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When we joined the new Sunday School class at church a few years ago, shortly afterwards I was invited to a “Business Meeting” with several of the other guys in the class, where we would meet at someone’s house and play poker. That’s cool, I like to play poker and I am happy to play with guys from church who share the same beliefs that I do. So when I get there and we start playing, 2 of the guys light-up some cigars. “I’m in heaven” I thought. Good times.
Since then the game has blossomed into a once-every-6-weeks-or-so type of situation and I have hosted it at my house several times now too. So this past weekend we had a game and I invited a couple of people from work who don’t attend church. One of them has actually started to come to church with me and joined last week. The other guy has only played with us once, but after the last game he says that he is interested in playing again.
I like stories like this where people are willing to break out of their “baptist shell” I grew up in a baptist church, but I am not a baptist, and frankly I can’t stand it when baptist preachers drone on and on about being a baptist. Who cares? We need to get back to the Bible and we need to be accepting to all people and show them the joy that believers have, especially when fellowshipping together. Jesus associated with the lowest of the low in His day, and we should do the same, being friends to ALL people and welcoming them into our homes and into our lives.
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