Tag: spreading the Gospel

The Multiplying Joy of (Shocking) Generosity

Randolph Jason

The Multiplying Joy of (Shocking) Generosity by D. Michael Lindsay  for The Gospel Coalition “Michael, we’d like to do something big.” I was driving to an appointment in the summer of 2016 when the call came through my cell phone. The caller had been an occasional donor to Gordon, the Christian college on Boston’s North Shore where I serve as president. We had spoken a handful of times about his giving to the college. But in the wake of that phone call, he and his wife would ultimately commit $75.5…

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How Can We Leverage This Moment to Reach Young People with the Gospel? (Podcast)

Randolph Jason

How Can We Leverage This Moment to Reach Young People with the Gospel? (Podcast) In this episode of the podcast, J. Warner is interviewed by Leah Chapman of the Apologetics Simplified Podcast. They discuss strategies for reaching young people with the gospel and the challenges facing youth pastors, parents and Christian teachers. How does technology impact the young culture and how can we leverage the technology for Jesus? Be sure to visit Leah’s website at www.apologeticssimplified.com. You can also subscribe to the Cold-Case Christianity Weekly Podcast on iTunes, or add the podcast from…

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Fully Human and Truly Human: Grasping the Image of God—and of Christ

Randolph Jason

Fully Human and Truly Human: Grasping the Image of God—and of Christ by Owen Strachan  for The Gospel Coalition Fifty years ago, the question landed like a bombshell on the cover of Time magazine: “Is God Dead?” Theologians like Thomas J. J. Altizer, William H. Hamilton, and Paul van Buren rode this frothy new wave of atheism. It made headlines because it didn’t come from outside the church, but from inside. Not to be outdone, one professor rewrote Psalm 23 to mark God’s death: He was our guide and our stay He walked with…

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Where Does Evangelism Fit on Sunday Morning?

Randolph Jason

Where Does Evangelism Fit on Sunday Morning? by Michael Keller for The Gospel Coalition There is an active debate about the role evangelism should play in Sunday worship services. On any given Sunday should we assume our audience are believers or nonbelievers? First Corinthians 14:23–25 indicates that both groups were present in early church services. Most in the congregation were believers gathered for worship. Nevertheless, Paul proposes that the Christians conduct themselves such that nonbelievers aren’t unnecessarily put off (concluding Christians are “out of their minds,” v. 23) and can hear the good news and be…

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Ravi Zacharias at Yale University (Podcasts)

Randolph Jason

Ravi Zacharias at Yale University (Podcasts) for RZIM What sets Christianity apart from other religions? Today on Just Thinking, Ravi Zacharias is at Yale University to answer this tough question among others. We hope you’ll join us. Podcast HERE / Part 1 >>>   How can you share the Gospel with someone who doesn’t believe in God at all? Listen in to Just Thinking with Ravi Zacharias today to hear how he would answer this tough question. Podcast HERE / Part 2 >>>   Think More! With Ravi Zacharias >>>

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The Crucial Differences Between Secular and Kingdom Churches

Randolph Jason

The Crucial Differences Between Secular and Kingdom Churches by JOSEPH MATTERA for Charisma News The objective I have in this article is to illustrate the role and function of the two ekklessias mentioned in Scripture as highlighted in the narrative of the church of Ephesus in Acts 19. The True Ekklesia As many of you already know and understand, the word ekklesia is used by Jesus, as seen in Matthew 16:16, to describe His followers when He launched the kingdom of God. The biblical meaning of ekklesia has to do with the community of Jesus’s disciples…

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There’s More to Missions Than Unreached People Groups

Randolph Jason

There’s More to Missions Than Unreached People Groups by Paul Akin for The Gospel Coalition In the mid-20th century, some evangelical Christians believed we were on the cusp of fulfilling the Great Commission because there were Christians located in almost every geographical country in the world. But at the First International Congress on World Evangelization in July 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland, Ralph Winters warned triumphant Christians about “people-blindness” and “hidden peoples.” He recognized that some geographic countries simultaneously contain both very evangelized and completely unevangelized groups of people (e.g., China). Winters’s…

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Unclean, Unwanted and Segregated

Randolph Jason

Unclean, Unwanted and Segregated One of the few times in history has there been people with leprosy. An awful disease that is described in the Bible and, more importantly, how people not afflicted with this disease respond to those with the disease. People are seen as unclean and no longer welcome in the community. Others are told not to touch them as the disease will spread to them and infect their bodies. These are extremely powerful words that paint an unloving and unwelcoming, standoffish picture of loneliness, separation and fear.…

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Witness

Randolph Jason

Witness If you have ever been a witness to someone you already know and understand the power it carries. When we open our hearts and allow the Holy Spirit to fill us, speak through us and deliver the message of Jesus Christ, well, lives change. We should tell our story as often as possible, especially, if there is an group of 1 or 2 people to grasp what is being said. Our love for Jesus Christ should be shared, not only through our lives but through our words. People need…

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