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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"religion",<br>"author":"fredinjapan64",<br>"permlink":"tithing-ended-at-the-cross-of-calvary-new5-2-2018-2-6",<br>"title":"HOW TO FULFILL THE MANDATE - II",<br>"body":"\n The Church is the agent of the Kingdom of God in the world and is commanded to take\nthe Gospel message to all peoples of the earth. When we look at the priorities,<br> programs,<br>\nand activities of an average church today however,<br> we may wonder if we have forgotten\nor become confused about our mission as believers.\n\nWe are busy,<br> but busy doing what? How many of our programs,<br> meetings,<br> and activities\nare actually producing new converts? We have many flashy evangelists with fancy\nsermons and funny stories. In Bible times,<br> one public sermon resulted in three thousand\nconversions. Today it often seems there are three thousand sermons resulting in very few\nconversions.\nThere is a lot of beautiful religious music,<br> much of which only demonstrates the talents of\nthe choir,<br> soloists,<br> and musicians. But how many souls are won? How many lives are\nchanged? When we add to this the thousands of carnal Christians with no concern for\nspiritual harvest,<br> we may question,<br> \"How will the task of evangelism ever be\naccomplished\"?\n\nIT MUST BE EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT:\nEvangelism in the New Testament is not a bland or neutral activity. It is power\nencounters between the Holy Spirit and the forces of evil. The Holy Spirit,<br> with all of His\nfruit,<br> gifts,<br> and power,<br> must become a reality in our lives. The Word must be preached\nand taught with the demonstration of power. The Gospel must be proclaimed,<br> not\napologized for,<br> watered down,<br> altered,<br> or disguised. The resources of every spiritual gift\nof every member of the Body must be mobilized to complete the task of evangelism. We\nmust exchange our carnal natures for Christ-like conduct which will enable us to bear\nwitness to the truth of the Gospel\n\n\n.\n",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"secondtag\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemjs-test!\" " |
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