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Internet Evangelism Day website

Even if you are not planning an event on Internet Evangelism Day (April 26, 2009), this site has testimonies of people who have come to the Lord through the internet, stories from internet evangelists, advice on how to make your church web site more effective and more. Check it out.

The Four Circles

I hope you have the time to learn about The Four Circles from InterVarsity. The complete presentation of the Gospel and the cultural relevance of the presentation are fantastic! If you want to be challenged in your thinking of how we present the Gospel, I highly recommend these links:

A Christianity Today article explaining the concept behind The Four Circles.

How to present the Four Circles.

Video presentations of the Four Circles:
Part One
Part Two

James Choung’s blog, Tell It Slant , to get more information. (I particularly recommend his post on Napkin Sketching. Follow the links to see how corporations are using this effective communication technique – Dr. Bright used napkin sketching before the Four Spiritual Laws were available in printed form.)

God is the Issue: Identifying Cause and Effect

This is the site for a book discussion of God is the Issue, chapter one. Please post your comments on this chapter. The quotes and questions are intended to guide, not limit, discussion.

Quotes from the chapter:
… we must keep in mind that the ultimate debate is not about changing societal behavior. Rather, it is about the person of God Himself. As a culture, our behavior will necessarily be determined by our underlying God-belief.” – page 30

“God is the watershed. If we fail to make God the issue, we shall ost certainly and inevitably fail on every other cultural front. Time is not on our side and neither is the culture. If we fail to make God the issue now, even greater personal sacrifice will be required in the future.” – page 32

DISCUSSION for Chapter one, Identifying Cause and Effect

1. Describe the difference between focusing on symptoms versus focusing on causes when witnessing. Why are discussions about symptoms irrelevant if there is no discussion about cause?

2. Name a problem America faces which is symptomatic of a failure to acknowledge God. Also, identify the aspect of God’s character or a corresponding biblical principle which could have kept that problem from arising had it been acknowledged or obeyed.

3. What have you done, or could you do, to make God the main issue in your community? State? Nation?

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Book discussion: God is the Issue

I am experimenting with an opportunity to be more interactive with The Sower subscribers.

So, you are invited to read a short, but important book, God is the Issue by Brad Bright. Brad explains who the book is written for on page 17:
“This book is written to the person who ardently desires to bring about wholesale change within the American cultural mindset. It is written to the person who wishes to help frame the message that could ultimately allow us to win the war, not just individual battles.”

You can get an overview of the content of the book by reading this CBN interview of Brad Bright.

You are invited to join our discussion of the book OR join the discussion on The Sower Facebook group..

Go to The Study Hall for a reading / discussion schedule.

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