Last week, we had so many testimonies from team members. So many lives were touched as our team faithfully proclaimed the law and the gospel and lovingly called folks to repentance and faith in the Lord. As we “debriefed” and prayed...
Read moreEnterprising in Our Evangelism and an Agnostic Doctor
Wow! What a wonderful weekend last weekend. We took two teams out, one Friday evening and one Saturday afternoon. God graciously gave us crowds to do open air preaching to, and afterwards we had many wonderful one-to-one witnessing encounters...
Read moreWe’ve Got It, They Need It, Let’s Go!
I was thinking today about a very simple reality. We’ve got it, and they need it. It’s really, I think, that simple. What do we have? Only the GLORIOUS GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, who happens to be the Risen Savior of the world, the King...
Read moreIS HELL DEAD? (PART 2)
It has been said that Jesus of Nazareth was the most loving man, most incredible teacher, greatest prophet that ever walked the face of the earth. At the same time, this Jesus, some say, spoke more of Hell than any one else in the...
Read moreIS HELL DEAD?
This (IS HELL DEAD) was the title of the feature article in Time Magazine recently. What say you? Is it? If God is so loving, would He really send people to an eternal Hell? Over the next week, I’ll be considering...
Read more. . . WITH THOSE WHO HAPPENED TO BE THERE
The great apostle, Paul, in Acts 17:17, finds himself in Athens. He not only preaches the gospel and reasons with folks about the gospel in the Synagogue, but also, in the market place daily, “with those who happened to be...
Read moreSINNERS NEED LOVE, NOT THE LAW, RIGHT?
The modern evangelical church has lost so much ground in making the gospel known to the lost. Why? They have answered the question in the title of this post with a resounding “YES.” The assumption of many sincere...
Read moreMEASURING SUCCESS IN EVANGELISM
So, just how do you know if you have been successful when you witness to someone? Years ago, I lived under a horrible bondage. It seemed that the message I got from other Christians was that success equalled conversion (or at least...
Read moreDO YOU HAVE A BROKEN HEART FOR THE LOST?
“…But the multitudes that were so dear to Christ shall not be less dear to me. If I cannot prevent their moral suicide, I shall at least baptize them with my human tears. . . If in spite of all I can do they will sin against light and...
Read moreMAKING THE GOSPEL KNOWN TO ANGELA
Traveling up the Baltimore Beltway Thursday morning, once again, I was so aware of my weakness and need for the power of God. On my way to Paradise Assisted Living Home, I called my pastor and friend, Jack Cox. “Hey, Jack, this is Chris. I’m on...
Read moreSOWING GOSPEL SEEDS AT THE DENTIST’S OFFICE
Sometimes I can read over things in the word of God and treat them so casually. But, when I consider this statement from Acts 17:30-31, I am taken back: God commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day in which He will...
Read moreSOWING GOSPEL SEEDS–BY FAITH!
There is much joy in fellowship with Jesus “outside the gates.” He is out there with the lost sheep all the time. Let’s go out there with Him, to reach out our arms, our hearts, and to lift up our voices, heralding the...
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