Recently I attended a conference in Nebraska and found some encouragement. I wanted to share it with you here. Believers living in the Midwest, Churches of Christ tend to be smaller, fewer, and far between, know the discouragement that comes when it feels like you’re not making any progress. Actually, most of us from any part ofContinue reading “Your Work is Not in Vain”
Category Archives: evangelism
Five Aspects of Salvation People Need to Know
We all know the basic idea of salvation, but having a broader and clearer understanding of it will help us personally and also prepare us to better tell the good news to others. We can’t cover everything here, so I’ll limit myself to five key aspects of salvation specifically mentioned in the seven recorded evangelisticContinue reading “Five Aspects of Salvation People Need to Know”
God is Doing Just What Jesus Said!
About four months ago I wrote a post entitled, Does it Seem Like No One is Interested? (here). I explored some key phrases from John including, “my Father is working until now, and I am working,” “no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him,” “they will all be taughtContinue reading “God is Doing Just What Jesus Said!”
Growing the Kingdom of Christ
John 18:33-37. Jesus is a great King (v. 37), but his kingdom is not of this world (v. 36, twice). Rather, it is from “above,” from God (cf. John 3:3, 5; 8:23). This means God is ultimately the one who establishes and extends the kingship of Christ (Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; Mark 4:26-29). Remarkably, however,Continue reading “Growing the Kingdom of Christ”
Testifying Today
In the previous post I mentioned that a more complete and in depth article would be coming soon on the whole matter of testifying to Christ. If you are interested, that article has been completed and is now available on the Resource page of the Empowering Subjects website here. You can click on the linkContinue reading “Testifying Today”
Is Witnessing a Biblical Idea?
When I was a teenager I heard some of my Baptist friends talking about witnessing. I didn’t know what that was at first, but eventually I figured out it meant talking to others about Jesus. Then I heard them talking about people giving their testimony at church. I learned that this had to do withContinue reading “Is Witnessing a Biblical Idea?”
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