A driving force behind personal evangelism is a sense of urgency.Without a sense of urgency, evangelism loses one of it’s core motivations.Without a sense of urgency, the persecutions that believers suffer for the sake of the gospel becomes something to be avoided.The urgency of the gospel has propelled missionaries to all corners of … [Read more...]
Michael Green has had a tremendous influence on my ministry through his books that I read while in seminary.Michael gave the first talk at a recent confidence in the gospel event. If you have 18 spare minutes, listen to his challenge to us to be faithful to the Apostolic Gospel.Michael Green provides the keynote address exploring the … [Read more...]
I found the following article that I think might help answer the questionDid John Calvin have a heart for evangelism and mission?Dealing with predestination in the Institutes, Calvin does not directly address evangelism specifically, but neither does he describe it as unnecessary.He does, in fact, write several times about the … [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 in the head.As soon as the grain is ripe, he … [Read more...]
How could a loving God send people to hell? That is a troubling question.The question of hell is one that I encounter in my conversations with people who are still wrestling with the goodness of God or contemplating the justice and wrath of God.It's a question that can lead to great theological or intellectual debates among seminary … [Read more...]
You've probably seen it:An opening in a conversation when a non Christian expresses their spiritual insight, or opens up about some restlessness in their heart.Then well-meaning Christians become a one-way torrent of gospel information about what a person needs to believe and why other religions are wrong.Or maybe you've seen … [Read more...]
"There are two kinds of people in the world: those who live the adventure, and those who only read about others living the adventure."Alan Hirsch lives the adventure of being a follower of Jesus. His experiences and learnings show clearly in his writings, and even more so in this book written with his wife, Untamed: Reactivating a Missional … [Read more...]
Steven Furtick blogs about not putting unnecessary burdens on ourselves while sharing the gospel.He calls it “Your 50%”.Essentially, Furtick calls us to remember thatWe are called to bear witness to our faith. God is responsible for calling people to respond in faith.The proclamation of the gospel message through word and … [Read more...]
When Jesus was accused of eating with sinners, he said “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:17) With Zaccheus, he declared: For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10) In these statements, Jesus declares his pursuit of us before we knew … [Read more...]
After hearing so much about Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, I picked up my copy for the Amazon Kindle. Take Your Time with Crazy Love The book itself is a quick read, so I intentionally slowed down to read it over a few days.Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God is one of those books to linger in, to dwell on it, one … [Read more...]
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