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Category Archives: Evangelism
Be an Andrew
The apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Peter. Being the brother of a frontrunner like Peter automatically consigned Andrew to a lesser status in terms of history. That does not mean, however, that his service to Christ was … Continue reading
Do You Know Jesus as Savior? Or Do You Just Know About Him?
I subscribe to a certain Christian publication that recently featured an old sermon from Oswald J. Smith. Smith was a Canadian pastor/church planter/author who is probably best known for founding The Peoples Church in Toronto and serving as the church’s … Continue reading
Posted in Assurance of Salvation, Backsliding, Baptism, Belief, Church, Church Attendance, Church Discipline, Evangelism, Heaven, Repentance, Salvation, Witnessing
Tagged examine yourself to see if you are in the faith, Oswald J. Smith, quotes from Oswald J. Smith, serving as a pastor in the Appalachian mountains, serving as a pastor in the Bible belt, The Peoples Temple
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God’s Aquarium
Job 42:2 begins Job’s apology to God after he has challenged God’s wisdom and justice in allowing him to suffer so much tragedy. Call it a confession or call it repentance, but the verse signals the end of Job questioning … Continue reading
Posted in Calvinism, Choices, Creation, Evangelism, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Omnipresence, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Man's Freewill, Rebellion, Sin, Submission, Witnessing
Tagged Can God's purposes be thwarted?, Can God's will be resisted?, illustration of God's sovereignty and man's freewill, Job 42:2
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Saving One
A young man on vacation at the beach got up one morning at dawn to take a stroll on the sand. As he made his way along he happened upon an elderly gentleman who was searching for starfish that had … Continue reading
For the Furtherance of the Gospel
But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel. (Philippians 1:12, N.K.J.V.) The traditional view is that Paul wrote the books of Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Change, Complaining, Disappointment, Discipleship, Evangelism, God's Work, Influence, Ministry, Missions, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Suffering, The Gospel, Trials, Witnessing
Tagged for the furtherance of the gospel, Paul chained to a Roman soldier, Paul witnessing to the palace guard, Paul's imprisonment in Rome, turning a loss into an opportunity for ministry
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Going the Extra Mile
In Business By the Book, Christian financial consultant and author Larry Burkett told the story of how he once became the victim of a bad long-term lease. The mistake he made was renting an office space in a building that … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Business, Character, Discipleship, Doing Good, Evangelism, Faithfulness, Giving, God's Work, Influence, Ministry, Perseverance, Problems, Reward, Service, Sowing and Reaping, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Witnessing
Tagged a Christian going the extra mile, a Christian going the second mile, Business By the Book, dispute between a lost landlord and a Christian leasee, how a Christian can minister to a lost person, Larry Burkett
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R.G. Lee’s Glimpse Into Heaven
After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take … Continue reading
A Father’s Sacrifice
A pastor stood in the pulpit and spoke of his love for his childhood friend. Afterward, an elderly gentleman stood up from the front pew and walked to the pulpit to speak. He told a story about a father, a … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 