tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post1266206041893053799..comments2023-12-22T08:29:29.230-08:00Comments on WHAT IS TRUTH: Personal Motivation to EvangelizeKent Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-89099043757461601572018-02-20T13:24:40.953-08:002018-02-20T13:24:40.953-08:00i have the same experience.
but i'd never adm...i have the same experience.<br /><br />but i'd never admit it.<br /><br />lolTerry Basham, IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354045499775379475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-84901725667729605832018-02-17T10:51:56.484-08:002018-02-17T10:51:56.484-08:00Thanks men. I'm glad it was an encouragement ...Thanks men. I'm glad it was an encouragement and challenge. If I were to give a follow-up to it, I did go out on Wednesday and the first door, I was able to preach the entire gospel for over an hour to a Filipino-American woman, late 60s. She seemed under conviction and also seemed to understand all of it (despite using the King James Version ;-D). One door, entire plan of salvation. It's success. Do we want her to be saved? We do. And I go as hard at that as I can, at the same time, understanding that she would have had to turn from the false gospel of Roman Catholicism. You can't believe both and be saved.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-10888440491203345922018-02-16T23:09:15.743-08:002018-02-16T23:09:15.743-08:00I certainly need motivated (many times), I certain...I certainly need motivated (many times), I certainly need boldness (all the time). I need patience, too. If we don't obey the Lord's mandate to preach the gospel to every creature, who will? Often, our witness fulfills the negative purpose (holding unsaved folks accountable at the day of judgment for rejecting God's Word via our witness), but thankfully, there certainly are times when the Lord graciously uses our witness to bring a soul to the Saviour. Gal. 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Prayers, preparation (studying and reviewing), and practice (actually going and doing it) - these all go together, no doubt. Personal evangelism for me is truly a lifelong task. As long as the rapture of the saints hasn't taken place yet, there will always be a soul that needs to hear about the gospel. And a weekly duty or commitment is a good thing. Certainly, there are many more opportunities to maximize the moments for the Lord indirectly, but there's nothing like a weekly commitment motivated by love, duty, conviction, conscience, example, glorifying God, eternal rewards, zeal, etc. to buckle down and go house to house proclaiming the good news.Bill Hardeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552819877860565186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-6498301904647234882018-02-16T10:16:26.884-08:002018-02-16T10:16:26.884-08:00Sir,
Thank you for writing this, it was but chal...Sir, <br />Thank you for writing this, it was but challenging and encouraging!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713856591379838604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-67662148263455821912018-02-15T15:36:35.889-08:002018-02-15T15:36:35.889-08:00Kent,
Thank you for writing this. It challenged a...Kent,<br /><br />Thank you for writing this. It challenged and encouraged me.<br /><br />Jeff<br />Jeff Voegtlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038716402776736733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-20952061725279987572018-02-14T21:57:46.257-08:002018-02-14T21:57:46.257-08:00Hi Jim,
Loving people is a good motivation. It d...Hi Jim,<br /><br />Loving people is a good motivation. It doesn't work as well for me for many reasons, but I have enough to motivate me.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-10097673508388758652018-02-14T17:28:40.080-08:002018-02-14T17:28:40.080-08:00Thanks Kent,
This is good stuff. The Pastor I di...Thanks Kent,<br /><br />This is good stuff. The Pastor I did much of my maturing under often said "The hardest part of soul winning is the going, because once your there talking to people, it is good".<br /><br />Personally, I get a lot of motivation from a variant of your "second table of the law" reasons. Just feeling pity for lost, confused sinners who do not know the truth. It is where I came from, & it helps motivate me.<br /><br />Again, ThanksJimCamp65https://www.blogger.com/profile/08293018820976464851noreply@blogger.com