Social Gospel

Prophecy is ubiquitous throughout the Gospel According to Matthew; the actions of Jesus Christ, for example, are depicted to be the fulfillment of the prophecies made by generations and generations of prophets preceding his birth. In addition, Jesus’ teachings are mostly told in the form of prophecies – the mode of conduct that he is trying to create is motivated by the sequence of events and consequences that are associated with the end of the world. Why is the Gospel rife with the telling and fulfillment

the importance of spreading that message to others. Through large camp meetings like the Cane Ridge Revival, charismatic preachers brought the good news of salvation through Christ to a multitude of people, many of whom were disillusioned with the social and political climate of the times. This message of hope and morality is needed even more so today, in a world filled with hopelessness, crime, hate and drugs. Of course caution has to be taken to ensure that the emotionalism of present day religion

of self-examination. This is in no way an exhaustive study, but one that is presented that has caused the writer to take a second look at Evangelism within her own call. Christ has admonished us in Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Finally, it will conclude with a basic summation on what this writer believes should be the goals of every born again believer. How to Win the Lost in This Generation “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the

(Earley & Wheeler, 2010, p. 339). The first characteristics were “The early church ministered through constant presence” (Earley & Wheeler, 2010, p. 339). They ministered through constant presence by going out into the community every day spreading the gospel to everyone who was near and far (Earley & Wheeler, 2010, p. 339). The second characteristic is “The early church depended on a consuming power” (Earley & Wheeler, 2010, p. 341). The power was given from the Holy Spirit which involves courage, boldness

In the Gospel of Mark, God wrestles with believing in; and getting his followers, to believe in individual morals vs. societal morals. The movie, “Selma” is an inspirational movie about the bravery of one man, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; who fought for social equality and equal rights among all people in a time when segregation was at its peak. Jesus; in the Gospel of Mark, believed in individual morals rather than societal morals just as Martin Luther King Jr. did while trying to fight for equality

the New Testament specifically in the Gospel of Mark it is spoken about the messianic secret. As Mark had written, Jesus had told his followers to keep his mission and identity a secret; therefore, as it is known as the messianic secret in the Gospel of Mark. There have been many suggestion and theories to why Jesus kept his messiahship a secret. Jesus had also never actually considered himself the messiah to his followers. From my analyzations from the Gospel of Mark, the messianic secret was concealed

Book Review: As you Go Creating a Missional Culture of Gospel-Centered Students Alvin L. Reid explains and covers multiple ideas, issues, subjects, and solutions pertaining to missional student ministry. Throughout reading the book it is evident that Reid is not only extremely passionate about the missional aspect of the student ministry, but also the reasoning behind this aspect. Reid’s chapters recognize the issues that many student ministries deal with and how the ministry can go from just an

student, Nico, disliked all of the three churches he visited because the buildings were “too new” and “too small.” Thinking about Nico, he simply did not seem to care about Christianity, even though he had been raised around Christians and had heard the gospel multiple times. He believed that going to church a few times a year would be good enough to merit salvation, even if he never asked the hard questions of how to rightly live like Christ. His attitude, especially among the internationals on the swim

issue of wealth, and our attitude towards it. Needless to say, Jesus talks about wealth and poverty throughout the Bible, however, more specifically in the Gospels of Luke and Acts in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke-Acts is considered as the Gospel having an immense concern on the socio-economic background of the people. A reading of the Gospel also demonstrates that there is various material that refers to a sharp distinction of rich and poor. Generally speaking, Luke is kind-hearted to the poor

In William Fay's book, Share Jesus without Fear, it is a book about believers pointing sinners to Jesus Christ. The book is a simple, relational approach to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Fay opens with a fascinating introduction about his salvation experience and a call for Christians to start sharing their faith. He also tells his experience with many Christians who tried to share their faith with him, and how he has had the opportunity of sharing his faith on a one-to-one basis several thousands