THE POWER OF THE INVITE! PART 1

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The Power of the Invite! Part 1

Rick Beachy April 6, 2025

The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?” “Come see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying and spent that day with Him. It was about four o’clock. Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which means Peter). The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, He said to him, “Come, follow Me.” -John 1:35-43 (NIV)

An invitation .

An invitation .

David and Mephibosheth

And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was crippled in both feet. -2 Samuel 9:13 (NIV)

An invitation .

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.    -Luke 22:14-20 (NIV)

An invitation .