How to draw all men

  And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John 12:32

I am amused and interested in the things in which today's modern church will do to bring the lost in to the church.  So Pastors are numbers men, they are always wanting and going for the large numbers.  And I understand their argument for doing it.   The more you get, is the more you win.  And some will say this is what Jesus did, then use the numbers from the Feeding of the 5000, to back it up. 

Some are into name changing.  You don't call it church, you call it a Family Center. you don't call it Sunday school, you call it Bible study or small groups.  And you definitely don't mention denomination such as Baptist or Methodist.   And I want to say, that I am not throwing rocks here, just making a friendly observation.  We should be laborers together with Him.  :-)

But if you use secular ideas to draw them, then you will have to use secular ideas to keep them.  If you use entertainment to draw them, you will have to use entertainment to keep them.  If you use music to draw them, then you will need music to keep them.  And so-on and so-forth . . .

Jesus used healing, helping and happiness of truth to gain His multitudes. Those who were healed and many of their family members followed Him.  Those who were helped and their family members followed Him.  Those who were so happy about His great and loving truth that He taught followed Him.  His miracles, mission and message is what He used in that day.

In my half century life, of which 37 years was spent serving and following Him, I still think the cross will work, the cross will still draw men.  It touched many hearts and will continue to touch hearts.  The gospel is the net and can still be used today.  If we lift Him up to the world see a loving sacrificial savior, then He will draw all men. If you use the cross to draw them, then the cross with keep them. 

So let us be laborers together and work for Him.  Followers of Christ make followers of Christ.  Go ye into ALL the world.   If each one could reach one.  The church would double tomorrow.

But dear friend, if you have never accepted Christ as your Savior, you need to do so today.  Now is the accepted time, for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.  For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever shall believes in Him shall not perished but have eternal life.

God Bless you,

RevDanSam