HBF must be a church that is willing to minister to the people God loves. According to John 3:16, Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 1:8; we must be willing to minister to all people because Jesus loves the world.
God wants everyone! He is no respecter of persons. Race, ethnicity, social or economic variations are irrelevant to God’s desire to see all people redeemed from sin and conformed into the image of Christ. All men share the common reality of sin regardless of our diverse differences. All ethnic, social and economic sectors are bankrupt without the richness of a relationship with The Lord Jesus Christ. That is reality according to scripture.
Because God wants all people we must welcome all people. There is big difference between allowing someone in your presence and welcoming them into a relationship with you and those you are close with. As we seek theKingdomofGodand His righteousness it is only “supernatural” for us to want to share our fellowship with God with those Jesus died for.
While it is important to welcome people into our presence to learn of our relationship with God, the goal is to win them. Introducing real people to real God is the heart of our purpose. According to 2 Peter 3:9, God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. Since God is not willing that any should perish we must not be either. Please remember with me that we will never win real people unless we reach real people