I think that many of us can agree that church can be a very difficult invitation to make. We’re not sure what our friends will encounter when they come to church. There are a lot of people who are very interested in God, but the church thing scares them off. The obstacle for a lot of people is the church. They want to know God, but the whole church thing scares them off. And the irony is that church, without anybody ever meaning it, becomes an obstacle to people who want to establish a relationship with Jesus Christ, rather than a help. We don’t intend it, and sometimes we don’t even know it, but church can be a scary place for people who aren’t already part of that church.

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