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(Video 3-minutes) NON-CHRISTIANS ARE GOD'S MASTERPIECES How to view your non-Christian friends as God¹s hidden Rembrandts, yet to be revealed. Evangelism motivation, for sure! Featuring John Burke, author of the book SOUL REVOLUTION, published by Zondervan.
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Updated - Big Bang Backs Bible Belief Scientists now admit: the universe had a beginning. Hear how to show that it takes more faith to believe in the atheistic explanation of the Big Bang than the Bible¹s explanation of the Big Bang. From the book Choosing Your Faith, by Mark Mittelberg, from Tyndale House Publishers.
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Religion Causes Most Violence and Wars - from the book What's So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D’souza, from Tyndale House Publishers. Is this charge true? D'souza shows you that instead, the most horrific violence on earth is caused by ATHEISTS, not by religious people.
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CONFESSIONS OF AN EVANGELIST Author Interview-Randy Newman "I feel fear, dread, and laziness before or during evangelism sometimes. I've given up on finding comfortable evangelism thus I'm freed up to do it more comfortably!" We grab coffee with evangelism author Randy Newman and feel more normal and wise after just one cup. This guy is deep, real, and fun.
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Christians are Judgemental! - from the book Tactics
by Greg Koukl, published by Zondervan.
How do you answer that complaint when you hear it from the media, activists,
and even local friends? Greg Koukl tells us how to help your challenger see
how such statements are self-contradicting and downright illogical.
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Journey Alongside A Friend - from the resource series Cojourners
by Keith Davy, available from www.cojourners.com.
Something in your non-Christian friend's life is bugging him. Something in
your life as a Christian is bugging you. How to walk through your friend's
life alongside him, share your journey with his, and explore the Gospel together.
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But I've ALWAYS Been a Buddhist! - from the book Choosing Your Faith
by Mark Mittelberg, from Tyndale House Publishers.
How to answer a person who says, "But I've always been a Mormon!" (or
Presbyterian, or atheist, or Muslim) It might not be wise to have our
eternal life hinge on what our parents, community, or best friends believe.
Great analogies to surmount this common obstacle.
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Go Serve Non-Christians! - from the book unChristian by David Kinnaman from Baker Books. Fairly or unfairly, Christians have a huge image problem in our society. Hear how serving and sacrificing for non-Christians matches Jesus’ example, draws others to Jesus, and can dispel others’ mistaken image of the typical Christian.
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Author Interview - Alan Chambers - author of, God's Grace and the Homosexual Next Door from Harvest House publishers. Overflow visits with Alan at the headquarters of Exodus International to hear his heart and soul regarding what it's like to try to leave the gay lifestyle and best ways to approach a gay or lesbian associate with the gospel. [25 minutes]
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Homosexuals and the Gospel - Part 2 - From the book, God's Grace and the Homosexual Next Door by Alan Chambers, published by Harvest House Publishers. An ex-homosexual tells us what drew him to Christ. He paints a picture of friendship that we as Christians can show to our non-Christian friends in general. And he also answers the question "is it at all possible that a homosexual’s romantic preference could change over time?"
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Muslim Ministry - From the book, Unveiling Islam by Ergun and Emir Canir, published by Kregel Publications. How can you best discuss the gospel with a Muslim friend? What are the biggest differences in Christianity and Islam? What parts of the gospel message are most appealing to Muslims?
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Homosexuals and the Gospel - Part I - From the book, God's Grace and the Homosexual Next Door by Alan Chambers, published by Harvest House Publishers. Hear ways that you can offer homosexuals in your life the gospel and the love of Christ. Did you know that homosexuals are some of the earliest mentioned categories of Christ-seekers in church history?
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“Biased” Christian Views? - From the book, The Reason For God by Tim Keller, published by Penguin Group. Why do we Christians seem so narrow and opinionated on public policy issues while others can seem so open-minded? Or is that an illusion? Hear how the views of relativists, agnostics, and atheists are narrow, unprovable, and faith-based. And weigh in more confidently with your convictions!
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Scientists Who Believe - Would your confidence as an ambassador for Christ be increased if you knew that top scientists at Stanford, MIT, and Cambridge agree with the biblical model regarding the creation and design of man, animals, and the universe? Hear from some very smart people who share this view.
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Bible – Reliable? Defendable? - From the book, Corner Conversations by Randy Newman, from Kregel Publishers. Learn how to address these issues: The Bible’s been distorted! Doesn’t archaeology contradict it? You believe that God dictated it to man?! Seems weird that your God would change…harsh in the Old Testament and nice in the New Testament!
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Is He a Believer? Or Not? - From the book, Evangelism Explosion by D. James Kennedy, from Tyndale House Publishers. A 99% reliable method to answer the question… "Should I share the gospel with that guy? He talks about his spirituality, or church, he even mentioned Jesus a few times." How to easily determine whether and what to share with him.
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Hard To Believe Bible Passages. - From the book, Corner Conversations by Randy Newman, from Kregel Publishers. “There are just so many crazy things in the Bible that are so hard to believe—the parting of the Red Sea, Jesus walking on water, all those healings, feeding the 5,000!” How do you answer this very reasonable complaint?
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Becoming More Approachable to Non-believers. - From the book, No Perfect People Allowed by John Burke, from Zondervan Publishing House. How to make non-believers more comfortable hanging out with you by showing them that you DON'T have it all together.
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Stories that Stick - From the book The God Conversation: Using Stories and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith by J. P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff, from IVP Books. 80% of any conversation is forgotten by the next day, but creative analogies and stories are remembered. Learn 3 great ones to help you communicate biblical truth.
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30 Second Gospel Summary - From the book, Becoming a Contagious Christian by Mark Mittelberg and Bill Hybels, from Zondervan Publishing House. Two sentences that will make your friend go, “Hmmm.” When time is tight and you’ve only got a minute or less to talk, here’s a way to communicate the heart of the gospel in a powerful way.
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Sexual Integrity - From the book Corner Conversations by Randy Newman, Kregel Publications. Are Christians crazy for trying to maintain sexual purity before marriage? What possible logical sense can that make?! The logic and the research await your inspection.
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Deep Questions - From the book Irresistible Evangelism by Steve Sjogren, Dave Ping, and Doug Pollock, Group Publishing, Inc. Our relationship with a non-Christian friend can stay shallow for years, sometimes just because of lifestyle differences. That’s frustrating, but deep questions can deepen friendship in minutes.
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Connecting Post-Moderns With The Gospel - From the book Evangelism Outside the Box by Rick Richardson, Intervarsity Press. True or False: Post-moderns are interested in truth and are spiritually open. TRUE! (Absolutely) What’s different about the PM mindset and how to approach post-moderns with the gospel.
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Tolerance - Christians are #1? - From the book, True for You, But Not for Me by Paul Copan, from Bethany House Publishers - Tired of being branded as intolerant, narrow, and mean-spirited? It will boost your evangelism confidence to see that Christians actually are the #1 most tolerant, and the tolerance police are extremely intolerant.
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Ask Questions! You'll Hear Their Heart - From the book Questioning Evangelism by Randy Newman, Kregel Publications. It kind of feels good when someone wants your opinion on something. How to use questions to hear your friend’s true feelings, to help him keep his heart open, and to show him that it takes blind faith to be a non-Christian!
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Party Evangelism - From the book Just Walk Across The Room by Bill Hybels, Zondervan Publishing House. What if just walking across the room and saying “Hi, my name’s ______” could change someone’s eternal destiny? An evangelism baby-step that any non-believer will appreciate.
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But How Do I Bring Up Jesus? - From the book One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven by Mark Cahill, Genesis Publishing Group. How to swing a conversation with your friend about the weather, sports, or relationships over to Jesus and eternity using transition questions that are really, really comfortable.
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Only One Way? - From the book Corner Conversations by Randy Newman, Kregel Publications. Have you heard someone say, "with all the different religions in the world, I can't believe there is only one way to get to heaven?" Find out how to answer someone in a clear and gentle way, and direct them to the gospel at the same time.
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Shutting Down Cheap Shots - From the audio book, Tactics in Defending the Faith by Gregory Koukl, available at www.str.org. “You Christians are always shoving your beliefs down other people’s throats!” Well how do you answer that and myriads of other one-liner challenges? Learn 3 questions to respond with that take the heat off of you and put it right back in your challenger’s lap.
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Hypocrites in the Church? - From the book Questioning Evangelism by Randy Newman, Kregel Publications. “Churches are full of hypocrites so I would never want to be a Christian!” Even we were surprised at how great the answers are to this question, thanks to Newman.
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How Could a Good God Allow Evil and Suffering? - From the book The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel, Zondervan Publishing House. “Since there is so much evil, pain, and suffering in the world, God is either weak, or cruel, or he doesn’t even exist!” How do you answer that for others…and in your own heart?
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