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Evangelism's golden rule: Ask good questions

Evangelism's golden rule: Ask good questions
Mike Hood
Mike Hood

Ask other people the kinds of questions you wish they were asking you. It’s not a silver bullet, but it is the golden rule.

Many of us have friends who we’d love to share our faith with, but who seem completely apathetic. They are just not interested in Christianity. They may not be interested in religion or spirituality at all, or even be particularly bothered about big issues like purpose or morality. So what do we do? How do we love and witness to them?

How to get to the heart of Christmas in conversation
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How to get to the heart of Christmas in conversation
Mike Hood
Mike Hood

Here’s some good news: this month, for one month only, conversation about the incarnation of Jesus is socially acceptable with pretty much anyone!

Of course it’s not quite that simple, but it’s a huge opportunity that throughout December it’s normal to talk about Christmas. Let me offer two questions and one story that might help those conversations go a little deeper.

Evangelistic despondency, seeds of hope
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Evangelistic despondency, seeds of hope
Mike Hood
Mike Hood

I don’t know about you, but my life has been full of evangelistic disappointment. With person after person I’ve got my hopes up as they’ve moved towards Jesus, but then somehow it’s all petered out into awkward nothingness.

If I’m honest, I sometimes wonder whether all the time and emotional effort was actually worth it.

The question that could change someone's life in church
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The question that could change someone's life in church
Mike Hood
Mike Hood

Have you ever spent ages looking for a bunch of keys that were in your pocket all along? Or frantically searched for a pair of glasses that were actually on your face?

I wonder if we do that with our evangelism sometimes. It’s absolutely right for us to be looking everywhere we go in life for chances to offer someone the good news of Jesus: Paul tells us, 'Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.' But how often do we miss a wonderful opportunity that’s sitting right beside us on a Sunday morning?

Evangelism: a solo sport or team effort?
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Evangelism: a solo sport or team effort?
Mike Hood
Mike Hood

Here is something that Jesus prayed about us the night before He died – can you fill in the blank?

'I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be ___ ___ ___ ___ . Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.'

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