Tag Archives: evangelism

Trying to Identify

Posted on January 30, 2017 by jesustrek

Many preachers intentionally dress a certain way when they preach in order to enhance the message they are trying to get across. Some preachers make different decisions than others. Some preachers change their mind over time about how they should … Continue reading →

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Something Bugging Me

Posted on January 13, 2017 by jesustrek

Last night I sat on the second row at a middle school basketball game. The game was a blowout, so the people in my area found something else to occupy our attention. Someone pointed out that there was a live … Continue reading →

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No Turning Back

Posted on December 7, 2016 by jesustrek

William Borden was an heir to the Borden dairy fortune. However, he chose to give up the pleasures of his position in order to go into full time Christian service. Upon graduation from high school in the early 1900s, William … Continue reading →

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Hard to Go to Hell Here!

Posted on December 5, 2016 by jesustrek

Several years ago I heard someone talk about an evangelistic organization in Ohio whose motto was something like this—“Let’s make it hard to go to hell in Ohio!” I like that philosophy. We should do everything we can to keep … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up with the Times

Posted on November 26, 2016 by jesustrek

Years ago, all a deer hunter needed was a gun, ammunition and perhaps a pickup truck to get him to his hunting destination. Times have changed. Now, in addition to those items, many hunters have small 4-wheel drive vehicles to … Continue reading →

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Bigger Fish to Fry

Posted on September 28, 2016 by jesustrek

Alabama football coach Nick Saban tells the story about the time when, as an 11-year-old, he was fishing in West Virginia. He wasn’t getting a bite, but a man not far from him was catching a lot of catfish. Then … Continue reading →

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Go

Posted on July 15, 2016 by jesustrek

Pokemon Go is the latest craze to sweep the nation. This is a game that people play on their phones, searching for animated creatures in real-world places. The game has gotten some people into trouble. Several have been asked to … Continue reading →

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Message Found

Posted on May 27, 2016 by jesustrek

In April of 2015, retired post office worker Marianne Winkler was wandering along the coast of Amrum, an island off the coast of Germany, when she happened upon a message in a bottle. Inside, a postcard requested its return to … Continue reading →

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We Would Like to See Jesus

Posted on March 23, 2016 by jesustrek

A group of people once approached Philip, a disciple of Jesus, with a simple request—“Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” (John 12:20-21). In response to this, Jesus began to teach about his upcoming death. He had come to sacrifice … Continue reading →

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Make It Appealing

Posted on February 26, 2016 by jesustrek

According to a recent report by the Associated Press, movies with diverse casts do far better at the box office than movies with mostly white actors. The best performers in 2014 were movies in which half the main cast was … Continue reading →

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