Archive for the ‘EVANGELISM’ Category

Doing Evangelism together (2)

Posted: February 1, 2010 in Bible, Biblical Interpretation, Christianity, Church family, Church History, CONTEMPORISMS, Early Church History, EVANGELISM, God, Growing in grace, LUKE ACTS, NEW TESTAMENT, PRACTICAL MINISTRY
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Why should we do evangelism relationally? Acts suggests several reasons: • to have fellowship (Acts 9:19, 26-28); • to have companionship (18:18; 19:29; 20:34; 27:1-2; 28:15); • to have protection (9:30; 17:15; 20:2-4); • to have encouragement (28:15); • to form an official delegation to attend the Jerusalem Council (15:2) and • to deliver famine [...]

Doing evangelism together

Posted: January 27, 2010 in Bible, Bible Studies, Christianity, Church, Church family, CONTEMPORISMS, Early Christian thought, Early Church History, EVANGELISM, LUKE ACTS, NEW TESTAMENT, PAULINE EPISTLES, PRACTICAL MINISTRY
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In our culture, the activity of evangelism is often atomized, and individualized. This fits in well with the prevailing worldview of Western Europeanized societies. The concept of celebrity feeds the illusion of individual triumph in areas of beauty, wealth and talent –Do you have the X factor? No one wants to face the fact of [...]

How does Acts characterize evangelism?

Posted: January 25, 2010 in Bible Studies, Christianity, Early Christian thought, EVANGELISM, LUKE ACTS, NEW TESTAMENT, PRACTICAL MINISTRY
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Luke is not merely telling a story but proclaiming a message in the book of Acts. What is that message? Clearly, it is centered on the evangelistic mandate of 1:8 and the journey of the Gospel and its “gospellers” from Jerusalem (ch 1) to Rome (ch 28), from the centre of Judaism to the centre [...]