• 箴言 19:6

有权贵的，许多人求他赏脸； 爱送礼的，人都作他的朋友。

• 约翰福音 1:43-51

又过了一天，耶稣想要往加利利去。他找到腓力，就对他说：“来跟从我！”这腓力是伯赛大人，是安得烈和彼得的同乡。腓力找到拿但业，对他说：“摩西在律法书上所写的，和众先知所记的那一位，我们遇见了，就是约瑟的儿子拿撒勒人耶稣。” 拿但业对他说：“拿撒勒还能出什么好的吗？”腓力说：“你来看。” 耶稣看见拿但业向他走来，就论到他说：“看哪，这真是个以色列人！他心里是没有诡诈的。”拿但业对耶稣说：“你从哪里认识我的？”耶稣回答他说：“腓力还没有呼唤你，你在无花果树底下，我就看见你了。”拿但业回答他：“拉比！你是上帝的儿子，你是以色列的王。” 耶稣回答他说：“因为我说在无花果树底下看见你，你就信吗？你将看见比这些更大的事呢！” 他又说：“ 我实实在在地告诉你们，你们将要看见天开了，上帝的使者在人子身上，上去下来。”

有的教会经常开玩笑说：送礼让朋友来教会吧。但实际上这主意是有些圣经根据的。它适用于许多方面。想结交新的朋友吗？去做一个爱送礼又常祝福他人的人吧，这样你很快就不会没有朋友了。“送礼”并不会使一个人留在教会里，但起码能让他去教会体验上帝，这样上帝就会使他留在那里。我们的工作就是领人来到上帝面前，让他们做出一个选择；我们不必做得比这更多或更少。我们叫他们“来看”上帝到底做了些什么，以及祂可以在他们的生活中起到什么作用。

• Proverbs 19:6

Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

• John 1:43-51

The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Churches often joke about bribing friends to come to church, but there’s some Biblical merit to the idea here. It applies in many areas. Looking to make friends? Be a giver of gifts and someone who blesses people and you won’t be without friends for long. Bribing someone won’t keep him or her at church, but it might get them there to experience God, and He will keep them there. Our job is simply to get them into God’s presence and allow them to make a decision: nothing more and nothing less. We ask them to 'come and see' what God has done and what He could do in their life.

在这一周，用咖啡或午餐来让某人这在星期日来教会。

Bribe someone with coffee or lunch this week in exchange for coming to church this Sunday.