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5 1/2 Ways to Clinch the Deal - Thoughts on Evangelism

Evey Christian I have ever met usually falls on one side of the road or the other. They either think that the church needs to work harder to evangelize, or that they need to take better care of those that are saved. I think it's both. The church is a body in which evangelism is one of the many gifts. Whether we see the "gifts" as something that takes place as a one-time power-shot from Heaven, or as something that is resident in a born-again believer, we are acknowledging God's ability to use us to affect another. Too often, we try to make the mandate of the Great Commission; (Mark 16:15) "He said to them , "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.", one that is personal, and not corporate. Paul later said (Eph 4:11) that the gift or role of Evangelist , was only 20% of the purpose of the church leadership. There are many methods of evangelism, I am working on a book entitled "Evangelism for Folks Without the Gift....

Who Gets to Go to Heaven?

Who do you think gets to go the Heaven? Tiger Woods, George Bush, Mother Theresa, Adolf Hitler, Billy Graham, President Obama, The Pope, Benny Hinn, Joseph Smith, Buddha - who? If you are like most folks, you are thinking, "that one, "nope, not that one," or "Hitler; definitely not." There are others that will say, "We just don't know, we can't be the judge. God alone is the judge." Now that's playing it safe. So, who gets to go to Heaven when they die? And more importantly, how do you get there? If you read yesterday's blog entitled, Have You Wondered Why Man Can't Fly and the Church Can't Get Along? , then you know that there are many opinions - and a lot of myths about the Christian religion. Most Christians would say the Bible is the 411 on the "Who Goes to Heaven" game. And for sure, there are other thoughts on the afterlife. Billions of folks claim to be Christians , we've discussed that before. For those th...