Will You Join Me?

    There are a lot of reasons I am excited about the Greg Laurie Chicago Harvest at the Allstate Arena this weekend. I am looking forward to the music. Some of the finest Christian musicians will be displaying their gifts in worship and we will be privileged to join them in singing.
    I’m looking forward to the excitement of having that many people together with a common goal of reaching the lost and worshiping our God.
    I am certainly excited about the way Pastor Greg will be boldly proclaiming the Gospel to probably thousands who do not yet know Jesus Christ in a personal way. As a pastor and preacher, I love to hear those who are specially gifted, particularly in evangelism. I can’t wait to see and participate in counseling and praying with those who respond to the invitation to receive Christ.
    But beyond all those wonderful things, I am so looking forward to this event because it is a gathering of over 200 evangelical churches in Chicagoland, unified for the sake of the Gospel! Over the past 17 months I have had the pleasure of meeting dozens of like-minded pastors in gearing up for this event. And those who have been in Chicago for decades have told me that they do not ever remember a time when the Christian community had been so unified behind a common goal. This is the Body of Christ in action for the world to see! And I have no doubt that we will joyously reap the fruit of the God's working though His unified people.
    I’m praying for 2,000 conversations this weekend. Will you join me in praying for the same? Better yet, will you join me in being active and graciously aggressive in making invitations with those you work with and live among? We have the privilege this weekend of joint participation with the Holy Spirit in reaping a great Chicago harvest!