The Book of Acts contains several conversion stories that can teach us principles we can apply in personal evangelism.
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, the apostle Paul’s conversion – …
Over years of sharing my faith in Christ, I’ve always been puzzled by those who don’t stay in the faith. Maybe you’ve seen someone pray and offer their life to Lord. Maybe you’ve watched them raise the hand at the preacher’s invitation.
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 and Roman …
Cornelius was a centurion (soldier) for Rome. Luke tells us the story of Cornelius and how the gospel was shared with him. The town was Caesarea. “He and his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.” He was a religious man, doing spiritual practices, and …
If proclamation and invitation is central to evangelism, what form does the proclamation take? In our series of conversion stories, we’ve seen Individual conversations that contextualize the gospel to the person being evangelized. Public addresses about Jesus. The actual content or sermon is not really given, but the focus is on the conversion. For today’s …
I found a list of conversations between believers and non-believers in Acts (thanks to “A Forgotten Gospel” by Mark McGrath”, see my review). The complete list comes from the book of Acts.
It’s much easier to cooperate with God’s activity, rather than wasting hours of argument prying open a locked heart.
