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Can You Evangelize Without Words?

September 4, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 1 Pet 3:1, evangelism, Obedience

There is an old maxim, often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, that says, “Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words.” In a similar vein, there’s another adage that says, “I’d rather see a sermon than hear one.” Both phrases teach a similar idea: that our actions are more important than words,

Grace in Unexpected Places

August 17, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - evangelism, sovereignty, Suffering

Georgie and her husband Oscar live in Spain and translate some of our writings into Spanish, their native language. Recently, Oscar translated a book I wrote for GES about my daughter Elisabeth. In the book, I wrote about what the Free Grace message can do for people going through hard times. I also tried to

The KISS Method for James 2

July 14, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - evangelism, James 2:14-26, tough texts

Imagine that you get a knock on your front door and are faced with two Jehovah’s Witnesses. They proceed to evangelize you according to their works-based doctrine. They’re nice and seemingly sincere, but obviously confused about the free gift of eternal life. As the conversation goes on, you share the saving message of eternal life

Being Open to God’s Word (Part 3)

July 13, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - 2 Kings 5, evangelism, Naaman

In my last two blogs, I pointed out that often the people we least expect to be open to God’s truth are, and those we expect to be open are not. I gave the example of the widow of Zarephath. In this blog, I will address another example—Naaman the leper. The Lord spoke of these

Why Did Jesus Evangelize (John 5:39-40)?

June 20, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - eternal life, evangelism, Grace, Works

I’ve recently been involved in many discussions about the gospel of eternal life. Many people think that it’s not necessary to insist on the unbeliever’s understanding that Jesus offers eternal life to everybody who believes in Him for it. The unbeliever can be saved without knowing that. Instead, he can simply believe in Jesus regarding

Four Different Free Grace Understandings of the Saving Message

June 15, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance of Salvation, evangelism

At the May 22-25 GES annual conference, I heard a great message from Bob Bryant. At one point, he referred to a July 2009 Grace in Focus article I had written, “Four Free Grace Views Related to Two Issues.” See here. I didn’t recognize it because he explained it so much better than I had.

Even if…

June 14, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 2 Tim 2:13, Assurance, eternal life, evangelism, John 11:25-26

Introduction A friend recently asked me a question related to evangelism. How can we determine that someone has believed the saving message when we present the message of eternal life? In many cases when churches or missionaries give a gospel presentation, there is a desire to confirm that people were saved. Because of this desire,

Must Assurance of Salvation Be Based on Jesus’ Promise?

June 8, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, evangelism

M. H. asks a great question: I recently viewed a couple of your blogs where you talked about how someone only needs to believe in Jesus to be saved, including eternal security. If someone believes that they cannot lose their salvation (will never perish, will never be condemned, etc.), is that considered true belief if

“I Know You!”

May 1, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - evangelism

In the movie, Coming to America, Eddie Murphy plays a prince from a fictitious African country. He comes to America to find a bride. Not wanting her to marry him for his immense wealth, he disguises himself as a poor fast-food restaurant employee. While at a basketball game, a subject of his kingdom recognizes him,

The Best Evangelism Is 2G, not 4G

April 5, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, how Jesus evangelized, John 4:10

Many Evangelicals do not share their faith. That’s because they’ve been taught a man-made evangelistic message. The best phone connection used to be 4G. Now the best phone connection is 5G. Regarding evangelism, the best connection–indeed, the only authentic connection–is 2G. It’s called 2G because of John 4:10, where the Lord Jesus speaks of the