- “Usually the wrong ideas [of evangelism] are based on marketing principles or on human understanding about how to argue someone into the kingdom.” (18)
- “Much of our problem with evangelism is that we don’t have a big enough view of the church.” (19)
- “I believe that God loves the world and has a wonderful plan for evangelism: his church.” (19)
- “There is much room for humility when it comes to evangelism.” (23)
- “There is no formula that dictates how god must work in evangelism.” (23)
- “I…will take people practising evangelism as best they can over those who forgo evangelism until they have the perfect practice.” (23)
- “…the Bible never uses results to guide or justify evangelistic practice.” (24)
- “…when we set out to practice evangelism, we must start with biblical foundations.” (24)
- “We must look to [biblical foundations] to shape, guard, and inform how we share our faith rather than looking for a way to gain maximum impact.” (24)
- “Sadly, what often informs our evangelistic practices is the world…business…self-help section…rather than Scripture.” (25)
- “…people trade biblical principles for worldly desires and our evangelistic practices get twisted.” (25)
- “Evangelism is teaching the gospel with the aim to persuade.” (26)
- “…many churches offer a costless, comfortable, and benefit-giving “gospel” that is found nowhere in Scripture.” (28)
- “Jesus was engaging, but he never entertained…” (28)
- History of modern evangelism: “The high-pressure sales job has been replaced by the soft sell of self-help.” (28)
- “First, there is no evangelism without words.” (29)
- “J. I. Packer…says that Paul’s method of evangelism was primarily a teaching method.” (30)
- “Great things happen when we can teach the gospel.” (30)
- “Being able to teach the gospel benefits our spiritual lives as it makes sure we are living according to gospel themes.” (30)
- “If you do not know how to teach the gospel, you may not truly understand it.” (30)
- “…remember that the gospel must be taught before someone can become a Christian.” (31)
- “We make the gospel too small by thinking it only “gets us saved,” that it is a sort of fire insurance…” (32)”
- “…the gospel becomes both the door of salvation and the pattern for life.” (32)
- “Additions to the gospel, however good or good-hearted, corrupt the gospel.” (33)
- “The hope in evangelism is that we so steep ourselves in gospel truth and gospel living…that the gospel can’t help but come out of us.” (34)
- “…we don’t just lay out gospel facts academically or haphazardly. We have an aim or direction in our gospel teaching.” (35)
- “…no one is born a Christian…all Christians are converts.” (36)
- “…just as we cannot produce conversion, neither can we produce genuine faith.” (37)
- “We aren’t persuaded in a biblical sense unless we repent, place genuine faith in Jesus, and walk with him.” (38)
- “Unbiblical evangelism is a method of assisted suicide for a church…” (39)
- “…if you ask most normal people what hinders their evangelism, the vast majority will tell you it’s fear.” (42)
- “Evangelize with believing friends who will pull you along.” (42)
- “…since I believe in the church as the engine of evangelism, we need to develop cultures of evangelism in our local churches…” (42)
- “It just makes sense to share our faith alongside friends.” (43)
- “…usually when we think of evangelism in community, we think of evangelistic programs, which is not the same.” (43)
- As opposed to evangelistic programs, “most people come to faith through… [familiar] Christians intentionally talking about the gospel.” (45)
- “A strict diet of evangelistic programs produces malnourished evangelism.” (46)
- “…programs can often make us feel as if we’ve done evangelism, when we haven’t.” (46)
- “I yearn for a culture of evangelism that never trades confidence n the gospel for confidence in techniques, personalities, or entertainment gimmicks.” (49)
- “In a culture of evangelism, we don’t mistake entertainment for ministry, or ministry for entertainment.” (51)
- “We need a culture of evangelism that never sacrifices to the idolatry of entertainment…” (51)
- “When Paul says that we should see people through the eyes of Christ, he means for us to have a gospel view of people.” (52)
- “…in a culture of evangelism, most of all we’re mindful of what people can become: new creations in Christ…” (53)
- “…I long for a culture that remembers what people can become through the gospel.” (53)
- “I would happily trade all the pizzazz of stunning speakers, mind-blowing music, and…popular…pageants for a culture of evangelism…” (55)
- “In a culture of evangelism, people carefully teach one another how to share their faith in a biblical way.” (55)
- “The practice of celebrating evangelistic efforts is…hugely important in developing a culture of evangelism.” (57)
- “I yearn to be in a church where even evangelistic attempts are championed.” (57)
- “Even if an evangelistic effort doesn’t lead to a gospel conversation, evangelistic failure is better than not trying evangelism at all.” (57)
- “I long for a culture of evangelism that is risky in the sense that we’re confronting culture.” (59)
- “I long for a church that understands that it…is the chosen and best method of evangelism.” (60)
- “I long for a church that disarms with love, not entertainment…” (60)
- “I long for a church that…lives out countercultural confidence in the power of the gospel.” (60)
- “…if you are part of a healthy church that has a culture of evangelism, you are part of the greatest way of evangelism ever known.” (63)
- “…a culture of evangelism is grassroots, not top-down.” (65)
- “In a culture of evangelism, people understand the main task of the church is to be the church.” (65)
- “The question is not, “Do we have a culture of evangelism?” but “Is our culture of evangelism sick or healthy?”” (67)
- “Every Christian should know what makes a church a church.” (70)
- “In a culture of evangelism, people who love Jesus work together as instruments in the grand symphony of God’s work.” (81)
- “…in a maturing culture of evangelism, people trust God to do something bigger than what they see with physical eyes.” (81)
- “Sometimes we unwittingly motivate congregations with blunt instruments such as guilt.” (85)
- “[Churches] must use their gatherings to regularly rehearse and think through the gospel…” (85)
- “It is easy to go from a welcoming church to become a church that jettisons the gospel in its desire to be “friendly.”” (87)
- “Unfortunately, many churches fall into…heresy when their main concern becomes the non-Christian rather than fidelity to the gospel.” (87)
- “The quickest route to heresy and error is “relevant” evangelism.” (87)
- “Good-hearted motivations that try to shape the church for the needs of man and not the glory of god are the death of biblical churches.” (87)
- “…churches are called to concentrate on God, while individuals are called to be sensitive to seekers.” (87)
- “…trying to live a moral life is impossible. Living a gospel life is a gift from God.” (89)
- “If we live gospel-centered lives, we will find ourselves sharing the gospel.” (90)
- “If you are bored with the gospel, you need to take a deep look at the sin of your heart.” (91)
- “…if the gospel does not resonate in your heart, check and see that you are truly converted.” (91)
- “We don’t know whom God is calling to himself. Praying for others keeps us mindful of that.” (96)
- “Besides teaching and modeling, one of the most important things leaders can do is just talk about evangelism.” (97)
- “We must deliver the message regardless of the discomfort produced, effort required, and shame endured.” (101)
- “Ambassadors exist to deliver messages.” (101)
- “It’s my sense that boldness is the most needed element for evangelism for the Christian community.” (106)
- “The Bible calls us to remember those who have been brave and faithful, and to follow their example.” (107)
- “…I’m convinced that sharing our faith, regardless of the response, is a key to spiritual health for the individual and for the community.” (112)
- “Evangelism is bigger than what we see.” (114)
- “Sometimes God lets us see tired people transformed into people filled with light. That’s a glorious thing…” (114)
Friday, August 15, 2014
80 Tweetable Quotes from Evangelism by J. Mack Stiles
Here is another collection of Tweetable quoted from another book in Crossway/9Marks' series called Building Healthy Churches. This one, Evangelism by J. Mack Stiles, was simply excellent. This was a much needed and timely read for me. This process of collecting Tweetables is a great way for me to review a book and quickly remind myself what it was all about. I hope these are useful for you as well. Enjoy.
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