunity with the people God has put into your life</strong>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">- featured on newchurches.com</span>Vince Antonucci:http://www.blogger.com/profile/01577695138497215119noreply@blogger.com