Witnessing

Mistaken Identity in Lystra

Paul and Barnabas did not go to Lystra simply to escape persecution; they also went to preach the Gospel. Apparently, there was no Jewish synagogue in Lystra, so God used a different way to bring the Gospel to these people. This passage is especially interesting because it gives us Paul’s …

Be Faithful and Leave the Results to God

Believer are called to suffer. We shouldn’t fear men or circumstances, but instead we should consider it a high privilege to suffer (vv. 13-14). God is working in our lives to teach us something. Just as parents discipline their children to teach them, so God sometimes disciplines believer …

The world’s greatest revival meeting

As we consider the last half of this 7th chapter, we see how God not only seals a remnant of Israel, but he also saves a redeemed company of Gentiles during the Great Tribulation period. This group of 144,000 select men from Israel, will fulfill the word of Jesus that this “gospel of the kingdom” …

The First Disciples

This passage covers the transition between the ministry of John the Baptist and the ministry of Christ. We find John the Baptist with two of his disciples, Andrew and John (v. 35). After he pointed to the Lamb of God (Jesus) they left and followed Jesus (vv. 36-37). It appears that they …

IllustrationHendricks: God Loves You And Has a Plan for You

Jack Cooper in Dallas is an ophthalmologist. Instead of the trite, “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country” flip chart standard for eye exams, he made one that says, …

IllustrationFrancis d’Assisi – We Preach as we Walk

According to the book Life of Francis d’Assisi, Francis once invited a young monk to join him on a trip to town to preach. Honored to be given the invitation, the monk readily accepted. All day long he and Francis walked through the streets, byways, and alleys, and even into the …

IllustrationStatistics on Those who Do Not Witness

Over 100 million adults attend church weekly. 49% are not even believers. The average Christian …

IllustrationLiving so high we can’t reach down to sinners

A man once testified in one of D. L. Moody’s meetings that he had lived “on the Mount of Transfiguration” for five years. “How many souls did you lead to Christ last year?” Moody bluntly asked him. “Well,” the man hesitated, “I don’t know.” …