Jeremy Smith, Broadway Church of Christ's executive minister, unpacks the church's mission to "make God's restoring love visible" by grounding it in a Biblical theology of new creation. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 15 and Acts 2, he argues that God is not discarding the world but restoring it through Jesus Christ, and that the church is called to participate in that restoration. Because of this, unleashing compassion is not a secondary Christian activity — it is the very embodiment of God's kingdom breaking into the present world.

In this sermon, Jeremy Smith uses Jesus' parable of the great banquet in Luke 14 to challenge the congregation to recapture the heart of evangelism. Friends Day isn't about filling seats or boosting numbers — it's about recovering the conviction that inviting others into the life of the church is an essential part of faithful discipleship. Just as someone once cared enough to introduce each of us to Jesus, we are now called to extend that same welcome to others.