A MISSION WORTH EVERYTHING 3 – INVITING, 11-16-25, Lead Pastor - Jeff Aenk, New Hope Christian Church
Key Verse – Matthew 13:44 - “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
LET’S GO “ALL IN”, & WORK HARD @ INVITING EVERYONE TO JESUS & HIS CHURCH, ‘CAUSE EVERYONE IS BROKEN & NEEDS JESUS!
1. Jesus Came to “Transform Broken Lives Through His Love”, & He Tells Us to Join Him in His Mission!
Luke 4:18-19 - 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me (Jesus), because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Matthew 28:18-20 - 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
2. Jesus wants His Family Full of Broken People Finding Transformation in Him, so We are to Invite Everyone to Jesus & His Church!
Luke 14:16-24 - 16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ 19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ 22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ 23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’” (*Cause they Chose NOT to Come)
Matthew 9:36-38 - 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Luke 5:27-32 - 27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi (AKA Matthew) sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. 29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
3. Jesus Calls Us to Love & Invite People to His Family & Tithe 10% to his Work. We’ve Freely Received from Jesus, Let’s Freely Give!
Matthew 23:23 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth (Tithe – 10%) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Matthew 10:8 - Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Here’s What I Want us To Do This Week
1. Go “ALL IN” & Write the Names of 5 People you Know, that do Not go to Church, that You Will Invite to Come & Sit with you at New
Hope between Now & Christmas. 1. __________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. ________________ 5. ______________
*Use the New Invite Cards on your Chairs Today to DO IT!!! Giving Out & Inviting at Least 1 of them THIS WEEK, & the Rest by Christmas!
Here are your Opportunities to Invite People the Rest of this Year & Starting Next Year: Nov 23 – Rooted Graduation, Nov 30 – Special Message from Worship Pastor Harold. *Then we’ll be Launching a New 3 Week Series - “Christ”mas, – Dec 7 – 1. Prince of PEACE, Dec 14 – 2. Worship the KING (& Children’s Christmas Program & Special Offering), Dec 21 – 3. JOY for All!, Dec 28 – Special Message from Associate Pastor Jerry, *Jan 2026 - New 3 Week Series – “Seek & Find” – Jan 4 – 1. Fast, Jan 11 – 2. Pray, Jan 18 – 3. Prioritize
*If you REALLY Wanna Go “ALL IN” we have 1,500 More of these Invite Cards on the Communion Tables & Table by the Front Door – To LITERALLY – Invite ALL your Friends, Family, Neighbors, & Co-Workers! That could be 30 or More People Each! Grab those Extra Invite Cards & let’s Give them ALL out & try to Each Invite 30 People to New Hope the End of this Year & 1st of Next Year! And We’ll Buy MORE when we Run Out!!!!
2. Make Loving, Serving, & Helping Others Our Way of Life, Becoming Intentional to See & Take Daily Opportunities.
*Sign Up to Love & Serve others through New Hope, & then Put it in Action! *Sign up to Volunteer, by Downloading our New Hope Church App by Searching “New Hope Thornton” in your App / Play Store, or by Scanning the QR Code on the Backs of the Church Chairs. Open the App & Click the Connect Button at the Bottom, then Click on the Volunteer Button, then Fill Out the Short Form, then Click Submit @ Bottom. *You can also Sign up to Volunteer by Filling Out the Green Communication Card behind the Chairs, & Check or Circle the areas on the Back that you are Interested in Serving in, then Drop it in one of the gray Tithe & Offering Boxes by the Doors.
3. Follow Jesus Words by Tithing 10% to his Work & Loving & Serving People. Freely Give, as we have Freely Received from Him.
*Fill out the Investment Card On the BACK of this Paper, & put it in one of the gray Tithe & Offering Boxes by the Doors. Set Up Online Automatic Recurring Giving every Week, Paycheck, or Month, into Jesus Mission through New Hope of Transforming Broken Lives Through Christ’s Love! Ideally, do what Jesus says & Return a 10% Tithe of the 1st & Best of each Paycheck He gives you. But at Least do Something, even 1%, or $30 a Month (Sacrifice Eating Out once a Month, a few Cups of Coffee, or an Online Streaming Service).
LET’S GO “ALL IN”, & WORK HARD @ INVITING EVERYONE TO JESUS & HIS CHURCH, ‘CAUSE EVERYONE IS BROKEN & NEEDS JESUS!
1. Jesus Came to “Transform Broken Lives Through His Love”, & He Tells Us to Join Him in His Mission!
Luke 4:18-19 - 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me (Jesus), because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Matthew 28:18-20 - 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
2. Jesus wants His Family Full of Broken People Finding Transformation in Him, so We are to Invite Everyone to Jesus & His Church!
Luke 14:16-24 - 16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. 17 At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ 18 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ 19 “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 20 “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
21 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ 22 “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ 23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’” (*Cause they Chose NOT to Come)
Matthew 9:36-38 - 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
Luke 5:27-32 - 27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi (AKA Matthew) sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, 28 and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. 29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
3. Jesus Calls Us to Love & Invite People to His Family & Tithe 10% to his Work. We’ve Freely Received from Jesus, Let’s Freely Give!
Matthew 23:23 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth (Tithe – 10%) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Matthew 10:8 - Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Here’s What I Want us To Do This Week
1. Go “ALL IN” & Write the Names of 5 People you Know, that do Not go to Church, that You Will Invite to Come & Sit with you at New
Hope between Now & Christmas. 1. __________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________ 4. ________________ 5. ______________
*Use the New Invite Cards on your Chairs Today to DO IT!!! Giving Out & Inviting at Least 1 of them THIS WEEK, & the Rest by Christmas!
Here are your Opportunities to Invite People the Rest of this Year & Starting Next Year: Nov 23 – Rooted Graduation, Nov 30 – Special Message from Worship Pastor Harold. *Then we’ll be Launching a New 3 Week Series - “Christ”mas, – Dec 7 – 1. Prince of PEACE, Dec 14 – 2. Worship the KING (& Children’s Christmas Program & Special Offering), Dec 21 – 3. JOY for All!, Dec 28 – Special Message from Associate Pastor Jerry, *Jan 2026 - New 3 Week Series – “Seek & Find” – Jan 4 – 1. Fast, Jan 11 – 2. Pray, Jan 18 – 3. Prioritize
*If you REALLY Wanna Go “ALL IN” we have 1,500 More of these Invite Cards on the Communion Tables & Table by the Front Door – To LITERALLY – Invite ALL your Friends, Family, Neighbors, & Co-Workers! That could be 30 or More People Each! Grab those Extra Invite Cards & let’s Give them ALL out & try to Each Invite 30 People to New Hope the End of this Year & 1st of Next Year! And We’ll Buy MORE when we Run Out!!!!
2. Make Loving, Serving, & Helping Others Our Way of Life, Becoming Intentional to See & Take Daily Opportunities.
*Sign Up to Love & Serve others through New Hope, & then Put it in Action! *Sign up to Volunteer, by Downloading our New Hope Church App by Searching “New Hope Thornton” in your App / Play Store, or by Scanning the QR Code on the Backs of the Church Chairs. Open the App & Click the Connect Button at the Bottom, then Click on the Volunteer Button, then Fill Out the Short Form, then Click Submit @ Bottom. *You can also Sign up to Volunteer by Filling Out the Green Communication Card behind the Chairs, & Check or Circle the areas on the Back that you are Interested in Serving in, then Drop it in one of the gray Tithe & Offering Boxes by the Doors.
3. Follow Jesus Words by Tithing 10% to his Work & Loving & Serving People. Freely Give, as we have Freely Received from Him.
*Fill out the Investment Card On the BACK of this Paper, & put it in one of the gray Tithe & Offering Boxes by the Doors. Set Up Online Automatic Recurring Giving every Week, Paycheck, or Month, into Jesus Mission through New Hope of Transforming Broken Lives Through Christ’s Love! Ideally, do what Jesus says & Return a 10% Tithe of the 1st & Best of each Paycheck He gives you. But at Least do Something, even 1%, or $30 a Month (Sacrifice Eating Out once a Month, a few Cups of Coffee, or an Online Streaming Service).