Well, Tim’s pastor, Paul Martin, has beaten him to it on session 3. Paul has some great snippets, the pick of which I will share here – see “How Do we Do Evangelism in a Post-Modern World?” (Tim Keller) for the rest, and when Tim finds his pastor, perhaps he will tell him where the wifi is!
“Jonah 2:9 “salvation is of the Lord.” Ed Clowney says this is the central verse of the Bible. It is of the Lord. Jonah knew this, but did not know this! If you think you understand the Gospel – you don’t. If you think you don’t understand the basics of the Gospel – you do.
Religion – I obey and I am accepted.
Christianity – I am accepted by Christ’s finished work, therefore I obey.
If salvation is by grace, there is nothing Christ cannot ask of me . . .
God brings life out of death. An example of how Christ is sustaining us in weakness can give much credibility. You know you have met God when you limp – MLJ. “I don’t think he’s been humbled yet.” You don’t believe it in the depths of your being yet. You are not a strength out of weakness person. You are not a sign yet.
He quoted Newton’s great hymn: “I asked the Lord that I might grow . . .”
Are you insulting your Maker by your low expectations of evangelism in your neighborhood?
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