Sunday, January 31, 2016
It Takes All Kinds
Do you think God wants you to a) be yourself, or b) share your faith?
It's not either/or. It's both/and. Contrary to what you may think, you do not have to change your personality in order to help others live forever. In fact, your personality is one of your greatest evangelistic assets. I'm excited to show you this Sunday a sampling of several different faith-sharing styles so that you can see the only wrong way to do it is not to do it at all.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
When Your Faith Causes Friction
Everything was fine until you came along. But now your
"saltiness" has made Jesus too close for comfort, and you are feeling
the friction.
How can you keep sharing your faith in such a way that you increase the odds of having a positive spiritual impact even on those who, right now, are reacting negatively? The Book of 1 Peter has some great practical answers to that question, and we'll find them this Sunday at White Pine.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
After the Seed Has Been Planted
They already heard the gospel, and they rejected it. Now what?
Now cultivate what God has planted in them! That's what the apostle Paul teaches us to do. Better than that, he teaches us how to do it. This Sunday at White Pine, we are going to learn three practical things we can do to help tiny seeds become ripe fruit. If you'd like to play a key role in that slow-motion miracle, don't miss this weeks message!
Sunday, January 10, 2016
How to Be a Contagious Christian
Listen to "How to Be a Contagious Christian" by Greg Sidders, Sunday, 1-10-16
If your life has been changed by Jesus Christ, I'm sure it breaks
your heart to see others be so apathetic toward Him.
But think about this: How long did it take you to warm up to Him?
And how did it happen?
This Sunday at White Pine, we are going to discover specific ways to change people's attitude about our God, not instantly but eventually. It may not fit your stereotype of evangelism, but my guess is that it will resonate with you, because it will show you how to be the same kind of Christian as those who nudged you toward Jesus.
Sunday, January 3, 2016
You Have to Go Out
Listen to "You Have to Go Out" by Greg Sidders, Sunday, 1-3-16
If you are a Christian, you possess the greatest treasure in the world: the cure for death. Who did you share it with in 2015?
That's not a question meant to make you feel guilty, just to surface the dissonance between how much we value the gift of salvation and how reluctant we are to offer it to others. There are all kinds of reasons why we clam up when it comes to sharing the secret of immortality, but what if we could overcome those obstacles and get what is in our heart to come out of our mouth? What would it feel like to look back on 2016 knowing that God used us like never before to help others live forever?
If that thought makes your heart beat faster, you're going to love January at White Pine. Not only will we be studying what the Bible says about faith-sharing every Sunday this month, we will also be learning practical how-to's every week in our small groups. We're not out to turn you into someone you're not, but to help you leverage your unique personality to help change the eternal destiny of those you love.
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