To better understand God’s will for your life, you must see how your life fits into the big picture of God’s eternal master plan. We must learn to make choices for our lives within the timeline of eternity. As we learn about God’s plan for his world, we can hold on to the promise of …
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32510 Insights from God
“In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles – Luke 6:12 Jesus spent all night in prayer to the Father before he chose his twelve disciples. …
40101 What Is Evangelism?
Definitions Evangelism is an act of believers who participate with the Holy Spirit in telling people about God’s love for them and inviting them into a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Evangelism comes from a Greek word, euangelion which means good news or good message. A distant runner in wartime would bring messages …
40102 Reasons Why Believers Should Witness
Here are 10 reasons why a Christian should share their faith using the word EVANGELISM: E – Because of the EXAMPLE of CHRIST. The Lord set the example as the supreme evangelist. “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). Jesus’ mission on earth was to sacrifice His life …
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40105 Evangelism Is A Process
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. 1 Cor 3:6-7 (NIV) Paul relates the parable that Jesus gave on the Parable of the Sower when Jesus said: “A farmer went out to sow …
40103 Why Christians Fail to Witness
1. Fear of Rejection We need to keep in mind the definition of successful witnessing which is: “Successful witnessing is simply taking the initiative to share Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results with God.” “I came to you in weakness and great fear and trembling. My message and my preaching …
43001 Next Steps for New Believers
“So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away—look, what is new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17) This is what has happened to every believer in Jesus: You are now a new creation in Christ! You are complete and whole in Christ! Jesus wants you to …
23322 Almighty Creator of Everything
You Are the Almighty Creator of Everything “You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship …
23352 Faithful Sustainer of Creation
You are the Faithful Sustainer of Creation “The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.” —Hebrews 1:3 “For in …
22010.288 1. Jesus: God’s Beloved Son
I was out for a walk in the neighborhood with my four-year-old grandson when he turned to me and said, “God loves me and that is the most importantest thing.” I cannot think of a statement that is more profoundly true. The grammar may not be correct, but the content is. God loves us; that …