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  Grace and Peace to you all.      This week we will be thinking and discussing the subject of Evangelism and how to handle its's failure. As I consider our topic I realized this wasn't so much a theological topic as it was a pastoral one. Thus, I wanted this to be more of an encouragement rather than a complete systemic on Evangelism. As usual, we will first define Evangelism, then briefly discuss its motives/how to then how to handle its failure.  Definition     Evangelism comes from the Greek word "Evangelion" which means Gospel. Simply put, evangelism is the proclamation, or delivery, of the Gospel. Technically speaking this does include Sunday preaching to believers and non-believers alike; however, the intent of the post is to deal with matters relating to personal evangelism to non-believers, and thus we will not deal with Sunday's pulpit preaching but rather personal, or direct, believer to non-believer evangelism. Thus, the work of evangelism for our purp

Grace and peace to you all.      There are probably 100 different ways to answer our question/topic for today. For our purposes, I have chosen the answer in this devotional manner to best emphasize all that God has done for us in making us Christians: The Christian is:       Forgiven  by God,       Freed  from sin,       Faithfu l toward God, and       Fruitful  in their life      I have chosen this answer because I believe it best encapsulates the answer to our question. We will deal with each of these in order.  The Christian is  Forgiven  by God     Understanding the means (Christ's death), motive (God's love toward you), measure (perfect, eternal) of God's forgiveness/grace toward you will make the difference between merely mouthing the words to Sunday's Hymns and heart-felt, joy-full praising of God in song on Sunday. Or, if you prefer, how you were made a Christian, why you were made a Christain, and what keeps you a Christian. Let us consider each subpoint to bet