A good church greeting, or church welcome can have a number of values. Here are a few:
Hospitality: A warm and friendly greeting can make visitors feel welcome and accepted at a church. This can be especially important for those who may be new to the church or who may be visiting for the first time.
Community: Greetings can help to create a sense of community and belonging within the church. By actively reaching out and greeting others, church members can show that they care about each other and are invested in building relationships.
Inclusivity: A welcoming greeting can help to create an inclusive and diverse environment within the church. This can be especially important for those who may feel marginalized or excluded in other areas of society.
Evangelism: A friendly greeting can also be an opportunity to share the love of Christ with others. By welcoming people with a warm and open heart, church members can show the love of God to those around them and potentially lead others to a relationship with Jesus.
Overall, a good church greeting, or church welcome can help to create a warm, welcoming, and inclusive atmosphere within the church, which can be beneficial for both members and visitors.
Let’s read together a passage about the apostles of Jesus who were evangelizing and sharing the good news with the world after Jesus had been resurrected. Acts 2:46-47 says, “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”
As the disciples went out into the world to build God’s kingdom, they never forgot to come together again and have fellowship with one another and worship God. This was such an important time where they would encourage one another and recharge their batteries before going back out the next day to do the Lord’s work.
The Bible tells us in Luke 24:1-6 (NIV) 1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:
What a powerful and thought-provoking question the angels asked of the women who had come to the tomb and it was this; “why do you look for the living among the dead”?
We're thrilled you have chosen to worship with us today, regardless of whether you attend here regularly, or attend periodically, or even if this day is your first day with us!
A little over 2,000 years ago, Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem on a lowly donkey. No white horse that a King would usually ride but this donkey that was had been borrowed for this great event now known as the Triumphal Entry.
The Word of God tells us in 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV) 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
This is a powerful reminder to all of us gathered here today to worship the Lord, but also that we should be fully ready to bring our burdens and cares into His presence as well!
We are so glad you have chosen to join us today as we worship the Lord together in the House of God!
The Bible says this in Psalms 122:1; I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
In this day and age of a myriad of church services available either at the click of a mouse or the push of a button on a remote control, there is nothing quite like being IN the house of the Lord!
