Today I will talk about ways to outreach to people on Halloween. You've probably heard of the kid in the white sheet knocking on the door the day after saying he is the Holy Ghost and then someone preaches the gospel, or they are given a bible tract or such. That is one way you can outreach to people during this holiday but what I will be talking about is more than just that.
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45. We should be serving people during this holiday not running from it or ignoring it. This is a huge opportunity to bring people to church and many people and churches miss out on this opportunity because of some stupid belief that this holiday is only evil. But as the verse says, 20 And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Genesis 50:20. What the devil can use for evil, God can use for good and His Kingdom. We should be doing the same.
So, with that let's move on knowing that we should serve others on this holiday and learn ways to outreach people on this holiday. With all the tomfoolery that goes on during this holiday, the church needs to use this opportunity to outreach to people. The first outreach idea is to have your local church Have a Harvest Festival, where you have Food, games, whatever you like, and open it to the public for everyone to enjoy. A church I used to go to did this and I always thought it was a great way to bring people to Christ but more so to show the people surrounding the church that we love them and care about them. Yes, there were costumes and candy and there is nothing wrong with that, the candy part. Costumes are a whole other subject but then it is not a hill to die on.
The second outreach idea is to have your local church have a Halloween church service, where you dress up in costumes and you have food and a message related to Halloween. there is not much to be said here for it is pretty much self-explanatory.
The third outreach idea is for your local church to create a Halloween party with whatever you like, like music, games, food, and that sticky point again most Christian have the costumes or not. maybe I will discuss this later before Halloween. The point isn't the costumes but the outreach to others.
Moving on from the local Church if they are unwilling or do not want to do this opportunity and that is a great shame, but I get it that this is a sticky subject.
The fourth outreach idea is to have a harvest festival at your own home and invite the community around you. Having Christian music, food, games, and such. Make it a potluck so it doesn't cost you a lot.
The fifth outreach idea is creating a block party for your neighborhood. With whatever you like, like music, candy, and anything else you can think of.
There are so many more ideas to outreach people for Christ on this holiday called Halloween, that I cannot mention them all. these are just five ideas that I discussed, and you can use them to reach people for Jesus on this holiday.
My prayer is that you don't ignore or let this opportunity pass you by but use this holiday to minister to people to reach them for Jesus and His Kingdom. Have a blessed day!!!!
All Bible verses taken from the ASV
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