Saturday, August 11, 2007

Evangelsim

Ive been reading a great book by Reinhard Bonnke called Evangelism by fire. Ive only read the first chapter but already Im impressed... Heres a few quotes...
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It struck me that the Gospel is not good news to people who dont hear it - that an unpreached Gospel is no Gospel at all!

Yet one fact faced me - there had never been revival without aggressive evangelism!

Plodding along mechanically might be called faithfulness, but our primary concern in evangelism is effectiveness, not a twisted type of faithfulness!

Entertainers are not needed or wanted. From Captain to the cook all hands are needed on deck for soul saving. The church that does not seek the lost is "lost" itself!

The devil is no match for the mind of the Holy Spirit. If we plan, preach, witness and evangelize as men, satan will foil us. He can handle psychology and propoganda. The answer is - move in the Spirit and preach the Gospel as it is!

Theres so many more quotes Id like to put in but that will do for now.
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The thing thats bugging me at the moment is that there are so many people within the church that think we need to be mature Christians to be able to do Gospel work. That not just anyone can pray for a stranger. That not just anyone can give a Spiritual Reading. (A word from God) Its so annoying because God doesnt give the Spirit to the mature, NO! He gives it to the willing!

If the Army is to move forward we need to give the Youth a go! We need to empower them, not lord it over them because we are smarter, older and more mature! The Army would not be where it is today if the youth didnt take on leadership, if the youth werent given responsibility! And Im not talking young adult age either! Im talking teenagers!
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Go get someone saved!
Pray for the sick! Raise the dead! Drive out demons! Rejoice that youre saved!

Heres a COMMAND from JESUS:
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

whoop! hallelujah james. I want in=) hehe. love tons xx