Category: Evangelism
Gospel Opposition, Gospel Advance
The proclamation of the gospel brings opposition to the gospel. Paul nearly lost his life in Lystra at the hands of people who just hours earlier were foolishly worshipping him. While Paul was in that city preaching the gospel, “Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and...
How to Grow Your Church Numerically
The early church grew in numbers. “…there were added that day about three thousand souls” (Acts 2:41). “And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved” (2:47). “And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both...
Influencing Fish
A man returning from a fishing trip was asked if he had caught any fish. “No,” he replied, “but I influenced a few!” I’m not sure if that makes any sense at all, but it’s so ridiculous you almost have to laugh. In terms of fishing,...
Is Acts 1:8 My Commission to Evangelize?
The disciples waited for the coming of the Spirit. It was only a few weeks following the resurrection when Christ told His apostles that “repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem,” (Lk 24:47). But how?...
Our Gospel Seed
I awoke this morning thinking about the tree that is the highest up on the mountain. Have you ever wondered about such trees and how the highest tree got there? Since the cones on these coniferous trees always fall downward, how is it that there are...
Pastor-only Evangelism?
In the beginning days of the first church I pastored, I discovered that the majority of the people thought evangelism happened at the close of a sermon as either “Just As I Am” or “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” played softly in the background. In...
Shadows of Hell: Fear and Emptiness Before Death
This poignant note came to a faithful friend of mine who is suffering from life-threatening cancer. It concerns a woman in the nursing home who has been a “good church-goer only.” The note reads: It is sad beyond words to watch mom’s health failing and see...
Soothing Poison: The Seductive Old Lie of the New False Prophet
Near my home in the heart of America, outside a quaint church building where Christianity is supposedly represented, stands a sign that says, “None Need Saving; No, Not One.” This all-too-obvious play on Romans 3:10—”There is none righteous, no, not one”—boldly rejects the plain truth of...
Suffering Evangelism
If you had tuberculosis, what would you do? Doug Nichols is the Founder and International Director Emeritus of Action International Ministries. While serving as a missionary in India in 1967, he contracted tuberculosis. He was treated in a sanatorium in India, and while there he tried...
Ten Questions to ask about The Passion of the Christ
The 2004 movie produced by Mel Gibson, The Passion of the Christ, is one of the most popular and controversial films of our time. These questions will help in thinking through the movie, or in discussing it with others. 1. Do you know why Jesus had...
