Posts Tagged ‘Evangelism’
Are Your Lights Out for Christmas?
Thomas Overmiller Do you hang lights at Christmas? I’m not talking about the decorative kind that we buy at Walmart and plug in to a timer switch outside, though this kind is festive to be sure. Jesus mentioned a different kind in Matthew 5:14-16. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is…
Read MoreThe Melting Pot of Mission Fields
Developing a Foreign Missions Mindset in United States Ministry Tim Richmond Our Default Is God’s Design A uniformed police officer stood outside of Dan Hyden’s home in Ivanovka, Russia, in February of 2003. Six other men came in from the Siberian cold to question the group of believers that had met to worship. Pastor Hyden…
Read MoreSeeing through Spiritually Sensitive Eyes
Jim Bickel Upon first stepping foot on the busy streets of Brooklyn years ago to evangelize, my initial impression was that I had entered a foreign mission field. The world has come to New York City like no other place. Research reveals it is the largest, most diverse cosmopolitan city on earth.[1] Because the City…
Read More“Go” – The Key to a Lively Church
Doug Wright The core purpose of a biblically based ministry is the great commission. The great commission begins with “go” and ends with teaching new believers “to observe all that I commanded you.” You will notice that this simplistic description of what we call the “Great Commission” is at odds with a widely proclaimed ministry…
Read MoreFacing the Islamic Invasion
Monthir Abdullatif “My dream is that the USA will become an Islamic nation by the year 2000.” These words, spoken just a few years ago by the vice president of the Islamic College in Chicago, express the feeling of the majority of Muslims around the world. Islamic publications worldwide are full of excitement over the…
Read MoreThe Christian and the Coming Caliphate
Craig Hartman Preface by Proclaim & Defend: Today’s headlines blare of unrest in the Middle East. Christians do well to be concerned. About eighteen months ago, we published an article in our print magazine that offers significant insight into the current situation. We urge you to read this article again, be an evangelist, especially of…
Read MoreAround the Web–8/16/12
On John MacArthur Review of Iain Murray biography of John MacArthur from Banner of Truth: John MacArthur – A Review by Jeffrey Riddle – Note: this review is from a non-dispensational perspective. On Legalism Fred Zaspel, former classmate of this editor, addresses the over-use of the words Legalist and Legalism in “Legalism or Obedience?” Fred runs…
Read MoreWhen deeds are the only ‘words’ preached, do you have a gospel witness?
An article review: Works and Words: Why You Can’t Preach the Gospel with Deeds And why it’s important to say so. Duane Litfin| posted 5/30/2012 10:43AM The article is located at: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/may/litfin-gospel-deeds.html by Don Johnson We’d like to call your attention to an article by Duane Litfin, president emeritus of Moody Bible Institute. The article…
Read MoreThe Training Wheels of Evangelism – Part 3
by Jim Oesterwind This is part 3 of a series, here is Part 1, Part 2. There is no denying the fact that a dramatically changed life testifies to the power of God’s grace in converting the vilest among us. Hardened criminals, brutal terrorists, and party-animal entertainers have all been converted to Christ. Consider Mao…
Read MoreThe Training Wheels of Evangelism – Part 2
by Jim Oesterwind This is the second of a series. Part 1 is here. The opal is a beautiful stone because of the “play of color” on its surface. When you alter your line of sight or move the stone, the colors chase one another over the surface of the gem in broad splashes. Opals…
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