Feed them, they will come!
What an amazing reaction! If you put out food they want to eat, they will show up! I remember back to one day when Pat and I had just finished supper with the kids and Mother called that she had some leftover shrimp scampi she had made. So, I got up from the table and ate my second supper that night. Love shrimp scampi!
If you put out the right birdseed, the birds will show up to eat! The same is true for the church. If you feed the congregation with solid, biblical truths, then those who are hungry for the Word of God will show up!
When I would hear about someone fixing a casserole, automatically my thoughts would go back to when I was a teenager and on Saturday nights we would have casserole. Now, that casserole was not made from fresh ingredients like many make today. No, it was from all the leftovers throughout the week put into a casserole because we were not going to waste any food. Did it taste as good as new ingredients? Not going to answer because my mother will probably read this post and I do not want to get into trouble.
See, church is like the dinner table. For those who are hungry, they will come if you feed them the Word of God. However, if all you feed them is leftovers, then the congregation will suffer. This is why the pastor, Sunday school teachers, and small group leaders need to be consistent in the Word of God so they can teach with a fresh outlook and understanding of the Word of God. Quit giving leftovers! Get back into the Word and feed the flock.
If you feed them, those who are hungry will come to listen and feed on God’s precious word.
Acts 20:28 KJV “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
