Paul and Barnabas Ministering in Cyprus Roland Allen wrote his influential book "Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours," published in 1912. The book challenged colonial mission strategies. He suggests that we would gain greatly from following Paul's mission strategies. And generally I agree that there were many problems with the traditional way missions was being …
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I don't preach missions sermons very often. Why? Well... as bad as many (most?) churches are in terms of missions, I rarely feel that that is the topic that is needed on Sunday. However, I am in the US right now, and preached this Sermon at one church, and will preach this same sermon three …
Continue reading How Should the Church Respond to Persecution?
"Jesus at the outset of his ministry was forced to contend with three of the most powerful temptations Satan could offer--- expediency, popularity and power (Mt 4:1-11). It would have been expedient, logical and even strategic for Jesus to have ended his forty-day fast by turning stones into bread. He could have attracted the attention, …
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