Evangelism

The Divine Dramatist, written by Harry S. Stout contains an overview of the life of George Whitefield and accounts the rise of modern evangelism. The claim that the author makes is that George Whitefield is rightly labeled Anglo-America’s first modern celebrity. Throughout his book, Stout explains how the genius and passion of Whitefield helped the church. Specifically, in the eighteenth century, as there was a growing desire to see the inherited ideas of sermons come alive in ways that would…

Christ and his disciples used networking to get the word out by just talking to people. They would just start to talk and the people would listen to what they had to say and they would start following the group. At this point it was all about evangelism and spreading the word of God. In today’s society, networking and networks do wonders for the Roman Catholic Church. When Pope Francis was elected Pope there was an increase of Church attendance and it increased whenever he would talk to the…

Name: Mikenley Lundy Class: Christian witness world Religions Critical book review Introduction This semester I was required to read an interesting book regarding the world religion and Christianity. This book is title: Christianity encountering world religions wrote by Terry C. Muck and Frances S. Adeney published by Baker Academic in 2009. This book highlights how Christianity can reach other world religions through their message and build a strong relationship with them. It also put a…

Introduction The first disciples of Christ lived, worked, and matured in the presence of each other. They were not isolated. They did not seclude themselves from others. Instead, they embraced each other, worked through circumstances with one another, and fought the good fight together. These relational components helped develop the first church. The Lord created the church so that people could be mentored and publicly discipled to grow in their relationship with Christ. Of course, the goal is…

Sixth grade for was one of my most difficult years of my life so far for a few reasons. First off, sixth grade was my first year of middle school, meaning a whole new school, new school system with class schedules, lockers, multiple teachers, and having passing periods were all new concepts for me to grasp as a kid. More importantly however, the second reason sixth grade was so difficult for me was that over the summer leading to that school year, me and my family left the Catholic church that…

Assessment 2 Australian Film Essay Topic 2 KPB205 Approaches to Contemporary Documentary Semester 2 2015 Name: Dermot McNamara Student Number: n9161988 Due Date: 16th October, 2015 Introduction Since one of the first documentary or non-fiction narrative films in 1922, innovation has dominated this area of filmmaking becoming immeasurable just how much it has changed. Film theorists such as Bill Nichols, continue to push the boundaries of documentary filmmaking with…

There are many religions in our world and that makes up who we are today. Everyone’s religion makes up a part of them based on views, values, beliefs, and what their world views are. Religion is a great thing to have and to make someone a happier and better person. You can build relationships and bonds with others that you have never build before. People argue day-to-day if their religion is better or correct and more accurate. Let’s take two religions and actually see how they are different.…

Ostensibly, intellectualism appears as incongruent with the nature of belief, commonly misunderstood. Endeavoring to unify these perceived incongruences, Robert Louis Wilken’s book, “The Spirit of Early Christian Thought” demonstrates how the “Christian intellectual tradition came into being” (pg. xiv). Intellectualism isn’t disconnected from believing, rather, the function and belief of the Church established its pattern of intellectual thought. The Church was Christocentric and thus, their…

Liberty University Online October 11, 2015 BIBL 425 B07 BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW 1. Paul spent much of his missionary time teaching Jesus’s word. Paul often refers to himself as a salve of God, and with this he brings the true meaning of Jesus’s message to us on many instructional levels. His instruction is from everything to creation to marriage, justification and salvation. Our biblical worldview is constructed according to the Book of Romans, to view our death,…

The New Testament records the timeline of the early first century about a man by the name of Jesus who claimed to be the Messiah "Son of God". Jesus ' coming was through the calling of offering eternal salvation through the faith and grace of God 's mercy. The establishment of the early church covenant was offered to all who believed and desired to understand God and his will. The writers of the books of the New Testament intended to for the Scriptures to be serviceable to all followers of…