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Category Archives: Changed Lives
The Church’s Role in Discipleship
How do we strengthen and mobilize the church in ministry and mission? How to we win souls and develop soul winners? How do we make disciples who make disciples? This spring It Is Written media ministry has assembled a team … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Changed Lives, Pastoring, Small Groups, Soul Winning, Why Not Try This...?
Tagged church growth, discipleship, mission
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – Learn about the Real St. Patrick
St. Patrick was not Irish or Catholic. He was a British, Bible-believing Sabbath-keeping Church Planter in Ireland in the 5th Century! Here’s more about the real St. Patrick rather than the legends and fairy tales… Watch a video about Patrick and the Sabbath. … Continue reading
Baptizing During a Pandemic!
(An abbreviated form of this article is the Evangelism & Sabbath School Report to the Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Mid-term Constituency in May 2021.) Jesus is transforming people’s lives all over Texas, but how do you baptize them during … Continue reading
Reclaiming Former & Inactive Church Members
“Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world…” 2 Timothy 4:10. How tragic! Paul’s close friend and fellow worker (Colossians 4:14; Philemon 1:24) abandoned Paul at the time Paul needed him most. Not only that. Demas abandoned the message and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist Education, Bible Study, Changed Lives, Church School, Family, Outreach, Pastoring, Preaching, Small Groups, Why Not Try This...?
Tagged Adventist, backsliding, reclaiming, retention
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Hasty, Immature and Forbidden Marriages
Marriage and the Sabbath are two of the greatest gifts given to mankind by our Loving Heavenly Father (Genesis 2). So it’s no surprise that Satan will do all he can to destroy both! How do we avoid the pain, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Changed Lives, Family, Sexual Issues, Why Not Try This...?
Tagged forbidden marriage, happy homes, marriage, marriage preparation
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Lockdown Victories
There is a good chance you have been in lockdown this year. Use nicer terms if you like – quarantine, shelter in place, hunker down, stay home 2 save lives – but it’s all the same. Severe limits on your … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Changed Lives, Family, Pastoring, Why Not Try This...?
Tagged bitterness, coronavirus, COVID-19, Daniel, fear, identity, isolation, Joseph, limitations, lockdown, Paul, quarantine, rejection, Saul, Temptation, uselessness, Victory
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Can a pandemic shut down soul winning?
Can a pandemic shut down soul winning? Of course not! Pastor John Bradshaw and the It Is Written team were ready to launch Hope Awakens, a city-wide evangelistic series in Indianapolis, Indiana this spring as part of the preparation for … Continue reading
Four Tips to Maximize Your Reaping Meetings
Many churches have reaping meetings in the spring and fall. Here are four tips to maximize your results.
Posted in Changed Lives, Harvest Cycles, Outreach, Pastoring, Prayer, Preaching, Small Groups, Soul Winning, Tried & True Methods First, Why Not Try This...?, Youth Ministry
Tagged Adventurers, Baptisms, groups, Pathfinders, prayer, Reaping Meetings, Sabbath School, young adults, youth
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Why Not Try This? …Use Your Israel Trip for Evangelism
Many pastors and church leaders have taken a trip to Israel to walk where Jesus walked and see the Bible lands. Why not use all those pictures and experiences to share Jesus and Bible truths with others? Last month (September … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Changed Lives, Church Planting, Grief, Grief & Death, Outreach, Preaching, Sabbath, Second Coming, Soul Winning, Why Not Try This...?
Tagged Bible Lands, Demonic intimidation, Future, Holy Land, Hopelessness, Israel, Jordan River, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of Olives, Mount of Transfiguration, Nazareth, Petra, Reaping Meetings, Stress, Temptation, Victory, Your past
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