“In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” (Genesis 22:18). God keeps His promises. As Acts unfolds we learn precisely how this promise is fulfilled.
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evangelism
The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #45): A Man Named Saul
How is it that one of early Christianity’s most ardent enemies would become one of its most significant evangelists?
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Nurturing Spirituality, Part 18: Overcoming the Barriers to Evangelism III
How do you share the Gospel with someone who has never heard it? Some approaches start by talking about things like sin, salvation, redemption, and judgement. However, these concepts are often foreign to the modern man. Maybe it would be better to contextualize the Gospel by using concepts that are more familiar.
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The 52 Greatest Stories of the Bible (Story #44): The Ends of the Earth
After Pentecost it was time for the apostles to take the Gospel beyond Judea into Samaria, and eventually into the ends of the earth. Now that the disciples had seen the risen Lord and received power through the Holy Spirit, they couldn’t stop from sharing the Good News.
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Nurturing Spirituality, Part 19: Overcoming the Barriers to Evangelism IV
Nurturing Spirituality, Part 17: Overcoming the Barriers to Evangelism II
Emotional, intellectual, and volitional barriers on the part of the unbeliever often prevent the christian from sharing his faith. In order to be an effective witness, one must know specifically what these barriers are and how to navigate them.
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Nurturing Spirituality, Part 16: Overcoming the Barriers to Evangelism
There are many barriers to evangelism. In order to overcome these barriers we need to think correctly about the gospel and steward what God has given us well.
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Nurturing Spirituality, Part 15: A Biblical Philosophy of Evangelism III
There can be good and bad motivations for sharing the Gospel. As ambassadors of Christ we need to ensure that we have biblical motivations for proclaiming the Good News.
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Nurturing Spirituality, Part 14: A Biblical Philosophy of Evangelism II
The agricultural imagery used in the Bible for the process of evangelism shows us that there are at least four stages: (1) Preparing the soil, (2) Sowing the Seed, (3) Cultivating the soil, and (4) Reaping the harvest. Stage four is the one many Christians tend to focus on, but we must remember that it is God who is responsible for the end results.
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Nurturing Spirituality, Part 13: A Biblical Philosophy of Evangelism I
Ken Boa expounds upon the agricultural imagery used in the Bible to describe the dynamic process of evangelism.
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