I’m away teaching this weekend in Traverse City, Michigan, on behalf of PRMI. So I’ll post my normal Friday finds here today and pick up again next week.
Conversion Stories:
I’ve been doing a series on Conversion stories in the NT, just some devotional thoughts on different characters we see.
See the following articles to see how the series begins:
The Apostle Paul
Simon the Sorcerer
Ethiopian Eunuch
Witnessing Tool:
If you ever needed to make a point while driving down the highway, check out
courtesy of the Taiwan Missionary Prattler.
Friendship or Flasher Evangelism?
Stop Thinking blog uses a phrase regarding those “drive by” evangelists. I don’t mind engaging strangers in a spiritual conversation, but I found the term “flasher evangelism” quite funny. Ultimately, we are reminded about the value of friendships in evangelism, with a reminder to keep it real.
Cancel Church!
An article in outreach magazine cites groups that cancel church on Sunday in order to directly serve the neighborhood.
Contextualizing
Hope Community writes in “Re-thinking Evangelism” about how to do evangelism in their local context. Its a thought provoking blog entry.
Introverts and Evangelism
A great article was written this week about introverts and evangelism.
Finally:
This article , called “The Atonement is Good News,” may not be immediately connected to evangelism, but it is a great article about the Atonement, and I found it to be a great summary of what Christ accomplished on the Cross. I encounter such objections often with the unchurched people I encounter, and this is a great article that could be a resource.
Be in prayer for me this week as the next few days I’ll be away ministering. Look forward to some more stories next week.
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Thank you for your encouragement. I will do my best to keep the series lively and informative.
I also must say, I’m impressed with your blog. It’s a great resource. I will be reading.
Thanks again!
Hi. This is Matthew of Matthew’s Random Ramblings. Thanks for your kind words in the comment on my site. I’m just apologising for accidentally killing it (in virtual terms). I get a lot of spam comments, see, and I was delighted to see that, aha! NOT SPAM! How exciting! Then I managed to accidentally click the little circle, “Spam” when I moderated it. Force of habit. Then my heart leapt into my throat when I saw that.
Anyway, I like the example of St. Paul in the Areopagus not using Hebrew terminology with a pagan audience.
Your site looks quite fascinating. Sadly, I should be studying Greek, not reading people’s blogs, so I’m going to bookmark it and return for more later!
The Jesus Repentance Van is a fascinating photo. It reminds me of a man in Thunder Bay who has a similar van, but it comes complete with speakers on the top. He drives around proclaiming the Gospel from his van. I believe he also had a lot of really big signs such as “Unless Ye Be Born Again, Ye Cannot Enter the Kingdom of Heaven” on his house.