evangelism
Unlearning Wrong Ideas About Evangelism
Unlearning Wrong Ideas About Evangelism
If you saw a blind man walking toward a 1,000 foot cliff, you would immediately:
- offer him your favorite Christian CD
- invite him to your house for a non-confrontational BBQ the following weekend
- suggest a more fulfilling place to walk
- warn him about the cliff
When Paul pleaded with the people on Mars Hill (Acts 17), he demonstrated his concern for them by:
- inviting them to a worship service in the upper room… Continue reading
Evangelism – The Trojan Horse Of The 1990’s
Evangelism
The Trojan Horse Of The 1990’s
by Wilson Ewin
When it comes to calling people to making a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, well we really don’t have any differences.” So said Sister Macrina Scott. The Roman Catholic nun had trained some eighty counselors for the July, 1987, Billy Graham crusade in Denver, Colorado. Sister Scott was not alone. Priest Donald Willette, from St. Jude’s Roman Catholic Church in a Lakewood suburb, was a supervisor of the 6,600… Continue reading |
But I Don’t Have The Gift Of Evangelism
But I Don’t Have The Gift Of Evangelism
Saying you don’t have the gift of evangelism as a way of avoiding responsibility for sharing your faith is equivalent to saying:
1. I don’t have the gift of caring about the souls of other people.
2. I don’t have the gift of appreciation for what my Savior did for me.
3. I don’t have the gift of obedience to Christ’s commands to preach the gospel and make… Continue reading
A Conversation Between An Evangelist And A Professing Christian About Wordless Evangelism
A Conversation Between An Evangelist And A Professing Christian
About “Wordless Evangelism”
Evangelist: The Bible proclaims to the sinner “repent or perish”. It also says that all who die lost will be cast into the Lake of Fire. Yet so many preachers and “evangelists” nowadays only talk about the “love” of God.
Professor: Hey man, that’s because all that talk of judgment and wrath is way too harsh! Most people can’t handle a message like that. You need… Continue reading
A Look At Friendship Evangelism
A Look At Friendship Evangelism
The term ‘friendship evangelism’ is in wide use today in Christian churches. What does it mean and is it biblical? That is what we are endeavoring to find out in this study.
1. What is friendship evangelism?
To some people, friendship evangelism is a method of leading people to Christ where you become their friend first, and then and only until then, should you share the Gospel with them. Others believe that… Continue reading