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76% of your church members may not know this basic doctrine
The Barna Group recently released a study about the Great Commission. Here’s what the study reveals: 51% of church-goers have never heard of the Great…
You’re all invited!
How many ways can I invite thee? Let me count the ways (to paraphrase the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning)! Having pastored over four decades, preached…
Five ways to give an evangelistic invitation
I have a confession to make. While it is rare that I preach a sermon without having some kind of invitation, I am always nervous…
Theological Incentives for Evangelism
As in other areas of Christian practice—worship, prayer, preaching, and counseling—evangelism needs to be undergirded by a theological reflection on just what it is we…
Evangelism to World Religions (Part 2)
Now that we understand why we should be concerned for members of other religions, we come to our second question: What is the message of…
Evangelism to World Religions (Part 1)
Imagine the following situation: You’re talking to a group of people in a coffee shop, and the issue of religion comes up. Having just met…
Evangelism to Skeptics by Presenting Regeneration as Necessary
Nearly everyone I’ve known who is active in apologetic work deeply understands the necessity of the Spirit to bring about conversion. I’ve never met an…
Evangelism to Skeptics: Present Man as Depraved
Mankind is not morally neutral. When you share the gospel, you don’t speak to someone who is devoid of worldview commitments. You don’t witness in…
Ambassadors for Christ
If you’ve heard me speak or if you’ve read any of my books, what I’m about to write shouldn’t be new to you; if you’re…
Evangelism to Muslims: A Bridge
Finally, let me give you an easy-to-remember bridge to use as you share the gospel with your Muslim friend. Whenever you meet Muslims, they’ll say,…
Evangelism to Muslims: Presence
Presence, the second largest of our blocks, is about being with your Muslim friends. Muslims, and middle-easterners in general, are event-oriented people. It’s not about…
Evangelism to Muslims: Proclamation
Proclamation is sharing of the good news, and the pyramid cannot exist without it. Religious conversations are never difficult to get into with a Muslim,…
Evangelism to Muslims: Persuasion
The smallest of the “P’s” is persuasion, which is also the point of the pyramid – or the tip of the spear, to use another…
Evangelism to Muslims: Prayer
Prayer is the biggest block and the foundation for working with any people group. To neglect this block is to take away your foundation and…
How to share the message of Christ with our neighbors
How in the world do we, as believers, carry out the Great Commission? Jesus wasn’t joking when He told His followers to go out into…
Multiplication: Developing leaders
In his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul has a lot to say. He speaks about the preeminence of Christ, the gospel of grace…