Monday Mash-Up: Links to Brighten Your Light

Good Monday morning!

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity of emceeing and leading singing at East Hill's fourth annual Christian Servants Day, a seminar dedicated to spiritual growth and servanthood. Tom Holland and Dan Winkler, the speakers for the event, are incredible servants of the Lord and a great encouragement to all who are around them. This year's theme was "Lessons on Discipleship."

Monday Mash-Up: Links to Brighten Your Light

After a great Lord's day with my Christian family at East Hill, I'm excited to begin another work week. Every day is a blessing, filled with opportunities that we can use to glorify God.

Do you want to improve your evangelistic skill set? The House to House blog recently had several posts designed to help us all be better soul winners. Get ready for some great, Biblically sound, and practical advise!

• "6 Topics and Questions That Can Spark An Interest In Spiritual Things" - So you want to lead people to Christ, but you don't know where to begin? Sometimes it is difficult to interject spiritual conversation without seeming "preachy" or unnatural. These tips will help you to find great ways to easily and naturally lead into a Biblical conversation.
• "6 Suggestions on Inviting Your Family and Neighbors to Worship with You" - One great way to help someone begin a spiritual journey is to invite them to worship with you. Some people may be interested in worshipping with you where you worship, but are waiting on your invitation. Don't let them down.
• "Tips For Leading Individuals To A Bible Study" - Inviting people to worship is great, but it's a first step. People need to know the truth, and the only way one can know the truth is by studying the Word (Rom. 10:17; 2 Tim. 2:15). These tips will help you to minister to their needs.

Let's get to work! Make this week a great week!

What practical advice would you share from your experience in studying the Bible with others? Leave your tips in the comments below!

Losing Your Soul Over the Super Bowl?

Matthew Vos is not interested in the Super Bowl because of his love for all things manly and athletic. Instead, his interest is piqued by observing our society's behavior surrounding these major sporting events – especially when such an event falls on the Lord's day.

Their Questions, the Bible's Answers: #1

I'm currently teaching the teen Bible class on Wednesday nights at East Hill, and I'm having a blast! They're sharp, fun, and encouraging to be around. They sincerely want to do what is right, and they have a great interest in learning about Christ and what He expects for their lives. The last class of each month is Q&A night. I told them that I would post all of the questions (anonymously, of course) and answers here so they could have them in writing and so they could easily access other reference materials relative to the answers.

Here are their questions and the Bible's answers.

Think Souls: The Willingness to Work

Do you want to be a soul winner for Jesus? Every Christian's answer should be a resounding "yes!" We know that the Lord has commanded us to go into all the world and teach the gospel to all nations (Mat. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:46-47). Too, Jesus said that we should not call Him our Lord if we are not willing to obey all of His commands (Luke 6:46; Mat. 7:21). As a Christian, it is my privilege to take the grace-filled message of God's salvation to people who would otherwise be lost.

We have already noted in previous posts that it is not enough to be satisfied with the "status quo" when it comes to soul winning. Pushing my responsibility of evangelism onto someone else (an elder, the preacher, an older Christian, or even a younger Christian) really jeopardizes my own salvation. Instead, we need the antidote about which Brother Andrew Connally used to preach: we must have the courage to care for the lost and the dare to dream that the lost might be won to the gospel. However, it’s not just about concern and vision. Brother Connally concluded his sermon with this point: we must have the willingness to work!