Friday Finds

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Cup of Joe offers up some helpful Evangelism resource recommendations, with a reminder that God is the evangelist. Dan Kimball is doing a series on hell, including this one: “If you think I’m going to hell, you should care that I’m going to hell.” (To quote Seinfield’s … [Read more...]

From the Evangelism Bookshelf: Walking with the Poor

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I've been reading Walking with the Poor, by Bryant L. Myers.  The book looks at principles and practices of transformational development.The book explores poverty, causes of poverty, and calls the church to action in engaging broken systems that cause poverty.  He lays forth a strong case that … [Read more...]

The Leading of the Lord in Personal Evangelism :: Desiring God

Thanks to Evangelism Action, I read a sermon by John Piper about the story of Philip and the Eunuch. You can click onThe Leading of the Lord in Personal Evangelism :: Desiring Godto read the manuscript, or download the audio feed.My own comments on that same passage is here.For more … [Read more...]

Friday Finds

Sin must exist for grace to mean something. Eli Dorman at Invite One raises a question about sin and grace in our cultural context.One atheist encourages Christians to listen at the eBay Atheist.Preachers Magazine gives a sermon about Peter and Cornelius, looking at all the conversion that … [Read more...]

Conversion Stories in NT – Sergius Paulus

In Acts 13:6ff, we encounter the story of Sergius Paulus, a proconsul for Rome, in Paphos on the island of Cyprus.The passage: Acts 13:6ff Barnabas and Saul were on what has been called their first missionary journey, and the gospel is now going beyond the limits of Palestine and into the Greek … [Read more...]

Conversion Stories from the NT – Cornelius

"What will you pay for?" On a plane ride from Chicago to Richmond, my elderly seat mate chatted at me nearly the entire way. Just after the captain made his pre-landing announcements, she laments to me over the awful choices she sees her granddaughter making.Thinking of her granddaughter’s … [Read more...]

Phillip And The Ethiopian Eunuch

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Let's look at an “easy conversion,” that of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts Chapter 8.This conversion was as simple as picking a ripe mango ready to fall from a tree.It's not so much about the Eunuch as it is about Phillip being God's tool to help the man come to faith. The fruit is … [Read more...]

Conversion Stories from the NT – Simon

We have already looked The Apostle Paul conversion, as a conversion that fell from heaven.Now we look at a puzzling conversion story – was it complete, partial, or entirely false? Since we can’t read Simon’s heart, it may be an unanswerable question.The passage: Acts 7:9ff Through … [Read more...]

Conversion Stories from the NT – Paul

Sometimes conversions are just unbelievable. They “fall from heaven” so to speak. There is no evangelist, no gospel presentation, no explanation of the law, it just happens – God does all the work. While not the norm, it can happen. God is sovereign enough to make it happen.For example, … [Read more...]

Doubt and Conversion

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I've been reading a new book since I very quickly finished Reimagining Evangelism: Inviting Friends on a Spiritual Journey.This new book, Doubting: Growing Through the Uncertainties of Faith, by Alister McGrath, speaks of the presence of doubt in our Christian walk, but also during the … [Read more...]