Having preached for many years, I have come to understand many things about crowds. They behave very similarly. It is even po sible to predict the phases that a crowd will go through. Each phase has a purpose, and though a crowd might skip a phase from time to time, they usually follow one phase …
First of all, What constitutes Successful Evangelism? Some will answer, “Great audiences, eloquent preaching and soul-stirring music.” But I reply, “We may have all these and not have real evangelism; as we may have successful evangelism without them.” Others will answer, “Any movement that will add large numbers to the membership of the churches.” I …
THE DOCTRINES THAT MUST BE EMPHASIZED IN SUCCESSFUL EVANGELISM BY L.W. MUNHALL Read More »
The reason I preach could be summed up in an email I received from a young man this week. I had been preaching outside a college in West Yorkshire and the man had been part of the crowd listening. I preach a very clear message on sin, the need for repentance, and forgiveness through Jesus …
Freedom of speech and the freedom to preach by David McConnell Read More »
By Robert E. Speer,Secretary Board of Foreign Missions of thePresbyterian Church, U. S. A., New York City Argument in behalf of foreign missions is generally either needless or useless. It is needless with believers; with unbelievers it is useless. And yet not wholly so; for often believers and unbelievers alike have taken their opinions at …
By Rev. R. A. Torrey, D. D.,Dean of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles,Los Angeles, California The most important human factor in effective evangelism is PRAYER, Every great awakening in the history of the Church from the time of the Apostles until today has been the result of prayer. There have been great awakenings without …
God of our fathers, enthroned in light, how rich, how musical is the tongue of England! Yet when we attempt to speak forth Thy wonders, our words how poor they seem and our speech how unmelodious. When we consider the fearful mystery of Thy Triune Godhead we lay our hand upon our mouth. Before that …
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us – The Greek here is, ‘for him who knew no sin, he hath made sin, or a sin-offering for …
Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5.21 By Albert Barnes Read More »
ITS COMMENCEMENT. This Mission had its origin in a few services held in a tent in White-chapel. No plan hadbeen laid down for future operations. A week’s evangelistic work only was intended, and then the writer proposed to leave for a distant field of labour; but the blessing vouchsafed was so striking, and the harvest …
How to Reach the Masses with the Gospel by William Booth Read More »
A Sermon IN BEHALF OF THE CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION SOCIETY, DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1850, BY THE REV. PROFESSOR FINNEY OF OBERLIN COLLEGE, UNITED STATES AT THE TABERNACLE, MOORFIELDS. I don’t know that it is necessary to take a new text; I have been requested, on this occasion, to dwell upon “the obstacles presented …
GREAT CITIES–WHAT HINDERS THEIR CONVERSION? by Charles Finney Read More »
A Sermon DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1850, BY THE REV. C. G. FINNEY OF THE OBERLIN COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, UNITED STATES, TO THE MEMBERS AND VISITORS OF THE CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION SOCIETY, AT THE TABERNACLE, MOORFIELDS. “Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, …
