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Category Archives: Changed Lives
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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Making Appeals – Top Ten
An appeal is an invitation to take a next step with Jesus. Appeal often. At the end of every sermon. At every baptism. At the end of every Bible study. Whenever the opportunity arises. Appeal because of Jesus. Talk … Continue reading
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Why Not Try This? …Invite a Friend to Take their Next Step with Jesus
Making Appeals – Three Keys Do you remember who invited you to accept Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord, to embrace all Bible truth, to be baptized and to unite with God’s final movement? You can make those … Continue reading
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Why Not Try This? … Mentor New Members
We had just finished a Week of Reaping. George and Mary, who we had never met before the week started, had made their decision to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord, embrace all the truths of the Bible, be baptized … Continue reading
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Tagged assimilation, mentoring, new members
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Making appeals is a lot like Thanksgiving Dinner
The family has gathered. Clusters of people are scattered throughout the house, visiting with each other. The cooks have been doing their job in the kitchen. The wonderful aromas have been drifting through the house. And now it is time … Continue reading
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Why Not Try This? …Take the Adventist Message to a New Community
The City of Benbrook, Texas (population 23,000) has never had a chance to hear or see the Adventist message. Until one year ago this month. A group of us from the Crowley and Ft. Worth First Seventh-day Adventist churches made … Continue reading
