IN THE INTERIM June is now behind us and July has arrived.  July is the month where we as Americans celebrate our freedom that was established in 1776.  Many will take that day and celebrate with friends and family picnics. Then finish off the day watching firework displays.  Many may also be on vacation during that week.  Some may even vacation in our area, and decide to attend our church for worship while in town.  It is always a joy to see visitors sitting in the congregation. Did you know that over the past couple of months we have had several visitors?  They did not all come on one Sunday.  But they all came.  Some even worshiped with us more than one Sunday. How many of them did you personally greet on those Sundays.  Should any of them visit our worship service in July, as some of them will, could you call them by name? The primary goal as a church is to introduce people to Jesus Christ. I want to ask you to help me do that by welcoming as many guests as possible. Many outreach studies have shown that people who are warmly welcomed are much more likely to return to a church than those who are ignored by the members. I would not expect you to call all of our visitors by...

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