An Invisible Enemy
Doubled over and choking, they staggered to hospitals by the thousands, crying for help and refuge from a colorless cloud of gas that turned Bhopal, India into a tomb on a terrible December day in 1984. “We have been working nonstop to treat the people and still they are coming,” said one volunteer who tried […]
Amazing Grace!
The good news of the gospel is that God has the power to transform lives. We have undoubtedly known alcoholics, drug addicts, adulterers, thieves, and others who have been converted to Christ. This ability to change people’s lives comes from God’s amazing grace. Grace may be defined as God’s loving forgiveness, by which He grants […]
A Little Change Never Hurts
Paul is a good example of a man who was wrong, but then changed his mind. He said in Acts 22:3-5, “I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner […]
Return to the Lord
Built in to the message of the prophets was the appeal to repent. These men were sent by God to expose sin and urge the guilty to repent. Often the appeal was framed as a challenge to return to the Lord (Isaiah 6:10; Jeremiah 3:1; Malachi 3:7). For instance, Joel’s appeal to Judah was for […]
Personal Evangelism Conclusion
I pray that these articles on personal evangelism have been exhortive and informative. I also pray that we will all take them to heart and strive our very best from this time forward to spread the gospel as we all should. Posts can be written and preaching done about the subject, but you must be […]
Sowing the Seed of the Kingdom
Problems arise in any endeavor when we forget the substance of our work. In the Lord, our work is presenting the gospel to as many people as possible. All the Lord has ever asked us to do is “plant” and “water.” It is His part of the work to “give the increase” (1 Corinthians 3:6-7). […]
Blinded by the God of This Age
When you’re blinded, you can’t experience the full reality of all that’s around you, even though others can see it clearly. You may feel you’re experiencing all that there is to life, yet you may be unaware that you’re missing what God really wants for you. You may even be in danger because of your […]
Popping the Question #3
In the previous two articles (here and here), we examined the most difficult part of personal evangelism: coming right out and asking people to study with us. Often, we are simply reluctant to ask. We may engage in broad discussions of religious topics now and then, and we may even invite others to services of […]
Popping the Question #2
In the previous article, we began examining the most difficult part of personal evangelism: coming right out and asking people to study with us. Unfortunately, we are sometimes reluctant to ask. We may engage in broad discussions of religious topics now and then, and we may even invite others to services of the church, but […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Promise Is Everlasting Life
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” For the people who believe, there awaits “everlasting life.” This is a synonym for heaven. God never intended hell to be our eternal abode — that was […]