http://evangelism.net Equipping You to Share the Gospel Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:01:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en R. Larry Moyer <p> It was an experience of a lifetime. A commercial airline pilot invited Tammy and I to go through the new assimilator at the DFW Airport. I piloted the plane into various airports, under varying weather conditions, through night and daylight situations. Never have I been so grateful for ... http://evangelism.net/etoolbox-where-is-%e2%80%9ctampering%e2%80%9d-allowed.htm AJ Rinaldi <p> Global warming, neo-Darwinism, casual sex, homosexuality, drug-addiction, moral relativism, abortion, pornography, instant gratification…the list goes on and on. These examples of “hot-button” topics illustrate a few of the issues that Christians deal with intellectually and emotionally every day at work, school, church and other social interactions. News stories center ... http://evangelism.net/changing-lives-with-the-gospel.htm R. Larry Moyer <p> How did Paul adapt to his culture? Did he give each person he met a “piece of his mind”? Did he talk about the wickedness of the society and engage in a pious people pity party? Did he talk about the evils of idol worship? No! Acts 17:16-21 ... http://evangelism.net/how-did-paul-adapt-to-his-culture.htm David Souther <p> What does it mean to “contextualize” the gospel to reach other cultures? <p> To “contextualize” does not mean to change the gospel message: “Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead!” That message has reached cultures around the world for the last 2000 years and will stay the ... http://evangelism.net/what-does-it-mean-to-%e2%80%9ccontextualize%e2%80%9d-the-gospel.htm Duane Wessels, a You Can Tell It! master instructor for <a href="http://www.evantell.org">EvanTell</a>, recently traveled to Nigeria and Ghana to equip ministry leaders to train their fellow believers in personal evangelism. <p> “The benefit of what God is doing is already evident. Church leaders are being re-energized to reach more and more ... http://evangelism.net/testimony-duane-wessels.htm How do you reach people who have been turned off by Christians? What do you say to people you want to see come to the Savior who is so good when they have seen Christians who, in their opinion, are so bad? In this episode of the Evangelism Encouragement Podcast, ... http://evangelism.net/dealing-with-people-who-have-been-turned-off-by-christians.htm If the church does not use today to reach non-Christians, we are missing a prime opportunity. The one word written across the faces of many non-Christians is the word insecurity. They are insecure about their jobs, investments, health, safety and their marriages. This is the day to tell them of ... http://evangelism.net/effective-evangelism-through-the-local-church.htm Sometimes we need what Winston Churchill called “The genius for recognizing the obvious.” We overlook some of the simplest and most natural ways to make an appeal to lost people. For example, it can be done the way one takes up the morning offering.<p> One time a pastor said, “In a ... http://evangelism.net/don%e2%80%99t-give-an-offering-receive-an-offering.htm It can even be done the way one introduces a paragraph of the Scriptures he’s about to explain. For example, suppose one were speaking from 1 Corinthians. It would be most natural and effective to say:<p> “I enjoy speaking from the book of 1 Corinthians because the person God used to ... http://evangelism.net/reference-the-gospel-during-the-reading-of-scripture.htm A conclusion of a message has to appeal for action. God wants everyone there to act upon what has been said. Suppose you have been preaching on John 13:1-17 where Christ washed the feet of the disciples. That has absolutely nothing to do with how to get to heaven, does ... http://evangelism.net/share-the-gospel-through-the-conclusion-of-your-message.htm