In Preaching Articles: "Church's witness" showing 1-13 of 13

How To Share Your Faith

By Josh Reich on Jul 15, 2017

Inviting someone to church or sharing your faith about Jesus can be awkward. It is nerve wracking, scary and often times not what many followers of Jesus want to do. Yet, the reality is if you are a follower of Jesus, you are to be a witness of Jesus. (Acts 1:8) That is a key and crucial piece of your new identity in Christ. It is not optional.

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism, Outreach, Witnessing, Inviting People, Christian Witness, Sharing My Testimony, Sharing Your Faith, Gospel Presentation  (view more)  (view less)

Why The Church? Six Bold Preaching Points

By Ray Hollenbach on May 29, 2019

The bottom line is this: Church is God’s idea, and we ignore it at our peril.

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-15, Romans 1:1-12:15

Tags: Forgiveness, Preaching, Equip, Church's witness

Megaphones And Soapboxes: Is Street Preaching Worth It?

By Greg Stier on May 14, 2018

Greg Stier offers insight into the effectiveness of hard-core street witnessing.

Tags: Evangelism, Witness, Preaching, What is Evangelism?

How Should The Church Respond When Tragedy Strikes Your Community?

By Jonathan J. Watson on Mar 2, 2016

With wars, terrorism, natural disasters, and persecution it can be easy for the church to batten down the hatches. But what has Jesus called us to do during this times? During times of tragedy, the Church's witness can be stronger than ever.

3 Lessons I Learned From Jerry Rice About Preaching

By Derwin Gray on Feb 21, 2018

Evangelism Linebacker Derwin Gray talks about how he became a better preacher by admiring NFL record-holder Jerry Rice.

Scripture: Ephesians 3:16-19

Tags: Evangelism, Witness, Gospel, Sports, Preaching, football, Christian Witness, Evangelism The Lost  (view more)  (view less)

10 Global Churches Larger Than America's Largest

By James O. Davis on Jun 5, 2020

In the last six years, the Global Church has witnessed more than 1.4 million new church plants with more than 250 million coming to Christ. The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is growing faster than any other time in history.

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19-20

Tags: Evangelism, Church, Leader, Missions, Global, Church Growth, Evangelism The Lost, evangelism  (view more)  (view less)

The Arrogance Of Preaching

By Kenton C. Anderson on Mar 17, 2018

Preaching appears arrogant to people overwhelmed by the limitations of their perspective. Perspective becomes an asset as the preacher bears witness to God in the flesh.

Scripture: Leviticus 5:2-6

Tags: Teaching, Preaching, pastor, Pride, Arrogance  (view more)  (view less)

Rethinking Our Witness To The Neighborhood

By David Fitch on Oct 31, 2020

Communities live life in and among the neighborhoods: the stuff of everyday life has numerous opportunities to proclaim the gospel.

Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Tags: Gospel, Preaching, Congregation

What Do You Do When Unbelievers See No Need For Jesus?

By Sermoncentral on Oct 21, 2013

Randy Alcorn gives practical advice on how to scratch where there's no itch (or is there?).

Tags: Witness, unbeliever, randy alcorn, advie

What To Do With Information Overload

By Ron Edmondson on Nov 1, 2017

"One struggle I’ve witnessed consistently with leaders – including this one – is we drown in information overload. There are more good ideas than we can ever implement."

Tags: Technology, leadership, organization, effective, productivity, pastoral leadership, leadership capacity, good leadership  (view more)  (view less)

John Piper: 6 Reasons The Son Of God Came Into The World

By Sermoncentral on Dec 24, 2020

John Piper takes six reasons for Christ's coming one at a time and lets the Bible witness to each one in its own words.

Scripture: Exodus 1:1-9:30, John 3:16-14:23

Tags: Christmas, Believe, Salvation, Gift, Jesus Christ, saved, e  (view more)  (view less)

5 Things God Never Said

By Dr. Larry Moyer on Feb 9, 2018

Larry Moyer advises pastors to beware of five misconceptions of God’s Word that can adversely affect our outreach to non-Christians.

Scripture: Revelation 3:20, John 20:31, Ezekiel 3:18-19, John 6:44, Matthew 10:32-33  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Evangelism, Witness, Outreach, Salvation, Gospel, Preaching, myth, Bible Influence, Evangelism The Lost  (view more)  (view less)

The Haunted Hayride Of Human Approval

By Marshall Segal on Sep 30, 2016

Perhaps the single most significant hindrance to Christian witness in the world today is our hunger for human approval. By nature, we think more about what people think of us than about what they think of Jesus.

Scripture: Philippians 3:8, Acts 14:8-22

Tags: Criticism, Approval, Approval by Men, praise from men