Drama on Craigslist – Part III

Posted on March 2, 2013 by coachmc

“Jesus is a myth, just like the Easter Bunny.  Please stop posting your crap on Craigslist, you’re not getting my money.”

I’m no theologian but even I could conclude the person responsible for that quote was no God loving, sold out follower of Jesus.  In fact, they were responding to an ‘ad’ I placed on Craigslist. (Read how the Drama on Craigslist started in Part I or Part II of this series)

What could be said to someone who is obviously antagonistic toward Christ?  Here’s a couple of ideas to get your evangelistic juices flowing.

  • Have you ever felt like our mystery writer when it comes to Jesus?  If you’d made a similar statement in the past, what type of response might you have appreciated?
  • Perhaps you have strong feelings about something today.  How do you want people to treat you when you share those beliefs?
  • Maybe you’ve encountered someone with an intense conviction.  Did you learn something from your conversations that might help here?

WoW!  Now I’m looking forward to what happens next!

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Ministry Partner: Stand for Truth

Posted on February 28, 2013 by coachmc

Stand for Truth equips believers to stand for the truth of the historic Christian faith, grow more intimate in their relationship with God, and lovingly and biblically engage the culture for Christ.

They utilize a sixfold strategy to fulfill this purpose: Articles, Public Speaking / Seminars, Radio, Conferences and Newsletters.

We hope you might find their ministry useful in your efforts to communicate Christ clearly to those you love.

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Speaking of Jesus: the art of not-evangelism

Posted on February 26, 2013 by coachmc

Just finished reading Speaking of Jesus by Carl Medearis and would recommend it, if you promise not to get mad at me if you end up mad at what Carl wrote.  It’s a challenging book and I would like to have a discussion with the writer to clarify some of the things he said, but overall, it was well worth my time.  (Check out it’s EFS Rating)

As the back cover of the book says, Christianity in Carl’s opinion, “…has grown into something that is rarely attractive, frequently divisive, and all too often embarrassing.”  Instead, he suggests we focus on the Savior who was and always will be pure, and not on the church that mankind has tried to pollute over the years.

Anyone else read Speaking of Jesus?  What did you think?

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Readables Triple Play

Posted on February 23, 2013 by coachmc

Today we’ve got three articles for you and we want your opinion about the best one.  Will the winner be…

  1. Ten Ideas for Everyday Outreach; by Dana Wilkerson on Building Church Leaders.com
  2. No More “One Size Fits All” Outreach; by Kevin Harney at ChristianityToday.com
  3. Links in the Chain of Conversion; by Chris Walker of EvangelismCoach.org

How to Vote

It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3!  All you have to do is leave the number of the article you liked best as a comment below.

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Hypocrisy Radar

Posted on February 17, 2013 by coachmc

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 at you?

Ready for more Character Challenges?  Check out the first one!

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Ever Green’s – Last Wishes

Posted on February 15, 2013 by coachmc

At the end of his life on earth, Jesus “…commissioned his followers to continue the job of proclaiming the good news and calling on people to respond. The last wishes of a dear friend are a sacred trust, are they not? How much more so is the last command of Jesus?” Michael Green; One to One

It’s interesting that there were only 11 disciples given this commission. Can we tell from the text in question that Jesus meant for us to be part of the same plan? And more importantly, what do you base your answer on?

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Where There’s Supposed to be Power

Posted on February 13, 2013 by coachmc

Trying to evangelize without God’s power unleashed through prayer, is like an expensive, nice looking electrical outlet with no current running to it.  I know it’s worthless to plug my cell phone charger into that outlet, and therefore won’t do it.

Why don’t I always follow the same principal with prayer and evangelism?  Because I’m human and He’s not through with me yet!

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Drama on Craigslist – Part II

Posted on February 11, 2013 by coachmc

In a recent post, I started a story of someone who didn’t care much for Jesus or my attempts at evangelism.  In fact, I learned exactly where they stood, when they told me, “Jesus is a myth, just like the Easter Bunny. Please stop posting your crap on Craigslist, you’re not getting my money.”

Other than their name, I didn’t know much more about this person, than you know now, and I had to determine how or if to respond. That’s not easy.

I’ll tell you more about the story, including how it ended, in future posts.  Until then, I want to hear from you. What do you think would have been a good way to respond to them?

 

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Support Shorts

Posted on February 9, 2013 by coachmc

We need prayer!

I saw the elderly man walking.  Well, maybe walking doesn’t accurately describe what he was doing.  His feet, shuffling slowly toward their goal, were nearly incapable of moving forward on his limited strength.  Later, I realized he was a good picture of our need for Christ. Without Him, we can’t move forward in love, or evangelism, or anything else we want to do for Him.

Prayer is also critically important to this ministry, and your partnership with us, at any level, would be deeply appreciated.  Would you consider reading this to see how you can pray for us.

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CMTA Impact Convention – April 19-20, 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013 by coachmc

CMTA was founded in 1951 as the Greater Los Angeles Sunday School Association (GLASS) with the first convention held in 1952.  This is the 61st annual convention.

Have you been before?  How did you like it?  What did you learn?

 

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