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Personal evangelism is the calling of every member of the church to speak freely and zealously to his relatives, friends and neighbors, about the truth of the gospel he has learned in church. Personal evangelism must be carried out in the everyday course of our life as Christians. There are always
Personal evangelism is actually talking to people about the truth of the gospel. That takes a lot of courage and initiative. But that is exactly what is required. If we have never done that in our life then we ought to be ashamed of ourselves. Personal evangelism means that we get over the natural
To be faithful in personal evangelism we need to rely upon the power of the Word of God and not on the power of our own argumentation and persuasion. Our purpose in personal evangelism is not merely to win an argument or debate on Christian doctrine. Our calling is to humbly present the truth of God
Another approach for personal evangelism is called Accommodation Evangelism. The goal here is to remove from the gospel message everything that might offend and include everything that makes it attractive. You are familiar with this approach in the mega-churches. Just come the way you are, get a cup
In our efforts for mass distribution of material, we must exercise care that we do it legally. We must keep in mind that we live in a world where many people are offended by efforts for outreach, and it may even be prohibited by law. This may relate to street evangelism, which is forbidden in some a
Rev. Kortering is a minister emeritus in the Protestant Reformed Churches. Previous article in this series: December 14, 2005, p. 139. We ought to pause a moment to get our bearing as to where we are going with this series of articles. The general theme is "Personal Evangelism." We are considering
Rev. Mahtani was the eastern home missionary of the Protestant Reformed Churches who has recently taken the call to Bethel PRC. Previous article in this series: May 1, 2005, p. 344. Godly Christian hospitality, a healthy covenant family life, broader study, and fervent prayer I would like yet to s
Second, to equip ourselves for personal evangelism we need to understand that this activity is God's will for us and that our obedience to it is an answer to His call. I put it this way deliberately. We must not think of personal witnessing as something that is extra and beyond the call of duty. Eve
Personal Evangelism? This is written concerning the use of evangelism in the article by Rev. Kortering in the March 15, 2005 Standard Bearer entitled, "Evangelism in the Established Church (3)" and also the article by Rev. Mahtani in the April 15, 2005 issue entitled, "Equipping Our People for Pers
Thank you very much for inviting me to speak and be a part of the workshop sessions after this speech as well. It's a privilege to be a part of this. Thanks to the committee for planning this evening. When I was giving some thought about this speech, for a brief moment, I thought about coming