Tag: Evangelism

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By micoots
12/07/2016 0

Calls to prayer as Russia’s evangelicals face draconian restrictions

Russia has been accused of backing the Russian Orthodox Church at the expense of evangelicals.

Draconian religious freedom laws due to be introduced next week in Russia have prompted prayers for the country's evangelical Christians.

The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) on Monday released a call to prayer, in which the organisation said it is “extremely concerned” about the new anti-terrorism law – known as Yarovaya's Law – passed on July 6.

The law, which will come into fo..

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By micoots
11/07/2016 0

Perry Noble: Why alcohol isn’t his only problem

Perry Noble, the now former pastor of Newspring Church in South Carolina, has been forced to step down. He joins a melancholy list of high-profile megachurch pastor casualties, fallen warriors brought down by the temptations of money, sex and power.

On the other hand, it doesn't usually take long for them to respawn and get back in the game; Mark Driscoll's new church in Phoenix is doing pretty well, at least by his own account, and Todd Bentley is up and about t..

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By micoots
08/07/2016 0

Student embraces boldness in sharing Christ

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47196/student-embraces-boldness-in-sharing-christ

Student embraces boldness in sharing Christ

FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) — Although Emily Mitchell was excited to participate in this year's Crossover evangelism efforts in St. Louis, she often found herself feeling discouraged and, at times, even i..

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By micoots
08/07/2016 0

The Horror of Meticulous Determinism

By John Frye, #8 in his series of Top Ten Books in his life.
You’re seated in a prayer circle of seven people. Other prayer circles dot the sanctuary. A young man in your circle begins to offer a litany of unexpected hardships, bouts of anxiety, his own version of a terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad day. He concludes by saying, “I just don’t know why God is doing this to me!” Seated in your circle is Dr. Victor M. Matthews, former Professor of Systematic Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Sem..

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By micoots
08/07/2016 0

Russia’s Newest Law: No Evangelizing Outside of Church

UPDATE: Putin signs new restrictions that limit where and how Christians share the gospel.

Update (July 8): This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a package of anti-terrorism laws that usher in tighter restrictions on missionary activity and evangelism.

Despite prayers and protests from religious leaders and human rights advocates, the Kremlin announced Putin’s approval yesterday. The amendments, including laws against sharing faith in homes, online, or anywhere but recognized ch..

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By micoots
07/07/2016 0

Street Preachers Arrested in UK in Front of Cheering Crowd: Video

BRISTOL, UK — Among cheering crowds, four street preachers were arrested in the UK on Wednesday for causing a “disturbance” while exhorting men to “obey God and keep His commands.”

The incident occurred as local resident Mike Overd was open air preaching outside of the Bristol shopping center, while others engaged passersby in conversation and/or held gospel signs. Some of those joining Overd in the evangelism effort included American citizens visiting the country to share the gospel.

“The pur..

bible-reading
By micoots
07/07/2016 0

5 tips for memorising Scripture

For many of us, the thought of memorising Bible verses will bring to mind stuffy Sunday School rooms and exasperated teachers repeating John 3:16 over and over while being largely ignored.

But though it's got a bit of a bad name for itself, memorising Scripture is actually an incredibly valuable tool. In Colossians 3:16, Paul urges Christians to “let the message of Christ dwell among you richly”, while Psalm 119 tells us that we can keep ourselves pure by guarding our ways “accordi..

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By micoots
07/07/2016 0

Relieve stress with an inside-out attitude

Relieve stress with an inside-out attitude.
Stress, pressure, constantly feeling overwhelmed. As our lives have filled up with expectations and commitment, this seems to be our natural state.
At any moment there is some obligation that we are not living up to, and we feel it acutely.
Are we good parents? We try, but we probably let our kids watch too much TV and we’re not as consistent with our discipline as we’d like. Are we good follo..

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Video highlights Southern Baptists in St. Louis

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47179/video-highlights-southern-baptists-in-st-louis

Video highlights Southern Baptists in St. Louis

BP screen grabBP screen grabST. LOUIS (BP) — A video released today (July 6) by immediate past Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd condenses 17 hours of proceedings from the June 14..

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Registration open to preview LifeWay’s 2017 VBS

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47178/registration-open-to-preview-lifeways-2017-vbs

Registration open to preview LifeWay's 2017 VBS

The 2017 VBS theme, “Galactic Starveyors,” will prompt kids to look skyward and discover the Creator of the universe, said Rhonda VanCleave, LifeWay’s VBS publishing team leader. The theme emer..