Acts 16-18
God is working mightily through Paul and the work of the Lord is spreading as Paul begins to invest in younger men to carry on the message. Persecution quickly follows the believers and they must deal with these issues. They bravely stand up to beatings and demands for silence. Ultimately Paul becomes a short-term missionary to several different places. He used this strategy of speaking to the synagogue and then when the Jews dismissed him he went to the Gentiles. He even demonstrates how to infiltrate a pagan area with the gospel. Do you have an evangelistic strategy? Do you reach out to those around you with the love of the good news of Jesus Christ. I hope you will be encouraged to speak to someone this week about Jesus.
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Great short read with plenty of insights for trying to turn around a declining church. The premise of the need for gospel witness from the pulpit, biblical expositional preaching, and prayer is crucial to understanding revival movements....
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- Jeff Dowdy is the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Swannanoa, NC. He graduated from Houston Baptist University with a B.S. in Christianity and Speech Communications. He also earned his Masters of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. In December 2008, He earned his Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Jeff has been married for 14 years to Melody and has two children. He likes to play golf and race triathlons.
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