Bill Easums Observations

Did you know that the Western celebration of New Years is less than 400 years old? And did you know that some say it was first celebrated 2000 years ago in Mesopotamia and others say it was first celebrated 4000 years ago by the Eqyptians? And did you know that through the middle ages the Church condemned celebrating this pagan holiday? And did you know that today many if not most growing churches use pagan celebrations to reach unchurched people?

New Years is also the time many people make resolutions.  Most of these resolutions have to do with things like spending time with family are dieting. While these are worth resolutions, they don’t hold a candle to the one resolution all Christians should make - to make more disciples of Jesus Christ.

And did you know  one of the best ways to do this is by planting churches? Yes, that’s correct. New churches win more people to Christ per member than established churches. 

So why not make this resolution - to give more time, energy, and money to the mission of  planting churches?

The Kingdom awaits your response!

Have a safe and sane New Years.

Bill Easum
www.easumbandy.com