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Rick Holland preached on some importance protecting the pulpit. He talked about how Paul was afraid, you know the guy that watched beheading, was imprisoned, stoned people and then converted to the belief that he was stoning. However, that didn’t cause fear for Paul. What caused him to fear? 2 Cor [...]

Dever’s Call to action was a perfect way to complete an exceptional book. I would do him an injustice if I closed this series without his closing:
We want to see a renewed commitment to and joy in the great privilege we have of sharing the good news of Christ with the lost and dying [...]

OK, now this is just becoming a quote blog, but I don’t care. Here is one more from Dever (actually, I know there will be at least one more after this one). What can I say, I want to remember these beyond the reading of this book.
The redemption of an eternal soul is [...]

I’m still in the book “The Gospel & Personal Evangelism”. Here is a quick quote about Christian living as it pertains to evangelism.
…live distinctive Christian lives…not by how similar we are to those around us (a common mistake Christians can make), but by how attractively different we are. That’s why we are to [...]

Quote of the week comes from Noah at dinner tonight. “Can I have some more orange wine?” A father has never been so proud, I mean embarrassed, no…proud.
So we were in John Chapter 3 today. This chapter speaks directly to our response to the gospel, so what response should I look for [...]

I have to say “The Gospel & Personal Evangelism” by Mark Dever is one of the most quotable books I’ve read in a while. It has really spoken to me. I almost didn’t read this book, because I thought I was good at evangelism. There were always people that I was talking [...]

I’m still reading that Dever book about evangelism. On page 64 he does a great job of explaining what we need to keep central when explaining the gospel to others. This explanation includes 3 key items to be clear about and a whole slew of verses. I’ve written them below for reference. [...]

For the last couple of days, I’ve been reading “Gospel & Personal Evangelism” by Mark Dever. So far it is helpful in diagnosing / examining your evangelism practices. It includes some very pragmatic ways to deal with your wrong thinking with respect to evangelism. Towards the end of the first chapter Mark [...]