Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
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, … [Read more...]
Each Christian has a personal story of how he/she came to know Jesus in a personal, life-changing way.You can use your personal testimony to spread the Gospel of Christ. Make sure you avoid the cheesy clichés – be authentic. 1. Use your testimony. You have both current stories of … [Read more...]
Our definition of evangelism (from the PCUSA) has both:A message to share ("joyfully sharing the good news of the sovereign love of God) A destination ("calling people to . . . . . ")The good news is the gospel. This is what gospel means in its most basic form: "good news."However, … [Read more...]
How can you pray for the work of evangelism? Praying for yourself: Jimmy Kinnaird has developed a useful prayer acrostic called “BOLDNESS” to help you prayerfully prepare yourself. This is an awesome acronym and a helpful structure. Here are some things I pray for: To live a … [Read more...]
I was cleaning out a file cabinet this morning (what a way to spend a day) and came across my notes from a talk by Bill Hybels of Willow Creek given to an evangelism conference.I share them here as a pointed reminder about considering our life and witness.Three ways to repel: 1. "In your … [Read more...]
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...]
Paul visits AthensIn Acts 17:16, Paul is waiting around Athens, waiting for his friends to arrive, passing time doing the tourism thing.He notices alltheir idols, the architecture, the statues, smells and sounds of the city.I can imagine the awe he felt at the architecture, … [Read more...]
A question that I'm asked often when teaching is "what is postmodernism?" It's a term I throw around loosely, since that's just part of my worldview. I've used it several times in this blog already and will continue to do so.But often, my audience has only heard the word, not ever having thought … [Read more...]
After returning from Panama, its time to continue developing our working definition of Evangelism. The definition of Evangelism I use: What we share is all about the good news of God’s sovereign love. In the Christian circles I run in, most of us would agree this refers to the death and … [Read more...]
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