“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”

John 12:32

Only Heaven Will Tell

Lighthouse Baptist Church has hosted Sportsmen’s Banquets for the past twenty years. The theme at each one has been singular – the Gospel. Yes, prizes are given away, and we eat a lot of food; but the evening always culminates with the Gospel.

The Gospel (the life, death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ) is central to everything that happens on the campus of Lighthouse. There is no other reason to keep hosting events or even hold church gatherings – the Gospel is supreme.

Only Heaven will tell the number of people who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior due to attending the Winchester Sportsmen’s Banquet, but we will leave that up to the Lord. Our responsibility is to keep going, keep preaching, and keep inviting.

The Sportsmen’s Banquet is not just an event that we hold to praise or emphasize the outdoors or hunting. It is a way to invite people who might never walk through church doors to a Gospel-centered event. There are people in Heaven today because they came to an L.B.C. Sportsmen’s Banquet and bowed their hearts to the Lord Jesus.

The Lord said if we lift Him up, He will draw people to Himself. That’s what we want. We want to point people to the One who can change their lives- the Lord Jesus Christ.