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Effective personal evangelism: encouragement

Nearly there! So far we have surveyed the following marks of effective personal evangelism:  love, tenacity, boldness, consistency, understanding, prayer, faith and experience. The ninth mark of the effective personal evangelist is encouragement. The personal evangelist needs support. Do you…

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The Westminster Conference 2013

The Westminster Conference is taking place on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th December at Regent Hall on Oxford Street. This year, the topics are, I hope, particularly timely, speaking to current issues and pressing needs in the church of Christ,…

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Your spiritual appetite

This day was the best that I have seen since I came to England. . . . After Dr. Twisse had begun with a brief prayer, Mr. Marshall prayed largely two hours, most divinely, confessing the sins of the members…

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Effective personal evangelism: experience

As we move toward the end of this series, the marks of effective personal evangelism we have surveyed so far are love, tenacity, boldness, consistency, understanding, prayer and faith. The eighth mark of the effective personal evangelist is experience. If…

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You won’t want to miss this!

Tonight, November 7, 2013 at 8 PM Eastern standard Time Dr. Sam Waldron will be debating Dr. Michael Brown concerning the question “Have the New Testament charismatic gifts ceased?”   As one who was saved in the Pentecostal tradition over 20…

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Dangerous ideas

A friend drew my attention to an Australian programme called Q&A in which four figures engage in a moderated discussion responding to audience questions (for British readers, think Question Time; not sure what the American equivalent would be, if there…

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Loving something too much

Graham Beynon is Director of Free Church training at Oak Hill College and a mate of mine. About 10 years ago Graham discovered that he could quite easily make a mint by just publishing his sermons, which is something that…

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Effective personal evangelism: faith

The marks of effective personal evangelism we have surveyed so far are love, tenacity, boldness, consistency, understanding and prayer. The seventh mark of the effective personal evangelist is faith. With prayer is allied faith. Think of how the apostle speaks…

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Extracting Nectar From a Painted Rose

A few years ago, Harvard scholar and author, James Wood, wrote a review of Bart Ehrman’s, God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question–Why We Suffer, entitled “Holiday in Hellmouth.” Wood is an eloquent, penetrating, and…

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Extracting Nectar From a Painted Rose

A few years ago, Harvard scholar and author, James Wood, wrote a review of Bart Ehrman’s, God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question–Why We Suffer, entitled “Holiday in Hellmouth.” Wood is an eloquent, penetrating, and…