Tag Archives: gospel

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”

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”

Faithfully Communicating the Message

1 Corinthians 1:18-25. I am both thankful for and concerned about all the talk about relevance today. On the one hand, there is a real danger that Christians may lose touch with society. We don’t want to become like the Amish who seem quaint and irrelevant to the real world. There is value in observingContinue reading “Faithfully Communicating the Message”

Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World – 11

Our Focus. As we continue to explore various aspects of the mission God has called us into, I want to raise the question about what our purpose is in doing so. What are we seeking to do as we reach out to change the world? We could mention big picture matters such as glorifying orContinue reading “Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World – 11”

Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World-7

Workers (part 2, Good News). We’ve been exploring what Jesus meant by “workers” in Matthew 9:35-38 and have considered one aspect of it, doing good deeds (see post). A second aspect of being a worker is “proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God” (Matthew 4:23; 9:35). It is not surprising that pagans (ActsContinue reading “Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World-7”

Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World-4

Christ-centered. Clearly Christ is extremely important and central in Scripture. He is the apex of God’s plan for humankind. His coming is prophesied in the Old Testament and described in the New. The word occurs well over 400 times in the New Testament, and “Jesus” appears another 1300+. Christ is the One through whom GodContinue reading “Empowering Subjects of the King to Change the World-4”

Sowing and Reaping—3

The Seed. In this series (begins here) we have discussed literal farming in the ancient world, the basic principle of sowing and reaping, and a number of related lessons. Our focus in the series is the passages that use sowing and reaping figuratively to describe people coming to Christ. Today we will explore the seed.Continue reading “Sowing and Reaping—3”

Examining Our Barriers to Speaking about Christ – 7

I Don’t Know What to Tell Them. In this series of posts, we’ve been exploring the barriers that hinder us from telling others about Christ (begins here). Last time we talked about how to bring up spiritual matters to begin with, noting that it is helpful to keep in mind what we ultimately want toContinue reading “Examining Our Barriers to Speaking about Christ – 7”

The Good News Told In Acts – 9

Summation. We have now explored seven longer summaries of evangelistic messages in Acts plus some seventy, one-line summaries.  All these passages are extremely valuable for training us to share the good news with others. Though the gospel is summarized multiple times to Christians in the letters in the New Testament, these passages in Acts areContinue reading “The Good News Told In Acts – 9“