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Zechariah 4:6b "...It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies"
Zechariah 4:10a "Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin..."

Friday, June 11, 2010

New Video on Thursday Night Downtown Market Outreach‏

Hello friends,

I've posted a new video on our Thursday Night Downtown Market Outreach here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MolterFamily

Check it out and Go Serve Your King!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

June 2010

We know commonly an evangelist (Greek = euaggelistēs) as someone who is a witness for Jesus Christ.
  • Ephesians 4:11-12 says, "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ"
In this passage we see that an evangelist is someone who equips the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. So what is the Biblical definition of an evangelist? Strong's Concordance says that an evangelist is someone who brings the good news of Jesus Christ, and heralds salvation through Jesus Christ. But we just read that an evangelist is someone who equips the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. So what are we missing?

Evangelism is for ALL Believers because we are ALL called to witness, it's either obedience or disobedience on our part. "Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching... do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry" (2 Timothy 4:2-5). 

To get your feet wet in witnessing, an easy first step is learning to be friendly and talking with people. This may seem obvious, but make a habit of talking to your family members and friends regularly. Then practice being friendly with people at the park, at the gas station, or at the grocery store. If you tend to be a shy, introverted person, try to regularly open up a little and start talking with people.

A simple "Hi, how are you?" isn't difficult. Or say, "Nice day, isn't it? My name is so and so ... " With a bit of practice, anyone can learn to be friendly. Most people respond warmly to warmth. Then kick it up a notch by handing out some ice breakers (gospel tracts are for people not places). Then ask someone if they've had a Christian background. You can do it. God will help you.

God has saved multitudes through ice breakers (gospel tracts are for people not places), so always carry them with you, and take a moment to encourage other Christians to do the same. Let them know that Christian literature can be used as a conversation opener. One of the most difficult things about witnessing is starting up a conversation about God.

An ice breaker (gospel tracts are for people not places) can do that for you. It can be left with the person you have spoken to, so that he or she can read further about the way of salvation. Tracts can be given to people when it's not convenient to speak to them. Simply say, "Did you get one of these?"

Whatever you do, never let a day go by when you don't do something to reach the lost while you still can.
Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Sunday, May 16, 2010

May 2010

New Video on Thursday Night Downtown Market Outreach


Check it out and Go Serve Your King!

George MacLeod was a great preacher who, hundreds of years ago, faithfully obeyed the Great Commission. He exalted Jesus Christ in his preaching and wasn't afraid to preach the blood of the cross.

He said, "I simply argue that the cross should be raised at the center of the marketplace as well as on the steeple of the church. I am recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves; on the town's garbage heap; at a crossroad, so cosmopolitan they had to write His title in Hebrew and Latin and Greek ... at the kind of a place where cynics talk smut, and thieves curse, and soldiers gamble. Because that is where He died. And that is what He died for. And that is what He died about. That is where church-men ought to be and what church-men ought to be about."

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter