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A Guide to Evangelism:
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Dan DeWitt
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introduction
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Dan DeWitt
For the church
14
chapter 1
thlgcal incnvs r evanglsmChad Brand
20
chapter 2
Prachng ha Prpagas
Brian Payne
28
chapter 3
evanglsm an Chrch dscpln
Denny Burk
34
chapter 4A Wnssng Cmmny
Jim Stitzinger
A Guide to evAnGelism
tAble oF contents
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For the christiAn
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chapter 5
evanglsm h Nx Gnran
Troy W. Temple
50
chapter 6
evanglsm Nmnal ChrsansOwen Strachan
58
chapter 7
evanglsm Wrl Rlgns
Travis S. Kerns
66
chapter 8
evanglsm Mslms
John Klaassen
74
chapter 9
evanglsm Skpcs
Dan DeWitt
85
resources
87
contributors
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A Guide to eVANGeLiSM
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Dan DeWitt
Many Chrsans, accrng Rssll d. Mr, hnkab vanglsm lk hy hnk
ab ssng. thy knw hy
shl mr n an
hy vn l gly whn hyrrmn b hy hnk
as an pnal scpln.
Sch a lassz-ar apprach
vanglsm s cranly rgn
Scrpr. Charls Han
Sprgn wn s ar as say ha
hs sr a s anhcal
h gspl sl. Hav yn wsh r hrs b sav?
Sprgn ask. thn yr n
sav yrsl, b sr ha!
Prhaps h maphr
s a mr apprpra way
vw r rspnsbly shar
h gspl. Sr Lankan vangls
d.t. Nls sa ha vanglsm ssmply, on bggar llng anhr
bggar whr h can fn bra.
W ms rcgnz ha ls
ppl ar nlk hngry ppl
n ha hy ar nawar hr
n r spral bra. or ask
wl b mch asr vryn
sns h hngr pangs hr
sacr sarvan. Fr ha mar,
r ask wl b asr w as
blvrs wl br nrr an
app r sprang h ah
by sharng h gspl. t n,
w can b gly bng gspl
harrs an smlansly
sprally malnrsh. i w
h h gspl away r r
amls, an rslvs, h rslwll b an vanglsc anrxa
ha als cnvnc h wachng
wrl ha w hav n h
src sprm sasacn.
G hlp s.
ths ll bk s sgn
hlp y clva yr cravng
s grac xn mr an mrppl s ha may ncras
hanksgvng, h glry G
(2 Cr 4:15). i y fnsh hs
g bk an sll s h Gra
Cmmssn lk h nrna
y ss accmpan by a
sclng rm a wll-nnn
hygns, hn w hav al. Ans hav y.
is r gal ha h llwng
pags srv y by annng yr
passn r h glry G. An
s r prayr ha ach chapr
wll prv sm hlpl rsrcs
r sharng h gspl wh spcfc
ppl grps, bh as nvals
an chrchs. W cnss p rn
r cmpl rlanc pn h
gspl as h xclsv pwr
G r savng snnrs (Rm 1:16).
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o hs w n n b asham.
S, snc y wn a cpy
Gs Wr, vn y ha nvr
smbl pn hs ll bk,
y alray hav all y n
shar yr ah sfcnly. S
why pblsh hs bk?
W nrsan h prnnal
n r h scrpral rmnr
ha sharng h gspl s h jyly vry blvr. An w wan
prv sm nsghs rm
lars wh hav spn sgnfcan
m vanglzng rn grps
lk Mrmns, Mslms, skpcs
an vn ls prsns wh mgh
s nx y n yr chrch pw
n Snay mrnngs.tak wha y can has hlpl.
Fl r srgar h rs. An
as y ra, pray ha G wll gv
y a bnlss passn s h
kngm spra lk wlfr rm
hs hs an shr shr.
Jss nc l a parabl ha
lkn h kngm havn
a gra wng banq
(Ma 22:1-14). Ar h rgnal
nvans wr rjc, h
srvans wn n h man
srs an nv vryn hy
cl fn rrn wh hm
h as. th srprs gss
wr wlcm a h pary.Jss als l a srs ls
srs n Lk 15. on sry s
ab a ls shp. th scn s
ab a ls cn. th hr s ab
a ls sn. All hr srs n wh
a pary an llsra h ac ha
hr s gra rjcng n havn
vr n snnr wh rpns.All hs srs n wh
scns , ass, clbrans
an pars scrb Gs
rspns ppl cmng
savng ah. i w lk a
vanglsm lk nal ss, w
hav mss h pn n a bggr
way han w may car ralz.G nrss h Chrsan wh
h vn y h magnfcn
mana spra h nvan
h rnal clbran Gs
rmng lv.
May hs rsrc ncrag y
h h srs n lk mannr
ll hngry bggars whr hy can
fn h bra l. Fr whvr
ncnrs Jss n savng ah
wll nvr hngr nr hrs agan
(Jhn 6:35). L h pary bgn.
Too oten, wecan be guilty obeing gospelhoarders and
simultaneouslyspirituallymalnourished.
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For thechurch
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Chad Brand
As n hr aras Chrsan pracc, wrshp, prayr, prachng an
cnslng, vanglsm ns b nrgr by a hlgcal
rcn n js wha s w ar ng an why. ths s bcas,
as R.B. Kpr ps , evanglsm has s rs n rny.
in hs chapr, i wn arss h crn salvan rcly.
insa, i wll arss h hlgcal sss ha cmpl Chrsans
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g. in s ng, i wll ch n
sm h mpran sss ha
rla h crn salvan
sl, b an xamnan h
sss rla a hrgh
crn salvan wll hav
b sgh lswhr.
God Compels Usth plac bgn arclanga hlgy vanglsm s h
lv G. thr s g rasn
ha Jhn 3:16 s sch a blv
x Scrpr. in h frs
r chaprs Jhns Gspl,
hgh h wrl ls n arknss
an wcknss, G lvs .
Charls Wsly xprss h apcally by askng, Amazng
lv, hw can b, ha h my
G shls r m?
Gs lv s n gra bcas
h wrl s s larg, b bcas
h ppl wh wll n ar s
ba. G calls n hs ppl b
c-lvrs h wrl wh hm,an n s ng xn h lv
G hs wh hav n y
rcgnz an xprnc n a
savng mannr. W shar h gspl
bcas G lvs h wrl.
or hlgy vanglsm als
nals h bl ha G has
chsn sav a gra ml
prsns. N vryn wh ras
hs wll agr n hw arcla
h crn lcn, b w
can all agr ha H chs s n
hm [Chrs] br h nan
h wrl, ha w shl b
hly an blamlss br hm
(eph 1:4). th rsl hs lcn
s ha a gra ml wll b
sav, a ml myras
myras an hsans
hsans (Rv 5:11).
Whn w hnk Gs lcng
prps an s rlan vanglsm, w shl rcgnz
ha w ar ab h ask
callng salvan all hs
whm h Lr has knwn b
hs rm h nan h
wrl (eph 1:3). i was hs rh,
amng hrs, ha cmpll n
h nrs h mrnmssn mvmn, Wllam
Cary, wrk r svn yars
br h saw a sngl cnvr
n ina; h was cnvnc ha
G ha ppl n ha lan wh
wr hs wn. elcn gh n
mrly b a ba pn, b a
cnral ar r hlgy
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Gods love is notgreat because theworld is so large,
but because thepeople who dwellin it are so bad.
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vanglsm, vn hgh mgh
ncn smwha rnly
pnng n hw w cnsr
. W n xpn mr nrgy
n prachng r h chsn h
Lr han n bang h crn
n c hss.
Why s ha ppl n b
sav? Ms nanally, ls
ppl n wllngly glryG r sbm h lrshp
Chrs. th glry G an h
lrshp Chrs ar h w
cnsmng passns Scrpr's
ahrs. G cra h wrl
splay hs glry (Ps 19), an n hs
rsrrcn Chrs was clar
wh pwr b bh Sn Gan Lr h nvrs (Acs
2:36; Rm 1:3-4).
in vanglsm, an wha
rsls rm vanglsm, whhr
n r wn nghbrh r
arn h glb, w brng h
gras glry G an xn
hs Sns lrshp.
i s n h wnnng sls
aln ha s hs, b als
wha nals an wha llws:
h bwng kns h Lr
an h nan a l wrshp r hs s sav. As
h dch pasr, sasman an
hlgan, Abraham Kypr p
, thr s n n sqar nch n
h whl man r hman
xsnc vr whch Chrs, wh
s svrgn vr all, s n cry,
Mn. tha man ncls hlvs hs wh n y knw
hr svrgn.
People Compel Usevanglsm als mans an
nrsanng h spral
sa hs whm w
vanglz. in rr r lsppl glry G rghly an
sbm h lrshp Chrs,
hy n rgvnss sns. W
vanglz bcas ppl ar
ls n sns an hr nly hp
s h gspl Jss Chrs.
thr prblm s bly ba: hy
ar ls, b n knw . th
apsl Pal pcs h rspns
nblvrs a h m h
scn cmng as n al
shck. thy wll say, Pac an
We need toexpend more
energy inpreaching orthe chosen othe Lord than
in debatingthe doctrine incoee houses.
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scry, br h cms lk a
h n h ngh (1 thss 5:1-4).
Ls ppl n knwhr prl. Sm rcgnz ha
hy hav prblms, an hy
may mply sm sl-hlp, r
rlgn, r amp mak
hmslvs plasng G
hrgh phlanhrpy r mral
mprvmn. B h gspl
maks clar ha sch rs ar n aval.
Crnls Van tl nc
llsra sch rs by
cmparng hm a man ma
war, ryng g a va
war, by clmbng p a lar
ma war. th analgy,
smn mgh say, s rcls
b s s h bl ha n can
sav nsl. th gspl mssag
arcla by Pal n Rmans
1-4 an n ephsans 1-2 rnrs
ha nrly clar, as many
hr passags.
Hmans als hav a
namnal n r a cnvrsn
xprnc. th gras all
vanglsm xs maks hs
abnanly clar:
G, hrr, an mak
scpls all nans,bapzng hm n h nam
h Fahr an h Sn an
h Hly Spr, achng
hm bsrv vryhng
i hav cmman y. An
rmmbr, i am wh y
always, h n h ag
(Ma 28:19-20).
W ms mak scpls, an
hs ms n happns wh a
gspl ncnr an a rslan
xprnc rpnanc an ah.
Crsly, sch a hlgy
vanglsm was absn rm
ms h chrch r mch shsry. evn wh h Rrmrs
rcvry h crn
jsfcan by ah, hy n
n call r a crss ah,
r a spcfc mmn whn a
prsn bcam a scpl. thy
cachz hr chlrn (nhng
wrng wh ha), an blv
ha h lc amng hr
chlrn (hplly all hm)
wl fn jsfcan. B was
Anabapss lk Mnn Smns
In order or lostpeople to gloriyGod rightlyand submit tothe lordship
o Christ, theyneed orgivenesso sins.
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an Cnra Grbl n ha pr
wh frs rg ppl rpn
an b bapz.
thy wr llw n h nx
cnry by many Prans, wh
spn yars prparng hr
chlrn r cnvrsn, s ha
hy mgh b capabl rlang
a gnn cnvrsn, bcm
vsbl sans an nr nh ll cvnan h chrch.
thn, n h nx cnry was
h rvvalss Jnahan ewars,
an spcally Grg Whfl,
wh k ha h nx lvl
an prach larg nmbrs,
callng pn hm xprnc
h nw brh.A hlgy vanglsm
ms mphasz h cnvrsn
xprnc, vn hr ar
sm n h chrch wh
n rmmbr hr mmn
cnvrsn; hy ar sav
ay, hr was a m whn hr
scplshp was ma.
The Task Compels UsWha s h prmary mans by
whch h gspl s s rh? th
prmary mans vanglsm s
Scrpr. Pal asks, Hw hn
wll hy call n hm n whm hy
hav n blv? An hw ar
hy blv n hm whm
hy hav nvr har? An hw
ar hy har wh smn
prachng? An hw ar hy
prach nlss hy ar sn? As
s wrn, Hw bal ar h
hs wh prach h g
nws! (Rm 10:14-15). th hm
n whm hy ms blv s h
hm h Gspl narravs,
h n prc an ancpa
n h whl ol tsamn, h
n xplan an cmmn n
n Acs an epsls, an h nwh appars n all hs raan
glry n h bk Rvlan.
The him inwhom they
must believe isthe him o theGospel narra-tives, the onepredicted andanticipated inthe whole OldTestament, theone explained
and comment-ed on in Actsand Epistles.
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d. Maryn Lly-Jns
assr, Prachng s h
gras an hghs an ms
glrs callng whch anyn
can vr b call. H was n
hrby xalng h mnsry
a hghr vcan han, say,
a bchr r a bakr, b was
sayng ha prclamng h Wr
s h gras hng any s can. An can b n by hs
wh ar n ran clrgy. i
s n ac h ask all Chrsans
(1 P 3:15).
on h rasns w n
arss hs ss h pwr
Gs Wr brng ls ppl
Chrs s ha s many n r aysk wn ppl Chrsany
by mans nranmn an
by rsrng nly rhrcal
an mnal appals wh
scn gspl an bblcal
cnn. G has prms s
Scrpr ssc h hghs
an nnns h har anhrby chang r lvs
(Hb 4:12), n nranmn r
mnal an cnn-lss appals.
Eternity Compels UsFnally, h crn ha cmpls
s shar h gspl as mch an
as wly as w can s h rrn
r Lr. W n knw whn
h wll rrn, crs, b
cl b vry sn, s w wan
r par xn Chrss
acv lrshp n as many lvs
as pssbl n h m w hav.
J. i. Packr, n arssng hqsn hw w knw w ar
ng bblcal vanglsm, says
hs: th way ll whhr n
ac y ar vanglzng s n
ask whhr cnvrsns ar
knwn hav rsl rm yr
wnss. i s ask whhr y
ar ahlly makng knwn hgspl mssag. Wha s ha
gspl mssag? i s ha Jss
sav snnrs, shng hs
bl n h crss as r sacrfc
an r sbs. Wha s h
rspns h gspl mssag?
i s rpnanc an ah, ah
ha Jss has n all ha s
ncssary sav s. P yr
hp n hm, h n wh s cmng
sn, rmmbrng ha ar h
cms, jgmn llws.
We want to doour part toextend Christsactive lordshipinto as many
lives as possiblein the timewe have.
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Brian Payne
iha h prvlg playng ball a h unvrsy Alabama. i
was an pprny ha i wln ra r anyhng. Hwvr,
anyn hnks ha cllg ball s all ab h xcmn ha
aks plac n amn arnns, hy ar hghly nav. Ms a cllg
ball playrs m s spn n h rgry sasn wrks.
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The Kingdomo WingoWhl a Alabama, my srngh
an cnnng cach was
Rch Wng, a rmr lnbackr
r Alabama an h Grn Bay
Packrs. H s h ghs hman
bng i hav vr ncnr,
an im cnvnc ha h mshav play wh a hlm. i
y srvv a Wng sasn
cnnng wrk, was a
pn gra sasacn.
B Wng als knw ha, n
mar hw gra a mvar
h was, h n ncnvs
ncrag h playrs psh hlms hr nranc. S, n
h sprng 1989, h l s ha,
a h n wnr wrks,
h wl han Bama
Pr wrk shrs hs
wh xcll n h sasn
cnnng prgram.
t my lgh, i was n vplayrs wh arn h Bama
Pr shr. Pssssng hs
shr s y apar as a v
an scpln scpl h
Wng kngm.
B hn cam a ay
rcknng. W wr n a sprng
ranng scrmmag n r nr
pracc acly. thn h llback
cam blck m an wn r
my kn. My kn hyprxn,
png m n xrm pan, s h
ranrs pll m h s an
plac c n my kn.
Fv mns n my njry,
Wng saw m. H sa, BP, g
n h sanary bk an pl
a 1500 RPMs. i knw hs was
a g m rasn wh hm,
s i sa, Cach Wng, i js
njr my kn an wha yr
askng wl b a challng rw halhy lgs.
H lk a m an sa, BP,
g h bk. Ah, i hgh,
h s hav a har. B a ha
mmn, h sar pshng h
bk an l m llw. H
psh s, whr was
slng. H hn lk a man sa, Nw mayb y can g
1500 RPMs. i c ha
h n b rasn wh
agan. S i sa, Cach Wng,
i can pl hs har n 72
grs, i wll prbably hav
a harr m plng n 35
grs. H lk a m ansa, BP, l p yr arms. As i
, h pll ha Bama Pr
shr my back an sa, y
n srv hs anymr. A
ha pn, i sar plng,
bcas i n knw wha ls
h mgh pll .
Wngs mh was cv.
H knw hw mva an
psh y byn yr prcv
lms. W knw h rms
hs kngm, an w knw h
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cnsqncs n mng
hs rms. B, n hs kngm,
r nnr a war hm
was rrlvan. As lng as w
shw war rspc hm
an m hs rms an mans,
lv r ha war hm was
rly ncnsqnal.
tha s, n a nshll, h
rnc bwn hmankngms an h kngm G.
in h rmr, war cnrmy,
apparn sbmssn an xrnal
allganc an bnc ar
all ha mars. B n Gs
kngm, why w wha w
s as mpran as wha w .
ths s wha Pal mans whnh wrs ha, all ha w s
b n wh sncry har,
arng h Lr, an harly, as
r h Lr (Cl 3:22-23).
is mpran, whn w hnk
ab h kngm, ha w knw
wha s an hw rps n
h prsn ag.
The Kingdom o God:Gods Reign overAll o CreationThrough the MessiahScrpr bgns wh h
annncmn ha G, as
crar, s h svrgn kng
h nvrs. in hs sns, h
nr nvrs s Gs kngm,
an h aln s b wrshpp
an by. in, th Lr
has sablsh hs hrn n
h havns, an hs kngm
rls vr all (Ps 103:19). i s
nnabl ha h Lr rgns
(Ps 93:1; 97:1; 99:1).B Gs kngm s alray
nvrsal an cmprhnsv, hw
w mak sns Jss prayr
ha Gs kngm cm (Lk 11:2)?
Jss s rrrng smhng
nw a n brgh n by hman
sn, rblln an ah.
Br h all, G craa wrl ha h scrb as
vry g. Y nw, n lgh
a hman rvl, Gs rl vr
cran s rjc by hmankn.
Cnsqnly, w nw san nr
Gs snnc cnmnan,
gl an ah (Gn 2:16-17; Rm
3:23; 6:23).
is a hs jncr ha h
ol tsamn maks a crcal
sncn bwn h svrgn
rgn G vr h nr
The entireuniverse is Godskingdom, andhe alone is tobe worshipped
and obeyed.
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cran an h cmng hs
savng rgn, by whch h maks
all hngs rgh. ths salvan
plan bcms h hm h
Bbl an rmpv hsry.
israls hp bcms a mssanc
rmr wh wll s cran
rgh shr n h savng
rgn G. ths s h kngm
ha Jss lls s pray r a kngm ha wll spl all
sn an rblln an ncl a
rm ppl wh srv as hs
vc-rgns vr a nw havn
an nw arh.
in h ol tsamn, hs
hp r a mssanc rmr s
annnc by h prphs. ths
rmr, wh s mysrsly
bh Mghy G an a
scnn dav (isa 9:6-7),
wll hav mnn rm sa
sa an rm h Rvr
h ns h arh (Ps 72:8).
t say anhr way, Gs
plan was glry hmsl by
sablshng hs savng rgnvr all cran hrgh h
agncy h davc Mssah.
th Nw tsamn prclams
ha, n Jss Chrs, h lng-
awa kngm has cm an,
wh hm, h ahblw h
rl sn, ah an h vl.
in h crss, rsrrcn anascnsn Jss Chrs, hs
vn plan has bn acalz
an Gs savng rgn has mv
n h wrl rcns,
rcncl an rnw a ppl an
h csms. Bcas Chrss
vcry, h kngm gal s
accmplsh. thr s nhngha can r n b a. G
n Chrs has vrcm h
alnan ha characrz
alln cran.
Y n vryn rcgnzs r
sbms h rgn Chrs.
ths brngs s h mans
h kngm. th kngm s
brgh ab by G hrgh
Chrs by h Hly Spr. Y,
as h Bbl maks clar, G
mplys hman mans.
The New Testa-ment proclaimsthat, in JesusChrist, thelong-awaitedkingdom hascome and, withhim, the death-
blow to the ruleo sin, deathand the devil.
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The Means o theKingdom: ThePreaching o theGospel o the Kingdomth prmary mans by whch G
avancs h kngm Chrs s
Spr-mpwr prachng. th
Pran prachr, Cn Mahr,
sa ha h gra prps prachng s rsr h hrn
an mnn G n h sls
mn.
th Nw tsamn maks
clar ha h prachr hrals
h gspl h kngm (.g., M
3:2; 4:7; 9:35; Lk 8:1; 9:2).
th gspl h kngm shs: hr s n G, an hr
s n mar bwn G
an mn, h man Chrs Jss,
wh gav hmsl as a ransm r
snnrs (1 tm 2:5-6). ths s h
mssag r whch Pal says h
was appn a prachr (1 tm
2:7). Pal, lswhr, smmarzsh mssag hs way: ha h
Savr Chrs Jss ablsh
ah an brgh l an
mmraly lgh hrgh h
gspl (2 tm 1:10). Agan, Pal
as ha s r hs prclam
mssag h was appn a
prachr (2 tm 1:11).
unlk many srmns ay ha
ar prach n h mprav
m (cmmans), h mssag
h kngm s prmarly n h
ncav m. An ha gra
claran can b smmarz
by h annncmn ha h
kngm has arrv bcas
Chrs Jss, wh cnqr sn,
ah an h vl hrgh hs
crss an rsrrcn nw rgns
an rls.
Prachng ms cs n h
annncmn Gs vcryn Jss Chrs hrgh hs crss
an rsrrcn (h ncav).
ths s nhng lss han h
gspl h kngm. Y, a
h sam m, prachng ms
man a rspns. Snnrs
n nr hs kngm wh
cmng n Gs rms anhs rms ar rpnanc
Paul summarizesthe messagethis way: thatthe Savior Christ
Jesus abolisheddeath andbrought lie and
immortality tolight throughthe gospel.
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an ah. ths s sn wh h
apsl Pal, wh wn ab
prclamng h kngm
(Acs 20:25). Y, prachng
h kngm rqrs a
hman rspns. Hnc, Pals
syng rpnanc
war G an ah n r
Lr Jss Chrs (20:21).
Pals ml prachng hkngm an h rms h
kngm las s h fnal
scn hs chapr. in hs
scn, w lk a sm h
fnal wrs w vr har rm h
apsl an, n srprsngly,
s a call hs prachr prg,
tmhy, prach. Wha w ss ha h mssag s cnssn
lswhr n h Nw tsamn.
in, h passag s r nr
scssn ghr.
2 Timothy 4:1-2in 2 tmhy, h apsl gvs
tmhy sm las wrsbr h apsls sbsqn
maryrm. in chapr 3, Pal
warns tmhy ha n h las
ays ms wll b fcl.
H prcs ls 18 ms
ha characrz hs ms.
th ls bgns an ns wh
wrs xprssng msrc
lv, sggsng ha msrc
lv s h namnal prblm
wh ls ppl. tha s, ppl
wll b lvrs sl an lvrs
plasr rahr han G. All
h vcs ha all bwn hs
w characrscs ar h r
hs msrc lv. in 3:5,
h apsl mpls ha h hasn
bn prmarly rrrng hs
s h chrch, b hs
wh hav h apparanc glnss, b nyng s pwr
(3:5); ha s, prssng blvrs
whn h chrch.
Pal hn appls ha
scrpn h parclar cas
als achrs n tmhys
san. H hn rmns
tmhy ha gspl mnsry nhs cnx s csly an wll
la prscn (2 tm 3:10-
12). in ac, wll nly g wrs
(2 tm 3:13).
i s a hs pn, many chrch
cnslans n r clr
wl say, ha Pal ns b
nnvav wh tmhy. tmhy
ns smhng nvl an
rlvan, r mply cv
bsnss an markng praccs
n rr rach a clr ha s
Misdirectedlove is theundamentalproblem withlost people.
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ncrasngly sclar.
B Pal nrsans ha h
san s hplss wh
Gs Wr. is nly hs ahry
ha can chang lvrs sl an
plasr hs wh ar lvrs
G. Cnsqnly, Pal lays
h srngs ns n all
Scrpr r h sfcncy
Scrpr n mnsry. Bcas s h vry G-brah
Wr rm G, s sfcn
r salvan an sancfcan.
Hnc, h Wr s sfcn r
prachng (2 tm 4:1-2).
Pals ncragmn
tmhy n 2 tmhy 4 s gvn
n h prsnc G an Chrs,wh snc rrnc Jss
rrn, kngm an jgshp.
i s n h cnx hs
hp ha Pal xhrs tmhy
prach h Wr. in lgh
h pnng cnsmman
h kngm, h mnsr
s prach. Frhrmr,
by placng hs cmman frs
n vrs 2, Pal maks clar
ha hs s h cnral mark
Chrsan mnsry. ths s sn
als n h ac ha hs cmman
prach s amplf by h
scn mprav, b ray nsasn an sasn, an
by h prpsnal phras, wh
cmpl panc an achng,
a h n h vrs.
ths cmman s llw by
r ransrmanal bjcvs:
rprv, rbk, xhr an ach.
in hr wrs, h gspl hkngm mans a rspns.
in lgh Chrss apparng,
kngm an mpnng
jgmn, snnrs ms cm
hm n hs rms, an h
prachrs cnral rspnsbly
s s rh hs rms.
tachng cncrns sl whsn crn n accranc
wh h glrs gspl h
blss G (1 tm 1:10-11).
Accrngly, s by h achng
h rals h rmph
h kngm Chrs ha h
prachr s abl rprv, rbk
an xhr.
ths brngs s h hm
r chapr: prachng ha
prpagas. th Amrcan
Hrag dcnary ns
In 2 Timothy3:16-17, Paul laysout the strongestdeense in allo Scripture or
the suciencyo Scripturein ministry.
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prpaga as cas
xn a brar ara r largr
nmbr, spra mak wly
knwn; pblcz.
Wha w xn an spra?
is smpl: h savng rgn
Jss Chrs. As snnrs ar
cnvr Chrs, hs savngrgn spras, accmplshng h
vn prps spra hs rgn
rm sa sa h ns
h arh (Ps 72:8). Frhrmr,
as Jss mnn s xn
h ns h arh, h vn
prps havng h whl arh
fll wh Gs glry s achv.ths s Gs kngm plan:
glry hmsl by sablshng hs
rgn vr all cran hrgh
hs Mssah.
ths ccrs n h prsn ag
as snnrs ar cnvr Jss
an hs rl. in s ng, G
qalfs hs cnvrs (Cl 1:12)
shar n h nhranc h
LoRds ann, wh hrgh
hs vcry s gvn h ns
h arh as hs pssssn (Ps
2:1-8). in, G lvrs hs
cnvrs rm h man
arknss an ransrs hm
h kngm hs blv Sn n
whm hy hav rmpn, h
rgvnss sns (Cl 1:13-14).
Conclusionearhly kngs an kngms
n rqr, nr can hy rqr,hr sbjcs lv hm. in
my cas, cach Wng n
ncnsqnal whhr w lv
hm r n. H mrly man
war allganc. B Chrss
kngm s n hs wrl (Jhn
18:36). ths kngm rqrs
harl fly, ahlnssan lyaly bcas Chrs s r
kng by vr cran an hs
srngs, ah an rsrrcn
n bhal snnrs. in,
Jss gav hmsl r r sns
lvr s rm h prsn vl
ag, accrng h wll r
G an Fahr (Gal 1:4). Hnc,h s wrhy all glry, hnr,
pras, hanksgvng an lv.
th nly mssag ha wll
prvk ha kn harl
rspns s h mssag h
kngm. As h prachr prclams
h gspl h kngm an h
rms ha kngm rpnanc
an ah h savng rgn
Chrs s prpaga.
Christ's king-dom requiresheartelt delity,aithulnessand loyalty.
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Denny Burk
Anmbr yars ag, i was achng a Bbl sy a a larg
chrch. Ar fnshng my lssn, a wman apprach m n
ars. Sh wan knw hw sh cl pssbly b a ahl
w a hsban wh was n bng ahl hr. Hr hsban
was a sccssl bsnssman an clam b a Chrsan, b h
was n walkng wh h Lr. evn hgh i was a gs achr, i
evAnGelism Andchurch discipline
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c ha i wl ry rach
hs waywar hsban an
s i cl hlp rcncl hs
w wh sm n h prcpc
vrc.
W m a a c shp r r
frs mng. i ask hm wha
was gng n an why hs w
was s nhappy. H am
rnkng pry havlyan sayng la n bars
alms vry wkngh. H als
cnss ha rng wh hr
wmn was a rglar ar
hs nghly carsng. i sspc
ha h was bng nahl hs
w alhgh i nvr ha any
pr, hr was ngh smk sggs a fr.
H als clam b a
Chrsan. i cnrn hm n hs
pn an l hm ha hs l
n mach hs cnssn an ha
h Bbl rs n assranc
sch ppl (1 Jhn 2:4-6). i was
as can wh h gy as i knwhw b. i warn hm ha h
wasn js n angr lsng hs
amly. H was n angr lsng
hs sl.
H ha a sr vw
wha h Chrsan l was all
ab. H blv ha a prsn
cl mak a prssn ah
an hn lv n any way h r
sh plas whl sll havng
assranc salvan. Fllwng
Chrs an bng sav by Chrs
n ncssarly g ghr r
hs gy. H cnsr hmsl
sav vn hgh h knw
ha h was nrpnan h
srcn h was hapng n
hs w an chlrn.
Ar cnrnng hm vr a
srs mngs, h agr ha
h n chang hs ways n
rr rgh by h Lr anhs amly. i rcmmn sm
cncr sps rpnanc, an
h plg carry hm .
B h nvr rally . H nvr
rpn. evn ar i brgh
anhr brhr rm r chrch
alng cnrn hm, h nvr
chang hs ways. on ngh hn p pass- rnk n
hs car, havng rn n h r
n hs nghbrs yar. Hs w
ha pll hm h car an
rag hm n h hs br h
nghbrs wk p.
Ar ha ncn, i c
w ha n all w cl . evnhgh grv m am ,
was pas m r h chrch
g nvlv. S i k h
mar n h pasrs
h chrch an la h whl
san. i l h pasr, i s
m r h chrch nrvn
n scpln. th pasr cl
n rspn mmaly, b
wan mr m hnk ab
nx sps. Whn h pasr fnally
call m back, i cln blv
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h wrs ha cam hs
mh ab h pssbly
chrch scpln. H sa: W
knw wha h Bbl says, b w
js can ha.
The Necessityo Disciplineis rally an pn r Chrsans
lk a wha h Bbl achsab scpln an cncl,
W js can ha? i y
wr srvy h lanscap
vanglcal chrchs n Amrca
ay, by an larg, y wl
fn ha ms chrchs , n ac,
ac as scpln s pnal.
in ac, s w chrchs praccscpln anymr ha many
chrch mmbrs n vn knw
wha s. th a rmvng
a mmbr rm llwshp sms
nlvng an rgn. i sms
plac n h ms a
clr ha przs lranc an
nval rm. Y h Nwtsamn achs ha scpln
s by n mans pnal; s a
sngshng mark ahl
chrchs vrywhr.
th Nw tsamns achng
s nambgs. thr cms
a m whn h chrch ms
cnrn nrpnan snnrs
an vnally rmv hm rm
mmbrshp. ths rmval rm
mmbrshp s wha hlgans
call xcmmncan. th
nr prcss cnrnan
s call scpln.
Wha s chrch scpln
hav wh vanglsm? Wll,
vryhng. Hav y vr har
a skpc say ha h cl nvr
bcm a Chrsan r g chrch
bcas All hs ppl ar js
a bnch hypcrs. Whn
chrchs al rmpvchrch scpln, ha crcsm
rns b rgh. dscpln
s a mans by whch chrchs
ncrag hlnss amng hr
mmbrshp. i s als a mans
by whch chrchs sngsh
hmslvs rm h wrl.
Chrsans ar b lghs n hms arknss. B whr
scpln als, chrchs bcm
arknss n h ms arknss.
Christians are tobe lights in the
midst o dark-ness. But wherediscipline ails,churches become
darkness inthe midst odarkness.
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Fr hs rasn, bh scpln
an xcmmncan ar
ssnal ngrns bh r h
chrch an r s wr wnss
h cmmny.
Two Key TextsHw s chrch scpln b
carr n h l h lcal
chrch? thr ar w prmarypassags n h Nw tsamn
ha fn h pracc chrch
scpln: Mahw 18:15-20 an
1 Crnhans 5:1-13.
mAtthew 18:15-20
i yr brhr sns agans
y, g an ll hm hs al,bwn y an hm aln.
i h lsns y, y
hav gan yr brhr. B
h s n lsn, ak
n r w hrs alng wh
y, ha vry charg may b
sablsh by h vnc
w r hr wnsss. i hrss lsn hm, ll
h chrch. An h rss
lsn vn h chrch, l
hm b y as a Gnl an a
ax cllcr. trly, i say
y, whavr y bn n arh
shall b bn n havn, an
whavr y ls n arh
shall b ls n havn. Agan
i say y, w y agr
n arh ab anyhng hy
ask, wll b n r hm by
my Fahr n havn. Fr whr
w r hr ar gahr n mynam, hr am i amng hm.
thr s a prcss ha Jss
gvs s n hs passag. Whn
smn sns agans y, y
n g pblc wh . Y g
prva wh . Y cnrn h
prsn n prva an nv hmr hr rpn. i h prsn
s n rspn, hn y ak
smn ls wh y nv
hm r hr rpn. i h prsn
sn rspn h nray
wnsss, hn y ll h
whl chrch, whch hn nvs
h snnr rpn. i h prsnsn rspn h chrch,
hn Jss cmmans h whl
chrch ra h nrpnan
snnr as a Gnl an a ax-
gahrr, whch s Jss way
sayng, tra h nrpnan lk
an nblvr, an xcmmnca
hm r hr rm h llwshp.
Nc ha h nly sn
ha chrchs scpln r s
nrpnanc. A any sag n
h prcss ln abv, hs
The only sinthat churchesdiscipline or isunrepentance.
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scpln prcss can n h
prsn snnng wl smply
lsn an rpn. i ha snnr
rpns, hn hr s rgvnss
an ll rsran llwshp.
Hw many ms w rgv
sch snnrs wh rpn? in h
vry nx passag, Jss says ha
w ms rgv hm svny
ms svn (Ma 18:22). orrgvnss s nlm, js lk
Jss s s.
in 1 Crnhans 5, Pal als
wh a man n h Crnhan
chrch wh s havng an aar
wh hs sp mhr.
1 corinthiAns 5:1-5, 11i s acally rpr ha
hr s sxal mmraly
amng y, an a kn ha
s n lra vn amng
pagans, r a man has hs
ahrs w. An y ar
arrgan! ogh y n rahr
mrn? L hm wh hasn hs b rmv rm
amng y. Fr hgh absn
n by, i am prsn n spr;
an as prsn, i hav alray
prnnc jgmn n h
n wh sch a hng. Whn
y ar assmbl n h nam
h Lr Jss an my spr
s prsn, wh h pwr
r Lr Jss, y ar
lvr hs man Saan r h
srcn h sh, s ha
hs spr may b sav n h
ay h Lr.
B nw i am wrng
y n assca wh
anyn wh bars h nam
brhr h s gly sxal
mmraly r gr, r s an
lar, rvlr, rnkar, r
swnlr n vn a wh
sch a n.
Nc ha, n hs passag,
Pal has n wr rbk a all
r h w ppl cmmng
ncs. Hs nr rbk s agans
h chrch r alng al wh
h snnng mmbrs: Y hav
bcm arrgan, an hav nmrn nsa, n rr ha h
n wh ha n hs mgh
b rmv rm yr ms (v.
2). Pal has rghs ngnan
ab hs san, b hs
manly angry a h chrch. Why?
Bcas s hr rspnsbly
nr Chrs prsrv hpry h chrch. Whr sn
s n al wh, spras (1 Cr
5:6-7). S h nrpnan ms b
rmv n rr prc h
spral ngry h chrch.
Whn a chrch rss rmv,
s bng arrgan an acng
lk knws br hw rn h
chrch han Chrs s.
An s w ar arrgan
w rs scpln as Chrs
has cmman s scpln.
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W n n b rggr-
happy ab xcmmncang
mmbrs; gh grv s
ply whnvr nrpnan sn
las xcmmncan. B w
als ms n shrnk back whn
h ccasn rqrs. i a mmbr
wn rpn, w ms by Chrs.
Whats at Stake?Wha happns whn w al
scpln? Chrss rl n r
chrchs s hran w
n by hm n hs. Whn
w n scpln, vnally
h chrch mmbrshpbcms ma blvrs an
nblvrs. A chrch bsnss
mng hn bcms n thy
wll b n b my wll b
n. Whn Chrs s n rl
n h hars all h mmbrs,
hn shl b n srprs
ha carnaly wll abn.
B alng scpln als
has anhr cnsqnc. i
cmprmss h wnss h
chrch. As i mnn arlr,
many nblvrs lk blam
hr nbl n h ac ha
All hs chrch ppl ar js
a bnch hypcrs. thyr
n rn han anyby
ls. Whn chrchs rs
scpln, hs nblvrs ar
rgh. An h vry ppl ha
w sk prsa b sav
bcm nprsaabl bcas h carnaly hs wh clam
b Chrsans. G cmmans
hs ppl b hly js as h s
hly (1 P 1:15-16).
Snnrs gh b abl
g a glmps wha G s lk
by lkng a Chrsans. Whn
a cmmny als scpln,ha hlnss s cmprms an
s, hrr, s s wnss.
Failing todisciplinecompromisesthe witness othe church.
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Jim Stitzinger
ecv vanglsm s masr n by nval rspnss,
b by h clary an accracy h mssag prclam.
Whhr n a larg gahrng r rm n sl anhr, a chrch
ncnng a maxmm vanglsc capacy wll sara s aras
nnc wh h gspl Jss Chrs. i yr chrch cas
xs, wha vanglsc mpac wl b ls?
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evanglsm shl bnsncv h chrch, a
rx ha wavs s way n an
hrgh vryhng ls s
ghr. exhrng h chrch
vanglz shl b as ncssary
as xhrng a nwbrn cry;
shl ak r slnc.
Far n, h chrchncns as shp n wlvs
clhng, hng s ny
an hpng av cn.
Scrpr, hwvr, knws
nhng an ncgn Chrsan.
Pal rahr, calls blvrs
ambassars Chrs (2 Cr
5:20). An ambassar spaks h
mssag hy wr gvn wh h
ahry an cnvcn h
n wh sns hm.
As h chrch, h br
Chrs, r prclaman h
gspl ms cm wh blnss.
W lk r pns nrscn
wh h nblvng wrl, n
pns nfcan. As h chrch
Jss Chrs, r rl s carry
h gspl s ha sal an lgh
cll wh cay an arknss.
i h chrch s ncn as
h gspl wnss h nans, ms b vcal n an nval
lvl. th chrch ha s ms
cv n sprang h lgh
h gspl wll b ms acv
n h shaws, ahlly an
blly prclamng h gspl
vry nblvr s mmbrs
knw. Whn blvrs ar ahl vanglz n h rn
l, hy mr narally gahr
ghr n vanglsc rs
ha w byn hr mma
cnx an n h wrl.
th gag a chrchs
vanglsc cvnss s
bnc n an nvallvl. th gspl cmmssn s
a call r nval scpls
ngag nval snnrs.
th rspns snnrs s
h wrk h Spr, n h
rsl r acns. insa
gagng cvnss by h
rspns, gag by ahlnss
Chrss cmmssn an
accracy h mssag.
S, wha ar h hallmarks
a chrch ncnng a
Exhorting thechurch toevangelizeshould be asnecessary as
exhorting anewborn to cry;it should takeeort to silence.
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maxmm vanglsc capacy?Hw can h chrch nvally
an cllcvly ras s
vanglsc rvr? Hr ar a w
ncragmns r bh chrch
lars an mmbrs. thgh n
xhasv, hy wll hplly
hlp ras h vc r Chrs-
xalng, gspl-prclamngvanglsm n h lcal chrch.
1. Memorize the gospeli yr sav, y knw
ngh h gspl prsn
smn ls. Hwvr,
aks wrk b clar an
nrsanabl. evry blvr
shl cmm mmry h
basc cmpnns h gspl.
Wh hs lmns mmrz,
w shl wrk aly rc
rslvs an vn n rl
play wh hr blvrs. Slm
wll y hl yr Bbl n han
whn an vanglsc pprny
prsns sl. Whl a mmrz
gspl prsnan s n a
prrqs r vanglsm, wll
allw y prsn h gspl
wh clary an cnvcn.
i y'r a pasr, s a gal rh nr chrch cmm h
gspl mmry. N mar hw
yng r avanc n yars, vry
blvr ms hav h gspl
mssag sprng-la, ray
gv a any mmn. A chrch
ha prpagas s n ha aks
lbra sps kp h savnggspl mssag n h rrn
ach blvrs mn.
2. Recruit aprayer teamth har wrk vanglsm
bgns n r kns, pnng
G g br s n h hars hs w ngag wh h
gspl. N amn hman
r can sav smn. S, n
hmly an pnncy, w
apprach h hrn G wh
r prayrs nrcssn. ths
llws h parn Pal, wh
prays arnsly r hs mssn
fl whn h says, Brhrs, my
hars sr an prayr G r
hm s ha hy may b sav.
N nly s hs sp a
Instead o gaug-ing eectivenessby the response,gauge it byaithulness
to Christscommission andaccuracy withthe message.
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When you pray, pray for
1. God to draw unbelievers to salvation. In John 6:44,
Jesus says, No one can come to me unless the Father
who sent me draws him;
2. The Spirit to accelerate the work o conviction. Jesus
said, about the Spirits ministry, that when he comes, he
will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness
and judgment (John 16:8);
3. God to reveal opportunities. We can ollow Paul, who
asked the Colossian church to pray also or us, that
God may open to us a door or the word, to declare the
mystery o Christ (Col 4:3); and
4. God to fll you with bold words. Again, Paul asked the
Ephesian church to pray also or me, that words may begiven to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the
mystery o the gospel, or which I am an ambassador in
chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak
(Eph 6:19-20).
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vlm r prayrs as a chrch,
als cras accnably kp
n anhr n prpal mn
war spcfc nblvrs. Whn
w pray r spcfc nblvrs,
as nvals an as grps, w
grw ncrasngly awar h
pprns Chrs s gvng
prclam hs nam.
3. Live holyth ms clar an accra
gspl prsnan s m
nblvrs ny y by
parns sn (angr, ls, gssp,
laznss) nsa parns
rghsnss (lv, jy, pac,
panc, knnss, gnss,ahlnss, gnlnss, sl-
cnrl). in hmly, rpn
whn y sn, an s vn yr
alrs magny Gs mrcy.
L yr hlnss an rpnanc
sngsh y rm h wrl.
th cnssn xampl a
chang l s cmpllng pr salvan.
4. Engage yourpersonal mission feldAs y ra hs ay, wh ar
h nblvrs yr ngagng
wh h gspl? is n ngh
alk ab hm, y ms
alk wh hm, sng h naral
pns cnncn n yr l
avanc h gspl cnvrsan.
G, n hs svrgn grac, chs
plac y n h cnx hsparclar nblvrs. dn
hrw away h pprny
prclam hs savng mssag. ths
s yr mssn fl.
Y may fn yrsl n a
sasn l whr yr
nsla rm h nblvng
wrl (lvng a a Chrsancllg, a hm wh a blvng
amly). or, prhaps y hav
r war h rlanshps
las rssanc, srrnng
yrsl wh lk-mn
Chrsans. i hs s r r y,
rmmbr h xampl Chrs,
wh was always nracng wh
nblvrs (Lk 7:34; Jhn 4:7-
30), an hn ak h frs sp n
h rgh rcn.
Challng yrsl an hr
God, in hissovereign grace,chose to placeyou in thecontext o thoseparticularunbelievers.This is yourmission eld.
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blvrs ny hs
prs wh h gspl. A h sam
m, cnsanly wrk cra nw
nwrks ha pn p nw mssn
fls r gspl mnsry.
5. Relentlessly love
other believersth har wrk vanglsms carr ms vvly
whn blvrs spak an ac
wh Chrs-xalng lv r
n anhr. Jss says, A nw
cmmanmn i gv y, ha
y lv n anhr: js as i hav
lv y, y als ar lv n
anhr. By hs all ppl wll
knw ha y ar my scpls,
y hav lv r n anhr
(Jhn 13:34-35).
Chrsan lv s val
vanglsm bcas maks h
lv Chrs vsbl r h wrl
s. th wrl s wachng
an ms s h ransrmng
pwr h gspl n splay
Christian loveis vital toevangelismbecause it makes
the love o Christvisible or theworld to see.
Cultivate gospel instinCts
Strategically pursue your mission feld. Write out the names
o three people who have yet to hear the gospel rom you.
Take a step to interact with them. Call them, email them orstop by their work and initiate some time with them. Pray
or them every day and engage them today.
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n r lvs. ths was a h har
Pals challng Phlmn
n xnng rgvnss
onsms (Phlm 1:8-10).
th nblvng wrl ms
s h Hly Spr nablng
Chrsans srv n anhr,
ncrag n anhr, nr
harshp, rs gssp, spak
h rh n lv an mbracsrng. t wha xn ar h
n anhrs ma vsbl n
yr rlanshps wh hr
blvrs? ds yr lv r hr
blvrs gv crbly yr
gspl prsnan?
6. Lead by exampleN mar yr ag, lvl
rspnsbly r vsbly
whn h chrch, y can la
by xampl. th har Pals
ncragmn tmhy s
la by xampl sp hs yh
(1 tm 4:12). Sm h gras
vanglss ar hs whsnams w wn rmmbr, b
wr rlnlssly ahl ll
hrs ab Jss.
ths wh la by xampl n
vanglsm ncrag hrs
fgh h mpan b lazy
an cmplacn. tll ppl ab
pprns G has gvn y
shar h gspl an ncrag
hrs shar hr srs as
wll. dn wa r smn ls
la by xampl, ak nav
an hrs wll llw.
7. Celebrate salvationNvr ls sgh h mracl
ha happns n nw brh. i
havn xpls n clbran
n rspns h nw brh, s
shl w. on way hs
s shar smns n.
W can nvr har ngh h wrk Chrs has n n
rawng smn salvan.
in yr chrch, ncrpra h
rcnng salvan whrvr
pssbl. dng s rmns s
The unbelievingworld must seethe Holy Spiritenabling Chris-tians to serve one
another, encour-age one another,endure hardship,reuse gossip,
speak the truthin love and em-brace suering.
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h many ways h gspl
pnras hars an hw G
chss s sav snnrs n
ha prcss.
8. Maximizeevangelistic gatheringsCran chrch gahrngs ln
hmslvs vanglsc
prpss wh grar clary
han hrs. Fr xampl,
hl a G Fray srvc
n a lcal park r cmmny
cnr. in h wks langp h vnng, sara h
srrnng cmmny wh
nvans, hn maxmz h
srvc by prsnng h gspl
clarly. th sam can b n
wh bapsm. Hl a bapsm
srvc n a pblc sng an
nv nblvng amly, rns
an hs y fn alng h way
lsn h smns
nw blvrs.
thgh many mr cl b
a, hs smpl sps wll
vlp a srngr vanglsc
clr n yr lcal chrch.
evanglsm sn js smhng
w , s par wh w ar.
is n a qsn ably
r aqacy, s a qsn
bnc Chrs.
A chrch ha lvs Chrs s a
chrch ha wll n b sppn s prclaman h gspl
an s mnsran lv r
Chrs. As ambassars Chrs
an h gspl, w can ngag hs
wrl blly an lk rwar
h wrk Chrs wll n an
hrgh s, r hs glry.
I heavenexplodes incelebration inresponse tothe new birth,so should we.
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Troy W. Temple
Whas h gras n r vry yng prsn n h wrl
ay? tha qsn has a n crrc answrs. Yng
ppl n hlp. thy n halng. thy n accpanc.
thy n say. thy n hr parns. thy n b l. i cl
fll pags wh answrs ha wl vrwhlm y an js mgh lav
y blvng ha s a hplss vnr. An y wl b rgh.
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The NeedAr mr han w cas
srvng n yh mnsry, i am
vrwhlm mr ay han
a any pn n my br hsry.
th challngs ha yng ppl
hav ac n rcn yars hav
mnsra ha h nmy s
mr srs ab h bal han
h chrch. S l m answr hqsn: h gras n r
vry yng prsn n h wrl
ay s h n knw Jss.
in Mahw 9:36, Jss ss
h crw ppl, harass
an hlplss lk shp wh
a shphr. thas wha hs
gnran alscns nsmr han anyhng, a shphr.
Jss hn xpss h ral
prblm: a lack labrrs. Hs
sln h prblm s r
hs ppl pray arnsly
h Lr h harvs sn
labrrs n hs harvs.
Rachng anyn wh h gspl
bgns wh G as w call
hm n prayr.
Br mhs an mr
xnsv rsarch ar n
h way nrc h nx
gnran h g shphr.
Wv prc mhs an
rsarch. th way rach h
nx gnran s r G sn
ppl n h fls wh a sns rgncy rach hm wh
h gspl.
Technology: A Symptomo a Deeper IssueAs i hnk ab sm h
crrn challngs acng yng
ppl an h challngs hywll ac n h r i can
hlp b hnk chnlgy. th
nx gnran ss chnlgy as
h al m r vryhng
s: msc, mny, rlanshps
an rcran. thy s
cnnc wh ppl, an hy
vlp hs rlanshps byxchangng h cnn hr
lvs. ths has gvn way habs
ha can bcm xc.
tchnlgy s n h ss,
hgh. insa, h way ay's
yh s chnlgy pns
a pr, mr nanal
ss. i pns lngngs r
rlanshps, rlvanc an
manng. ths lngngs xs n
vry prsn n vry gnran,
an hs gnran yh has
The greatestneed or everyyoung person in
the world todayis the need toknow Jesus.
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chsn chnlgy as s vc,
s langag, s nvrnmn
an h mans lfllng hs
har crs.
AuthenticRelationshipsths gnran yh ss
hrgh acas. Whn a prsn
rachs ab 12 yars l, hr sh vlps a nw par
anamy, smhng i call a
blgna cr. Whavr y
call , h nx gnran has an
ably c a phny. Yng
ppl hav bn ran s
rm an arly ag bcas hyv
wach chrch-gng als sayn hng an a cmplly
rn hng. th nx gnran
lngs r ppl b hns
ab h gspl an lv h
mssag ha hy prclam by
mnsrang a gnn cncrn
r hm as ppl.
ths kn ahncy ss aracv hm bcas
s hw Jss lv. Jss knw
hs mssag, an car ngh
ab ppl ha h n wh
snnrs an ax cllcrs n
(Ma 9:10). ths gnran
yh wans s an ahnc
gspl lv .
i grw p n Charl, N.C.,
whr i was a mmbr a
cnsrvav, namnals,
Baps chrch. thr was n
b ha my chrch wan
shar h gspl wh my cy. th
gspl mssag bgan wh h
rmpv sry h crss an
h mpy mb, b cam wh
xpcans ha ppl chang
hr lsyl f n h chrch
clr. in shr, b a Chrsan
man shw p a h chrch
an lk lk a Chrsan, hnav ppl wh n lk lk
y. B has n vn cls
wha h gspl s. th gspl sn
mrly a s s an ns
r a ls crns. th gspl s
smm p n a prsn an wha
h rsc s. i rvlvs
arn an ahnc rlanshpwh Jss Chrs.
th chrch has cs n a
gspl prsnan whn h
nx gnran wans a gspl
cnvrsan. t many Chrsans
hav allw h gspl b
smhng hy alk ab nc
a wk nsa smhng hahas asnsh hm. Ppl alk
ab wha asnshs hm.
tragcally, wha asnshs h
nx gnran s hw Chrsans
can lv hr Chrsan lvs n
sch mnan ways.
in Mahw 14, Jss s
mr han 5,000 ppl wh ll
mr han a as mal, an
hn llws ha p by walkng
n war. B h scpls shw
alms n sgns asnshmn.
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thn, Jss gs n h ba an
sps h srm. Fnally, vn hscpls can mss wha hyv
sn. Mahw rcrs ha hs
n h ba wrshpp hm,
sayng, trly y ar h Sn
G (Ma 14:33).
As Chrsans, wv l h
asnshng sry h gspl
bcm a sbl a l markby ng chrch hngs. W n
rcapr h ably b
asnsh a Jss an all h
has n. th nx gnran
ns s s lv r lvs n
r asnshmn vr h gspl.
tr jy n Chrs s a cmpllng
wnss h nx gnran.
i w rly sr prpaga
h gspl h nx gnran,
hr ms b a nw cmmmn
lvng an ahnc gspl-
cnr l an rgng gnn
rlanshps wh h ls.
Relevant Applicationim n sr whr i frs har
hs, b s r: nhng changs
lvs lk sng lvs chang.
th nx gnran s always
nrs n wha rally wrks;
als clams ar was n hm.thy'v sn anasc clams
n nmrcals r h las
ca, an hyv bgh h
prcs. Wha aracs hm
sch prcs s h prsnal
smny rm ppl wh hav
sn wrk.
th nx gnran s hngryr a ah ha "wrks," wh
rlvan applcan hr lvs.
B w havn akn h m
nrsan h sss ha yng
ppl ar srgglng vrcm.
Rlvan applcan s n
rqr ha w fn an answr
r vry l n, mans haw ar prpar pn h nx
gnran h rh n n
Gs Wr. th Bbl arsss
hr vry ral ns.
Fr xampl, h chrch can
srv h nx gnran by
shwng hm all ha h Bbl
has say ab rlanshps,
whch ar s mpran hm.
W can shw yng ppl ha
rlanal cnc s cas by
passns a war whn hm (Jas
As Christians,weve let theastonishing sto-ry o the gospelbecome a sub-title to a liemarked by doingchurch things.
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4:1). Lkws, w can shw hm
ha halhy rlanshps rsl
rm srvc an sacrfc, an rm
a sr n anhr n
shwng hnr (Rm 12:10).
ths may b har rhs
har, b h nx gnran
wll lmaly rcv rlvan
rh ha s n sgar-ca,
b hns. in n nsanc,rlanshps hav cnlc
bcas ppl ar slfsh. in
h hr nsanc, rlanshps
ar nrch whn w srv n
anhr. ths s rlvan rh
ha h nx gnran can
apply vry ay, an pns
h r nrc hm
h g shphr.
th nx gnran wll
cnn grappl wh sm
h ms fcl sss r
clr has vr sn, an hy
ms knw ha h Bbl spaks
all hs sss. W mak agrav rrr whn w amp
xplan h har qsns l
by sayng bcas h Bbl says
s. insa, w shl xplan h
way ha Gs Wr s rlvan
h lvs yng ppl.
Meaningul Purposedrng h pas hr cas,
yngr gnrans hav
ncrasngly mgra rm pr
cnsmrsc agnas cas-
rn prss. evn h
smpls csns ar masr
by h pssbl mpac n h
mma an glbal cmmny.L, r h nx gnran, ms
n nly mak sns; ms mak
a rnc. th nx gnran s
lngng an nnnally sarchng
r prps.
As w shar h mssag
h gspl wh ay's yh,
hy wll cnn ask, wha
rnc s mak? An hy
shl. W all shl. th gspl
wll always chang h way w
lk a h wrl an rspn
The next gen-eration willcontinue tograpple withsome o the mostdicult issuesour culture hasever seen, andthey must know
that the Biblespeaks to all othose issues.
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h brknnss ha sn has
nc n bllns. S w can ll
h nx gnran ha h gspl
cmmans r ahl ann
war hs wh hr an n.
Anng h ns hrs s
h manngl prps h
gspl. th acvy h gspl-
cnr l wll carry wha
Chrs has nsrc s .Bgnnng wh h wrs
Jss n Mahw 25, w har
Jss plac a val n srvng h
hngry, h pr, h sck an h
mprsn n h by Chrs.
Whn w an h ns
hs brhrs an ssrs, w
hav srv Jss hmsl. thgspl xpcs ha w car r h
margnalz. Jss l h yng
sccssl prssnal n Mark
10:21 g, sll all ha y hav
an gv h pr, b h wn
away srrwl bcas h lv
hs pssssns. Jss xpc
ha hs llwrs wl fn ways car r h pr an sck.
ths prry cnns n
Jams 1:27, whr w ra ha,
r ah s vr b clan
an wh a pr har, hn w
ar car r h ac an
rman nan by h wrl.
th manngl prps ha hs
gnran sks s s ask by
h gspl.
Mahw 22:37-40 prsns a
cmpl pcr manngl
prps. Yr prmary prps,
yr a Chrsan, s lv
h Lr wh all yr har
an wh all yr sl an wh
all yr mn. i ha s a r
raly n r lvs as Chrs
llwrs, hn w wll lv [r]
nghbrs as [rslvs].
th gspl splays manngl
prps ms vvly n Chrssanng sacrfc. th gras
prps ha h nx gnran
cl vr hav s blvng
ha mssag an lvng hr
nghbrs by sharng wh hm.
th nx gnran js ns
knw ha h gspl rs sch
a prps.
Conclusiond y rly wan rach h
nx gnran wh h gspl?
Lv a l ha s ahncally
gspl-cnr. thn y wll
vlp gnn rlanshps
wh hs wh n mh g shphr. La hm
h rlvan rh Gs Wr
ha ms h ral ns ha
h nx gnran acs. drv
yr manngl prps rm h
gspl, mnsrang h sam
val r hrs ha Jss .
th nx gnran s ps
rcv h g nws.
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Owen Strachan
dsrpn s n n.
Y knw h scn: yr wrkng, ryng yr bs plg
n a ask, whhr a papr, a srmn r a cmn r wrk,
an yr phn bzzs. or yr mal nbx sgnals h arrval a nw
mssag. or yr rn sps by, an yr gla s hm, b h
sn ralz ha yr lg s ncnrllably appng n bcas y'r
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nvs n h cnvrsan, b
bcas y hav 13 asks
n h nx w hrs.
B hrs anhr kn
srpn has g r s.
th rm srpn cms rm
h bsnss wrl. Prssr
Clayn Chrsnsn Harvar
Bsnss Schl has pplarz
h rm srpv nnvanr crav srpn, as s
n call. H clams bsnss
lars n s wha aras
hr cmpany n shakng
p. Crprans an h ppl
wh wrk n hm can all n
parns as an cmplacncy.
Chrsnsn avcas halars rglarly srp h
bsnss by rmmng wha s
nncssary an sharpnng wha
s prfabl.
th chrch s n a bsnss.
is a lvng, brahng, spral
rgansm, h by Chrs.
B hrs h hng: i hnk h
pracc crav srpn
pras Chrsnsns nsgh. i
sms lk a nw cncp, b s
acally an l n.
tw hsan yars l, n ac.
An cms n rm h
markplac cmmrc, b
h mn Chrs.
Jesus Gets Disruptivein Mahw 13:1-9, Jss lls
a sarlng sry, h parabl
h sls. ths s n sqsn
n cnsrvan h arh,
hwvr. is a spral shakp,
n annncng ha n all wh
sm hav ah wll, n h n,
b sav:
tha sam ay Jss wn
h hs an sa bs h
sa. An gra crws gahr
ab hm, s ha h g n
a ba an sa wn. An h
whl crw s n h
bach. An h l hm manyhngs n parabls, sayng: A
swr wn sw. An as
h sw, sm ss ll alng
h pah, an h brs cam
an vr hm. ohr
ss ll n rcky grn,
whr hy n hav mch
sl, an mmaly hy
sprang p, snc hy ha n
ph sl, b whn h sn
rs hy wr scrch. An
snc hy ha n r, hy
The church is nota business. Its aliving, breathing,
spiritualorganism, thebody o Christ.
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whr away. ohr ss ll
amng hrns, an h hrns
grw p an chk hm.
ohr ss ll n g sl
an prc gran, sm a
hnrl, sm sxy, sm
hry. H wh has ars, l
hm har.
Js a w vrss lar, Jsslvrs a scn, qally
snnng parabl. in Mahw
13:24-30, Chrs lls h parabl
h wha an h ars:
H [Jss] p anhr parabl
br hm, sayng, th
kngm havn may bcmpar a man wh sw
g s n hs l, b
whl hs mn wr slpng,
hs nmy cam an sw
ws amng h wha an
wn away. S whn h plans
cam p an br gran, hn
h ws appar als. Anh srvans h masr
h hs cam an sa hm,
Masr, y n sw g
s n yr fl? Hw hn
s hav ws? H sa
hm, An nmy has n
hs. S h srvans sa
hm, thn y wan s
g an gahr hm? B h
sa, N, ls n gahrng h
ws y r p h wha
alng wh hm. L bh grw
ghr nl h harvs, an
a harvs m i wll ll h
raprs, Gahr h ws frs
an bn hm n bnls b
brn, b gahr h wha
n my barn.
thr s mch npack n
ach hs parabls. Fr r
prpss, w n a cmmnhra bwn h w, ha n
all wh sm b Chrsans ar
n ac sav. in h frs parabl,
hr h r xampls
s shw hmslvs,
lmaly, b nblvrs.
th brs alms mmaly
vr h frs kn s; hsn scrchs h scn kn
ar an nal brs; h hrns
chk h hr kn ar a
pr. Chrss xampls shw
s ha as w prach h gspl,
w wll ncnr ppl wh
nally prss ah b wh
lmaly shw hmslvs b ncnvr.
Jss nrscrs hs sam
a n h scn parabl. th
ws an wha grw ghr
r a lng whl. A h n l,
bcms apparn ha sm
ppl wh cnsr hmslvs
wha r blvrs ar n
ac nblvrs. thy nvr rly
rpn hr sn an blv
n Jss Chrs as hr Savr. i
s hs ppl wh wll b cas
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away rm h prsnc Chrs
an bansh rnal arknss
whn h rrns.
in bh parabls, w ncnra prblm wr awar b may
n b abl nam: nmnal
Chrsany, r Chrsany n
nam nly (n raly). ths
vlps whn h gspl s
mb wn an ma ncsly,
whn h chrch s n call r
a ransrm l as vnc salvan an whn cngrgans
n pracc chrch scpln
gar h gspl. i hs sns
lk a rbng b ar-
prblm, 's n.
is as nar as yr lcal chrch.
Nmnal Chrsany bcam
a parclar challng n
h wnh cnry. Many
vanglcal chrchs blv ha
hy n mbrac bsnss
praccs n cngrganal l
n rr raw nw mmbrs.
thy sh n a ml
chrch n whch cngrgans
wr ra as cnsmrs, wh
h chrch sl prvng hm
h srvcs r xprncs hy
wan. in sm cass, hs
assmbls n mphasz a
ransrm l as a ncssary
mark ngng mmbrshp. iwas ngh mak an nal
prssn ah; chrch
scpln was largly ls as a
mans prmng h gspl.
ths rns rsl n
chrchs wh ar mr ppl n
h rlls han acally blng.
Byn hs, many ppl cam hnk hmslvs as sav
wh shw ll r n spral
r (Ma 9:27). Bcas hs,
nmnal Chrsany bcam a
rblsm par a szabl par
many lcal chrchs.
ths prblm prsss n
r ay.
Disrupting theComortedWha s h scr slvng hs
wspra challng r
Chrsany? Wll, hrs n magc
bll. Pasrs an cncrn
mmbrs n pray h Lr.
thy n ask hm sn
rvval hr chrchs n rr
ha ppl wh hav cv
hmslvs mgh b wn Chrs.
NominalChristianitydevelops whenthe gospel isdumbed downand madeuncostly.
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Gs grac aln can slv
hs prblm.
ths s n man, hwvr,
ha pasrs ar hlplss. Gs
grac s always an mpwrng
grac, as xs lk Rmans 6:6
shw s. Sn has bn crcf
wh Chrs, an w pssss all w
n r l an glnss, as 2
Pr 1:3 maks clar. Wha shlgspl-lvng Chrsans , hn,
arss nmnal Chrsany,
an shw lv hs wh
prss ah b n vnc ?
in answrng hs, h cncp
crav srpn cms n
play. Acally, r r prpss,
w n Chrsc srpn, rgspl srpn. Wha s
hs man?
i mans ha pasrs cann
spak s wrs har-
har ppl, hs wh s
n r pws ach wk b
rss h ransrman h
gspl. W cann ab ah n
nam nly. W cann cnn
rslvs wh a hry-mn
mssag, a w sngs an a
hanshak a h r. insa,
as pasrs an chrch lars,w s rslvs as srprs
a slpng chrch.
W ar n crl n hs rgar;
wr n harknng back
smmr camp as a k, pllng
pranks n slpng rns. N,
lv r ppl wh ar
n rnal jpary, w prachh gspl as a smmns
rpnan ah.
As wh Jhn h chrch n
Sars, w blly say hs:
Wak p, an srnghn
wha rmans an s ab
, r i hav n n yrwrks cmpl n h sgh
my G. Rmmbr, hn, wha
y rcv an har. Kp
, an rpn. i y wll n
wak p, i wll cm lk a h,
an y wll n knw a wha
hr i wll cm agans y
(Rv 3:2-3).
Hw can w apprpraly
mmc Jhn n callng prssng
blvrs rbs ah? Hr ar
Pastors cannotspeak sot wordsto hard-heartedpeople, thosewho sit in ourpews each week
but resist thetransormationo the gospel.
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sm praccal ways w can carry
hs y lv:
1. Prach r Chrsany rm
h plp. iny h marks
grac an h r h Spr
(Gal 5:22-23);
2. Call ppl mbrac r
Chrsany. Mak clar ha hy rpn an blv s an
mmann n w ar n p
ah an rpnanc;
3. Mak clar ha grac s n
chap, b csly, as drch
Bnhr amsly sa. tr
ah, n hr wrs, s n ask,Wha s h mnmm i can
b sav? Rahr, cnsss
Y hav h wrs l
Chrs, ncssang ha w
rjc h wrl an mbrac h
Mssah (Jhn 6:68);
4. Lv yr ppl. i y nlycall hm ah, b n
mak a srs r car r
hm an mnsra ha y
hav h ms car r hr
sls, xpc ha hy wll n
y . on h hr han, y
may wll s h Lr sn hr
hars hrgh a prssn, kn,
gspl-sara wnss;
5. La wll an blly. Shw
by crags, cnvcnal
larshp ha y wll n b
sway by ppsn, whch y
shl xpc y challng
Saan n r hs clam;
6. Srprs hs y hnk may b
nmnal Chrsans by rpnng
whn yr wrng. Many ppl
hav rarly sn gnn an
ll-hra cnrn vr sn.Sng arsh r r h frs
m wll spak a srngr wr
han y mgh hnk;
7. dn assm ha y knw
h hars llw snnrs as
G s. Gahr as mch aa
as y can, pray r scrnmn,b b carl cncl, an
say, ha smn s r cran
n a Chrsan;
8. Pray r G wrk amng
yr ppl. Rmmbr Psalm
127:1, whch ras, unlss
h Lr bls h hs, hswh bl labr n van;
9. Cnsanly kp n mn ha
y cann rsc nmnal
Chrsans, b h Lr can; an
10. Pracc chrch scpln
accrng xs lk Mahw
18:15-20 an 1 Crnhans 5-6,
knwng as y s ha js as
gspl prachng prms Chrs,
s s garng h gspl hrgh
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h prsrvan a halhy chrch
ha shws h wrl h raly
spral ransrman (hgh
n prcn).
Conclusionth prblm nmnalsm
s ar mr fcl n nar
han ar h aly nrrpns
r wrklw. ths s anancn qagmr, as Chrss
wn parabls shws. i s n a
challng ac nly by nahl
r sbpar pasrs an chrchs.
i s a brn ha vry shphr
an vry assmbly wll bar a
sm pn an n sm ashn.
ths was r Amrcasbs-knwn shphr, h
pasr-hlgan Jnahan
ewars. ewars was a prlss
prachr, y h srggl alms
cnnally wh prssng
blvrs wh wl n
whlharly cmm h
wrk G. ths was n par
h ac ha many ppl ha
jn h chrch as mmbrs
rm nancy y ha nvr lly
wn h ah. Fr hs rasn,
ewars cnsanly xrcs a
mnsry gspl srpn, an
r ha l bh h frs rvval an hs wn frng. Sm
mbrac hs call rpnanc;
hrs sl hr hars agans
an gh hm.
W ms rmmbr xampls
lk hs. W ms als call
mn ewarss wrl-shakng
prachng, wh s cs n hprls sn (as sn n h ams
srmn, Snnrs n h Hans
an Angry G) an h glrs
r an savng ah. As w
prs r wn mnsrs
capalz srpn, ls hl
wha ewars calls h
r sns h hngs G,knwng as w ha nly h can
mak llw snnrs as . As h
p n hs majsc srmn, A
dvn an Sprnaral Lgh,
savng ah s rvn by
A r sns h vn an
sprlav xcllncy h
hngs rlgn; a ral sns
h xcllncy G, an
Jss Chrs, an h wrk
rmpn, an h ways
Nominalism isa burden thatevery shepherdand everyassembly will
bear at somepoint and insome ashion.
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resourCes
Mike McKinley,Am I Really a Christian? (Crossway/9Marks,
2011).
Owen Strachan and Douglas Sweeney,Jonathan Edwards
on True Christianity(part o the fve-volume Essential
Edwards Collection, Moody, 2010).
Mark Dever, The Church: The Gospel Made Visible
(Lieway, 2012).
John Piper, Finally Alive (Christian Focus, 2009).
an wrks G rval n
h gspl. thr s a vn
an sprlav glry n hs
hngs; an xcllncy ha s
a vasly hghr kn, an
mr sblm nar, han n
hr hngs; a glry graly
sngshng hm rm all
ha s arhly an mpral. H
ha s sprally nlghnrly apprhns an ss ,
r has a sns . H sn
mrly ranally blv ha
G s glrs, b h has
a sns h glrsnss
G n hs har. thr s
n nly a ranal bl ha
G s hly, an ha hlnss
s a g hng; b hr s
a sns h lvlnss
Gs hlnss. thr s n
nly a spclavly jgng
ha G s gracs, b a
sns hw amabl G s pn
ha accn; r a sns h
bay hs vn arb.
May w sns hs bay
arsh ay, an prpaga
n r chrchs r h salvan
sls an h glry
almghy G.
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Travis Kerns
imagn h llwng san. Yr alkng a grp ppl
n a c shp, an h ss rlgn cms p. Havng js
m hm, y n knw h rlgs bls h hrs arn
y, s y brng p h achngs Jss. Y mak h clam ha
h achngs Jss ar wrhy cnsran an ll hs
gahr arn h abl ha Jss has chang yr l, bh nw
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an rvr. Smn a h abl
asks why Jss s s mpran,
s y ll hm ha Jss clam
b Gs Sn.
Y g n xplan ha
nly hrgh ah n Jss can
a prsns sns b rgvn an,
mmaly, h cnvrsan
gs ha. on prsn
xclams, im n a snnr.Anhr says, Yr n G.
Y can ll m hw lv.
A hr prsn rspns, Js
bcas a prsn sn knw
Jss sn mak hm ba.
thr ar g ppl n hr
rlgns. thy n n Jss;
hyv g hr wn way G. dn b s n-s an
nlran. Lav hm aln.
thr racns srprs y
an lav y hlplss, hplss
an ran.
Accsans nlranc,
narnss an bgry an
h hgh prcsss lang
hs prclamans ar
cmmn whnvr Chrsans
alk ab Jss as h nly way
G. Chrsans n n
knw hw rspn schaccsans, an may vn wnr
h bjcrs, lk hs n h
cnvrsan abv, ar rgh.
Mayb ppl n hr rlgns
rally ar kay. Mayb hy rally
n n Jss. Mayb G has
prv a way r mmbrs
hr rlgns b sav. Arall, s n ar ha a prsn ns
har ab an knw Jss js
g n havn, rgh?
in rr hnk hrgh hs
sss rghly, w ms answr
hr spcfc qsns. Frs, why
shl Chrsans b cncrn
ab sprang h achngs Jss, spcally prsns
nvlv n hr rlgns?
Scn, wha s h mssag
Chrsany? thr, hw shl
w prsn h achngs
Chrsany nn-Chrsans?
Lr wllng, h scssn ha
llws wll hlp y nrsan
why hr s a n, wha h
mssag Chrsany s, an
hw prsn ha mssag n
h ms cv way pssbl.
Accusations ointolerance,unairness andbigotry are com-mon wheneverChristians talk
about Jesus asthe only wayto God.
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Why Be Concerned?Why shl Chrsans b
cncrn ab sprang h
achngs Jss, spcally
prsns nvlv n hr
rlgns? ths s an mpran
qsn r all Chrsans
answr, an a w Nw tsamn
passags wll hlp answr .th frs passag s 1 Pr 3:14-
15. in hs passag, Pr wrs:
B vn y shl sr
r rghsnss sak, y
wll b blss. Hav n ar
hm, nr b rbl, b n
yr hars hnr Chrs hLr as hly, always bng
prpar mak a ns
anyn wh asks y r a
rasn r h hp ha s n
y; y wh gnlnss
an rspc.
Pr ns ha bnChrsans wll lkly ac
srng, an sch srng
shl b rcv as a blssng,
bcas h blvr has h hnr
sr r h sak Chrs.
Vrs 15 s ms nsrcv r
r prpss. Pr wrs ha
w shl hnr Chrs, r s
hm apar, as Lr n r hars.
th way hnr Chrs s b
prpar alk ab Chrs
a any mmn. Anym a nn-
Chrsan asks a Chrsan why
h s s happy, jyl an hpl,h Chrsan s b ray wh
a rspns. Als mpran s h
mannr n whch Pr nsrcs
Chrsans answr nn-
Chrsans: wh gnlnss an
rspc. Chrsans ar n nly
alk ab h mrcy an grac
G n Chrs, b als shw hmrcy an grac G n Chrs
wh r acns an wrs. Whn
nn-Chrsans ask s n
r hp, w ar cmman by
Scrpr gv an answr, an
w hnr Chrs whn w s.
Wll scss wha ha answr
shl b lar.th scn passag s Jhn
14:6. Jhn rcrs h wrs
Jss: i am h way, an h
rh, an h l; n n cms
h Fahr xcp hrgh
m. ths vrs s crcal r h
nn-Chrsan, spcally r h
mmbr anhr rlgn. P
smply, Jss clars ha h
nly way G h Fahr s
hmsl, Jss h Sn. Nc
Jss s n say h s a way,
Jesus is not justone way amongmany, he is theonly way.
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a rh r a l, b h says h
s h way, h rh an h l.
Hr, Jss lls hs lsnrs
an s as rars ha h s h
nly way g G. Jss s
n js n way amng many,
h s h nly way. in, Jss
s h nly ra lang G
h Fahr.
th hr passag s Acs4:12, whr Lk rcrs Prs
srmn ar Pr an Jhn ar
arrs r sprang h gspl.
Cncrnng Jss, Pr clars
ha thr s salvan n n n
ls; r hr s n hr nam
nr havn gvn amng mn
by whch w ms b sav. Prafrms ha, smlar Jhn 14:6,
Jss s nnably h nly way
fn salvan. Salvan s n
n n h achngs any
hr rlgs fgr r rlgs
lar; salvan s n nly n
an hrgh Jss.
S, Chrsans shl b
cncrn wh h spra
Chrss mssag mmbrs
hr rlgns bcas (1)
s a mans hnrng Chrs,
(2) hr rlgns n llw
Jss an (3) hgh mmbrs
hr rlgns hnk hy havn salvan, hy hav n
n anyhng.
Whats the Messageo Christianity?Nw ha w nrsan why w
shl b cncrn r mmbrs
hr rlgns, w cm r scn qsn: wha s
h mssag Chrsany?
th mssag Chrsany s a
prnly smpl mssag sn,
anmn an rmpn, all
hrgh Chrs. i h mssag s
s smpl (hgh n smplsc),
s hr an asy way shar hmssag? in hs scn, ls
cnsr an asy way shar h
mssag Jss, a way knwn
cmmnly as h Rmans Ra.
th Rmans Ra s a smpl
way shar h gspl wh
nn-Chrsans, cnssng sx
passags:
1. Rmans 3:23, vryn has
snn an alln shr Gs
prc sanar, hs glry.
Salvation is notound in theteachings o anyother religiousgure or leader;
salvation is oundonly in andthrough Jesus.
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2. Rmans 6:23, hr s a pnaly
r sn: physcal an spral
ah, an whch als maks h
r r rnal l rm G
hrgh Jss Chrs.
3. Rmans 5:8, Jss has r
snnrs.
4. Rmans 10:9-10, salvan sr hrgh cnssn
Jss an ral bl ha G
ras Jss rm h a.
5. Rmans 5:1, r, lasng pac
wh G h Fahr s r
nly hrgh jsfcan by ah.
in hr wrs, hmans can havpac wh G vn hgh hy
ar all snnrs an hav all alln
shr hs prc sanar. th
nly way hav pac s hrgh
rsng Chrs an blvng n
hs wrk an mssag.
6. Rmans 8:1, rnalcnmnan r sn s nw n
lngr a wrry r h prsn wh
rss n Chrs.
ths, h mssag Chrsany
s smpl. All hmans ar snnrs;
all hav mss Gs prc,
rqr sanar. All hmans
rcv physcal an spral
ah as paymn r hr sn.
Hwvr, G has prv a way
scap h spral ah w
s rghly srv, an h way
scap s h r g rnal l
r by G h Fahr hrgh
Jss Chrs h Sn, wh r
snnrs. only by cnssng Jss
as Lr an blvng n hm cananyn scap spral ah.
Lkws, h nly way fn
r an lasng pac wh G
s by cnssng Jss as Lr an
blvng n hm. Ar ng s,
h nw Chrsan fns n mr
n b cncrn ab rnal
cnmnan.
How Should ChristiansTalk to Memberso World Religions?unrnaly, Chrsans
ccasnally ra mmbrs
hr rlgns h wrl as
nrr hm, an may vn
ak h pprny b a
jrk r Jss. ths s n nly
nrna, b nbblcal. As
The only wayto nd true andlasting peacewith God is byconessing Jesusas Lord.
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w saw n 1 Pr 3:15 arlr, h
Hly Spr, hrgh Prs pn,
cmmans llwrs Jss
b gnl an rspcl whn
nracng wh nblvrs
ab h gspl. tllng h
nn-Chrsan h gspl s
cnrnanal n sl; h
Chrsan n n mak mr
s. Whn h nn-Chrsan harsha h s a snnr, ha h srvs
physcal an spral ah an
ha h nly way scap s
by placng hs ah an rs n
Jss, h nn-blvr wll b
n by h mssag. thr
s n rasn r h Chrsan
a mr ns h mssagby hs cnc.
Hw, hn, shl Chrsans
nrac wh mmbrs hr
rlgns? is hr a g, praccal
g r ng vanglsm?
Frmr an Harvar dvny
Schl, Krsr Snahl, whn
h spk a gahr ma
prss cnrnc n 1985, gav
hr basc rls r nracng
wh mmbrs hr rlgs
grps, an hs hr rls
rlgs nrsanng can b
vry nsrcv r r prpss.
Snahls frs rl s haChrsans shl larn ab
h bls anhr rlgn
rm mmbrs ha rlgn.
W wl xpc hs rm hrs
as wll. Any m Chrsany
s h sbjc a nws rpr
r smhng ha nar,
Chrsans ar sally nrvwr hr vw. in h sam way,
Bhsm s h sbjc a nws
rpr r ma ar, Bhss
ar sally nrvw ab
hr Bhsm. ths s a nrmal
ccrrnc whn r clr,
an r vanglsm shl
cs n h bls hrsn h sam way. i yr callng
n l s mnsr Mslms
an y wl lk knw wha
Mslms blv, ask a Mslm. i
yr callng n l s mnsr
Mrmns an y wl lk
knw wha Mrmns blv, ask
a Mrmn. ths s n say hr
s n plac r bks, arcls r
xplanans ab rlgns by
nn-mmbrs. thr s abslly
a plac, a mch n plac, r
Telling thenon-Christianthe gospel isconrontationalin itsel; the
Christian neednot make itmore so.
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wrks ha sr. Cmparav
rlgn s a vally mpran
fl an mr wrk ns b
n n ha ara. ths frs rl
s smply ha h ms accra
nrsanng a parclar
rlgn an s bl sysm s
lkly cm rm a mmbr
ha rlgn.
Snahls scn rl s haw shl mak ar cmparsns.
Whn lsnng bas bwn
mmbrs vars rlgns r
rang wrks by mmbrs
vars rlgns, mak sr
lsn bas bwn paralll
spakrs r ra wrks by
paralll wrrs. By hs, Snahlsmply mans ha w shl
cmpar appls appls an
rangs rangs. dn ra a
wrk ab Jss by a Chrsan
wh a Ph.d. an cmpar a
wrk ab Jss by a Mslm
layman. dn ra a wrk ab
cran by a Bhs wh aPh.d. an cmpar a wrk
ab cran by a Hn
layman. Lkws, n cmpar
h Chrsany dav Krsh
r Jm Jns h Hnsm
Mahama Ganh, an n
cmpar h islam rrrss
h Chrsany Mhr
trsa. P smply, cmpar
qals an yll b n h rgh
pah war nrsanng r
h sak vanglsm.
Snahls hr rl s ha
w shl lav rm r hly
nvy. thgh hs sns a b
cmncal, Snahl smply
mans hr ar lkly aspcs
hr rlgns, an aspcs
h lvs mmbrs hr
rlgns, rm whch w can
larn. Hr, h Chrsan s
n n agr wh h hrrlgn r wh h mmbr
h hr rlgn, b h can
rcgnz ha h Bhs may
pray mr nnly, h Hn
may blv mr srngly, h
I the Christianbelieves he isabsolutely,objectivelycorrect in hisbelie, he shouldhave the mostintense prayer,the strongest
belie, the mostliberal giving andthe ullest love.
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Mrmn may gv mr lbrally
r h Jw may lv mr lly
han h Chrsan. ths s
whr hly nvy s n. i
h Chrsan blvs h s
abslly, bjcvly crrc
n hs bl, h shl hav h
ms nns prayr, h srngs
bl, h ms lbral gvng an
h lls lv. th vn mmbrs hr rlgns
shl rv Chrsans b
vn mr srs ab hr
ply hl cnvcns.
Conclusionor nal qsn, hn, s
smwha brrw rm FrancsSchar: namly, hw shl
w hn vanglz? Hw can w
ms cvly prpaga h
gspl wrl rlgns? Frs,
w pray. 1 thssalnans 5:17
cmmans s pray cnnally,
an r prayrs shl ncl
pns r pprny spakwh mmbrs hr rlgns,
blnss whn cnrnng als
bl an cmpassn vr h
ls cnn hs nvlv
n hr rlgns.
Scn, w sy. 1 Pr 3:15
cmmans s b ray gv
a ns r r hp n Chrs
whnvr w ar ask. th bs
way n h hp w hav s
knw wha hrs blv an
b ray ask hm fcl
qsns as w prsn Chrs
hm. Acs 17 srvs as a g
xampl hw h arly chrch
hs vry hng.
thr, w g. Mahw 28:18-20
cmmans s g n all h
wrl, prclamng h gspl
an makng scpls.
May G gran s h crag,
h blnss, h cmpassn,h ably an h brn
prpaga h gspl mmbrs
h wrls rlgns.
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John Klaassen
evry Wnsay a Mslm wman wl cm m wh a
grp las a r hs. ovr sw mn a, hy wl
sar n h ol tsamn an wrk hr way war Jss. Ar
hy m, h wman wl lav as qckly as sh cam. thn, n ay,
all chang. Jss bcam mr han a prph hr, mr han a
nam n hsry. on ha ay, Jss bcam G ncarna, Savr an
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Lr. N lng ar, sh llw
hr Savr n bapsm wh hr
nw ssrs n Chrs, cnssng
a nw brh an a nw l.
Sharng h gspl wh
Mslms s n h gra
prvlgs i hav ha n my
lm. Sm my gras
mmrs ar sng n h
r, llng ppl ol tsamnsrs sacrfc an srvc
G, an hn alkng ab wha
mans r Jss b G an
h lma sacrfc.
on ay, a rn wh whm
w ha shar h gspl many
ms sa m, Jhn, i hnk
y ar rgh, Jss srn h crss r my sns. Fr a
Mslm, hs was a bg sp. B
n bg ngh, s w kp llng
hm bblcal srs ah an
Jss. Smm lar h sa,
Jhn, i hnk y ar rgh, Jss
n h crss r my sns.
thn h a, An Jss anh Prph, hy ar h sam.
Agan a bg sp, b n ngh,
s w kp llng hm bblcal
srs an sharng hw Jss
s mch mr han any prph
ha vr lv. Fnally, n ay,
h sa Y ar rgh, Jss s
G, h s Savr, h s Lr. on
ha ay, h k a sp ah,
cnssng wh hs mh Jss
as Lr (Rm 10:9-10).
Whn ms s hnk
islam an Mslms, w hnk
xrmss an rrrss. or
mags ar wmn warng
brkas an mn n ha scarvs.
insa, w shl hnk r
Mslm nghbrs wn h
sr, wrr ab hr kscan, hw hngs ar gng
a wrk an ab hr marrags
an n-laws. thyr n s
rn rm y an m. S hw
y shar yr ah wh a
Mslm? Whn i hnk sharng
my ah wh a Mslm, i lk
hnk n rms C. Pr Wagnrs
3 Ps n vanglsm: prsnc,
prclaman an prsasn. i
lk a a rh P: prayr,
whch s h nan all
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r vanglsm. thnk
hs r Ps as blng blcks
rmng a pyram.
PrayerPrayr s h bggs blck an h
nan r wrkng wh any
ppl grp. t nglc hs blck
s ak away yr nan
an gnr wha G wans n h lvs h ppl wh
whm y wrk. Jss says n
Lk 10, th harvs s plnl,
b h labrrs ar w. thrr
pray arnsly h Lr h
harvs sn labrrs n
hs harvs.
Jss rmns hs harrs hahr s a harvs. in h m i
hav wrk wh Mslms mr
han 22 yars nw i hav bn
rmn vr an vr agan ha
h Lr s callng hs wn
rm amng h ms rgn
ppl grps all vr h wrl,
nclng ppl rm h harsislamc scs an rsrc
accss nans. is nwrhy
ha Jss s n ask s pray
r ppl n n h gspl.
Rahr, h rcs s pray r
mr wrkrs.
G s wrkng n Mslm lvs.
W pray ha G wll call an
sn hsans mr n h
harvs fls islamc lans
an vn placs lk h u.S. an
erp, whr rgs rm
cnrs whr w hav ll
n accss ar cmng s. i G
has plac a Mslm n yr l,
y hav a rspnsbly shar
h gspl wh hm. Y ar an
answr h prayr r labrrs.
is mpran nrsan
ha prayr, as n h fv pllars
islam, s als mpran h
Mslm. i a Mslm praccshs fv pllars cnssn,
aly prayrs, almsgvng,
Ramaan an h plgrmag
Mcca prcly, h cl
pssbly arn hs way havn.
Mslms rc a ral prayr
fv ms a ay, acng Mcca.
ths prayr s call h salah.Many blv ha s h xn
hr prayrs, b Mslms als
pray hrgh hr ay wh
spplcans knwn as h a.
Whn prayng h a, Mslms
hl hr hans pn n rn
When you praywith a Muslim,though, alwaysclose your
prayer within the nameo Jesus.
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h chs, ras hr ys
havn an mak pn an
pras Allah. ths prayrs ar
r anym, anywhr.
on, ar ang n r
Mslm rns hms, r
rns wl r h a.
Whn w ha Mslm rns n
r hm, w wl h sam.
Prayng wh a Mslm (rngh a, n h salah) s n
h gra acs y can prrm
wh yr Mslm rn. orng
pray r hm an pray wh
hm sngshs y rm
hr wsrnrs an hlps hm
nrsan ha yr a prsn
prayr wh knws G.Whn y pray wh a Mslm,
hgh, always cls yr prayr
wh n h nam Jss. Whn
y pray n h nam Jss
(Jhn 14:13-14), y pray wh
pwr, an y pray n a way ha
s sncly Chrsan.
PresencePrsnc, h scn largs
r blcks, s ab bng wh
yr Mslm rns. Mslms,
an ml-asrnrs n gnral,
ar vn-rn ppl. is n
ab qaly m r hm; s
ab h qany m y
spn wh hm. ths s fcl
r ms s nrsan
bcas w la bsy lvs ha
lav ll m r rnshp.
Hwvr, y plan shar h
gspl wh yr Mslm rns,
y n carv m yrschl b wh hm. inv
hm g placs wh y, vn
sms mnan. Rmmbr,
s ab m, n wrry
ab wha y ar ng; js
b wh hm.
As y spn m wh yr
Mslm rns, s mpranha y hlp hm wh h ns
hy hav hr n h u.S. Whn
y g hr hm, ask y
can hlp hm wh smhng.
Mayb hy n hlp wh a
lr hy rcv rm hr
schl ab hr ks, b hy
n nrsan wha hy ar
spps . Prhaps hy n
hlp makng a crs vs r
gng h ns.
i hyr mmgrans h
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u.S., ak hm grcry shppng
an shw hm h hngs y
by. Smhng as smpl as
navgang h grcry sr can
mak a rnc; n hr hm
cnry hr ar prbably nly
n r w chcs r smhng
lk mlk r bra. in h u.S.,
h pns may vrwhlm
hm. Whn my w an i lvvrsas, was ncrbl
fn hs rns wh hlp
s nrsan hw schls an
crs wrk. S lkws,
hlp yr Mslm rn fgr
hs rncs, an y
wll wn a rn r l.
i y lv vrsas, mak srh nav ppl nrsan yr
rl n h cmmny an hw
y a val . i y rn a
bsnss, mak a prf an wrk
a yr bsnss. Whl vrsas,
w wrk r a hmanaran
rl agncy. th nghbrs saw
m g wrk vry ay ansaw h rsls r a an
vlpmn wrk. A ms, hy
ask s vs hr vllags
vlpmn wrk hr. th
ky s mak sr yr jb s
lgma an ha y prc
smhng val. i y
n assgn yrsl a rl hy
nrsan, hn h cmmny
wll assgn y a rl, an mgh
n b h rl r whch y
ha hp.
ProclamationPrclaman s sharng h
g nws, an h pyram
cann xs wh . Rlgs
cnvrsans ar nvr fcl
g n wh a Mslm, b hy
can b fcl n wh
sarng a ba. i y hav
pracc h frs w Ps, yllfn ha yr rn wll lsn
y. B n wa sar
prclamng h g nws
Jss. Frm h vry bgnnng,
sablsh h ac ha y ar
a llwr Jss, an ha h
maks a rnc n yr l.
talk hm ab yr prayr lan wha G s ng n yr l.
on way na a g
cnvrsan s ask yr rn
y can shar yr sry wh
hm ab hw G has chang
yr l, an hn shar yr
smny wh yr rn.
Rmmbr, hgh, vrynhas a sry. Y mgh fn ha
yr Mslm rn has a smlar
sry yrs ab hw islam
has chang hs l, s n js
sp wh yr sry, b shar
a bblcal sry as wll. Whn i
shar my smny i als ll
h sry Crnls n Acs
10, mphaszng ha Crnls
was a gly man by vryns
sanars, b ha was n
ngh. H sll n Jss n
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hs l, s G sn Pr ll
hm h rs h sry. i hn ll
my rn ha i am hr ll
hm h rs h sry.
Frm ha pn, y can
shar h gspl sry Gs
rmng ac rm cran
h crss. Rmmbr mphasz
ha G cra s hav a
rlanshp wh hm, b sn hassry ha rlanshp (Gn
1-3). only h bl sacrfc
can brng ab h rgvnss
sns (Hb 9:22), an G prv
Jss as h lma sacrfc,
h prpan r r sns (Rm
3:25; Hb 2:17). in hr wrs, as
h prc sacrfc, Jss kn h wrah G r r sns.
th frs m y shar hs
sry, yr Mslm rn wll
arg ha G wl nvr hav
allw Jss n h crss.
dn wrry, js kp llng h
sry an rmnng hm h
mpranc sacrfc. i wllak m an mlpl llngs
h sam sry, b G wll
slwly wrk n hs har an
bgn awakn yr rn
h rh h gspl.
Persuasionth smalls h Ps s
prsasn, whch s als h
pn h pyram r h
p h spar, s anhr
maphr. onc yv sablsh
a srng rlanshp wh yr
rn, y can say wha ns
b sa. Y ms vnally shar
ha Jss s h nly way hav
pac wh G. Y ms shar
ha, wh rpnanc, hr s
n rgvnss r sns. Y ms
shar ha Jss s G.Whn yr rn args wh
y, n back wn. Rspn
wh acn n yr vc. i h
ns y, y can arcla
ha, b cnn prs hm
wh lv. An nvr, vr ny
h rh h gspl, n mar
wha h san.is n prsasn ha
cnxalzan s ms
pwrl, b rmmbr ha
cnxalzan nvr sns
h gspl; clarfs h gspl
n sch a way ha h rh
pnras h har h harr
s ha h can n lngr gnr h
rh h gspl, b ms ac n
wha h has har. Accpanc r
rjcn h gspl s n lngr
pnn n y, b n G.
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