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So I Send You – To Whom?; Who Me?; Preachers Too

Dr. Roger S. Greenway herewith presents the remaining lessons in THE OUTLOOKS 1972–73 series on Reformed Evangelism entitled So Send I You. Dr. Greenway is Area Secretary for Latin America with the Christian Reformed Church’s Board of Foreign Missions. A hearty thank you is extended to Dr. Greenway, Rev. William Heynen, and Rev. Thomas C. […]

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Lesson 9 THE MESSAGE (3) Read John 1:9–13, Romans 10 HOW MANY DECISIONS? In modern evangelism “getting a response” is the thing. In Gospel crusades the most sought after statistics are the number of “first decisions” and the number of “recommitments.” In recent years some groups add the number of those who “asked for prayer.” […]

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Lesson 7 THE MESSAGE (1) Read Romans 1:8–17; I Corinthians 15:1–11 The word ‘evangelism’ is taken from the Biblical word ‘euanggelion.’ This is an active form of the word “evangel’ which means good news, good tidings or good message. This, of course, is our word gospel. To evangelize, then, in the Biblical sense, is to […]

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Lesson 5: THE SENDING SPIRIT (3) Scripture: Zechariah 4:6; Acts 2:1–4; I Corinthians 2:9-11; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 4:11–16 The great missionary holiday on the church calendar is Pentecost -and with good reason. The Holy Spirit came with the rushing of a mighty wind which filled the house where the disciples were gathered. Upon each of […]

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Scripture: Isaiah 45:20–25; 53:4–6, 10, 11; 55:1–7; II Cor. 4:1–7; Romans 8:28–30; 12:1; Hosea 2:18–23. James 1. Packer in his very important book Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God says that God is the prime mover in evangelism and that all believers acknowledge this when they are on their knees. By the very act of […]

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