What Do You Think About Churches That Do Not Extend An Invitation For Salvation Through Jesus Each Time They Gather For A Church Service?

I struggle with this concept when it does not happen at churches. I guess I am old fashioned when it comes to this concept. I was taught that anytime there is a church gathering and the people gather together, an opportunity should be extended to those there to invite Jesus into their heart. We do not know what brings a person or people to a particular church service that particular day. Maybe they were down and out, about to commit suicide, seeking some ray of hope for their life...and the list could go on and on. They felt the leading to enter a church service to find hope, consolation, peace and a word of encouragement in their very time of need. They enter and the worship is grand, and the word of God is being preached from the bible (and not some watered down version of it either.) You would think everything is fine except...they do not offer an invitation for those there to accept Jesus into their heart. I have heard others say that if one needs prayer there is always someone at the altar after the service to pray with you. I have even heard others say that the saints are also to be leading people to Jesus in their lives too. I agree, there is a responsibility of those that are believers in Jesus to share their testimony with others and the living gospel of their life with Jesus too. It is wise to be a soul winner. Yes, it is important to have people at the altar and throughout the church building that are there to pray with those that need prayer.

How does one know what salvation is if they were never trained on that subject and even knew what that meant? That is when I feel it is imperative to offer an opportunity to everyone each time the church is open. How would you feel if a relative of yours or even a close friend/acquaintance was about to end their life. They were at church but no one told them about Jesus and how He could save/change their life?  Would you not feel defeated in knowing that their entire life could have changed around with a simple altar call sometime during the service. You may have been attending a grand celebration of some sort in their life as opposed to a funeral service. Life is too short for us to ignore those around us that need to know about Jesus. Are you sharing what He has done in your life with others? Do you follow through when Holy Spirit gives you that gentle nudge to share with others when He does? If you do that is great and I commend you for those appointments with destiny that you chose to follow through with. We tend to miss the mark at times also. In those moments ask for forgiveness and pick yourself up and onward/upward to the next opportunity.

God uses those that are willing to heed His leading to reach His people. Remember, God created (and continues to create) all and what He creates is beautiful. 

When He creates we are created in His very image and how could anything be ugly that He creates? It cannot be, so when you come across someone that is not acting lovely consider this..there may be a great deal of hurt in their life. They use that to mask the hurt inside of them. Ask Holy Spirit to show you through His eyes what He sees in that person. If you do that you will be pleasantly surprised to see them in a different light and compassion will well up inside of you. Jesus was moved with compassion for so many and He reached out to them to heal them and touch their very life. He came to the world as a baby through the virgin birth of Mary. Holy Spirit planted the seed of life into her womb.He grew up and walked the earth with people and operated in miracles. He chose to die a painful death via crucifixion on a cross to allow you to be saved from damnation in hell for all of eternity. He was so disfigured from beatings that one could not even recognize him and that was prior to the nailing of his body on the cross and death. There is a happy, hopeful finish of this story. Three days later he rose form the dead and He is alive today. One day He will come back to claim His people and until then we are to be busy sharing the gospel message with others and telling of the wonderful things Jesus has done in your life with others. If you were given an abundance of fresh fruit and you knew you could only consume so much of it is a short period of time before it became rotten, would you hoard it all and let it rot and throw it away? Would you find others to share it with so they could enjoy the sweet flavor and nourishment of the fruit before it rotted?

If you believe that Jesus came to the earth, died on the cross and three days later rose from the dead then you are on the road to freedom. Believing this in your heart is a great start. Now it is time to confess it with your lips. If you feel the time is right in your life right now then repeat after me this simple yet profound prayer.

"Jesus, I am a sinner. Please forgive my sins. I believe that You came to earth as a baby, You walked this earth and reached out to others. You died on the cross and three days later You rose from the dead. I am so thankful that you are not dead but ALIVE. I ask You into my heart to forgive me and change my life from this moment forward. I will walk with You and show me the ways of living a life with You. Thank you from saving me from eternal damnation and one day we will be together forever in heaven. I will give my entire life to You, I trust You, I believe You. I know that You will never leave me or forsake me like others may have done in my life. Thank you for this very moment in my life. In Jesus name I pray this. Amen."