Category Archives: ~Character Challenge

Strengthening Your Evangelistic Efforts

Get Out There and Share Your Faith! Too often that’s what we hear (or think) when it comes to our responsibility to communicate the gospel with people we know. But according to Doug Powe, director of the Lewis Center for … Continue reading

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Who Knows You

Today’s ‘Character Challenge’ is all about letting others know what’s going on in your evangelistic endeavors. Thom Rainer wrote an article several years ago that still is worth thinking about today. He said that believers who effectively share the gospel … Continue reading

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Believe in Their Value

“Jesus’ stories in Luke 15 tell us that you have never locked eyes with another human being who isn’t valuable to God.”  So say Bill Hybels and Mark Mittelberg in Becoming a Contagious Christian and I agree but do I … Continue reading

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Ever Green’s – A New PM

“It is an awesome privilege to represent the living God.  And it is a compelling motive, too.”  Michael Green;  One to One Privilege; Motive; a new PM.  There are 175 PM’s according to one source, but we’ve added one more … Continue reading

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Hypocrisy Radar

When people point their hypocrisy radar at God, they’ll never get a reading. What happens when they turn and direct their radar at Christians in general? More importantly, what type of a reading will they get if their radar points … Continue reading

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The Filter of Scripture

Do you have a deepening love for people who dislike God?  This is critical to the evangelism efforts of Christians. Without love, the best evangelism efforts are like the sound of alley cats fighting for garbage can rights. I encourage … Continue reading

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A Be Attitude: Be Patient

When our friends have questions, they want to hear real answers from someone they trust.  Sometimes they may just need us to listen.  We should always be patient with them, even if we see them moving away from Christ.  That’s what love looks like!

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Showdown: Love vs. ????

What is the primary reason Christians don’t share their faith more? Could it be… Other things seem more urgent We don’t know enough non-Christians People won’t be interested Those are certainly real reasons but not the primary one, which I … Continue reading

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Grace Reminders

Grace Reminders (ways of remembering how God has changed us since we became Christians) can help us see opportunities to introduce the forgiveness found in Christ with our friends.  Are you being reminded of God’s grace? Learn more about Grace … Continue reading

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What Does Love Have to Do with It?

“If we love our neighbor, we shall muster all our initiative and enterprise to find ways and means of doing him good. And one chief way of doing him good is to share with him our knowledge of Christ. Thus, … Continue reading

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