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Week 2, Day 1: Reflect on Sunday
Personal Reflections on Evangelism “Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God;…
Week 1, Day 4: The Call of Evangelism
Pac Mania “Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we…
Week 1, Day 3: The Cry for Evangelism
Sweeter than Sweet Corn “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” Matthew 9:37-38, ESV The work is hard, but the reward is eternally sweet. Every year we wait for the call and it always comes at an inopportune time. “The corn is ready.” We adjust our schedules and stay up late in order to pick, shuck, cut,…
Week 1, Day 2: The Charge to Evangelism
God’s Mission for You “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” Matthew 28:18-20, ESV The mission is clear. Just give…
Week 1, Day 1: The Compulsion of Evangelism
Should I tell my neighbor about the fire? “Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart. For if we are beside ourselves,…
Introduction
The modern age brings with it many new ways to feed our souls with Scripture. Podcasts, Christian radio ministries, mp3 recordings, Bible apps, Bible reading plans, magazines, books, websites and many translations of the Bible have made access to Scripture easier than ever before. Yet in the wake of these benefits, we face a dilemma: how do we follow Christ together? Surely something special happens when the local church community reads and meditates on the same Scriptures and themes at…