Evangelists

Jesus’ surprising sayings regularly came true. So on the first Easter, he marvelled at the linen grave cloths but did not at first come to faith. That had to await his personal encounter with the Risen One, as it must for each one of us. John the Evangelist suggests what this encounter means for us as he tells of Mary Magdalene’s meeting with Jesus. The risen Lord appears both different from the one Mary knew (she thought He was the gardener), yet the same person who knows her by name (“Mary!”).…

The Great Awakening comprised in a revivalism of the Protestant convictions that fundamentally affected the rural society in America. The evangelists from various Protestant division rejected common types of love for passionate religiosity. As per the new regulations of Protestantism, people could achieve salvation my tolerant Christ. And a nearby perusing of the Book of scriptures was less principal. These implied that youngsters, ladies, and those considered at the lower end of the social…

Collier-Thomas, Bettye. Daughters of Thunder: Black women preachers and their sermons, 1850 -1979. San Francisco: Jossey - Bass, 1998. Print. Author, Bettye Collier - Thomas, in her book, Daughters of Thunder and their Sermons, writes about “the history of African American preaching women and the issues and struggles they confronted in their efforts to function as ministers and to become ordained” (xv). Her writing suggests that we gain a deeper understanding of the history of the Black Church…

Guinness, Os. Fool’s Talk: recovering the art of Christian persuasion. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2015. Os Guinness’ Fool’s Talk has many strengths as a modern-day guide for apologists and evangelists. He focuses on the New Testament model of persuasive evangelism and the urgent need of the global church to utilize this model. This in-depth discussion of the art of persuasion is both his biggest strength and his biggest weakness. In regards to the strengths, Guinness does an…

Loundy Silkman The Early Church and Persecutions For many years Christians and pagans coexisted until the emperor Trajan made Christianity illegal- a situation that stayed in effect for 100 years until the rule of Constantine. During the 100 year that Christianity was illegal people met underground in people’s apartments. These early builders of the Church had to meet in secret, yet they served as the cornerstone of Christian worship in Rome. Throughout this time many of the Christians’…

deliverer from the Roman empire but Jesus actions did not line up with their views. To help the new Christian believer, the writers of Luke and Matthew offer their perspective of what the Messiah and the Kingdom of God represented. In Luke 1:46-55, the evangelist emphasizes the song of Mary, the Magnificat, to detail the mind of Mary, the mother of Jesus and to paint his picture of the Messiah. According to Matthew 3:1-12, the writer conscripts the thoughts and sayings of John the Baptist to…

Essay 4 —“The Synoptic Gospels” The nature of the four Gospels When one opens the New Testament, he is introduced to four narratives which are concerned with the activity and teaching of Jesus of Christ. These records are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These four Gospels constitute a single literary genre and their central message is distinctive. Their content is similar, but their presentation of Jesus takes on a slightly different form. Each Gospel differs from the other. John is the most…

their traditions and values. An issue quickly arose from Trump’s decision in religion because the leaders felt as though this decision was going against what they both practiced and believed. This resulted in an affirmation enforced by a group of evangelist which included almost 18,500 signatures, which greeted refuges. On the other hand the “interfaith immigration correlation” sent a letter with over 2,000 signatures…

his faith closer to God and his faith was restored, and it forced the atheist mother to turn to God and ultimately becoming a believer. Unlike, slasher movie villains or monsters, demonic possession activity is possible today. Raul Silva, 52, an evangelist who has been serving the Lord for almost nearly 20 years, has encountered several demonic…

Moreover, a couple of individuals also manipulate this incident to attract media’s attention. In this case, Joshua Feuerstein, an American evangelist and former pastor, takes the spotlight. In general, Feuerstein is well-known for his YouTube’s discussion video of different topics. As for the Starbuck’s issue, Feuerstein’s video of condemning the Red Cup went viral quickly. By pointing out Starbuck’s red cup is satanic, he firmly concludes that the company hates and disrespects Jesus. Moreover,…