30 Days of Prayer: Day 12 – The mystery of conversion

Growing the small church

"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...]

30 Days of Prayer Day 8: Spiritual Blindness

Praying for spiritual Blindness

Before we came to know Christ, we were sinners.Before we started following Jesus, we were spiritually dead, and spiritually blind.If we have been a Christian for a long time, perhaps we have forgotten how our spiritual eyes couldn't see in the dark, how impossible it was to seethe value … [Read more...]

What was your Spiritual Journey to faith in Christ?

Spiritual Journey

“When I was 8 years old, I was invited to a bible camp for kids.”“My father helped me see my need for Jesus and I put my trust in Him.”“A friend invited me to church, and after a few weeks, I responded to the message.”“I had a mystical encounter with God.  A few weeks … [Read more...]

Experiencing a Christian Conversion

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Last night, I watched a deeply powerful film. Note: Over the last few days and into next week, I’ll be sharing some thoughts on postmodernism and evangelism.  To keep the articles readable and short, they are spread out over a few days.  Grab the RSS feed to get new articles … [Read more...]

Systematic Theology and Postmodernism

Note: Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing some thoughts on postmodernism and evangelism.  To keep the articles readable and short, they are spread out over a few days.  Grab the RSS feed to get new articles automatically. When I went to seminary, great importance was placed on Systematic … [Read more...]

The Mystery of Christian Conversion

Note: Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing some thoughts on postmodernism and evangelism.  To keep the articles readable and short, they are spread out over a few days.  Grab the RSS feed to get new articles automatically. I’ve been thinking a lot this week about my non-Christian friend … [Read more...]

How the Holy Spirit Directs Evangelism

The most liberating portion of our teaching on evangelism is showing the advance working of the Holy Spirit.  In this presentation you can see how the Holy Spirit prepares the way for your evangelistic conversation. Holy Spirit and Evangelism View more presentations from Chris Walker. … [Read more...]

Respecting Boundaries in Conversation

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This weekend, one of my friends shared with  me a first hand story about an evangelistic encounter he had.  I found myself encouraged as I listened to it.  Here is a one who gets the idea of cooperating with the work of the Holy Spirit. I've retold the story here for your thoughts and … [Read more...]

Evangelism Motives: Why bother?

I've been recently reading "One To One: How To Share Your Faith with your Friend" by Michael Green (unavailable from Amazon).  This book focuses on personal evangelism skills, and in the opening chapters, Green reminds of various reasons to do personal evangelism (p. 8-11) 1.  God is the … [Read more...]

Free Evangelism Resources and Most Popular Posts

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I'll join the bandwagon of many of the blogs I read and reveal to you the Ten most popular posts based on pageviews during 2007.Conversion Stories in the NT: Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Part of the Conversion in the NT Series) Evangelism Oozing from our Pores (on motivations) Define … [Read more...]