What Are You Singing?

[269 words] Over the years I’ve had song leaders that will ask me the topic of my sermon so that they can pick an invitation song that will fit. The invitation song that flows along with the message can be that tipping point that might make someone respond. However, I noticed that many already have their own invitation song. Not that everyone’s signing their own tune but rather the song of their heart and mind that is influencing their response. You see some are singing, “I Shall Not Be Moved.” No matter what the lesson was about, no matter how important it is that they make a change, they are firmly planted where they are, refusing to budge. For some their invitation song is “Farther Along.” The message may have hit home but the thinking is the response can be delayed. Sometime farther along I make a change, farther along…