Category: . . . Evangelistic Resources
Does Jesus Believe in You?
In John 2:23-25 the apostle uses an interesting play on words to describe Jesus’ response to many who claimed to believe in Him. Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast many believed in His name, observing the signs He was doing....
Deathbed Conversion: Should You Risk It?
Two men lost their lives on the same day that Jesus died on a cross. They spent their final hours next to the Savior of sinners (Luke 23:32-33). These men were criminals, and they hated Jesus (cf. Mt. 27:44). But just before dying, one of these...
Cease and Desist
In the Herrera section of Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic, I found Marino receptive to my message. He owned a tiny shop in this squatter’s village and therefore had to tend to his buyers a couple of times during our lengthy discussion. The eyes were the...
Born OK the First Time?
While walking through my neighborhood, I happened upon a car and a truck belonging to a family that lived a few blocks away. On one of the vehicles was a bumper sticker that boasted, “Born OK the first time.” Hmm . . . What does that...
A Fly for Oscar
James, the youth: “There is no such thing as a trivial death.” The poet and sage, the older Mr. Brockton: “No, but there are trivial men who die. I will illustrate this, though you will not like my illustration. The story goes this way: “Oscar Felton...
Don’t Tell Me What To Do!
Christianity is a hard sell. For people who think of Christ as the Divine Kill-joy, nothing could be worse than to be made to submit to Him. But suppose the person finds life unbearable when submitting to himself The man from the region of the Gerasenes...
Is Michael Vick a Christian?
NFL quarterback Michael Vick served a twenty-one month prison term for heavy involvement in dog-fighting. Here’s what Vick said in his apology to the public: “I’m upset with myself and, you know, through this situation I found Jesus and asked Him for forgiveness and turned my...