Category: Evangelism
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For the Glory of God and Good of Men
[The experience of a barren ministry] was not so in other days. Our fathers really watched and preached for souls. They asked and they expected a blessing. Nor were they denied it. They were blessed in turning many to righteousness. Their lives record their successful labors. How refreshing the lives…
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A Barren Ministry
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… Fields plowed and sown, yet yielding no fruit! Machinery constantly in motion, yet all without one particle of produce! Nets cast into the sea, and spread wide, yet no fishes enclosed! All this for years—for a lifetime! How strange! Yet it…
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Ministerial Professionalism
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… To deliver sermons on each returning Lord’s Day, to administer the Lord’s Supper statedly, to pay an occasional visit to those who request it, to attend religious meetings—this, we fear, sums up the ministerial life of multitudes who are, by profession,…
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Be Faithful!
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… “The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity” (Malachi 2:6). Let us observe the connection here declared to…
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Walk with God
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… The biographer of the Rev. W.H. Hewitson begins his memoir thus: “‘To restore a commonplace truth,’ writes Mr. Coleridge, ‘to its first uncommon luster, you need only translate it into action.’ Walking with God is a very commonplace truth. Translate this…
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A Life of Holy Devotion to God
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… The true minister must be a true Christian. He must be called by God before he can call others to God. The Apostle Paul thus states the matter: “God hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to…
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The Need is for the Truth of Jesus Christ
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… Let us, then, meet this “earnestness,” which is now the boast, but may ere long be the bane, of the age, with that which alone can bring down its feverish pulse, and soothe it into blessed calm, “the gospel of the…
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Our One Object: To Win Souls
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… We take for granted that the object of the Christian ministry is to convert sinners and to edify the body of Christ. No faithful minister can possibly rest short of this. Applause, fame, popularity, honor, wealth—all these are vain. If souls…
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Bold, Burning Sincerity
Continuing Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls (see here for book information)… “When he spoke of weighty soul concerns,” says one of his contemporaries of [Richard] Baxter, “you might find his very spirit drenched therein.” No wonder that he was blessed with such amazing success! Men felt that in listening…
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Words to Winners of Souls
About a year ago a good friend pointed me to Horatius Bonar’s Words to Winners of Souls. It’s available for free both in print and mp3. My printed edition is 31 pages, so for several months I read a page a day. It’s a great challenge and blessing that I…
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When Your Church Changes, What Do You Do?
This article provides some helpful counsel. I appreciated this point: Large churches can provide many resources (thank the Lord for the large churches that remain faithful), but the strength of the church at large is in the number of faithful small churches that are committed to Biblical disciple making in…
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An Evangelistic Essential
“…so that the world may believe/know…” (John 17:20, 23) A “church” may have all kinds of external evidences of “success” but if there is no true spiritual unity such is but an outward façade. Jesus’ intention for his body (in which are unified both Jews and Gentiles) is that, by…
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A Great Question and a Great Answer
Once in awhile we’ll take our Wednesday Bible study for an “Ask the Pastor” session. It’s usually a lot of fun, in addition to being helpful. Occasionally someone will ask a real tough question that I have to answer with “Uh, I have no idea. I’ll have to get back…
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Sharing the Gospel with the Amish
Here’s a great post on how one neighbor man (who happened to be a pastor) was concerned for the souls of his Amish neighbors, and the varied responses his witness had.
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Evangelism
What do you think about this statement? God’s primary means of evangelism is for people to see the hope of Christ in our daily lives and to ask us about it.
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Always Ready
I heard the mail truck go by and so went out to get the mail. Junk. However, at that moment I noticed two ladies walking toward me–here’s how they looked– Dresses “Bibles” and colorful literature in hand Some sort of large purse or bag Any guesses? I’ve done my share…
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God’s Chosen Instrument
On pp. 17-18 of Lectures on Revivals of Religion Sprague notes the first of three indications of a genuine revival of religion, viz., that genuine revival is brought about by Scriptural means. As God’s Word is the only rule of both faith and practice, those who seek to do God’s…
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He Got Saved!
(Continuing from yesterday…) The diligent and faithful use of the word of God, as the rule of judgment, would have an influence peculiarly important in regard to those who have just begun to attend to the subject of religion. Take the case of a sudden conversion. One who has long…
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Whitefield the…Arminian? Say It Isn’t So!
Preeminent evangelist of the first Great Awakening, George Whitefield (1714-1770), has grown to be a “hero” of sorts for me over the last decade. His life has challenged me to be more active in the Lord’s harvest field, especially since my family gave me Dallimore’s two volume biography of the…
Dan Greenfield 