A Guide to Evangelism (Dan DeWitt)

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A Guide to eVANGeLiSM


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A Guide to Evangelism:

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Evangelism

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t my mm,

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Dan DeWitt


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introduction

10

Dan DeWitt

For the church

14

chapter 1

thlgcal incnvs r evanglsmChad Brand

20

chapter 2

Prachng ha Prpagas

Brian Payne

28

chapter 3

evanglsm an Chrch dscpln

Denny Burk

34

chapter 4A Wnssng Cmmny

Jim Stitzinger

A Guide to evAnGelism

tAble oF contents


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For the christiAn

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chapter 5

evanglsm h Nx Gnran

Troy W. Temple

50

chapter 6

evanglsm Nmnal ChrsansOwen Strachan

58

chapter 7

evanglsm Wrl Rlgns

Travis S. Kerns

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chapter 8

evanglsm Mslms

John Klaassen

74

chapter 9

evanglsm Skpcs

Dan DeWitt

85

resources

87

contributors


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introduction



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Dan DeWitt

Many Chrsans, accrng Rssll d. Mr, hnkab vanglsm lk hy hnk

ab ssng. thy knw hy

shl mr n an

hy vn l gly whn hyrrmn b hy hnk

as an pnal scpln.

Sch a lassz-ar apprach

vanglsm s cranly rgn

Scrpr. Charls Han

Sprgn wn s ar as say ha

hs sr a s anhcal

h gspl sl. Hav yn wsh r hrs b sav?

Sprgn ask. thn yr n

sav yrsl, b sr ha!

Prhaps h maphr

s a mr apprpra way

vw r rspnsbly shar

h gspl. Sr Lankan vangls

d.t. Nls sa ha vanglsm ssmply, on bggar llng anhr

bggar whr h can fn bra.

W ms rcgnz ha ls

ppl ar nlk hngry ppl

n ha hy ar nawar hr

n r spral bra. or ask

wl b mch asr vryn

sns h hngr pangs hr

sacr sarvan. Fr ha mar,

r ask wl b asr w as

blvrs wl br nrr an

app r sprang h ah

by sharng h gspl. t n,

w can b gly bng gspl

harrs an smlansly

sprally malnrsh. i w

h h gspl away r r

amls, an rslvs, h rslwll b an vanglsc anrxa

ha als cnvnc h wachng

wrl ha w hav n h

src sprm sasacn.

G hlp s.

ths ll bk s sgn

hlp y clva yr cravng

s grac xn mr an mrppl s ha may ncras

hanksgvng, h glry G

(2 Cr 4:15). i y fnsh hs

g bk an sll s h Gra

Cmmssn lk h nrna

y ss accmpan by a

sclng rm a wll-nnn

hygns, hn w hav al. Ans hav y.

is r gal ha h llwng

pags srv y by annng yr

passn r h glry G. An

s r prayr ha ach chapr

wll prv sm hlpl rsrcs

r sharng h gspl wh spcfc

ppl grps, bh as nvals

an chrchs. W cnss p rn

r cmpl rlanc pn h

gspl as h xclsv pwr

G r savng snnrs (Rm 1:16).


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o hs w n n b asham.

S, snc y wn a cpy

Gs Wr, vn y ha nvr

smbl pn hs ll bk,

y alray hav all y n

shar yr ah sfcnly. S

why pblsh hs bk?

W nrsan h prnnal

n r h scrpral rmnr

ha sharng h gspl s h jyly vry blvr. An w wan

prv sm nsghs rm

lars wh hav spn sgnfcan

m vanglzng rn grps

lk Mrmns, Mslms, skpcs

an vn ls prsns wh mgh

s nx y n yr chrch pw

n Snay mrnngs.tak wha y can has hlpl.

Fl r srgar h rs. An

as y ra, pray ha G wll gv

y a bnlss passn s h

kngm spra lk wlfr rm

hs hs an shr shr.

Jss nc l a parabl ha

lkn h kngm havn

a gra wng banq

(Ma 22:1-14). Ar h rgnal

nvans wr rjc, h

srvans wn n h man

srs an nv vryn hy

cl fn rrn wh hm

h as. th srprs gss

wr wlcm a h pary.Jss als l a srs ls

srs n Lk 15. on sry s

ab a ls shp. th scn s

ab a ls cn. th hr s ab

a ls sn. All hr srs n wh

a pary an llsra h ac ha

hr s gra rjcng n havn

vr n snnr wh rpns.All hs srs n wh

scns , ass, clbrans

an pars scrb Gs

rspns ppl cmng

savng ah. i w lk a

vanglsm lk nal ss, w

hav mss h pn n a bggr

way han w may car ralz.G nrss h Chrsan wh

h vn y h magnfcn

mana spra h nvan

h rnal clbran Gs

rmng lv.

May hs rsrc ncrag y

h h srs n lk mannr

ll hngry bggars whr hy can

fn h bra l. Fr whvr

ncnrs Jss n savng ah

wll nvr hngr nr hrs agan

(Jhn 6:35). L h pary bgn.

Too oten, wecan be guilty obeing gospelhoarders and

simultaneouslyspirituallymalnourished.


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For thechurch


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Chad Brand

As n hr aras Chrsan pracc, wrshp, prayr, prachng an

cnslng, vanglsm ns b nrgr by a hlgcal

rcn n js wha s w ar ng an why. ths s bcas,

as R.B. Kpr ps , evanglsm has s rs n rny.

in hs chapr, i wn arss h crn salvan rcly.

insa, i wll arss h hlgcal sss ha cmpl Chrsans


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g. in s ng, i wll ch n

sm h mpran sss ha

rla h crn salvan

sl, b an xamnan h

sss rla a hrgh

crn salvan wll hav

b sgh lswhr.

God Compels Usth plac bgn arclanga hlgy vanglsm s h

lv G. thr s g rasn

ha Jhn 3:16 s sch a blv

x Scrpr. in h frs

r chaprs Jhns Gspl,

hgh h wrl ls n arknss

an wcknss, G lvs .

Charls Wsly xprss h apcally by askng, Amazng

lv, hw can b, ha h my

G shls r m?

Gs lv s n gra bcas

h wrl s s larg, b bcas

h ppl wh wll n ar s

ba. G calls n hs ppl b

c-lvrs h wrl wh hm,an n s ng xn h lv

G hs wh hav n y

rcgnz an xprnc n a

savng mannr. W shar h gspl

bcas G lvs h wrl.

or hlgy vanglsm als

nals h bl ha G has

chsn sav a gra ml

prsns. N vryn wh ras

hs wll agr n hw arcla

h crn lcn, b w

can all agr ha H chs s n

hm [Chrs] br h nan

h wrl, ha w shl b

hly an blamlss br hm

(eph 1:4). th rsl hs lcn

s ha a gra ml wll b

sav, a ml myras

myras an hsans

hsans (Rv 5:11).

Whn w hnk Gs lcng

prps an s rlan vanglsm, w shl rcgnz

ha w ar ab h ask

callng salvan all hs

whm h Lr has knwn b

hs rm h nan h

wrl (eph 1:3). i was hs rh,

amng hrs, ha cmpll n

h nrs h mrnmssn mvmn, Wllam

Cary, wrk r svn yars

br h saw a sngl cnvr

n ina; h was cnvnc ha

G ha ppl n ha lan wh

wr hs wn. elcn gh n

mrly b a ba pn, b a

cnral ar r hlgy

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Gods love is notgreat because theworld is so large,

but because thepeople who dwellin it are so bad.


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vanglsm, vn hgh mgh

ncn smwha rnly

pnng n hw w cnsr

. W n xpn mr nrgy

n prachng r h chsn h

Lr han n bang h crn

n c hss.

Why s ha ppl n b

sav? Ms nanally, ls

ppl n wllngly glryG r sbm h lrshp

Chrs. th glry G an h

lrshp Chrs ar h w

cnsmng passns Scrpr's

ahrs. G cra h wrl

splay hs glry (Ps 19), an n hs

rsrrcn Chrs was clar

wh pwr b bh Sn Gan Lr h nvrs (Acs

2:36; Rm 1:3-4).

in vanglsm, an wha

rsls rm vanglsm, whhr

n r wn nghbrh r

arn h glb, w brng h

gras glry G an xn

hs Sns lrshp.

i s n h wnnng sls

aln ha s hs, b als

wha nals an wha llws:

h bwng kns h Lr

an h nan a l wrshp r hs s sav. As

h dch pasr, sasman an

hlgan, Abraham Kypr p

, thr s n n sqar nch n

h whl man r hman

xsnc vr whch Chrs, wh

s svrgn vr all, s n cry,

Mn. tha man ncls hlvs hs wh n y knw

hr svrgn.

People Compel Usevanglsm als mans an

nrsanng h spral

sa hs whm w

vanglz. in rr r lsppl glry G rghly an

sbm h lrshp Chrs,

hy n rgvnss sns. W

vanglz bcas ppl ar

ls n sns an hr nly hp

s h gspl Jss Chrs.

thr prblm s bly ba: hy

ar ls, b n knw . th

apsl Pal pcs h rspns

nblvrs a h m h

scn cmng as n al

shck. thy wll say, Pac an

We need toexpend more

energy inpreaching orthe chosen othe Lord than

in debatingthe doctrine incoee houses.


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scry, br h cms lk a

h n h ngh (1 thss 5:1-4).

Ls ppl n knwhr prl. Sm rcgnz ha

hy hav prblms, an hy

may mply sm sl-hlp, r

rlgn, r amp mak

hmslvs plasng G

hrgh phlanhrpy r mral

mprvmn. B h gspl

maks clar ha sch rs ar n aval.

Crnls Van tl nc

llsra sch rs by

cmparng hm a man ma

war, ryng g a va

war, by clmbng p a lar

ma war. th analgy,

smn mgh say, s rcls

b s s h bl ha n can

sav nsl. th gspl mssag

arcla by Pal n Rmans

1-4 an n ephsans 1-2 rnrs

ha nrly clar, as many

hr passags.

Hmans als hav a

namnal n r a cnvrsn

xprnc. th gras all

vanglsm xs maks hs

abnanly clar:

G, hrr, an mak

scpls all nans,bapzng hm n h nam

h Fahr an h Sn an

h Hly Spr, achng

hm bsrv vryhng

i hav cmman y. An

rmmbr, i am wh y

always, h n h ag

(Ma 28:19-20).

W ms mak scpls, an

hs ms n happns wh a

gspl ncnr an a rslan

xprnc rpnanc an ah.

Crsly, sch a hlgy

vanglsm was absn rm

ms h chrch r mch shsry. evn wh h Rrmrs

rcvry h crn

jsfcan by ah, hy n

n call r a crss ah,

r a spcfc mmn whn a

prsn bcam a scpl. thy

cachz hr chlrn (nhng

wrng wh ha), an blv

ha h lc amng hr

chlrn (hplly all hm)

wl fn jsfcan. B was

Anabapss lk Mnn Smns

In order or lostpeople to gloriyGod rightlyand submit tothe lordship

o Christ, theyneed orgivenesso sins.

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an Cnra Grbl n ha pr

wh frs rg ppl rpn

an b bapz.

thy wr llw n h nx

cnry by many Prans, wh

spn yars prparng hr

chlrn r cnvrsn, s ha

hy mgh b capabl rlang

a gnn cnvrsn, bcm

vsbl sans an nr nh ll cvnan h chrch.

thn, n h nx cnry was

h rvvalss Jnahan ewars,

an spcally Grg Whfl,

wh k ha h nx lvl

an prach larg nmbrs,

callng pn hm xprnc

h nw brh.A hlgy vanglsm

ms mphasz h cnvrsn

xprnc, vn hr ar

sm n h chrch wh

n rmmbr hr mmn

cnvrsn; hy ar sav

ay, hr was a m whn hr

scplshp was ma.

The Task Compels UsWha s h prmary mans by

whch h gspl s s rh? th

prmary mans vanglsm s

Scrpr. Pal asks, Hw hn

wll hy call n hm n whm hy

hav n blv? An hw ar

hy blv n hm whm

hy hav nvr har? An hw

ar hy har wh smn

prachng? An hw ar hy

prach nlss hy ar sn? As

s wrn, Hw bal ar h

hs wh prach h g

nws! (Rm 10:14-15). th hm

n whm hy ms blv s h

hm h Gspl narravs,

h n prc an ancpa

n h whl ol tsamn, h

n xplan an cmmn n

n Acs an epsls, an h nwh appars n all hs raan

glry n h bk Rvlan.

The him inwhom they

must believe isthe him o theGospel narra-tives, the onepredicted andanticipated inthe whole OldTestament, theone explained

and comment-ed on in Actsand Epistles.


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d. Maryn Lly-Jns

assr, Prachng s h

gras an hghs an ms

glrs callng whch anyn

can vr b call. H was n

hrby xalng h mnsry

a hghr vcan han, say,

a bchr r a bakr, b was

sayng ha prclamng h Wr

s h gras hng any s can. An can b n by hs

wh ar n ran clrgy. i

s n ac h ask all Chrsans

(1 P 3:15).

on h rasns w n

arss hs ss h pwr

Gs Wr brng ls ppl

Chrs s ha s many n r aysk wn ppl Chrsany

by mans nranmn an

by rsrng nly rhrcal

an mnal appals wh

scn gspl an bblcal

cnn. G has prms s

Scrpr ssc h hghs

an nnns h har anhrby chang r lvs

(Hb 4:12), n nranmn r

mnal an cnn-lss appals.

Eternity Compels UsFnally, h crn ha cmpls

s shar h gspl as mch an

as wly as w can s h rrn

r Lr. W n knw whn

h wll rrn, crs, b

cl b vry sn, s w wan

r par xn Chrss

acv lrshp n as many lvs

as pssbl n h m w hav.

J. i. Packr, n arssng hqsn hw w knw w ar

ng bblcal vanglsm, says

hs: th way ll whhr n

ac y ar vanglzng s n

ask whhr cnvrsns ar

knwn hav rsl rm yr

wnss. i s ask whhr y

ar ahlly makng knwn hgspl mssag. Wha s ha

gspl mssag? i s ha Jss

sav snnrs, shng hs

bl n h crss as r sacrfc

an r sbs. Wha s h

rspns h gspl mssag?

i s rpnanc an ah, ah

ha Jss has n all ha s

ncssary sav s. P yr

hp n hm, h n wh s cmng

sn, rmmbrng ha ar h

cms, jgmn llws.

We want to doour part toextend Christsactive lordshipinto as many

lives as possiblein the timewe have.

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Brian Payne

iha h prvlg playng ball a h unvrsy Alabama. i

was an pprny ha i wln ra r anyhng. Hwvr,

anyn hnks ha cllg ball s all ab h xcmn ha

aks plac n amn arnns, hy ar hghly nav. Ms a cllg

ball playrs m s spn n h rgry sasn wrks.


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The Kingdomo WingoWhl a Alabama, my srngh

an cnnng cach was

Rch Wng, a rmr lnbackr

r Alabama an h Grn Bay

Packrs. H s h ghs hman

bng i hav vr ncnr,

an im cnvnc ha h mshav play wh a hlm. i

y srvv a Wng sasn

cnnng wrk, was a

pn gra sasacn.

B Wng als knw ha, n

mar hw gra a mvar

h was, h n ncnvs

ncrag h playrs psh hlms hr nranc. S, n

h sprng 1989, h l s ha,

a h n wnr wrks,

h wl han Bama

Pr wrk shrs hs

wh xcll n h sasn

cnnng prgram.

t my lgh, i was n vplayrs wh arn h Bama

Pr shr. Pssssng hs

shr s y apar as a v

an scpln scpl h

Wng kngm.

B hn cam a ay

rcknng. W wr n a sprng

ranng scrmmag n r nr

pracc acly. thn h llback

cam blck m an wn r

my kn. My kn hyprxn,

png m n xrm pan, s h

ranrs pll m h s an

plac c n my kn.

Fv mns n my njry,

Wng saw m. H sa, BP, g

n h sanary bk an pl

a 1500 RPMs. i knw hs was

a g m rasn wh hm,

s i sa, Cach Wng, i js

njr my kn an wha yr

askng wl b a challng rw halhy lgs.

H lk a m an sa, BP,

g h bk. Ah, i hgh,

h s hav a har. B a ha

mmn, h sar pshng h

bk an l m llw. H

psh s, whr was

slng. H hn lk a man sa, Nw mayb y can g

1500 RPMs. i c ha

h n b rasn wh

agan. S i sa, Cach Wng,

i can pl hs har n 72

grs, i wll prbably hav

a harr m plng n 35

grs. H lk a m ansa, BP, l p yr arms. As i

, h pll ha Bama Pr

shr my back an sa, y

n srv hs anymr. A

ha pn, i sar plng,

bcas i n knw wha ls

h mgh pll .

Wngs mh was cv.

H knw hw mva an

psh y byn yr prcv

lms. W knw h rms

hs kngm, an w knw h

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cnsqncs n mng

hs rms. B, n hs kngm,

r nnr a war hm

was rrlvan. As lng as w

shw war rspc hm

an m hs rms an mans,

lv r ha war hm was

rly ncnsqnal.

tha s, n a nshll, h

rnc bwn hmankngms an h kngm G.

in h rmr, war cnrmy,

apparn sbmssn an xrnal

allganc an bnc ar

all ha mars. B n Gs

kngm, why w wha w

s as mpran as wha w .

ths s wha Pal mans whnh wrs ha, all ha w s

b n wh sncry har,

arng h Lr, an harly, as

r h Lr (Cl 3:22-23).

is mpran, whn w hnk

ab h kngm, ha w knw

wha s an hw rps n

h prsn ag.

The Kingdom o God:Gods Reign overAll o CreationThrough the MessiahScrpr bgns wh h

annncmn ha G, as

crar, s h svrgn kng

h nvrs. in hs sns, h

nr nvrs s Gs kngm,

an h aln s b wrshpp

an by. in, th Lr

has sablsh hs hrn n

h havns, an hs kngm

rls vr all (Ps 103:19). i s

nnabl ha h Lr rgns

(Ps 93:1; 97:1; 99:1).B Gs kngm s alray

nvrsal an cmprhnsv, hw

w mak sns Jss prayr

ha Gs kngm cm (Lk 11:2)?

Jss s rrrng smhng

nw a n brgh n by hman

sn, rblln an ah.

Br h all, G craa wrl ha h scrb as

vry g. Y nw, n lgh

a hman rvl, Gs rl vr

cran s rjc by hmankn.

Cnsqnly, w nw san nr

Gs snnc cnmnan,

gl an ah (Gn 2:16-17; Rm

3:23; 6:23).

is a hs jncr ha h

ol tsamn maks a crcal

sncn bwn h svrgn

rgn G vr h nr

The entireuniverse is Godskingdom, andhe alone is tobe worshipped

and obeyed.


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cran an h cmng hs

savng rgn, by whch h maks

all hngs rgh. ths salvan

plan bcms h hm h

Bbl an rmpv hsry.

israls hp bcms a mssanc

rmr wh wll s cran

rgh shr n h savng

rgn G. ths s h kngm

ha Jss lls s pray r a kngm ha wll spl all

sn an rblln an ncl a

rm ppl wh srv as hs

vc-rgns vr a nw havn

an nw arh.

in h ol tsamn, hs

hp r a mssanc rmr s

annnc by h prphs. ths

rmr, wh s mysrsly

bh Mghy G an a

scnn dav (isa 9:6-7),

wll hav mnn rm sa

sa an rm h Rvr

h ns h arh (Ps 72:8).

t say anhr way, Gs

plan was glry hmsl by

sablshng hs savng rgnvr all cran hrgh h

agncy h davc Mssah.

th Nw tsamn prclams

ha, n Jss Chrs, h lng-

awa kngm has cm an,

wh hm, h ahblw h

rl sn, ah an h vl.

in h crss, rsrrcn anascnsn Jss Chrs, hs

vn plan has bn acalz

an Gs savng rgn has mv

n h wrl rcns,

rcncl an rnw a ppl an

h csms. Bcas Chrss

vcry, h kngm gal s

accmplsh. thr s nhngha can r n b a. G

n Chrs has vrcm h

alnan ha characrz

alln cran.

Y n vryn rcgnzs r

sbms h rgn Chrs.

ths brngs s h mans

h kngm. th kngm s

brgh ab by G hrgh

Chrs by h Hly Spr. Y,

as h Bbl maks clar, G

mplys hman mans.

The New Testa-ment proclaimsthat, in JesusChrist, thelong-awaitedkingdom hascome and, withhim, the death-

blow to the ruleo sin, deathand the devil.

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The Means o theKingdom: ThePreaching o theGospel o the Kingdomth prmary mans by whch G

avancs h kngm Chrs s

Spr-mpwr prachng. th

Pran prachr, Cn Mahr,

sa ha h gra prps prachng s rsr h hrn

an mnn G n h sls

mn.

th Nw tsamn maks

clar ha h prachr hrals

h gspl h kngm (.g., M

3:2; 4:7; 9:35; Lk 8:1; 9:2).

th gspl h kngm shs: hr s n G, an hr

s n mar bwn G

an mn, h man Chrs Jss,

wh gav hmsl as a ransm r

snnrs (1 tm 2:5-6). ths s h

mssag r whch Pal says h

was appn a prachr (1 tm

2:7). Pal, lswhr, smmarzsh mssag hs way: ha h

Savr Chrs Jss ablsh

ah an brgh l an

mmraly lgh hrgh h

gspl (2 tm 1:10). Agan, Pal

as ha s r hs prclam

mssag h was appn a

prachr (2 tm 1:11).

unlk many srmns ay ha

ar prach n h mprav

m (cmmans), h mssag

h kngm s prmarly n h

ncav m. An ha gra

claran can b smmarz

by h annncmn ha h

kngm has arrv bcas

Chrs Jss, wh cnqr sn,

ah an h vl hrgh hs

crss an rsrrcn nw rgns

an rls.

Prachng ms cs n h

annncmn Gs vcryn Jss Chrs hrgh hs crss

an rsrrcn (h ncav).

ths s nhng lss han h

gspl h kngm. Y, a

h sam m, prachng ms

man a rspns. Snnrs

n nr hs kngm wh

cmng n Gs rms anhs rms ar rpnanc

Paul summarizesthe messagethis way: thatthe Savior Christ

Jesus abolisheddeath andbrought lie and

immortality tolight throughthe gospel.


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an ah. ths s sn wh h

apsl Pal, wh wn ab

prclamng h kngm

(Acs 20:25). Y, prachng

h kngm rqrs a

hman rspns. Hnc, Pals

syng rpnanc

war G an ah n r

Lr Jss Chrs (20:21).

Pals ml prachng hkngm an h rms h

kngm las s h fnal

scn hs chapr. in hs

scn, w lk a sm h

fnal wrs w vr har rm h

apsl an, n srprsngly,

s a call hs prachr prg,

tmhy, prach. Wha w ss ha h mssag s cnssn

lswhr n h Nw tsamn.

in, h passag s r nr

scssn ghr.

2 Timothy 4:1-2in 2 tmhy, h apsl gvs

tmhy sm las wrsbr h apsls sbsqn

maryrm. in chapr 3, Pal

warns tmhy ha n h las

ays ms wll b fcl.

H prcs ls 18 ms

ha characrz hs ms.

th ls bgns an ns wh

wrs xprssng msrc

lv, sggsng ha msrc

lv s h namnal prblm

wh ls ppl. tha s, ppl

wll b lvrs sl an lvrs

plasr rahr han G. All

h vcs ha all bwn hs

w characrscs ar h r

hs msrc lv. in 3:5,

h apsl mpls ha h hasn

bn prmarly rrrng hs

s h chrch, b hs

wh hav h apparanc glnss, b nyng s pwr

(3:5); ha s, prssng blvrs

whn h chrch.

Pal hn appls ha

scrpn h parclar cas

als achrs n tmhys

san. H hn rmns

tmhy ha gspl mnsry nhs cnx s csly an wll

la prscn (2 tm 3:10-

12). in ac, wll nly g wrs

(2 tm 3:13).

i s a hs pn, many chrch

cnslans n r clr

wl say, ha Pal ns b

nnvav wh tmhy. tmhy

ns smhng nvl an

rlvan, r mply cv

bsnss an markng praccs

n rr rach a clr ha s

Misdirectedlove is theundamentalproblem withlost people.

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ncrasngly sclar.

B Pal nrsans ha h

san s hplss wh

Gs Wr. is nly hs ahry

ha can chang lvrs sl an

plasr hs wh ar lvrs

G. Cnsqnly, Pal lays

h srngs ns n all

Scrpr r h sfcncy

Scrpr n mnsry. Bcas s h vry G-brah

Wr rm G, s sfcn

r salvan an sancfcan.

Hnc, h Wr s sfcn r

prachng (2 tm 4:1-2).

Pals ncragmn

tmhy n 2 tmhy 4 s gvn

n h prsnc G an Chrs,wh snc rrnc Jss

rrn, kngm an jgshp.

i s n h cnx hs

hp ha Pal xhrs tmhy

prach h Wr. in lgh

h pnng cnsmman

h kngm, h mnsr

s prach. Frhrmr,

by placng hs cmman frs

n vrs 2, Pal maks clar

ha hs s h cnral mark

Chrsan mnsry. ths s sn

als n h ac ha hs cmman

prach s amplf by h

scn mprav, b ray nsasn an sasn, an

by h prpsnal phras, wh

cmpl panc an achng,

a h n h vrs.

ths cmman s llw by

r ransrmanal bjcvs:

rprv, rbk, xhr an ach.

in hr wrs, h gspl hkngm mans a rspns.

in lgh Chrss apparng,

kngm an mpnng

jgmn, snnrs ms cm

hm n hs rms, an h

prachrs cnral rspnsbly

s s rh hs rms.

tachng cncrns sl whsn crn n accranc

wh h glrs gspl h

blss G (1 tm 1:10-11).

Accrngly, s by h achng

h rals h rmph

h kngm Chrs ha h

prachr s abl rprv, rbk

an xhr.

ths brngs s h hm

r chapr: prachng ha

prpagas. th Amrcan

Hrag dcnary ns

In 2 Timothy3:16-17, Paul laysout the strongestdeense in allo Scripture or

the suciencyo Scripturein ministry.


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prpaga as cas

xn a brar ara r largr

nmbr, spra mak wly

knwn; pblcz.

Wha w xn an spra?

is smpl: h savng rgn

Jss Chrs. As snnrs ar

cnvr Chrs, hs savngrgn spras, accmplshng h

vn prps spra hs rgn

rm sa sa h ns

h arh (Ps 72:8). Frhrmr,

as Jss mnn s xn

h ns h arh, h vn

prps havng h whl arh

fll wh Gs glry s achv.ths s Gs kngm plan:

glry hmsl by sablshng hs

rgn vr all cran hrgh

hs Mssah.

ths ccrs n h prsn ag

as snnrs ar cnvr Jss

an hs rl. in s ng, G

qalfs hs cnvrs (Cl 1:12)

shar n h nhranc h

LoRds ann, wh hrgh

hs vcry s gvn h ns

h arh as hs pssssn (Ps

2:1-8). in, G lvrs hs

cnvrs rm h man

arknss an ransrs hm

h kngm hs blv Sn n

whm hy hav rmpn, h

rgvnss sns (Cl 1:13-14).

Conclusionearhly kngs an kngms

n rqr, nr can hy rqr,hr sbjcs lv hm. in

my cas, cach Wng n

ncnsqnal whhr w lv

hm r n. H mrly man

war allganc. B Chrss

kngm s n hs wrl (Jhn

18:36). ths kngm rqrs

harl fly, ahlnssan lyaly bcas Chrs s r

kng by vr cran an hs

srngs, ah an rsrrcn

n bhal snnrs. in,

Jss gav hmsl r r sns

lvr s rm h prsn vl

ag, accrng h wll r

G an Fahr (Gal 1:4). Hnc,h s wrhy all glry, hnr,

pras, hanksgvng an lv.

th nly mssag ha wll

prvk ha kn harl

rspns s h mssag h

kngm. As h prachr prclams

h gspl h kngm an h

rms ha kngm rpnanc

an ah h savng rgn

Chrs s prpaga.

Christ's king-dom requiresheartelt delity,aithulnessand loyalty.

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Denny Burk

Anmbr yars ag, i was achng a Bbl sy a a larg

chrch. Ar fnshng my lssn, a wman apprach m n

ars. Sh wan knw hw sh cl pssbly b a ahl

w a hsban wh was n bng ahl hr. Hr hsban

was a sccssl bsnssman an clam b a Chrsan, b h

was n walkng wh h Lr. evn hgh i was a gs achr, i

evAnGelism Andchurch discipline


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c ha i wl ry rach

hs waywar hsban an

s i cl hlp rcncl hs

w wh sm n h prcpc

vrc.

W m a a c shp r r

frs mng. i ask hm wha

was gng n an why hs w

was s nhappy. H am

rnkng pry havlyan sayng la n bars

alms vry wkngh. H als

cnss ha rng wh hr

wmn was a rglar ar

hs nghly carsng. i sspc

ha h was bng nahl hs

w alhgh i nvr ha any

pr, hr was ngh smk sggs a fr.

H als clam b a

Chrsan. i cnrn hm n hs

pn an l hm ha hs l

n mach hs cnssn an ha

h Bbl rs n assranc

sch ppl (1 Jhn 2:4-6). i was

as can wh h gy as i knwhw b. i warn hm ha h

wasn js n angr lsng hs

amly. H was n angr lsng

hs sl.

H ha a sr vw

wha h Chrsan l was all

ab. H blv ha a prsn

cl mak a prssn ah

an hn lv n any way h r

sh plas whl sll havng

assranc salvan. Fllwng

Chrs an bng sav by Chrs

n ncssarly g ghr r

hs gy. H cnsr hmsl

sav vn hgh h knw

ha h was nrpnan h

srcn h was hapng n

hs w an chlrn.

Ar cnrnng hm vr a

srs mngs, h agr ha

h n chang hs ways n

rr rgh by h Lr anhs amly. i rcmmn sm

cncr sps rpnanc, an

h plg carry hm .

B h nvr rally . H nvr

rpn. evn ar i brgh

anhr brhr rm r chrch

alng cnrn hm, h nvr

chang hs ways. on ngh hn p pass- rnk n

hs car, havng rn n h r

n hs nghbrs yar. Hs w

ha pll hm h car an

rag hm n h hs br h

nghbrs wk p.

Ar ha ncn, i c

w ha n all w cl . evnhgh grv m am ,

was pas m r h chrch

g nvlv. S i k h

mar n h pasrs

h chrch an la h whl

san. i l h pasr, i s

m r h chrch nrvn

n scpln. th pasr cl

n rspn mmaly, b

wan mr m hnk ab

nx sps. Whn h pasr fnally

call m back, i cln blv

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h wrs ha cam hs

mh ab h pssbly

chrch scpln. H sa: W

knw wha h Bbl says, b w

js can ha.

The Necessityo Disciplineis rally an pn r Chrsans

lk a wha h Bbl achsab scpln an cncl,

W js can ha? i y

wr srvy h lanscap

vanglcal chrchs n Amrca

ay, by an larg, y wl

fn ha ms chrchs , n ac,

ac as scpln s pnal.

in ac, s w chrchs praccscpln anymr ha many

chrch mmbrs n vn knw

wha s. th a rmvng

a mmbr rm llwshp sms

nlvng an rgn. i sms

plac n h ms a

clr ha przs lranc an

nval rm. Y h Nwtsamn achs ha scpln

s by n mans pnal; s a

sngshng mark ahl

chrchs vrywhr.

th Nw tsamns achng

s nambgs. thr cms

a m whn h chrch ms

cnrn nrpnan snnrs

an vnally rmv hm rm

mmbrshp. ths rmval rm

mmbrshp s wha hlgans

call xcmmncan. th

nr prcss cnrnan

s call scpln.

Wha s chrch scpln

hav wh vanglsm? Wll,

vryhng. Hav y vr har

a skpc say ha h cl nvr

bcm a Chrsan r g chrch

bcas All hs ppl ar js

a bnch hypcrs. Whn

chrchs al rmpvchrch scpln, ha crcsm

rns b rgh. dscpln

s a mans by whch chrchs

ncrag hlnss amng hr

mmbrshp. i s als a mans

by whch chrchs sngsh

hmslvs rm h wrl.

Chrsans ar b lghs n hms arknss. B whr

scpln als, chrchs bcm

arknss n h ms arknss.

Christians are tobe lights in the

midst o dark-ness. But wherediscipline ails,churches become

darkness inthe midst odarkness.


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Fr hs rasn, bh scpln

an xcmmncan ar

ssnal ngrns bh r h

chrch an r s wr wnss

h cmmny.

Two Key TextsHw s chrch scpln b

carr n h l h lcal

chrch? thr ar w prmarypassags n h Nw tsamn

ha fn h pracc chrch

scpln: Mahw 18:15-20 an

1 Crnhans 5:1-13.

mAtthew 18:15-20

i yr brhr sns agans

y, g an ll hm hs al,bwn y an hm aln.

i h lsns y, y

hav gan yr brhr. B

h s n lsn, ak

n r w hrs alng wh

y, ha vry charg may b

sablsh by h vnc

w r hr wnsss. i hrss lsn hm, ll

h chrch. An h rss

lsn vn h chrch, l

hm b y as a Gnl an a

ax cllcr. trly, i say

y, whavr y bn n arh

shall b bn n havn, an

whavr y ls n arh

shall b ls n havn. Agan

i say y, w y agr

n arh ab anyhng hy

ask, wll b n r hm by

my Fahr n havn. Fr whr

w r hr ar gahr n mynam, hr am i amng hm.

thr s a prcss ha Jss

gvs s n hs passag. Whn

smn sns agans y, y

n g pblc wh . Y g

prva wh . Y cnrn h

prsn n prva an nv hmr hr rpn. i h prsn

s n rspn, hn y ak

smn ls wh y nv

hm r hr rpn. i h prsn

sn rspn h nray

wnsss, hn y ll h

whl chrch, whch hn nvs

h snnr rpn. i h prsnsn rspn h chrch,

hn Jss cmmans h whl

chrch ra h nrpnan

snnr as a Gnl an a ax-

gahrr, whch s Jss way

sayng, tra h nrpnan lk

an nblvr, an xcmmnca

hm r hr rm h llwshp.

Nc ha h nly sn

ha chrchs scpln r s

nrpnanc. A any sag n

h prcss ln abv, hs

The only sinthat churchesdiscipline or isunrepentance.

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scpln prcss can n h

prsn snnng wl smply

lsn an rpn. i ha snnr

rpns, hn hr s rgvnss

an ll rsran llwshp.

Hw many ms w rgv

sch snnrs wh rpn? in h

vry nx passag, Jss says ha

w ms rgv hm svny

ms svn (Ma 18:22). orrgvnss s nlm, js lk

Jss s s.

in 1 Crnhans 5, Pal als

wh a man n h Crnhan

chrch wh s havng an aar

wh hs sp mhr.

1 corinthiAns 5:1-5, 11i s acally rpr ha

hr s sxal mmraly

amng y, an a kn ha

s n lra vn amng

pagans, r a man has hs

ahrs w. An y ar

arrgan! ogh y n rahr

mrn? L hm wh hasn hs b rmv rm

amng y. Fr hgh absn

n by, i am prsn n spr;

an as prsn, i hav alray

prnnc jgmn n h

n wh sch a hng. Whn

y ar assmbl n h nam

h Lr Jss an my spr

s prsn, wh h pwr

r Lr Jss, y ar

lvr hs man Saan r h

srcn h sh, s ha

hs spr may b sav n h

ay h Lr.

B nw i am wrng

y n assca wh

anyn wh bars h nam

brhr h s gly sxal

mmraly r gr, r s an

lar, rvlr, rnkar, r

swnlr n vn a wh

sch a n.

Nc ha, n hs passag,

Pal has n wr rbk a all

r h w ppl cmmng

ncs. Hs nr rbk s agans

h chrch r alng al wh

h snnng mmbrs: Y hav

bcm arrgan, an hav nmrn nsa, n rr ha h

n wh ha n hs mgh

b rmv rm yr ms (v.

2). Pal has rghs ngnan

ab hs san, b hs

manly angry a h chrch. Why?

Bcas s hr rspnsbly

nr Chrs prsrv hpry h chrch. Whr sn

s n al wh, spras (1 Cr

5:6-7). S h nrpnan ms b

rmv n rr prc h

spral ngry h chrch.

Whn a chrch rss rmv,

s bng arrgan an acng

lk knws br hw rn h

chrch han Chrs s.

An s w ar arrgan

w rs scpln as Chrs

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W n n b rggr-

happy ab xcmmncang

mmbrs; gh grv s

ply whnvr nrpnan sn

las xcmmncan. B w

als ms n shrnk back whn

h ccasn rqrs. i a mmbr

wn rpn, w ms by Chrs.

Whats at Stake?Wha happns whn w al

scpln? Chrss rl n r

chrchs s hran w

n by hm n hs. Whn

w n scpln, vnally

h chrch mmbrshpbcms ma blvrs an

nblvrs. A chrch bsnss

mng hn bcms n thy

wll b n b my wll b

n. Whn Chrs s n rl

n h hars all h mmbrs,

hn shl b n srprs

ha carnaly wll abn.

B alng scpln als

has anhr cnsqnc. i

cmprmss h wnss h

chrch. As i mnn arlr,

many nblvrs lk blam

hr nbl n h ac ha

All hs chrch ppl ar js

a bnch hypcrs. thyr

n rn han anyby

ls. Whn chrchs rs

scpln, hs nblvrs ar

rgh. An h vry ppl ha

w sk prsa b sav

bcm nprsaabl bcas h carnaly hs wh clam

b Chrsans. G cmmans

hs ppl b hly js as h s

hly (1 P 1:15-16).

Snnrs gh b abl

g a glmps wha G s lk

by lkng a Chrsans. Whn

a cmmny als scpln,ha hlnss s cmprms an

s, hrr, s s wnss.

Failing todisciplinecompromisesthe witness othe church.

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Jim Stitzinger

ecv vanglsm s masr n by nval rspnss,

b by h clary an accracy h mssag prclam.

Whhr n a larg gahrng r rm n sl anhr, a chrch

ncnng a maxmm vanglsc capacy wll sara s aras

nnc wh h gspl Jss Chrs. i yr chrch cas

xs, wha vanglsc mpac wl b ls?


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evanglsm shl bnsncv h chrch, a

rx ha wavs s way n an

hrgh vryhng ls s

ghr. exhrng h chrch

vanglz shl b as ncssary

as xhrng a nwbrn cry;

shl ak r slnc.

Far n, h chrchncns as shp n wlvs

clhng, hng s ny

an hpng av cn.

Scrpr, hwvr, knws

nhng an ncgn Chrsan.

Pal rahr, calls blvrs

ambassars Chrs (2 Cr

5:20). An ambassar spaks h

mssag hy wr gvn wh h

ahry an cnvcn h

n wh sns hm.

As h chrch, h br

Chrs, r prclaman h

gspl ms cm wh blnss.

W lk r pns nrscn

wh h nblvng wrl, n

pns nfcan. As h chrch

Jss Chrs, r rl s carry

h gspl s ha sal an lgh

cll wh cay an arknss.

i h chrch s ncn as

h gspl wnss h nans, ms b vcal n an nval

lvl. th chrch ha s ms

cv n sprang h lgh

h gspl wll b ms acv

n h shaws, ahlly an

blly prclamng h gspl

vry nblvr s mmbrs

knw. Whn blvrs ar ahl vanglz n h rn

l, hy mr narally gahr

ghr n vanglsc rs

ha w byn hr mma

cnx an n h wrl.

th gag a chrchs

vanglsc cvnss s

bnc n an nvallvl. th gspl cmmssn s

a call r nval scpls

ngag nval snnrs.

th rspns snnrs s

h wrk h Spr, n h

rsl r acns. insa

gagng cvnss by h

rspns, gag by ahlnss

Chrss cmmssn an

accracy h mssag.

S, wha ar h hallmarks

a chrch ncnng a

Exhorting thechurch toevangelizeshould be asnecessary as

exhorting anewborn to cry;it should takeeort to silence.

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maxmm vanglsc capacy?Hw can h chrch nvally

an cllcvly ras s

vanglsc rvr? Hr ar a w

ncragmns r bh chrch

lars an mmbrs. thgh n

xhasv, hy wll hplly

hlp ras h vc r Chrs-

xalng, gspl-prclamngvanglsm n h lcal chrch.

1. Memorize the gospeli yr sav, y knw

ngh h gspl prsn

smn ls. Hwvr,

aks wrk b clar an

nrsanabl. evry blvr

shl cmm mmry h

basc cmpnns h gspl.

Wh hs lmns mmrz,

w shl wrk aly rc

rslvs an vn n rl

play wh hr blvrs. Slm

wll y hl yr Bbl n han

whn an vanglsc pprny

prsns sl. Whl a mmrz

gspl prsnan s n a

prrqs r vanglsm, wll

allw y prsn h gspl

wh clary an cnvcn.

i y'r a pasr, s a gal rh nr chrch cmm h

gspl mmry. N mar hw

yng r avanc n yars, vry

blvr ms hav h gspl

mssag sprng-la, ray

gv a any mmn. A chrch

ha prpagas s n ha aks

lbra sps kp h savnggspl mssag n h rrn

ach blvrs mn.

2. Recruit aprayer teamth har wrk vanglsm

bgns n r kns, pnng

G g br s n h hars hs w ngag wh h

gspl. N amn hman

r can sav smn. S, n

hmly an pnncy, w

apprach h hrn G wh

r prayrs nrcssn. ths

llws h parn Pal, wh

prays arnsly r hs mssn

fl whn h says, Brhrs, my

hars sr an prayr G r

hm s ha hy may b sav.

N nly s hs sp a

Instead o gaug-ing eectivenessby the response,gauge it byaithulness

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When you pray, pray for

1. God to draw unbelievers to salvation. In John 6:44,

Jesus says, No one can come to me unless the Father

who sent me draws him;

2. The Spirit to accelerate the work o conviction. Jesus

said, about the Spirits ministry, that when he comes, he

will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness

and judgment (John 16:8);

3. God to reveal opportunities. We can ollow Paul, who

asked the Colossian church to pray also or us, that

God may open to us a door or the word, to declare the

mystery o Christ (Col 4:3); and

4. God to fll you with bold words. Again, Paul asked the

Ephesian church to pray also or me, that words may begiven to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the

mystery o the gospel, or which I am an ambassador in

chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak

(Eph 6:19-20).

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vlm r prayrs as a chrch,

als cras accnably kp

n anhr n prpal mn

war spcfc nblvrs. Whn

w pray r spcfc nblvrs,

as nvals an as grps, w

grw ncrasngly awar h

pprns Chrs s gvng

prclam hs nam.

3. Live holyth ms clar an accra

gspl prsnan s m

nblvrs ny y by

parns sn (angr, ls, gssp,

laznss) nsa parns

rghsnss (lv, jy, pac,

panc, knnss, gnss,ahlnss, gnlnss, sl-

cnrl). in hmly, rpn

whn y sn, an s vn yr

alrs magny Gs mrcy.

L yr hlnss an rpnanc

sngsh y rm h wrl.

th cnssn xampl a

chang l s cmpllng pr salvan.

4. Engage yourpersonal mission feldAs y ra hs ay, wh ar

h nblvrs yr ngagng

wh h gspl? is n ngh

alk ab hm, y ms

alk wh hm, sng h naral

pns cnncn n yr l

avanc h gspl cnvrsan.

G, n hs svrgn grac, chs

plac y n h cnx hsparclar nblvrs. dn

hrw away h pprny

prclam hs savng mssag. ths

s yr mssn fl.

Y may fn yrsl n a

sasn l whr yr

nsla rm h nblvng

wrl (lvng a a Chrsancllg, a hm wh a blvng

amly). or, prhaps y hav

r war h rlanshps

las rssanc, srrnng

yrsl wh lk-mn

Chrsans. i hs s r r y,

rmmbr h xampl Chrs,

wh was always nracng wh

nblvrs (Lk 7:34; Jhn 4:7-

30), an hn ak h frs sp n

h rgh rcn.

Challng yrsl an hr

God, in hissovereign grace,chose to placeyou in thecontext o thoseparticularunbelievers.This is yourmission eld.


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blvrs ny hs

prs wh h gspl. A h sam

m, cnsanly wrk cra nw

nwrks ha pn p nw mssn

fls r gspl mnsry.

5. Relentlessly love

other believersth har wrk vanglsms carr ms vvly

whn blvrs spak an ac

wh Chrs-xalng lv r

n anhr. Jss says, A nw

cmmanmn i gv y, ha

y lv n anhr: js as i hav

lv y, y als ar lv n

anhr. By hs all ppl wll

knw ha y ar my scpls,

y hav lv r n anhr

(Jhn 13:34-35).

Chrsan lv s val

vanglsm bcas maks h

lv Chrs vsbl r h wrl

s. th wrl s wachng

an ms s h ransrmng

pwr h gspl n splay

Christian loveis vital toevangelismbecause it makes

the love o Christvisible or theworld to see.

Cultivate gospel instinCts

Strategically pursue your mission feld. Write out the names

o three people who have yet to hear the gospel rom you.

Take a step to interact with them. Call them, email them orstop by their work and initiate some time with them. Pray

or them every day and engage them today.

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n r lvs. ths was a h har

Pals challng Phlmn

n xnng rgvnss

onsms (Phlm 1:8-10).

th nblvng wrl ms

s h Hly Spr nablng

Chrsans srv n anhr,

ncrag n anhr, nr

harshp, rs gssp, spak

h rh n lv an mbracsrng. t wha xn ar h

n anhrs ma vsbl n

yr rlanshps wh hr

blvrs? ds yr lv r hr

blvrs gv crbly yr

gspl prsnan?

6. Lead by exampleN mar yr ag, lvl

rspnsbly r vsbly

whn h chrch, y can la

by xampl. th har Pals

ncragmn tmhy s

la by xampl sp hs yh

(1 tm 4:12). Sm h gras

vanglss ar hs whsnams w wn rmmbr, b

wr rlnlssly ahl ll

hrs ab Jss.

ths wh la by xampl n

vanglsm ncrag hrs

fgh h mpan b lazy

an cmplacn. tll ppl ab

pprns G has gvn y

shar h gspl an ncrag

hrs shar hr srs as

wll. dn wa r smn ls

la by xampl, ak nav

an hrs wll llw.

7. Celebrate salvationNvr ls sgh h mracl

ha happns n nw brh. i

havn xpls n clbran

n rspns h nw brh, s

shl w. on way hs

s shar smns n.

W can nvr har ngh h wrk Chrs has n n

rawng smn salvan.

in yr chrch, ncrpra h

rcnng salvan whrvr

pssbl. dng s rmns s

The unbelievingworld must seethe Holy Spiritenabling Chris-tians to serve one

another, encour-age one another,endure hardship,reuse gossip,

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h many ways h gspl

pnras hars an hw G

chss s sav snnrs n

ha prcss.

8. Maximizeevangelistic gatheringsCran chrch gahrngs ln

hmslvs vanglsc

prpss wh grar clary

han hrs. Fr xampl,

hl a G Fray srvc

n a lcal park r cmmny

cnr. in h wks langp h vnng, sara h

srrnng cmmny wh

nvans, hn maxmz h

srvc by prsnng h gspl

clarly. th sam can b n

wh bapsm. Hl a bapsm

srvc n a pblc sng an

nv nblvng amly, rns

an hs y fn alng h way

lsn h smns

nw blvrs.

thgh many mr cl b

a, hs smpl sps wll

vlp a srngr vanglsc

clr n yr lcal chrch.

evanglsm sn js smhng

w , s par wh w ar.

is n a qsn ably

r aqacy, s a qsn

bnc Chrs.

A chrch ha lvs Chrs s a

chrch ha wll n b sppn s prclaman h gspl

an s mnsran lv r

Chrs. As ambassars Chrs

an h gspl, w can ngag hs

wrl blly an lk rwar

h wrk Chrs wll n an

hrgh s, r hs glry.

I heavenexplodes incelebration inresponse tothe new birth,so should we.

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Troy W. Temple

Whas h gras n r vry yng prsn n h wrl

ay? tha qsn has a n crrc answrs. Yng

ppl n hlp. thy n halng. thy n accpanc.

thy n say. thy n hr parns. thy n b l. i cl

fll pags wh answrs ha wl vrwhlm y an js mgh lav

y blvng ha s a hplss vnr. An y wl b rgh.


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The NeedAr mr han w cas

srvng n yh mnsry, i am

vrwhlm mr ay han

a any pn n my br hsry.

th challngs ha yng ppl

hav ac n rcn yars hav

mnsra ha h nmy s

mr srs ab h bal han

h chrch. S l m answr hqsn: h gras n r

vry yng prsn n h wrl

ay s h n knw Jss.

in Mahw 9:36, Jss ss

h crw ppl, harass

an hlplss lk shp wh

a shphr. thas wha hs

gnran alscns nsmr han anyhng, a shphr.

Jss hn xpss h ral

prblm: a lack labrrs. Hs

sln h prblm s r

hs ppl pray arnsly

h Lr h harvs sn

labrrs n hs harvs.

Rachng anyn wh h gspl

bgns wh G as w call

hm n prayr.

Br mhs an mr

xnsv rsarch ar n

h way nrc h nx

gnran h g shphr.

Wv prc mhs an

rsarch. th way rach h

nx gnran s r G sn

ppl n h fls wh a sns rgncy rach hm wh

h gspl.

Technology: A Symptomo a Deeper IssueAs i hnk ab sm h

crrn challngs acng yng

ppl an h challngs hywll ac n h r i can

hlp b hnk chnlgy. th

nx gnran ss chnlgy as

h al m r vryhng

s: msc, mny, rlanshps

an rcran. thy s

cnnc wh ppl, an hy

vlp hs rlanshps byxchangng h cnn hr

lvs. ths has gvn way habs

ha can bcm xc.

tchnlgy s n h ss,

hgh. insa, h way ay's

yh s chnlgy pns

a pr, mr nanal

ss. i pns lngngs r

rlanshps, rlvanc an

manng. ths lngngs xs n

vry prsn n vry gnran,

an hs gnran yh has

The greatestneed or everyyoung person in

the world todayis the need toknow Jesus.

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chsn chnlgy as s vc,

s langag, s nvrnmn

an h mans lfllng hs

har crs.

AuthenticRelationshipsths gnran yh ss

hrgh acas. Whn a prsn

rachs ab 12 yars l, hr sh vlps a nw par

anamy, smhng i call a

blgna cr. Whavr y

call , h nx gnran has an

ably c a phny. Yng

ppl hav bn ran s

rm an arly ag bcas hyv

wach chrch-gng als sayn hng an a cmplly

rn hng. th nx gnran

lngs r ppl b hns

ab h gspl an lv h

mssag ha hy prclam by

mnsrang a gnn cncrn

r hm as ppl.

ths kn ahncy ss aracv hm bcas

s hw Jss lv. Jss knw

hs mssag, an car ngh

ab ppl ha h n wh

snnrs an ax cllcrs n

(Ma 9:10). ths gnran

yh wans s an ahnc

gspl lv .

i grw p n Charl, N.C.,

whr i was a mmbr a

cnsrvav, namnals,

Baps chrch. thr was n

b ha my chrch wan

shar h gspl wh my cy. th

gspl mssag bgan wh h

rmpv sry h crss an

h mpy mb, b cam wh

xpcans ha ppl chang

hr lsyl f n h chrch

clr. in shr, b a Chrsan

man shw p a h chrch

an lk lk a Chrsan, hnav ppl wh n lk lk

y. B has n vn cls

wha h gspl s. th gspl sn

mrly a s s an ns

r a ls crns. th gspl s

smm p n a prsn an wha

h rsc s. i rvlvs

arn an ahnc rlanshpwh Jss Chrs.

th chrch has cs n a

gspl prsnan whn h

nx gnran wans a gspl

cnvrsan. t many Chrsans

hav allw h gspl b

smhng hy alk ab nc

a wk nsa smhng hahas asnsh hm. Ppl alk

ab wha asnshs hm.

tragcally, wha asnshs h

nx gnran s hw Chrsans

can lv hr Chrsan lvs n

sch mnan ways.

in Mahw 14, Jss s

mr han 5,000 ppl wh ll

mr han a as mal, an

hn llws ha p by walkng

n war. B h scpls shw

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thn, Jss gs n h ba an

sps h srm. Fnally, vn hscpls can mss wha hyv

sn. Mahw rcrs ha hs

n h ba wrshpp hm,

sayng, trly y ar h Sn

G (Ma 14:33).

As Chrsans, wv l h

asnshng sry h gspl

bcm a sbl a l markby ng chrch hngs. W n

rcapr h ably b

asnsh a Jss an all h

has n. th nx gnran

ns s s lv r lvs n

r asnshmn vr h gspl.

tr jy n Chrs s a cmpllng

wnss h nx gnran.

i w rly sr prpaga

h gspl h nx gnran,

hr ms b a nw cmmmn

lvng an ahnc gspl-

cnr l an rgng gnn

rlanshps wh h ls.

Relevant Applicationim n sr whr i frs har

hs, b s r: nhng changs

lvs lk sng lvs chang.

th nx gnran s always

nrs n wha rally wrks;

als clams ar was n hm.thy'v sn anasc clams

n nmrcals r h las

ca, an hyv bgh h

prcs. Wha aracs hm

sch prcs s h prsnal

smny rm ppl wh hav

sn wrk.

th nx gnran s hngryr a ah ha "wrks," wh

rlvan applcan hr lvs.

B w havn akn h m

nrsan h sss ha yng

ppl ar srgglng vrcm.

Rlvan applcan s n

rqr ha w fn an answr

r vry l n, mans haw ar prpar pn h nx

gnran h rh n n

Gs Wr. th Bbl arsss

hr vry ral ns.

Fr xampl, h chrch can

srv h nx gnran by

shwng hm all ha h Bbl

has say ab rlanshps,

whch ar s mpran hm.

W can shw yng ppl ha

rlanal cnc s cas by

passns a war whn hm (Jas

As Christians,weve let theastonishing sto-ry o the gospelbecome a sub-title to a liemarked by doingchurch things.

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4:1). Lkws, w can shw hm

ha halhy rlanshps rsl

rm srvc an sacrfc, an rm

a sr n anhr n

shwng hnr (Rm 12:10).

ths may b har rhs

har, b h nx gnran

wll lmaly rcv rlvan

rh ha s n sgar-ca,

b hns. in n nsanc,rlanshps hav cnlc

bcas ppl ar slfsh. in

h hr nsanc, rlanshps

ar nrch whn w srv n

anhr. ths s rlvan rh

ha h nx gnran can

apply vry ay, an pns

h r nrc hm

h g shphr.

th nx gnran wll

cnn grappl wh sm

h ms fcl sss r

clr has vr sn, an hy

ms knw ha h Bbl spaks

all hs sss. W mak agrav rrr whn w amp

xplan h har qsns l

by sayng bcas h Bbl says

s. insa, w shl xplan h

way ha Gs Wr s rlvan

h lvs yng ppl.

Meaningul Purposedrng h pas hr cas,

yngr gnrans hav

ncrasngly mgra rm pr

cnsmrsc agnas cas-

rn prss. evn h

smpls csns ar masr

by h pssbl mpac n h

mma an glbal cmmny.L, r h nx gnran, ms

n nly mak sns; ms mak

a rnc. th nx gnran s

lngng an nnnally sarchng

r prps.

As w shar h mssag

h gspl wh ay's yh,

hy wll cnn ask, wha

rnc s mak? An hy

shl. W all shl. th gspl

wll always chang h way w

lk a h wrl an rspn

The next gen-eration willcontinue tograpple withsome o the mostdicult issuesour culture hasever seen, andthey must know

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h brknnss ha sn has

nc n bllns. S w can ll

h nx gnran ha h gspl

cmmans r ahl ann

war hs wh hr an n.

Anng h ns hrs s

h manngl prps h

gspl. th acvy h gspl-

cnr l wll carry wha

Chrs has nsrc s .Bgnnng wh h wrs

Jss n Mahw 25, w har

Jss plac a val n srvng h

hngry, h pr, h sck an h

mprsn n h by Chrs.

Whn w an h ns

hs brhrs an ssrs, w

hav srv Jss hmsl. thgspl xpcs ha w car r h

margnalz. Jss l h yng

sccssl prssnal n Mark

10:21 g, sll all ha y hav

an gv h pr, b h wn

away srrwl bcas h lv

hs pssssns. Jss xpc

ha hs llwrs wl fn ways car r h pr an sck.

ths prry cnns n

Jams 1:27, whr w ra ha,

r ah s vr b clan

an wh a pr har, hn w

ar car r h ac an

rman nan by h wrl.

th manngl prps ha hs

gnran sks s s ask by

h gspl.

Mahw 22:37-40 prsns a

cmpl pcr manngl

prps. Yr prmary prps,

yr a Chrsan, s lv

h Lr wh all yr har

an wh all yr sl an wh

all yr mn. i ha s a r

raly n r lvs as Chrs

llwrs, hn w wll lv [r]

nghbrs as [rslvs].

th gspl splays manngl

prps ms vvly n Chrssanng sacrfc. th gras

prps ha h nx gnran

cl vr hav s blvng

ha mssag an lvng hr

nghbrs by sharng wh hm.

th nx gnran js ns

knw ha h gspl rs sch

a prps.

Conclusiond y rly wan rach h

nx gnran wh h gspl?

Lv a l ha s ahncally

gspl-cnr. thn y wll

vlp gnn rlanshps

wh hs wh n mh g shphr. La hm

h rlvan rh Gs Wr

ha ms h ral ns ha

h nx gnran acs. drv

yr manngl prps rm h

gspl, mnsrang h sam

val r hrs ha Jss .

th nx gnran s ps

rcv h g nws.

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Owen Strachan

dsrpn s n n.

Y knw h scn: yr wrkng, ryng yr bs plg

n a ask, whhr a papr, a srmn r a cmn r wrk,

an yr phn bzzs. or yr mal nbx sgnals h arrval a nw

mssag. or yr rn sps by, an yr gla s hm, b h

sn ralz ha yr lg s ncnrllably appng n bcas y'r


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nvs n h cnvrsan, b

bcas y hav 13 asks

n h nx w hrs.

B hrs anhr kn

srpn has g r s.

th rm srpn cms rm

h bsnss wrl. Prssr

Clayn Chrsnsn Harvar

Bsnss Schl has pplarz

h rm srpv nnvanr crav srpn, as s

n call. H clams bsnss

lars n s wha aras

hr cmpany n shakng

p. Crprans an h ppl

wh wrk n hm can all n

parns as an cmplacncy.

Chrsnsn avcas halars rglarly srp h

bsnss by rmmng wha s

nncssary an sharpnng wha

s prfabl.

th chrch s n a bsnss.

is a lvng, brahng, spral

rgansm, h by Chrs.

B hrs h hng: i hnk h

pracc crav srpn

pras Chrsnsns nsgh. i

sms lk a nw cncp, b s

acally an l n.

tw hsan yars l, n ac.

An cms n rm h

markplac cmmrc, b

h mn Chrs.

Jesus Gets Disruptivein Mahw 13:1-9, Jss lls

a sarlng sry, h parabl

h sls. ths s n sqsn

n cnsrvan h arh,

hwvr. is a spral shakp,

n annncng ha n all wh

sm hav ah wll, n h n,

b sav:

tha sam ay Jss wn

h hs an sa bs h

sa. An gra crws gahr

ab hm, s ha h g n

a ba an sa wn. An h

whl crw s n h

bach. An h l hm manyhngs n parabls, sayng: A

swr wn sw. An as

h sw, sm ss ll alng

h pah, an h brs cam

an vr hm. ohr

ss ll n rcky grn,

whr hy n hav mch

sl, an mmaly hy

sprang p, snc hy ha n

ph sl, b whn h sn

rs hy wr scrch. An

snc hy ha n r, hy

The church is nota business. Its aliving, breathing,

spiritualorganism, thebody o Christ.

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whr away. ohr ss ll

amng hrns, an h hrns

grw p an chk hm.

ohr ss ll n g sl

an prc gran, sm a

hnrl, sm sxy, sm

hry. H wh has ars, l

hm har.

Js a w vrss lar, Jsslvrs a scn, qally

snnng parabl. in Mahw

13:24-30, Chrs lls h parabl

h wha an h ars:

H [Jss] p anhr parabl

br hm, sayng, th

kngm havn may bcmpar a man wh sw

g s n hs l, b

whl hs mn wr slpng,

hs nmy cam an sw

ws amng h wha an

wn away. S whn h plans

cam p an br gran, hn

h ws appar als. Anh srvans h masr

h hs cam an sa hm,

Masr, y n sw g

s n yr fl? Hw hn

s hav ws? H sa

hm, An nmy has n

hs. S h srvans sa

hm, thn y wan s

g an gahr hm? B h

sa, N, ls n gahrng h

ws y r p h wha

alng wh hm. L bh grw

ghr nl h harvs, an

a harvs m i wll ll h

raprs, Gahr h ws frs

an bn hm n bnls b

brn, b gahr h wha

n my barn.

thr s mch npack n

ach hs parabls. Fr r

prpss, w n a cmmnhra bwn h w, ha n

all wh sm b Chrsans ar

n ac sav. in h frs parabl,

hr h r xampls

s shw hmslvs,

lmaly, b nblvrs.

th brs alms mmaly

vr h frs kn s; hsn scrchs h scn kn

ar an nal brs; h hrns

chk h hr kn ar a

pr. Chrss xampls shw

s ha as w prach h gspl,

w wll ncnr ppl wh

nally prss ah b wh

lmaly shw hmslvs b ncnvr.

Jss nrscrs hs sam

a n h scn parabl. th

ws an wha grw ghr

r a lng whl. A h n l,

bcms apparn ha sm

ppl wh cnsr hmslvs

wha r blvrs ar n

ac nblvrs. thy nvr rly

rpn hr sn an blv

n Jss Chrs as hr Savr. i

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away rm h prsnc Chrs

an bansh rnal arknss

whn h rrns.

in bh parabls, w ncnra prblm wr awar b may

n b abl nam: nmnal

Chrsany, r Chrsany n

nam nly (n raly). ths

vlps whn h gspl s

mb wn an ma ncsly,

whn h chrch s n call r

a ransrm l as vnc salvan an whn cngrgans

n pracc chrch scpln

gar h gspl. i hs sns

lk a rbng b ar-

prblm, 's n.

is as nar as yr lcal chrch.

Nmnal Chrsany bcam

a parclar challng n

h wnh cnry. Many

vanglcal chrchs blv ha

hy n mbrac bsnss

praccs n cngrganal l

n rr raw nw mmbrs.

thy sh n a ml

chrch n whch cngrgans

wr ra as cnsmrs, wh

h chrch sl prvng hm

h srvcs r xprncs hy

wan. in sm cass, hs

assmbls n mphasz a

ransrm l as a ncssary

mark ngng mmbrshp. iwas ngh mak an nal

prssn ah; chrch

scpln was largly ls as a

mans prmng h gspl.

ths rns rsl n

chrchs wh ar mr ppl n

h rlls han acally blng.

Byn hs, many ppl cam hnk hmslvs as sav

wh shw ll r n spral

r (Ma 9:27). Bcas hs,

nmnal Chrsany bcam a

rblsm par a szabl par

many lcal chrchs.

ths prblm prsss n

r ay.

Disrupting theComortedWha s h scr slvng hs

wspra challng r

Chrsany? Wll, hrs n magc

bll. Pasrs an cncrn

mmbrs n pray h Lr.

thy n ask hm sn

rvval hr chrchs n rr

ha ppl wh hav cv

hmslvs mgh b wn Chrs.

NominalChristianitydevelops whenthe gospel isdumbed downand madeuncostly.

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Gs grac aln can slv

hs prblm.

ths s n man, hwvr,

ha pasrs ar hlplss. Gs

grac s always an mpwrng

grac, as xs lk Rmans 6:6

shw s. Sn has bn crcf

wh Chrs, an w pssss all w

n r l an glnss, as 2

Pr 1:3 maks clar. Wha shlgspl-lvng Chrsans , hn,

arss nmnal Chrsany,

an shw lv hs wh

prss ah b n vnc ?

in answrng hs, h cncp

crav srpn cms n

play. Acally, r r prpss,

w n Chrsc srpn, rgspl srpn. Wha s

hs man?

i mans ha pasrs cann

spak s wrs har-

har ppl, hs wh s

n r pws ach wk b

rss h ransrman h

gspl. W cann ab ah n

nam nly. W cann cnn

rslvs wh a hry-mn

mssag, a w sngs an a

hanshak a h r. insa,

as pasrs an chrch lars,w s rslvs as srprs

a slpng chrch.

W ar n crl n hs rgar;

wr n harknng back

smmr camp as a k, pllng

pranks n slpng rns. N,

lv r ppl wh ar

n rnal jpary, w prachh gspl as a smmns

rpnan ah.

As wh Jhn h chrch n

Sars, w blly say hs:

Wak p, an srnghn

wha rmans an s ab

, r i hav n n yrwrks cmpl n h sgh

my G. Rmmbr, hn, wha

y rcv an har. Kp

, an rpn. i y wll n

wak p, i wll cm lk a h,

an y wll n knw a wha

hr i wll cm agans y

(Rv 3:2-3).

Hw can w apprpraly

mmc Jhn n callng prssng

blvrs rbs ah? Hr ar

Pastors cannotspeak sot wordsto hard-heartedpeople, thosewho sit in ourpews each week

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sm praccal ways w can carry

hs y lv:

1. Prach r Chrsany rm

h plp. iny h marks

grac an h r h Spr

(Gal 5:22-23);

2. Call ppl mbrac r

Chrsany. Mak clar ha hy rpn an blv s an

mmann n w ar n p

ah an rpnanc;

3. Mak clar ha grac s n

chap, b csly, as drch

Bnhr amsly sa. tr

ah, n hr wrs, s n ask,Wha s h mnmm i can

b sav? Rahr, cnsss

Y hav h wrs l

Chrs, ncssang ha w

rjc h wrl an mbrac h

Mssah (Jhn 6:68);

4. Lv yr ppl. i y nlycall hm ah, b n

mak a srs r car r

hm an mnsra ha y

hav h ms car r hr

sls, xpc ha hy wll n

y . on h hr han, y

may wll s h Lr sn hr

hars hrgh a prssn, kn,

gspl-sara wnss;

5. La wll an blly. Shw

by crags, cnvcnal

larshp ha y wll n b

sway by ppsn, whch y

shl xpc y challng

Saan n r hs clam;

6. Srprs hs y hnk may b

nmnal Chrsans by rpnng

whn yr wrng. Many ppl

hav rarly sn gnn an

ll-hra cnrn vr sn.Sng arsh r r h frs

m wll spak a srngr wr

han y mgh hnk;

7. dn assm ha y knw

h hars llw snnrs as

G s. Gahr as mch aa

as y can, pray r scrnmn,b b carl cncl, an

say, ha smn s r cran

n a Chrsan;

8. Pray r G wrk amng

yr ppl. Rmmbr Psalm

127:1, whch ras, unlss

h Lr bls h hs, hswh bl labr n van;

9. Cnsanly kp n mn ha

y cann rsc nmnal

Chrsans, b h Lr can; an

10. Pracc chrch scpln

accrng xs lk Mahw

18:15-20 an 1 Crnhans 5-6,

knwng as y s ha js as

gspl prachng prms Chrs,

s s garng h gspl hrgh

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h prsrvan a halhy chrch

ha shws h wrl h raly

spral ransrman (hgh

n prcn).

Conclusionth prblm nmnalsm

s ar mr fcl n nar

han ar h aly nrrpns

r wrklw. ths s anancn qagmr, as Chrss

wn parabls shws. i s n a

challng ac nly by nahl

r sbpar pasrs an chrchs.

i s a brn ha vry shphr

an vry assmbly wll bar a

sm pn an n sm ashn.

ths was r Amrcasbs-knwn shphr, h

pasr-hlgan Jnahan

ewars. ewars was a prlss

prachr, y h srggl alms

cnnally wh prssng

blvrs wh wl n

whlharly cmm h

wrk G. ths was n par

h ac ha many ppl ha

jn h chrch as mmbrs

rm nancy y ha nvr lly

wn h ah. Fr hs rasn,

ewars cnsanly xrcs a

mnsry gspl srpn, an

r ha l bh h frs rvval an hs wn frng. Sm

mbrac hs call rpnanc;

hrs sl hr hars agans

an gh hm.

W ms rmmbr xampls

lk hs. W ms als call

mn ewarss wrl-shakng

prachng, wh s cs n hprls sn (as sn n h ams

srmn, Snnrs n h Hans

an Angry G) an h glrs

r an savng ah. As w

prs r wn mnsrs

capalz srpn, ls hl

wha ewars calls h

r sns h hngs G,knwng as w ha nly h can

mak llw snnrs as . As h

p n hs majsc srmn, A

dvn an Sprnaral Lgh,

savng ah s rvn by

A r sns h vn an

sprlav xcllncy h

hngs rlgn; a ral sns

h xcllncy G, an

Jss Chrs, an h wrk

rmpn, an h ways

Nominalism isa burden thatevery shepherdand everyassembly will

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resourCes

Mike McKinley,Am I Really a Christian? (Crossway/9Marks,

2011).

Owen Strachan and Douglas Sweeney,Jonathan Edwards

on True Christianity(part o the fve-volume Essential

Edwards Collection, Moody, 2010).

Mark Dever, The Church: The Gospel Made Visible

(Lieway, 2012).

John Piper, Finally Alive (Christian Focus, 2009).

an wrks G rval n

h gspl. thr s a vn

an sprlav glry n hs

hngs; an xcllncy ha s

a vasly hghr kn, an

mr sblm nar, han n

hr hngs; a glry graly

sngshng hm rm all

ha s arhly an mpral. H

ha s sprally nlghnrly apprhns an ss ,

r has a sns . H sn

mrly ranally blv ha

G s glrs, b h has

a sns h glrsnss

G n hs har. thr s

n nly a ranal bl ha

G s hly, an ha hlnss

s a g hng; b hr s

a sns h lvlnss

Gs hlnss. thr s n

nly a spclavly jgng

ha G s gracs, b a

sns hw amabl G s pn

ha accn; r a sns h

bay hs vn arb.

May w sns hs bay

arsh ay, an prpaga

n r chrchs r h salvan

sls an h glry

almghy G.

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Travis Kerns

imagn h llwng san. Yr alkng a grp ppl

n a c shp, an h ss rlgn cms p. Havng js

m hm, y n knw h rlgs bls h hrs arn

y, s y brng p h achngs Jss. Y mak h clam ha

h achngs Jss ar wrhy cnsran an ll hs

gahr arn h abl ha Jss has chang yr l, bh nw


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an rvr. Smn a h abl

asks why Jss s s mpran,

s y ll hm ha Jss clam

b Gs Sn.

Y g n xplan ha

nly hrgh ah n Jss can

a prsns sns b rgvn an,

mmaly, h cnvrsan

gs ha. on prsn

xclams, im n a snnr.Anhr says, Yr n G.

Y can ll m hw lv.

A hr prsn rspns, Js

bcas a prsn sn knw

Jss sn mak hm ba.

thr ar g ppl n hr

rlgns. thy n n Jss;

hyv g hr wn way G. dn b s n-s an

nlran. Lav hm aln.

thr racns srprs y

an lav y hlplss, hplss

an ran.

Accsans nlranc,

narnss an bgry an

h hgh prcsss lang

hs prclamans ar

cmmn whnvr Chrsans

alk ab Jss as h nly way

G. Chrsans n n

knw hw rspn schaccsans, an may vn wnr

h bjcrs, lk hs n h

cnvrsan abv, ar rgh.

Mayb ppl n hr rlgns

rally ar kay. Mayb hy rally

n n Jss. Mayb G has

prv a way r mmbrs

hr rlgns b sav. Arall, s n ar ha a prsn ns

har ab an knw Jss js

g n havn, rgh?

in rr hnk hrgh hs

sss rghly, w ms answr

hr spcfc qsns. Frs, why

shl Chrsans b cncrn

ab sprang h achngs Jss, spcally prsns

nvlv n hr rlgns?

Scn, wha s h mssag

Chrsany? thr, hw shl

w prsn h achngs

Chrsany nn-Chrsans?

Lr wllng, h scssn ha

llws wll hlp y nrsan

why hr s a n, wha h

mssag Chrsany s, an

hw prsn ha mssag n

h ms cv way pssbl.

Accusations ointolerance,unairness andbigotry are com-mon wheneverChristians talk

about Jesus asthe only wayto God.

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Why Be Concerned?Why shl Chrsans b

cncrn ab sprang h

achngs Jss, spcally

prsns nvlv n hr

rlgns? ths s an mpran

qsn r all Chrsans

answr, an a w Nw tsamn

passags wll hlp answr .th frs passag s 1 Pr 3:14-

15. in hs passag, Pr wrs:

B vn y shl sr

r rghsnss sak, y

wll b blss. Hav n ar

hm, nr b rbl, b n

yr hars hnr Chrs hLr as hly, always bng

prpar mak a ns

anyn wh asks y r a

rasn r h hp ha s n

y; y wh gnlnss

an rspc.

Pr ns ha bnChrsans wll lkly ac

srng, an sch srng

shl b rcv as a blssng,

bcas h blvr has h hnr

sr r h sak Chrs.

Vrs 15 s ms nsrcv r

r prpss. Pr wrs ha

w shl hnr Chrs, r s

hm apar, as Lr n r hars.

th way hnr Chrs s b

prpar alk ab Chrs

a any mmn. Anym a nn-

Chrsan asks a Chrsan why

h s s happy, jyl an hpl,h Chrsan s b ray wh

a rspns. Als mpran s h

mannr n whch Pr nsrcs

Chrsans answr nn-

Chrsans: wh gnlnss an

rspc. Chrsans ar n nly

alk ab h mrcy an grac

G n Chrs, b als shw hmrcy an grac G n Chrs

wh r acns an wrs. Whn

nn-Chrsans ask s n

r hp, w ar cmman by

Scrpr gv an answr, an

w hnr Chrs whn w s.

Wll scss wha ha answr

shl b lar.th scn passag s Jhn

14:6. Jhn rcrs h wrs

Jss: i am h way, an h

rh, an h l; n n cms

h Fahr xcp hrgh

m. ths vrs s crcal r h

nn-Chrsan, spcally r h

mmbr anhr rlgn. P

smply, Jss clars ha h

nly way G h Fahr s

hmsl, Jss h Sn. Nc

Jss s n say h s a way,

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a rh r a l, b h says h

s h way, h rh an h l.

Hr, Jss lls hs lsnrs

an s as rars ha h s h

nly way g G. Jss s

n js n way amng many,

h s h nly way. in, Jss

s h nly ra lang G

h Fahr.

th hr passag s Acs4:12, whr Lk rcrs Prs

srmn ar Pr an Jhn ar

arrs r sprang h gspl.

Cncrnng Jss, Pr clars

ha thr s salvan n n n

ls; r hr s n hr nam

nr havn gvn amng mn

by whch w ms b sav. Prafrms ha, smlar Jhn 14:6,

Jss s nnably h nly way

fn salvan. Salvan s n

n n h achngs any

hr rlgs fgr r rlgs

lar; salvan s n nly n

an hrgh Jss.

S, Chrsans shl b

cncrn wh h spra

Chrss mssag mmbrs

hr rlgns bcas (1)

s a mans hnrng Chrs,

(2) hr rlgns n llw

Jss an (3) hgh mmbrs

hr rlgns hnk hy havn salvan, hy hav n

n anyhng.

Whats the Messageo Christianity?Nw ha w nrsan why w

shl b cncrn r mmbrs

hr rlgns, w cm r scn qsn: wha s

h mssag Chrsany?

th mssag Chrsany s a

prnly smpl mssag sn,

anmn an rmpn, all

hrgh Chrs. i h mssag s

s smpl (hgh n smplsc),

s hr an asy way shar hmssag? in hs scn, ls

cnsr an asy way shar h

mssag Jss, a way knwn

cmmnly as h Rmans Ra.

th Rmans Ra s a smpl

way shar h gspl wh

nn-Chrsans, cnssng sx

passags:

1. Rmans 3:23, vryn has

snn an alln shr Gs

prc sanar, hs glry.

Salvation is notound in theteachings o anyother religiousgure or leader;

salvation is oundonly in andthrough Jesus.

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2. Rmans 6:23, hr s a pnaly

r sn: physcal an spral

ah, an whch als maks h

r r rnal l rm G

hrgh Jss Chrs.

3. Rmans 5:8, Jss has r

snnrs.

4. Rmans 10:9-10, salvan sr hrgh cnssn

Jss an ral bl ha G

ras Jss rm h a.

5. Rmans 5:1, r, lasng pac

wh G h Fahr s r

nly hrgh jsfcan by ah.

in hr wrs, hmans can havpac wh G vn hgh hy

ar all snnrs an hav all alln

shr hs prc sanar. th

nly way hav pac s hrgh

rsng Chrs an blvng n

hs wrk an mssag.

6. Rmans 8:1, rnalcnmnan r sn s nw n

lngr a wrry r h prsn wh

rss n Chrs.

ths, h mssag Chrsany

s smpl. All hmans ar snnrs;

all hav mss Gs prc,

rqr sanar. All hmans

rcv physcal an spral

ah as paymn r hr sn.

Hwvr, G has prv a way

scap h spral ah w

s rghly srv, an h way

scap s h r g rnal l

r by G h Fahr hrgh

Jss Chrs h Sn, wh r

snnrs. only by cnssng Jss

as Lr an blvng n hm cananyn scap spral ah.

Lkws, h nly way fn

r an lasng pac wh G

s by cnssng Jss as Lr an

blvng n hm. Ar ng s,

h nw Chrsan fns n mr

n b cncrn ab rnal

cnmnan.

How Should ChristiansTalk to Memberso World Religions?unrnaly, Chrsans

ccasnally ra mmbrs

hr rlgns h wrl as

nrr hm, an may vn

ak h pprny b a

jrk r Jss. ths s n nly

nrna, b nbblcal. As

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w saw n 1 Pr 3:15 arlr, h

Hly Spr, hrgh Prs pn,

cmmans llwrs Jss

b gnl an rspcl whn

nracng wh nblvrs

ab h gspl. tllng h

nn-Chrsan h gspl s

cnrnanal n sl; h

Chrsan n n mak mr

s. Whn h nn-Chrsan harsha h s a snnr, ha h srvs

physcal an spral ah an

ha h nly way scap s

by placng hs ah an rs n

Jss, h nn-blvr wll b

n by h mssag. thr

s n rasn r h Chrsan

a mr ns h mssagby hs cnc.

Hw, hn, shl Chrsans

nrac wh mmbrs hr

rlgns? is hr a g, praccal

g r ng vanglsm?

Frmr an Harvar dvny

Schl, Krsr Snahl, whn

h spk a gahr ma

prss cnrnc n 1985, gav

hr basc rls r nracng

wh mmbrs hr rlgs

grps, an hs hr rls

rlgs nrsanng can b

vry nsrcv r r prpss.

Snahls frs rl s haChrsans shl larn ab

h bls anhr rlgn

rm mmbrs ha rlgn.

W wl xpc hs rm hrs

as wll. Any m Chrsany

s h sbjc a nws rpr

r smhng ha nar,

Chrsans ar sally nrvwr hr vw. in h sam way,

Bhsm s h sbjc a nws

rpr r ma ar, Bhss

ar sally nrvw ab

hr Bhsm. ths s a nrmal

ccrrnc whn r clr,

an r vanglsm shl

cs n h bls hrsn h sam way. i yr callng

n l s mnsr Mslms

an y wl lk knw wha

Mslms blv, ask a Mslm. i

yr callng n l s mnsr

Mrmns an y wl lk

knw wha Mrmns blv, ask

a Mrmn. ths s n say hr

s n plac r bks, arcls r

xplanans ab rlgns by

nn-mmbrs. thr s abslly

a plac, a mch n plac, r

Telling thenon-Christianthe gospel isconrontationalin itsel; the

Christian neednot make itmore so.

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wrks ha sr. Cmparav

rlgn s a vally mpran

fl an mr wrk ns b

n n ha ara. ths frs rl

s smply ha h ms accra

nrsanng a parclar

rlgn an s bl sysm s

lkly cm rm a mmbr

ha rlgn.

Snahls scn rl s haw shl mak ar cmparsns.

Whn lsnng bas bwn

mmbrs vars rlgns r

rang wrks by mmbrs

vars rlgns, mak sr

lsn bas bwn paralll

spakrs r ra wrks by

paralll wrrs. By hs, Snahlsmply mans ha w shl

cmpar appls appls an

rangs rangs. dn ra a

wrk ab Jss by a Chrsan

wh a Ph.d. an cmpar a

wrk ab Jss by a Mslm

layman. dn ra a wrk ab

cran by a Bhs wh aPh.d. an cmpar a wrk

ab cran by a Hn

layman. Lkws, n cmpar

h Chrsany dav Krsh

r Jm Jns h Hnsm

Mahama Ganh, an n

cmpar h islam rrrss

h Chrsany Mhr

trsa. P smply, cmpar

qals an yll b n h rgh

pah war nrsanng r

h sak vanglsm.

Snahls hr rl s ha

w shl lav rm r hly

nvy. thgh hs sns a b

cmncal, Snahl smply

mans hr ar lkly aspcs

hr rlgns, an aspcs

h lvs mmbrs hr

rlgns, rm whch w can

larn. Hr, h Chrsan s

n n agr wh h hrrlgn r wh h mmbr

h hr rlgn, b h can

rcgnz ha h Bhs may

pray mr nnly, h Hn

may blv mr srngly, h

I the Christianbelieves he isabsolutely,objectivelycorrect in hisbelie, he shouldhave the mostintense prayer,the strongest

belie, the mostliberal giving andthe ullest love.


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Mrmn may gv mr lbrally

r h Jw may lv mr lly

han h Chrsan. ths s

whr hly nvy s n. i

h Chrsan blvs h s

abslly, bjcvly crrc

n hs bl, h shl hav h

ms nns prayr, h srngs

bl, h ms lbral gvng an

h lls lv. th vn mmbrs hr rlgns

shl rv Chrsans b

vn mr srs ab hr

ply hl cnvcns.

Conclusionor nal qsn, hn, s

smwha brrw rm FrancsSchar: namly, hw shl

w hn vanglz? Hw can w

ms cvly prpaga h

gspl wrl rlgns? Frs,

w pray. 1 thssalnans 5:17

cmmans s pray cnnally,

an r prayrs shl ncl

pns r pprny spakwh mmbrs hr rlgns,

blnss whn cnrnng als

bl an cmpassn vr h

ls cnn hs nvlv

n hr rlgns.

Scn, w sy. 1 Pr 3:15

cmmans s b ray gv

a ns r r hp n Chrs

whnvr w ar ask. th bs

way n h hp w hav s

knw wha hrs blv an

b ray ask hm fcl

qsns as w prsn Chrs

hm. Acs 17 srvs as a g

xampl hw h arly chrch

hs vry hng.

thr, w g. Mahw 28:18-20

cmmans s g n all h

wrl, prclamng h gspl

an makng scpls.

May G gran s h crag,

h blnss, h cmpassn,h ably an h brn

prpaga h gspl mmbrs

h wrls rlgns.

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John Klaassen

evry Wnsay a Mslm wman wl cm m wh a

grp las a r hs. ovr sw mn a, hy wl

sar n h ol tsamn an wrk hr way war Jss. Ar

hy m, h wman wl lav as qckly as sh cam. thn, n ay,

all chang. Jss bcam mr han a prph hr, mr han a

nam n hsry. on ha ay, Jss bcam G ncarna, Savr an


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Lr. N lng ar, sh llw

hr Savr n bapsm wh hr

nw ssrs n Chrs, cnssng

a nw brh an a nw l.

Sharng h gspl wh

Mslms s n h gra

prvlgs i hav ha n my

lm. Sm my gras

mmrs ar sng n h

r, llng ppl ol tsamnsrs sacrfc an srvc

G, an hn alkng ab wha

mans r Jss b G an

h lma sacrfc.

on ay, a rn wh whm

w ha shar h gspl many

ms sa m, Jhn, i hnk

y ar rgh, Jss srn h crss r my sns. Fr a

Mslm, hs was a bg sp. B

n bg ngh, s w kp llng

hm bblcal srs ah an

Jss. Smm lar h sa,

Jhn, i hnk y ar rgh, Jss

n h crss r my sns.

thn h a, An Jss anh Prph, hy ar h sam.

Agan a bg sp, b n ngh,

s w kp llng hm bblcal

srs an sharng hw Jss

s mch mr han any prph

ha vr lv. Fnally, n ay,

h sa Y ar rgh, Jss s

G, h s Savr, h s Lr. on

ha ay, h k a sp ah,

cnssng wh hs mh Jss

as Lr (Rm 10:9-10).

Whn ms s hnk

islam an Mslms, w hnk

xrmss an rrrss. or

mags ar wmn warng

brkas an mn n ha scarvs.

insa, w shl hnk r

Mslm nghbrs wn h

sr, wrr ab hr kscan, hw hngs ar gng

a wrk an ab hr marrags

an n-laws. thyr n s

rn rm y an m. S hw

y shar yr ah wh a

Mslm? Whn i hnk sharng

my ah wh a Mslm, i lk

hnk n rms C. Pr Wagnrs

3 Ps n vanglsm: prsnc,

prclaman an prsasn. i

lk a a rh P: prayr,

whch s h nan all

When most ous think o Islamand Muslims,we think oextremists andterrorists. Instead,we should thinko our Muslimneighbors down

the street.

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r vanglsm. thnk

hs r Ps as blng blcks

rmng a pyram.

PrayerPrayr s h bggs blck an h

nan r wrkng wh any

ppl grp. t nglc hs blck

s ak away yr nan

an gnr wha G wans n h lvs h ppl wh

whm y wrk. Jss says n

Lk 10, th harvs s plnl,

b h labrrs ar w. thrr

pray arnsly h Lr h

harvs sn labrrs n

hs harvs.

Jss rmns hs harrs hahr s a harvs. in h m i

hav wrk wh Mslms mr

han 22 yars nw i hav bn

rmn vr an vr agan ha

h Lr s callng hs wn

rm amng h ms rgn

ppl grps all vr h wrl,

nclng ppl rm h harsislamc scs an rsrc

accss nans. is nwrhy

ha Jss s n ask s pray

r ppl n n h gspl.

Rahr, h rcs s pray r

mr wrkrs.

G s wrkng n Mslm lvs.

W pray ha G wll call an

sn hsans mr n h

harvs fls islamc lans

an vn placs lk h u.S. an

erp, whr rgs rm

cnrs whr w hav ll

n accss ar cmng s. i G

has plac a Mslm n yr l,

y hav a rspnsbly shar

h gspl wh hm. Y ar an

answr h prayr r labrrs.

is mpran nrsan

ha prayr, as n h fv pllars

islam, s als mpran h

Mslm. i a Mslm praccshs fv pllars cnssn,

aly prayrs, almsgvng,

Ramaan an h plgrmag

Mcca prcly, h cl

pssbly arn hs way havn.

Mslms rc a ral prayr

fv ms a ay, acng Mcca.

ths prayr s call h salah.Many blv ha s h xn

hr prayrs, b Mslms als

pray hrgh hr ay wh

spplcans knwn as h a.

Whn prayng h a, Mslms

hl hr hans pn n rn

When you praywith a Muslim,though, alwaysclose your

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h chs, ras hr ys

havn an mak pn an

pras Allah. ths prayrs ar

r anym, anywhr.

on, ar ang n r

Mslm rns hms, r

rns wl r h a.

Whn w ha Mslm rns n

r hm, w wl h sam.

Prayng wh a Mslm (rngh a, n h salah) s n

h gra acs y can prrm

wh yr Mslm rn. orng

pray r hm an pray wh

hm sngshs y rm

hr wsrnrs an hlps hm

nrsan ha yr a prsn

prayr wh knws G.Whn y pray wh a Mslm,

hgh, always cls yr prayr

wh n h nam Jss. Whn

y pray n h nam Jss

(Jhn 14:13-14), y pray wh

pwr, an y pray n a way ha

s sncly Chrsan.

PresencePrsnc, h scn largs

r blcks, s ab bng wh

yr Mslm rns. Mslms,

an ml-asrnrs n gnral,

ar vn-rn ppl. is n

ab qaly m r hm; s

ab h qany m y

spn wh hm. ths s fcl

r ms s nrsan

bcas w la bsy lvs ha

lav ll m r rnshp.

Hwvr, y plan shar h

gspl wh yr Mslm rns,

y n carv m yrschl b wh hm. inv

hm g placs wh y, vn

sms mnan. Rmmbr,

s ab m, n wrry

ab wha y ar ng; js

b wh hm.

As y spn m wh yr

Mslm rns, s mpranha y hlp hm wh h ns

hy hav hr n h u.S. Whn

y g hr hm, ask y

can hlp hm wh smhng.

Mayb hy n hlp wh a

lr hy rcv rm hr

schl ab hr ks, b hy

n nrsan wha hy ar

spps . Prhaps hy n

hlp makng a crs vs r

gng h ns.

i hyr mmgrans h

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u.S., ak hm grcry shppng

an shw hm h hngs y

by. Smhng as smpl as

navgang h grcry sr can

mak a rnc; n hr hm

cnry hr ar prbably nly

n r w chcs r smhng

lk mlk r bra. in h u.S.,

h pns may vrwhlm

hm. Whn my w an i lvvrsas, was ncrbl

fn hs rns wh hlp

s nrsan hw schls an

crs wrk. S lkws,

hlp yr Mslm rn fgr

hs rncs, an y

wll wn a rn r l.

i y lv vrsas, mak srh nav ppl nrsan yr

rl n h cmmny an hw

y a val . i y rn a

bsnss, mak a prf an wrk

a yr bsnss. Whl vrsas,

w wrk r a hmanaran

rl agncy. th nghbrs saw

m g wrk vry ay ansaw h rsls r a an

vlpmn wrk. A ms, hy

ask s vs hr vllags

vlpmn wrk hr. th

ky s mak sr yr jb s

lgma an ha y prc

smhng val. i y

n assgn yrsl a rl hy

nrsan, hn h cmmny

wll assgn y a rl, an mgh

n b h rl r whch y

ha hp.

ProclamationPrclaman s sharng h

g nws, an h pyram

cann xs wh . Rlgs

cnvrsans ar nvr fcl

g n wh a Mslm, b hy

can b fcl n wh

sarng a ba. i y hav

pracc h frs w Ps, yllfn ha yr rn wll lsn

y. B n wa sar

prclamng h g nws

Jss. Frm h vry bgnnng,

sablsh h ac ha y ar

a llwr Jss, an ha h

maks a rnc n yr l.

talk hm ab yr prayr lan wha G s ng n yr l.

on way na a g

cnvrsan s ask yr rn

y can shar yr sry wh

hm ab hw G has chang

yr l, an hn shar yr

smny wh yr rn.

Rmmbr, hgh, vrynhas a sry. Y mgh fn ha

yr Mslm rn has a smlar

sry yrs ab hw islam

has chang hs l, s n js

sp wh yr sry, b shar

a bblcal sry as wll. Whn i

shar my smny i als ll

h sry Crnls n Acs

10, mphaszng ha Crnls

was a gly man by vryns

sanars, b ha was n

ngh. H sll n Jss n


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hs l, s G sn Pr ll

hm h rs h sry. i hn ll

my rn ha i am hr ll

hm h rs h sry.

Frm ha pn, y can

shar h gspl sry Gs

rmng ac rm cran

h crss. Rmmbr mphasz

ha G cra s hav a

rlanshp wh hm, b sn hassry ha rlanshp (Gn

1-3). only h bl sacrfc

can brng ab h rgvnss

sns (Hb 9:22), an G prv

Jss as h lma sacrfc,

h prpan r r sns (Rm

3:25; Hb 2:17). in hr wrs, as

h prc sacrfc, Jss kn h wrah G r r sns.

th frs m y shar hs

sry, yr Mslm rn wll

arg ha G wl nvr hav

allw Jss n h crss.

dn wrry, js kp llng h

sry an rmnng hm h

mpranc sacrfc. i wllak m an mlpl llngs

h sam sry, b G wll

slwly wrk n hs har an

bgn awakn yr rn

h rh h gspl.

Persuasionth smalls h Ps s

prsasn, whch s als h

pn h pyram r h

p h spar, s anhr

maphr. onc yv sablsh

a srng rlanshp wh yr

rn, y can say wha ns

b sa. Y ms vnally shar

ha Jss s h nly way hav

pac wh G. Y ms shar

ha, wh rpnanc, hr s

n rgvnss r sns. Y ms

shar ha Jss s G.Whn yr rn args wh

y, n back wn. Rspn

wh acn n yr vc. i h

ns y, y can arcla

ha, b cnn prs hm

wh lv. An nvr, vr ny

h rh h gspl, n mar

wha h san.is n prsasn ha

cnxalzan s ms

pwrl, b rmmbr ha

cnxalzan nvr sns

h gspl; clarfs h gspl

n sch a way ha h rh

pnras h har h harr

s ha h can n lngr gnr h

rh h gspl, b ms ac n

wha h has har. Accpanc r

rjcn h gspl s n lngr

pnn n y, b n G.

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