Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
Evangelism is a spiritual work.When we make it a human work, wefeel pressure to get a decision. feel unprepared to handle every possible objection. feel insecure in presenting what we personally know about Jesus.Rather, Evangelism is the work of the Holy Spirit. But even with that … [Read more...]
In a discussion group I am a part of, a small church pastor asked the group for advise on how to grow a small church.Well meaning Christians threw out all sorts of cliches that lack substance, even if they are true:Pray Follow God Get back to the Bible Don't follow man's ways Just … [Read more...]
The problem that many of our churches face is that church visitors do not come back for the second or third time.Churches need to get the core values of church hospitality:Visitors are a gift from God. We have the privilege of influencing their journey to faith. We can lead them to … [Read more...]
"Overall, 31% of active churchgoers said they would definitely invite someone they know who does not usually attend a church to accompany them to a church service on Easter weekend this year." Barna Group What the numbers might mean for Easter Sunday Let's say this statistic would hold true for … [Read more...]
Mark 4:29 - "As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."In the past few days, we have seen the process of evangelism.Sowing the seed into the soil (A farmer sows the seed. . . ) The mysterious process of growth (The seed sprouts and grows . . … [Read more...]
The Mango I once gave a talk to children at a Bible Camp in Panama.Outside of the covered patio we used as a lecture hall, mango trees were getting heavy with fruit.The mangoes were almost in season.I had picked one bruised and green mango that had fallen on the ground. Turning it … [Read more...]
In the picture to the right, this lady with the child was visiting the church for the first time.When the service was over she came up to the pastor and I (I was the guest preacher, and pastor is to my right).She began to talk with us.She had been walking by the church and heard the … [Read more...]
"Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how." - Mark 4:27 How does the seed grow? I remember science projects I did in elementary school to make seeds sprout.We played with the variables of soil, light, water, and even gravity (by … [Read more...]
Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.A man scatters seed on the ground.Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel … [Read more...]
Jesus tells us another parable about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13. "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field." Matthew 13:44In contrast to the parable of the fine … [Read more...]
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