Jim Elliot 's Life And Death Influenced People

McRaney achieved to cover his purpose; the foundational elements, communication theories, and practical aids of personal evangelism. Also, appendixes are helpful to practice to personal testimonies, gospel illustrations, common objections, and more practical evangelism. (p. 235)

Five missionaries, one plane, the Bible, and the Ecuadorian jungle;Elisabeth Elliot’s biography Through Gates of Splendor shows Jim Elliot’s experience in the Ecuadorian jungle. Jim and his four friends venture into the jungles of Ecuador to preach the bible to the fierce tribe of the Aucas. they manage to win the hearts of the Aucas and they preach the bible and manage to win some souls and baptize some Aucas. Unfortunately, not all Aucas believed what they were doing was right and they killed the missionaries. Elisabeth’s book Through Gates of Splendor teaches that in order to be a missionary, oneself needs or should have dedication and patience.

In his short story “Salvation,” Langston Hughes reflects on the time he lost his religion. The story is set in a church in the Bible Belt region of the United States. In this region Christianity is a staple, and Hughes discovers this first-hand. Although the story is very brief, the reader is still given a glimpse into several traits the pre-teen Hughes possessed. Two of these most glaring traits are his naïve nature and his desire to please others.

Jim was influenced by the different missionaries visiting his home, who then told him about their life on faraway mission fields. He asked them questions and dreamed about being a missionary himself some day.

Dr. Adam L. Hughes is the Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. With over sixteen years of pastoral experience, Hughes’s practical experience and academic prowess not only make him the perfect professor, but also the perfect Director for the Adrian Rogers Center for Expository Preaching.

    Mr. collins was willing to share some of his stories and experience with us. Not all of the stories were happy endings or the pretty picture we sometimes try to  portray to people.He stressed the importance of telling your own story. When you tell your own story, you are able to do it with passion and emotion. You can feel it out for those listening. I have always been somewhat afraid of telling people my whole  story, because I never know how they will react or treat me after. But, the reality is, my story has power, the power to influence. My story is my own,  and no one can change it. I was inspired by how transparent Mr. Collins was with telling his story, he was inspiring and motivational. As Christians,  it is our job to witness and love others, our stories have power and they are one of the  easiest ways to relate to others and build God’s kingdom.

“I have learned that something happens when one makes herself available to God: He starts moving in ways no one could imagine” (Davis 43). Such was the case for Katie Davis in her heart-warming novel, Kisses From Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption, co-written by Beth Clark. Katie’s nonfiction memoir speaks passionately about her move to Uganda: here she strengthened her relationship with Jesus, adopted thirteen little Ugandan girls, started a nonprofit ministry, and so much more. Katie’s unique journey teaches about sacrifice for the Lord our God and about following Him wholeheartedly with reckless abandonment. Consequently, Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis is a hopeful story that teaches readers about God’s love for us, and

The author Langston Hughes reminisces about when his Aunt took him to church when he was thirteen years old; ‘Every night for weeks there had been much preaching, singing praying, shouting, and some very hard sinners had been brought to Jesus’(1059). At the end of revival the children were asked to approach the ‘mourners’ bench ‘To be saved!’ Langston’s Aunt told him about how when you were saved ‘something happened to you inside.’ (1059) So Mr. Hughes went to the bench with the fellow children in the church, the preacher preached, hymns were sung they keep saying ‘wont’ you come, Young lambs to Jesus?’ One by one the children rose to Jesus. Leaving Langston Hughes and another boy Westley; the boy Westley got tired of sitting on the bench he stood up to be saved. Langston Hughes sat there waiting for Jesus he too grew tired of sitting on the bench and he figured that Jesus didn’t smite Westley for lying; so he stood up.

He was a hospitable, respectful person. He wanted to be baptized and received into the church.

While traveling on the raft, he explains how his daughter, in her youth, behaved in a manner that caused his conscience to overthrow itself with anger. Jim explains, “I [fetched] her a slap side [the] head” (Twain 118). While the trait of abuse does not commonly excite attention to thoughts of Christ, his behavior becomes less relevant due to his emotional response. Jim pleads “Lord God Almighty forgive [poor] [old] Jim” (Twain 118). The immensity of the internal pang causes Jim’s confession of sin and request for God’s redemption. In doing so, he shows honesty as well as honorability, like Jesus,

Through Gates of Splendor, by Abe C. Van Der Puy, is a Christian classic. It is about five daring missionaries who were willing to risk their lives just to spread the gospel to the isolated Aucas. They even financed this mission from their own pockets. They knew that their lives will be in danger, and they still have their families, but they trusted God and still continued their strong desire in life to spread the gospel to the Aucas. It is clearly evident that their lives were not wasted. Many college students volunteered to enter the foreign–mission field, and more Indians came to church in Shandai.

As I was reading James Eunice’s biography tonight, it struck me with a feeling of despair, but, also, with a desire to spread the gospel. Throughout our lives, there are many moments that we just let pass by, not sharing God’s word with those which do not know him and later feeling regret for our actions. While this is accurate for a lot of people, from what I have read and heard about James, he was beyond doubt a remarkable young man because he shared God’s word every day with anyone who would listen. If everyone was like James and loved people, life, and God just as much as he did, I believe the world would be a way better place. So, from this moment on, I am going to make it a point to try and be just as remarkable as he was and share God’s kindness, love, and forgiveness with everyone that I meet.

Hudson Taylor and Mary Slessor are two influential missionaries we have read about. They both lived interesting lives among people who didn't know Jesus. Hudson Taylor and Marry Slessor, missionaries who impacted their societies, have many similarities and differences that dived and bring them together. Taylor and Slessor have different backgrounds, but they still ended up where God called them.

‘James Song, Ph.D. founded the International Evangelical Association in 1983 with the purpose of furthering international evangelism, world missions, and Christian education as emphasized in the Great Commission of Jesus Christ in Matthew 28 :18-20.

This course has had a great impact on my walk with Christ as well as my witness for Christ. I pastor a church and teach two classes and for me I thought that I was doing plenty. However this course has helped rekindle my passion for sharing Jesus Christ with people through personal evangelism. This paper will demonstrate what I have learned throughout this course.