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Finding the Key to Guilt-Free Evangelism

I had never seen a church service start this way before—and haven’t since. The pastor stood before the congregation and announced, “We’re a loving church, and we want you all to feel welcome. But we’re also a biblical church. The Bible says, ‘Greet one another with a holy kiss.’ So stand up, turn to two […]

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Demolishing Strognholds

IF WE ARE GOING TO DEMOLISH OUR STRONGHOLDS, WE have to recognize the power that lies have over us. Think of it this way. There is a large, shaggy-haired, lumbering dog—let’s call him Max—who will not leave the yard. A car drives by. Max loves to chase cars. The thought of grabbing one by the […]

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Singers are supposed to sing. Preachers are supposed to preach.

My wife, Diane, grew up by the ocean. While we were dating, she told me about the dreaded family trips they took each summer to Arizona to visit her grandfather. They navigated the hot desert in an old Chevrolet Cor-vair— without air conditioning. She also told me of her “vow” to God. She promised him […]

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Would you die for a lie?

Those who challenge Christianity often overlook one area of evidence: the transformation of Jesus’ apostles. The radically changed lives of these men give us solid testimony for the validity of Christ’s claims. Since the Christian faith is historical, our knowledge of it must rely heavily on testimony, both written and oral. Without such testimony, we […]

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Why We Need Effective Bible Teachers

Bill Hybels has a saying that I just love: “We are going to teach our way out of this problem.” Here is what he means. Suppose you have a giving problem in your church. You are not meeting budget. You are not able to meet expenses. You have bills that are unpaid. You have cut […]

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Billy Graham on the importance of the mind

We Christians are not to be conformed to this world in the way we think. The world by its advertisements, its conversation, and its philosophy is engaged in a gigantic brainwashing. Not always consciously but sometimes unconsciously, the Christian is beset by secular and worldly propaganda, calling us to live for ourselves and to put […]

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Seven Misconceptions about Evangelism

1. You haven’t really witnessed to someone until you’ve taken that person through the plan of salvation. I was taught that witnessing wasn’t really legitimate unless you presented the entire plan of salvation, using appropriate verses to support a point-by-point description of God’s plan for that person’s life. But I never found that in Scripture. […]

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Winning the War in Your Mind

MY FRIEND KEVIN SERVED ON OUR CHURCH STAFF AS ONE of our pastors for close to twenty years before retiring. Way back in the early days, our staff used to play a game called capture the flag in our storefront church offices. We occasionally got violent as players tried to seize the flag. But because […]

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Evangelism in the real world

Lawrence worked for a nonprofit on the North Side of Chicago, a couple miles from where Jon lives today. He was excited about the opportunity to reach the people in his neighborhood with the love of Jesus. Lawrence said, “I knew we were called to live in the city. And while we lived there we […]

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I gave up on evangelism

I don’t remember exactly when, but it was a long, long time ago. I can’t put my finger on the exact date, but somewhere along the line, my passion for souls took a detour. It wasn’t always that way. I actually remember a time when I looked for opportunities to witness. “You’re a Christian,” people […]

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