This is a summary of the article in today's e-mail edition of Building God's Wall. If you wish, please make a comment about it.
"Since everything has a cause, we can safely say there has to be some 'uncaused' Cause that is behind it all. Some 'uncaused' Cause that has put everything else into motion. Logic brings us to that conclusion, and the world around us bears out that conclusion."
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
GOING PUBLIC WITH YOUR FAITH
SEED PLANTING
For the next several Mondays, we'll be looking at some concepts on sharing our faith. I'll be taking these from the best book on "evangelism" I've ever read, GOING PUBLIC WITH YOUR FAITH, by William (Bill) Peel and Walt Larimore.
In our last issue, we looked at the importance of cultivating relationships others, the foundation for introducing Jesus to them. In this issue, we'll look at the "planting" stage. This is the time in which the misinformation and preconceived ideas about God and the Christian faith are addressed.
The authors wrote, "It requires thoughtful conversation as part of planting seeds of biblical truth, seeds designed to build an understanding of who JEsus is, what he wants from us, and what he wants to do for us."
Planting is not aruging, and trying to prove our point. It's still relating. You're not trying to win a debate. You're trying to plant seeds that will grow in the person, seeds that God will use to bring him into His kingdom.
"It begins slowly," the authors say, "with just enough truth to pique interest. As curiosity grows, so does the appetite for truth."
CLICK ON THE "COMMENT" LINK BELOW to share with other readers of Building the Wall any story you have that illustrates this truth. Then, to post your own comment, enter your e-mail address and create a password you can use whenever you return to the site to see how your comment has influenced the thoughts of others. Or, you can simply respond to what someone else wrote.
If you have any questions about "blogging," please e-mail me at Wesnealcoe@aol.com.
For the next several Mondays, we'll be looking at some concepts on sharing our faith. I'll be taking these from the best book on "evangelism" I've ever read, GOING PUBLIC WITH YOUR FAITH, by William (Bill) Peel and Walt Larimore.
In our last issue, we looked at the importance of cultivating relationships others, the foundation for introducing Jesus to them. In this issue, we'll look at the "planting" stage. This is the time in which the misinformation and preconceived ideas about God and the Christian faith are addressed.
The authors wrote, "It requires thoughtful conversation as part of planting seeds of biblical truth, seeds designed to build an understanding of who JEsus is, what he wants from us, and what he wants to do for us."
Planting is not aruging, and trying to prove our point. It's still relating. You're not trying to win a debate. You're trying to plant seeds that will grow in the person, seeds that God will use to bring him into His kingdom.
"It begins slowly," the authors say, "with just enough truth to pique interest. As curiosity grows, so does the appetite for truth."
CLICK ON THE "COMMENT" LINK BELOW to share with other readers of Building the Wall any story you have that illustrates this truth. Then, to post your own comment, enter your e-mail address and create a password you can use whenever you return to the site to see how your comment has influenced the thoughts of others. Or, you can simply respond to what someone else wrote.
If you have any questions about "blogging," please e-mail me at Wesnealcoe@aol.com.
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