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evangelism example

Posted on July 31, 2010 by bkingr

A Presbyterian pastor, Scott Moore, gives an example of evangelism in his neighborhood, at his house and the effect it had on him. fascinating reading. Here are the first two points he makes. Go read the other three and the … Continue reading →

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what is this?

Posted on June 29, 2010 by bkingr

I am not really sure what this is or what to think about it. I think they have somewhat correctly identified the problem, but the solution seems terribly “off”. read the whole article and see what you think. here is … Continue reading →

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Dr. Mohler's take

Posted on March 27, 2009 by bkingr

Bryan posted a link to this article in his comment to my recent church planting post. And I wanted to make sure everybody saw both Bryan’s comment and the article. Al Mohler is discussing Fred Barnes’ article in the Wall … Continue reading →

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heart or head

Posted on March 10, 2009 by bkingr

Tim Chester is advocating that Christians live in such a way that others want to believe the Gospel while at the same time engaging their intellectual questions. what do you think? Why don’t people believe the gospel? It often looks … Continue reading →

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two clips from John Piper

Posted on February 28, 2009 by bkingr

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what he said

Posted on October 27, 2008 by bkingr

Richard Baxter quoted at Pulpit Magazine. Oh, if you have the hearts of Christians or of men in you, let them yearn towards your poor ignorant, ungodly neighbours. Alas, there is but a step betwixt them and death and hell; … Continue reading →

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calvinism and evangelism

Posted on October 1, 2008 by bkingr

Tim Challies has a long detailed look at calvinism and evangelism that is well worth reading for those who do not understand why someone who believes in sovereign grace feels the need to spread the good news of the gospel … Continue reading →

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true evangelism

Posted on September 24, 2008 by bkingr

here is a good word about evangelism as a lifestyle rather than an event. There are many misunderstandings about the nature of true evangelism. Many people don’t evangelize because when they think of evangelism, they think of the overzealous man … Continue reading →

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Is the church for evangelism?….continued even further

Posted on September 9, 2008 by bkingr

In a way this whole discussion seems weirdly artificial. All of our life as Christ followers is the gospel. Everything we do or say is because of the presence of God in us. I am not a preacher (vocational pastor … Continue reading →

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is the church for evangelism?….continued

Posted on September 8, 2008 by bkingr

Ken Stewart, professor of theological studies at Covenant College, had a comment posted to Tony Payne’s thoughts that I mentioned in this post. The comment was elevated to the text of this post Here is the beginning of what Professor … Continue reading →

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Is the Church for Evangelism?

Posted on September 7, 2008 by bkingr

this is the question posed by the Ramblin’ Pastor Man and by Tony Payne. It is a more difficult question than it appears on the surface. Tony makes some good points and here is one of them: However, even if … Continue reading →

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transitions

Posted on August 5, 2008 by bkingr

transitioning a conversation to the gospel requires the intention to do so and the opportunity. Joe Thorn has a list of eight topics from which the gospel is an easy leap. There are more in the comments. Here are the … Continue reading →

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A fish story

Posted on August 4, 2008 by bkingr

here is a fish story from a book by Wayne McDill called Making friends for Christ: Wayne McDill – Making Friends For Christ p.8 Whatever Became of Evangelism? Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves … Continue reading →

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Pitiful failure

Posted on August 1, 2008 by bkingr

Here is what David Laubach recently had to say about the state of the church in America at the recent Baptist World Alliance meeting: According to Laubach, 75 percent of churches in the United States are plateaued or declining and … Continue reading →

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