When you MUST advertise the sermon topic

The worst feeling in the world  A slight annoyance must be the feeling you get when hearing a sermon at your church and thinking of an absent person who would greatly benefit from your minister’s words.

Whenever a church knows they are going to do an evangelistic or apologetic  sermon (and every church should know at least a few days ahead of Sunday), and do not inform their congregation, then they are doing themselves and, more importantly, they congregants a disservice.

Why?

Because they rob their people of the opportunity to invite those whom would engage with the topic or are open to hear a clear gospel presentation.

With social media, this is an even greater disservice.

My mind spins when it thinks of all the missed opportunities churches have let slip through their fingers because they are either too shy, disorganised or lack the missional awareness to simply tell people what they can expect on Sunday.