Friday Evening Service: The Great Evangelical Feast

Rev. Eric Rodriquez

Despite the enemy’s attempts to thwart this evening’s service, the Spirit of God prevailed. While the original speaker had travel conflicts, and the second speaker had a medical emergency, the third was truly a charm.

Rev. Eric Rodriquez, pastor in Cuba, shared the parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22. He reminded us that just as the king invited everyone to his wedding feast, the Father invites everyone to follow Him.

“The Great Commission is more than an invitation,” Rev. Rodriquez stated. “God is commanding us to go.”

As a child, Eric wanted to go to China to tell people about Jesus. However, people were not allowed to travel outside Cuba at that time. He was encouraged when a teacher pointed out to him that he had Chinese and Haitian neighbors who needed to hear about Christ’s love for them.

“Cubans who want to minister and travel overseas can accomplish that now,” Rev. Rodriquez happily shared. “Although we are still limited, I pray that we can be empowered to do missions—first in Cuba, but, if God allows, in other places as well.”

Rev. Rodriquez offered an altar call, encouraging people to answer or renew God’s call on their lives or to ask Him to recharge their spiritual batteries as together we fulfill the Great Commission.

“It doesn’t matter what people say or do,” Rev. Rodriquez began. “You have to keep your belief. God exists, and He is the creator of the world and everything in it.”

PRAY: Please pray for the people of Cuba as the doors are opening for missions. May the Lord work through the hearts and minds of Cubans to spread His love in their country and beyond.