Monthly Archives: August 2011

Seven Ways We Can Improve Our Proclamation Of The Gospel, Part II: Proclaim The Victory of Jesus

The Holy Spirit persuades, not us. The Holy Spirit prompts a response, not us. So what’s our part in the work? Proclaim the victory of Jesus. C.H. Dodd wrote up a summary of the earliest Christian preaching as reported in … Continue reading

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Seven Ways We Can Improve Our Proclamation Of The Gospel, Part I: Go Beyond The Bare MinimumThat Saves

When we evangelize, we are typically concerned—rightly—about making sure our hearers understand the whole thing is a gift from God rather than something that they themselves do. We want to make sure they know it’s 100% grace and 0% works. … Continue reading

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Seven Ways We Can Improve Our Proclamation Of The Gospel, Introduction: This Is Not Exactly The Great Age of Discipleship

Call me crazy, but something tells me that—should Jesus tarry—our Christian era won’t exactly be remembered as “The Great Age of Discipleship.” There’s a new documentary out called “Divided”—you can check it out at http://dividedthemovie.com/. It talks about the percentage … Continue reading

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