Category: Evangelism
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How Immediate Obedience Shapes Disciple-Making
A Lesson from Acts 9 For years, my wife and I have emphasized the importance of immediate obedience to our children. A common refrain in our home is, “If it’s not immediate, it’s not obedient.” Reflecting on this, I believe the Lord shares the same perspective. Throughout Scripture, we see the consequences of delayed obedience.…
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Reaching Our Neighbors with the Gospel
In God’s providence, I ended up having a good spiritual conversation with another neighbor whom I then invited to church—all because I showed up with evangelistic intent at a place where my neighbors were gathered.
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Steps to Combat the Prosperity Gospel
The Prosperity Gospel provides challenges for the missionary, but they must be overcome to see the advance of the salvific gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. There are several actions missionaries can take to respond to the Prosperity Gospel.
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The Effects of the Prosperity Gospel on Missions
The effects of the Prosperity Gospel vary widely. While there have been some positive contributions, the effects have been largely negative for evangelical missions. While many of the effects overlap among different cultures, it is prudent to examine each in its own context.
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Beginnings and Spread of the Prosperity Gospel
The Prosperity Gospel is built upon a quasi-Christian heresy known as the New Thought movement. New Thought drew from the Gospels, Hinduism, philosophical idealism, transcendentalism, popular science evolution, and the optimistic spirit of progress of the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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The Challenge of the Prosperity Gospel to Missions
Evangelical churches are falling behind in missions work despite many evangelical denominations’ focus on global missions. Without a doubt, Pentecostal Spirit-filled churches represent the fastest-growing branch of world Christianity. Many of these newer Charismatic-Pentecostal churches embrace Prosperity Gospel teachings which say that material goods are a specific blessing from God.
Joel McReynolds 