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4 Key Truths about Monergism and Evangelism
The following is comes from a manuscript I'm working on entitled, A Change of Heart: Understanding...
Witnessing to Mormons
What is your experience witnessing to Mormons? A couple of Mormon missionaries stopped by my house...
Baptists and the Christian Tradition: Towards an Evangelical Baptist Catholicity (book review)
Baptists and the Christian Tradition offers ample material contributing to the conversation of what it means to be an evangelical, committed to the church catholic.
Rightly Understanding John 3:16 — Applications
In a previous post, I wrote a little on understanding John 3:16. In today's post, I'd like to walk through a few applications of understanding this verse rightly. There are negative applications for both the non-Calvinist and the Hyper-Calvinist. There are also...
Go, Therefore: Family Worship
"Go, Therefore" posts are quick tips to help Christians live lives of evangelism. Family Worship As Evangelism Daily family worship ought to be observed by families for many reasons. To name a few: God is worthy to be worshipped, it is a way men ought to lead their...
Rightly Understanding John 3:16
It seems some Calvinists get so concerned about John 3:16 being used as a “gotcha” against the Doctrines of Grace that they can go too far in overcorrecting. Some work so hard to show what all the verse does not mean that they fail to eagerly embrace all that it does...
Are You Reaching Out To Your Neighbors?
Last week, new neighbors moved into the house across the street from us. I wrote them a note and I thought other people may benefit from it. If you are not actively trying to reach your neighbors with the gospel, why not? What is holding you back? Here is the letter....
Evidences of True Revival
Holiness of life and true revival can not be separated. A so-called “revival” that does not produce holiness is not a work of the Holy Spirit. Here we may offer an important reminder that true revival cannot be manufactured by men. The sign that says “revival next week” doesn’t really communicate what true revival is for true revival is God-sent and according to His plans and purposes, not ours.
2019 Advent Devotionals – Christmas Eve
Whether or not the liturgical calendar is even on your radar, we hope these devotions give you an opportunity to think about the incarnation, the reason Jesus came, and afford you the opportunity to dialogue with your family and others about the glory and greatness of...
Go, Therefore: Christmas Cards
But the month of December is still a special month for most. The secular and religious alike buy trees and presents and send greeting cards to one another. This is your chance! Buy (or design) a Christmas card with a gospel message and give it to everyone you can. Even if you give people a card with only a Bible verse printed on it like Luke 2:11 or Matthew 1:21, that’s a good start.
Placebo Prayers
Last weekend, we had 6 men preaching God’s Word in our group. We split into two groups of 3 and separated physically. This allows us to always have 2 men preaching the mystery of the gospel. So we were able to achieve nearly 5 hours of street preaching in 2.5 hours, with each man carrying no more than about an hour of the load. But this week, I was the only preacher, and I was committed to filling the time. How God enabled that to happen is truly remarkable!
Go, Therefore: Once a Day
"Go, Therefore" posts are quick tips to help Christians live lives of evangelism. Do the Bare Minimum? We all have busy schedules, but this cannot be an obstacle to taking part in the Great Commission. One way to begin to overcome excuses and fears in giving out the...
Go, Therefore: Praying Before Meals
"Go, Therefore" posts are quick tips to help Christians live lives of evangelism. At a Restaurant When you go to a restaurant to eat and pray publicly, folks around you will notice. Now this isn't necessarily evangelism, but when we pray publicly, it does remind...
Go, Therefore: Nursing Home
"Go, Therefore" posts are quick tips to help Christians live lives of evangelism. Nursing Home Visits Visiting a nursing home or assisted living facility is a great way to minister the gospel! In many cases, you may simply walk around and knock on doors, and people...
The Authority of Scripture (book excerpt)
Work continues on my evangelistic book. While you wait, here's another sample chapter as it currently stands. I'd love to get your feedback. All biblical translations here are my own. —GPO Since you’re this far in the book, why should you listen to me? Sure, I do have...
Go, Therefore: Thank You Tracts
"Go, Therefore" posts are quick tips to help Christians live lives of evangelism. Thank You Tracts One of the hardest things about giving out gospel tracts is that people don't often want to take one. Having something they would actually desire to take can be tricky....
A Jolly Missionary Report
I made a new friend recently as the result of reading about his faithfulness through a trial. I found myself praising the Lord so much while reading his letter that I wanted to share it with you. My wife and I signed up to begin supporting this mission monthly, and I...
Ep. 018 | Persecution — TAU Roundtable
In this episode, the guys welcomed our newest TAU member, George Alvarado, and discussed the recent events concerning a Rugby player whose life has been altered because of some biblical comments he made. See the article discussed here:...
Particular Effects of Particular Atonement
What? Particular atonement is the historic Christian doctrine that Christ only effectively satisfied the wrath of God toward sin on behalf of His people. In other words, anyone who is thrown into hell cannot say, "But Jesus paid for my sins." This is a staple belief...
What Time Is Purple? (Evangelism Report)
Thanks to Wretched Radio and a whole host of financial sponsors, I received 1000 copies of Tom Hammond's book "What Time Is Purple?" for distribution on the campus of The Ohio State University. You can participate by being a distributor or by donating money so that...
Ep. 017 | Michael Coughlin Interview — TAU Roundtable
Jason Marianna interviews Michael Coughlin and the results are about what you'd expect. But listen anyway. 🙂
46 Years of Failure
It will be known as one of the most truly wicked and shameful moments in United States history. Cheers filled the legislature as a package of legislation had passed with fawning approval. In a moment, New York became the most lethal state in the nation for pre-born...
Book Excerpt: “Give Me a Sign!”
I've been sitting on a 25,000-word book manuscript for quite some time now. Its name is How to Be Made Holy, and it's meant to be a book that a Christian can hand to an unbeliever after an evangelistic encounter. Think of it as "Here's everything I wanted to tell you...
God Blesses Preaching
Hi Michael, I was just thinking about you, our conversation almost two years ago now. I wanted you to know that I'm saved, Michael! It feels so amazing, and I still struggle to make sense of the burden that has been lifted in my life. I have been personally thanking...
2018 End of Season Ministry Report for tOSU
Just four months ago I was getting ready to do evangelism at the Ohio State University's home football games. Four months later, I fulfilled my commitment by preaching at all 7 home games. By God's grace, I was also able to preach at an away game in Ann Arbor with...
A(nother) Surprising Work of God
I was actually beginning to be a little depressed near the end of the morning of November 2nd. Only 3 people had committed to meeting me at Ohio State for evangelism the next day. Please don’t get me wrong, I am very grateful for all those who accompany me and labor...
Ep. 011 | Primacy of Preaching — TAU Roundtable
In Episode 11, the guys discuss the primacy of preaching and welcome special guest and preacher, Mike Stockwell, from CrossCountryEvangelism.com. Then we plug a few books we like.
When Prioritizing Family
In today's Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon, the morning reading touched on the tendency of some men to withhold their finances from the work of God, in order that they may take care of their families. You can read the entire devotional here (and I recommend...
Isaac’s Dilemma
"I'm homosexual," Isaac told me, "and I don't think I could give up the happiness it brings me and deny who I am — for something I am not certain about." This was Isaac's response to a question I asked him. What preceded and what followed the above response is the...
So You Signed Up to Coach…
I remember the time clearly. My baby boy (who is now 16) had finally grown to an age where playing an organized sport was possible and sensible. As seems to be the case perpetually, the league needed coaches, so I signed up to coach. I was happy to help, and my...
Preaching to a Funeral Audience, part 1
The ostensible goal was to gather a million believers on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The effort surely fell short, but there was at least a decent crowd. So the claim goes, it turned out to be "the largest Christian event in the history of the United...
Ep. 004 | Missions and Evangelism — TAU Roundtable
In TAU Roundtable 004, Justin's way too excited about the Bears, Michael talks about the first Ohio State outreach of the year, the guys chat about evangelism and the need for more trained, elder-qualified missionaries,...
I Gave In and Watched Chris Pratt’s Gospel Thing
Upcoming TGC article: Finding the Gospel in Chris Pratt's Presentation of the Gospel (#troll) — Garrett O'Hara (@mokaThought) June 21, 2018 Seriously, I haven't watched it, and I'm not planning on it. I do not care. Carry on. — Garrett O'Hara (@mokaThought) June 21,...
Making the Best Use of the Time
The Will of the Lord In Ephesians 5:16, Paul instructs the church to make the best use of the time (commonly known as redeeming the time). The Apostle reminds his readers that the days we are living in are evil, and that only a fool would live in such a way that he is...
The Bible is Sufficient for Calling People to Jesus
We had a great bible study on a recent Wednesday night on Matthew 7:13-14. We've been going through the Sermon on the Mount and seeking to think deeply about how Jesus wanted His followers to understand Kingdom living. But this post isn't about the Sermon on the...