DEDICATED TO BRINGING GLORY TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

COLLEGE LAKES BAPTIST CHURCH

4704 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311-1615
Church Office 910-488-8344
Church Cell Phone 910-977-4704

www.collegelakeschurch.org
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News From College Lakes Church

April 17, 2014

A Message from Reverend Lanier . .

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Anticipate that He will go before you and

prepare a heart to respond positively to your
love and kind invitation.

How to Bring Someone to Jesus

This Easter

2. Consider and Contact

Celebrate the Resurrection of Christ

by Introducing Someone to Him
by Cary Schmidt
Resurrection week is one of the BEST
weeks of the year to bring someone to hear
the clear gospel of Jesus Christ. So, I
challenge you to be intentional and strategic
about bringing someone to hear about Jesus
on Easter Sunday. Make Easter about more
than family and your personal world. Make
it focused on what mattersa Saviour who
really rose again, and a lost friend who
needs to get it.
Here are some ways you can bring
someone to hear the gospel this Easter
1. Pray and Anticipate
Start with belief that God is moving in
hearts and the gospel is still powerful to
those you know. Then ask God to intersect
your path with that person with whom you
should speak. Expect Him to do so.

Make a list of people you know who need

Jesusfamily, friends, neighbors, coworkers, classmates, acquaintances. Its safe
to assume that God is working in at least one
of those hearts. Ask God to give you
wisdom and couragethen reach out: cell
phones, text messaging, email, social
networking. Use these resources to invite
others to Easter Sunday.
3. Partner and Participate
Partner with your church family in making
the gospel clear. Get on board with your
churchs existing outreach effortshelp
distribute flyers, promote online event
invitations, share Facebook posts, retweet
church announcements. Help host, prepare,
clean, pray, and prepare for Easter Sunday.
God has a way of bringing people to
churches where the gospel is priority and
grace is abundant!
4. Serve and Sacrifice
Consider this question: In what way could I
serve or sacrifice to help someone hear the

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gospel this weekend? Could you invite them
to coffee or breakfast before church?
Would you consider hosting someone for
lunch after service? Could you offer
someone a ride? In what way would some
small gift, act of love, or gesture of selfsacrifice speak more powerfully than just a
simple invitation? Your love is what will
make a difference! A half-hearted,
obligated witness is not compelling. Christlike love is!
Here are the facts. Jesus rose from the
dead. He will save anyone who calls upon
Him. He chose you and me to help others
hear of Him. And this week, people are
actually planning to be in church on
Sunday. Someone near you is deciding very
soon what church to attend. Your invitation
could be the defining difference in whether
they hear Latin or English, works or grace,
labor or love, religion or relationship.
Let them hear truth! Love them enough to
compel them to hear a clear salvation
message!
One day, when time is ended and eternity
has begun, you will look back on these
opportunities with a different perspective.
You will wish you had been more
courageous, more confident. Then, you will
be glad for every time you made any effort
to help someone hear of Jesus.
Have a wonderful resurrection weekmake
it all about Jesus!

A Good Saying
Of the seven sayings of the Cross, number
4 draws our attention. This is the only
saying in the form of a question, recorded
in Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34: My
God, My God, why hast thou forsaken
me?
Why would Jesus make this
statement? Five things to consider:
1. We have forsaken God. all we like
sheep have gone astray. (Isaiah 53:6)
2. Jesus paid the sin debt for all, once for
all. ...for without shedding of blood, there
is no remission. (Hebrews 9:22)
3. Jesus became ...the Lamb of God that
taketh away the sin of the world. (John
1:29)

April 17, 2014

4. God the Father had to turn His back and

forsake His own precious Son, as He laid on
Jesus ...the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah
53:6) ...yet we did esteem Him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4)
God cannot look on iniquity. (Habakkuk
1:13)
5. The Father accepted the sinless sacrifice
of His Son, He can now accept anyone who
believes in this sacrifice, ...yet it pleased
the Lord to bruise Him. (Isaiah 53:10)
...He shall see of the travail of His soul,
and shall be satisfied. (Isaiah 53:11).
...blessed are they whose iniquities are
forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
(Romans 4:7)

Happy Easter!
Christ Arose, by Robert Lowry
Death could not keep his prey, Jesus my
Saviour!
He tore the bars away, Jesus, my Lord!
Up from the grave He Arose,
With a mighty triumph oer His foes;
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
And He lives forever with His saints to
reign;
He arose! He arose!
Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Ushers for April 20

A.M. Jerry Adams
Michael Williams
John Johnson
John Hughes
Billy Tyson
Sonny Alvarez
P.M. Ken Triplett
Visitation Day Saturday
Please join us for Church Visitation
Saturday, 10am-noon.

Thank You
Thank you for your help last Saturday with
clean up of the church grounds!

Prayer Requests
Please pray for several bereaved families.