By Will Hall, Baptist Message executive editor ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – Leading someone to saving knowledge in Christ is not a “one size fits all” spiritual effort. Just as Christ used different methods to heal the sick and afflicted, the Holy Spirit offers different methods for different contexts to successfully share the Gospel with the lost. Remember, the Holy Spirit was active in creation (Gen. 1:1), as well as during the times of the Old Testament (consider the anointing on Moses, Saul, David, Bezalel & Oholiab, Othniel, Samson, etc.) and New Testament (e.g. Peter at Pentecost, Paul while confronting the sorcerer Elymas). Most importantly, He is active today (John 14:15-18; 15:26-27; 16:5-15), specifically in salvation (John 16:8; Ephesians 1:13-14) and in holy living afterwards (Galatians 5:22-23). There may be hybrids of each, according to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, but the following soul-winning approaches largely define how to engage unbelievers in the four contexts for evangelism presented in God’s Word. CONFRONTATIONAL Many people visualize all evangelism as publicly confronting sinners (something akin to “street corner” preaching). However, the Holy Spirit designed this … [Read more...]
Reflecting on an NFL season of players boldly sharing their faith
While it was a short time ago that many Americans boycotted the NFL, refusing to watch another player kneel during “The Star-Spangled Banner” because they were ashamed of the United States and the Judeo-Christian principles on which it was founded, the NFL’s culture is changing. … [Read more...]
The phenomenal surge of faith on the field
From every perspective, the college football season that culminates next Monday night in Atlanta has been a season of firsts. For the first time in the history of the sport, a 12-team playoff will determine the national championship in a game nearly three weeks after New Year’s Day. Teams with 13 or 14 victories will find their records great but not good enough to claim the mantle of best in the land. But something else, something unexpected, looks to be another first on the field — a pervasive expression of faith in the Bible and God’s love and provision for the teams and players, win or lose. … [Read more...]
FIRST PERSON: How President Carter helped China’s Christian influence
How to have a blessed Christmas
The Bible doesn’t tell us much about the boyhood years of Jesus. But it does give us an instance where Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration, and they took twelve-year-old Jesus with them. Then they made the journey back home. … [Read more...]
Give thanks for your future
One of my favorite verses in all of Scripture is Jeremiah 29:11. I quote it so often that some people might think I’m slightly obsessed with it. … [Read more...]
Your eternal home
There is coming a day when God will renew the heavens and the Earth. As believers, we will live in the kingdom of God forever. … [Read more...]
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