Archive for July 2018
Man accepts ‘free gift’ of salvation
Master of Divinity student Kim Whitten started off another day of Crossover evangelism efforts excited and eager for the many opportunities she and her team would have to share the Good News of the Gospel with unbelievers. However, the day quickly became frustrating when their efforts seemed to produce few results. In fact, while visiting…
Read MoreOrnery child finds salvation through school’s Good News Club
The young troublemaker had been sent to the principal’s office again. Though arguably not the worst-behaved child in the elementary school, this juvenile delinquent was nevertheless becoming a proverbial thorn in his principal’s flesh. And his parents had all but given up on curing his orneriness. The principal decided to attempt an as-yet untested solution:…
Read MoreMemphis church shares Jesus’ love through service, evangelism
“Memphis is a wonderful city, but it has a lot of poverty,” says Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn. “Our inner city neighborhoods need a lot of help. “One day, God really spoke to me as I read Jeremiah 29:7—‘Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into…
Read MoreFROM THE PROFS: Evangelism encounter becomes discipleship opportunity
T. Dale Johnson Jr., assistant professor of biblical counseling at Southwestern Seminary, served as an associate pastor at Raiford Road Church in Macclenny, Fla., from 2005-2012. During his time there, he and his wife Summer discipled young married couples. On a recent visit to this church, Johnson received an encouraging word from one of these…
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