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Invitation is joining God in mission

In Acts 18 verse 10 it says “Many people in this city belong to me.2 The idea of God already at work and even on particular people before we go & invite is in my experience absolutely real. It is the hidden reality of the presence of God in our societies that He is more […]

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Invitation – the vital connection

Our only task said Oswald Chambers is to maintain a vital connection with Jesus Christ and seeing that nothing inteferes with it. In my seminars I make the point that I am not into forced invitation. I am wanting us all to respond to the prompting of God in our lives. Jesus said it well, when […]

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Invitational Peer Pressure

Nicodemus visited Jesus at night for fear of what his peers would do if they found out. He was not alone in John 12:42 many Phariseees believed. They chose security over Jesus. A classic story of parents succumbing to peer pressure appears in John 9:18-22.  Even after after their son is healed of blindness they refused to […]

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Invitational Trials and Tribulations

If you are experiencing a lot of resistance and setbacks as you become invitational, try to see this as in fact something that is quite positive and productive.  In physical exercise, resistance is a way to make your body stronger, and it is the same with the mind. You must see every setback, failure or hardship as a […]

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Invitational Softly Softly?

Very often I hear the what seems like a reasonable reason for not inviting someone yet. Somebody said to me the other day that we need to take a softly softly approach, rather than a pushy approach. It sounds sensible until we bring obedience into the picture. If God prompts us to invite someone and […]

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Invitation Your move!

Battleship is primarily a guessing game, with each player trying to figure out the location of the other’s warships and make moves to win the battle. The first thing the player must do in the game is arrange all five ships in places the opposing fleet is unlikely to attack. The first player to shoot down […]

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Invitation the Pre-No

The Pre no invitation is when you ask someone to invite someone else and they say no. God sent Jonah to Ninevah to invite the Ninevites to invite them to turn back to God. Before the Ninevites could say yes or no, Jonah said no for them. He refused the prompting of God. I find […]

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