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Post by rapha777 on Jan 7, 2004 7:36:57 GMT -5
Thinking about doing E-vangelism ...cyber street corner evangelism ( in other words evangelism and preaching on the internet ). Does anybody have any ideas how to go about this type of ministry? Rapha
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Post by Owen on Jan 9, 2004 7:37:59 GMT -5
Well im a member on the liverpool football club web site. One day i went in to the forum to create a thread about Jesus it go a little bit of interest but most of it bad from people that just didnt want to know but my idea is that if you join up with many web sites with forums and create threads about jesus.
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Post by rapha777 on Jan 9, 2004 8:53:19 GMT -5
Owen, Many thanks for your idea. I have actually been doing what you suggested in the last few months.
For example, on one Christian forum I started a new topic on Healing and received about 230 replies and over 2200 views in about 7 weeks on one thread alone.
One interesting discovery was that there are non- Christian members there ( by their own confession ) on Christian forums.
One scripture that comes to mind in all these discussions is "iron sharpens iron" ( Proverbs 27 : 17 )*
God bless,
Rapha.
* A friendly discussion is as stimulatting as the sparks that fly when iron strikes iron. " ( Proverbs 27:17Living Bible).
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Post by Owen on Jan 10, 2004 9:34:36 GMT -5
Another way of trying to reach individuals is Look up pen pal web sites and get loads of eamil address`s and send them what you think. You can get eamil address from country all over the world and yes oppressed countrys to. Good luck
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Post by rapha777 on Jan 11, 2004 10:07:25 GMT -5
Thanks Owen! Another way is to get some pertinent verses and meditate on the same to get wisdom and direction!
These could include :-
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be d**ned. ...
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
God bless,
Rapha.
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Post by coggle on Jan 22, 2004 12:14:27 GMT -5
What about setting up a number of duplicate websites. They each contain a testimony and a gospel statement. In order to get them viewed by non-christians give them different titles like "The best recipe", "A beautiful garden", "Cheap flights" , "Holidays" etc etc.....just any title that is likely to receive a lot of hits like, " Dating " . Have some kind of connection between the title and the testimony & gospel message so it is not totally abstract and then ,hey presto, when people type in Cheap Flights into a search engine they might click on your website and start reading!! Just an idea for your pot!
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Post by Michael on Jan 23, 2004 8:09:19 GMT -5
Well im a member on the liverpool football club web site. One day i went in to the forum to create a thread about Jesus it go a little bit of interest but most of it bad from people that just didnt want to know but my idea is that if you join up with many web sites with forums and create threads about jesus. Owen, what did you say about Jesus on the Liverpool football club forum? Coggle, thanks very much for your excellent ideas received yesterday! If anybody has an idea what to say to make the transition between the subjects such as football, holidays, etc and the gospel message please advise. Pr 15:22 "Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. "Every blessing, Michael. |
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Post by chuckslotter on Jan 27, 2004 9:20:33 GMT -5
The problem with internet evangelism is that you can't build relationships with people like you can with your neighbor or your friend next door.
If you aren't telling people about Jesus or if you aren't giving people the gospel out then you will be wasting your time.
People are illiterate about the Bible today so it will be helpful to create a teaching ministry around what you say because the intentional part about the great comission is not just to tell people about Jesus but to teach people to observe whatever Jesus tells them to do.
According to research, the average person needs to hear the gospel about 7 times. This is because one needs to plant the message, someone needs to water and God gives the increase. Sometimes people don't hear for whatever reason. Maybe they don't want to hear at first but the great comission is INTENTIONAL because Jesus said to go into all of the world.
This is why I'm involved in writing Bible studies and I have already recorded about a megabyte of my own writings. I may have a website to share them on one day.
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Post by Michael on Jan 27, 2004 11:07:44 GMT -5
The problem with internet evangelism is that you can't build relationships with people like you can with your neighbor or your friend next door. If you aren't telling people about Jesus or if you aren't giving people the gospel out then you will be wasting your time. People are illiterate about the Bible today so it will be helpful to create a teaching ministry around what you say because the intentional part about the great comission is not just to tell people about Jesus but to teach people to observe whatever Jesus tells them to do. According to research, the average person needs to hear the gospel about 7 times. This is because one needs to plant the message, someone needs to water and God gives the increase. Sometimes people don't hear for whatever reason. Maybe they don't want to hear at first but the great comission is INTENTIONAL because Jesus said to go into all of the world. This is why I'm involved in writing Bible studies and I have already recorded about a megabyte of my own writings. I may have a website to share them on one day. Chuck, Good post! Does anyone know the source of any good comprehensive Bible studies on ONLINE? Also need a good source of testimonies. By the way I have added a new testimony on the main PAFN site called " Rafting on The Elbow River" ; the link is at :- www.angelfire.com/md3/pafn777/elbow.htmlEvery blessing, Michael. |
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Post by Michael on Jan 28, 2004 6:43:41 GMT -5
Regarding testimonies and reach out material consider the following :- A biblical justification for the Bridge Strategy Reaching out to others Why don't we just "give people the Gospel"? Why create web features about other topics, including those relating to contemporary culture such as films? The reason is biblical as well as practical: our example is the apostle Paul. Look at how he communicated with his Greek listeners on Mars Hill: Acts 17:16-34. * Paul went where the people were. He didn?t expect them to come in to a church building - there wasn?t one! (verse 17) * He met people on their own terms. He didn?t expect them to listen to the Good News on his terms. (verses 19-21) * Paul went to the market places and meeting places (verse 17, 22). In the ancient world, these were the places where people passed on news and ideas. If you had something to say, and you wanted to be heard, this was where you had to go. * He found a point of contact with them, in their altar to the unknown god (verse 23). He quoted from two of their well-known writers (verse 28), and alluded to others. * Paul was talking to Greeks, not Jews. He knew they were not familiar with the Jewish Bible (our Old Testament). So he did not start with God?s Old Testament revelation. Instead, he started with God in creation (verse 24). * Paul could not give them the whole of the Good News. He talked about God in creation (verse 24), in history (verses 26-27), and in judgment (verse 31), but when he started talking about Jesus, the meeting broke up (verse 32). More on this article and related articles can be found at and around:- www.gospelcom.net/guide/resources/biblical.php |
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Post by Michael on Feb 19, 2004 10:58:14 GMT -5
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