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May 20, 2009

evangelism...plain and simple

“[The early churches] model of evangelism … if you wish the world to believe what you say, you must live as if you believe what you say … Evangelism is not selling Jesus, but showing Jesus; evangelism is not mere telling about Christ, but about being Christ.”

Lee Camp’s Mere Discipleship

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amen - Christ in and through us

show love with His love through us

I am also convinced that the meaning of Gospel as Good News needs to be recovered

Posted by: smudge77 | May 27, 2009 at 03:49 PM

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