Child evangelism

[Salty]

Have you ever read the gospels? Jesus went after adults first.

Jesus rarely spoke to women. So why did you say adults?

Since you want to follow the Jesus way - I would assume you mainly only seek out men - Right?

 

[Revmitchell]

I know who it is but I'm not telling. He even went to a United Methodist seminary, pastored in UM churches and has no problem with dancing, card playing, drinking a beer or the motion picture THEE-ater. Imagine all that after a fine upbringing in a Bob Jones planted IFB.

I hear he puts maple syrup in his grits, too. :thumbsup:

I was wondering in light of the fact that he quoted me when he said it. I certainly have not had to repent of my Methodist ways.:laugh:


P.S. Don't forget the syrup on the bacon.

 

[Revmitchell]

I hear he puts maple syrup in his grits, too. :thumbsup:

Wait! Yankees don't even know what a grit is. Just ask cousin Vinny

 

[evangelist6589]

That's the truth. Seems to me, more often than not, you engage in some self-congratulatory posting about the great work you are doing, then you try to wrangle everyone else into working the same way you do. Honestly, Evan, you would do well to at least consider the advice of those around you who have been in this walk for a while. Simply disregarding them while patting yourself on the back is a surefire way to set yourself up for failure.





Don't question how much of the gospels I've read. I would like to think that my use of the scripture would be a pretty simple outward sign that I know what I'm talking about, and can get hold of it through quick research if need be. I thank God for blessing me with an "English-major" mind that can grasp the written word easily enough.



Again, handing out tracts is basically just giving someone else something you didn't want to throw away. No tract by itself can save anyone. Repeating the rote prayer on some of these easy-believism tracts is actually dooming people to Hell. The gospel has to be preached and people must hear it in order to believe. Just how loudly does a tract preach?



You've gotten all up in arms over who is being evangelized first. The truth is, all men require evangelism. Children to adults to the elderly require evangelism. Without the preaching of the Word of God the lost cannot be saved (barring you believe in a hyper-Cal world where the Elect are saved and sealed regardless of ever hearing the gospel and regardless of how much contradiction that places on Paul's writing).

You get on me for reading books and in another post for not taking you and other posters advice whom are also fallible men...

Sigh I can't win...

At the Gymn and after I drive home time to watch the Hunger Games....

 

[evangelist6589]

Wait! Yankees don't even know what a grit is. Just ask cousin Vinny

I love grits... From the south and I cook them here and there. Taste best with honey!

 

[padredurand]

I was wondering in light of the fact that he quoted me when he said it. I certainly have not had to repent of my Methodist ways.:laugh:

And neither have I. It took the higher ups nearly 13 years to get rid of me. By the second year the home church took me on as a missionary to the heathen and provided support for five years. I would rather offer words that needed a grain of salt than words that need a packet of Goody's Headache Powder.

P.S. Don't forget the syrup on the bacon.

Peppered bacon and syrup. Yum!!

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I was wondering in light of the fact that he quoted me when he said it. I certainly have not had to repent of my Methodist ways.:laugh:


P.S. Don't forget the syrup on the bacon.

Make sure you note that as United Methodist

 

[PreachTony]

You get on me for reading books and in another post for not taking you and other posters advice whom are also fallible men...

Sigh I can't win...

At the Gymn and after I drive home time to watch the Hunger Games....

We're trying to point out the balance that should be struck. The scriptures hold the greatest weight and value. Then you weight the value of the words of others against the scripture to see if their words be inspired by God. But, as you said, you don't want our advice...

Have fun watching the Hunger Games. I may call up some friends and try yo throw together an impromptu D&D session...

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Wait! Yankees don't even know what a grit is. Just ask cousin Vinny

Now your messin wit my family....dat ain't healthy:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Rolfe]

I agree with Mark 16:15 entirely. However many are neglecting to evangelism men/women and evangelize kids instead. The emphasis should be on men/women and then kids.

Wow. An evangelist prioritising who hears the Gospel...

 

[annsni]

Jesus rarely spoke to women. So why did you say adults?

Since you want to follow the Jesus way - I would assume you mainly only seek out men - Right?

Not just any men but Jewish men.

 

[blessedwife318]

Don't forget the only women we see Jesus talking to are Samaritans, women caught in sinful Acts and Mary and Martha and His mother. I guess I missed the part in the Great Commission that said go to Adults first.

Again we have Evan not realizing that people have different gifting. There are some people who are great with kids and that is where their talents are and where God has called them. Others are better with Adults. Neither one is better or greater then the other. I think that Evan needs to read 1 Cor 12 again about the Body of Christ. We can't all be hands, or eyes, etc. Each one of us has a role to play and no one is better then the other.

 

[quantumfaith]

A lot of children evangelism has to do with preachers who want to make a name for themselves racking up converts so they, themselves look good.

That sure is a broad unsupportable statement. You must have a very unique gift to look so deeply and precisely into the hearts of pastors.

 

[quantumfaith]

Don't prevent the children from coming to me - Jesus

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

 

[Salty]

Wait! Yankees don't even know what a grit is. Just ask cousin Vinny

Pray tell, what is a grit?

 

[salzer mtn]

I've not met one person involved in child evangelism who wants to make a name for themselves. I've seen men and women run ragged doing amazing ministry but not one of them is out for fame other than the fame of the name of Jesus.

In the first church I ever attended the pastor was a soul winner. During revivals or at the end of each sermon after he preached he would comb the church at the altar call searching for some young child he could bring to the altar and lead down the Romans road. His wife often testified she was lead to the Lord when she was three years old. What does a three or four year old child know about being under the burden of sin ? Cradle row converts is what you have and then later when the hormone's kick in there gone. Oh wait! the ones that do get saved later in life said they were backslid all those years. This same preacher on Sunday morning would send someone around to the Sunday school rooms and have everyone to turn in how many people they had led to the Lord that week or made contacts as he called it and then during church service make a big cudu about what a soul winning church he was pastoring.

 

[OldRegular]

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. -Matthew 19:14.

He did not say they had to repent and believe did He?

 

[OldRegular]

In the first church I ever attended the pastor was a soul winner. During revivals or at the end of each sermon after he preached he would comb the church at the altar call searching for some young child he could bring to the altar and lead down the Romans road. His wife often testified she was lead to the Lord when she was three years old. What does a three or four year old child know about being under the burden of sin ? Cradle row converts is what you have and then later when the hormone's kick in there gone. Oh wait! the ones that do get saved later in life said they were backslid all those years. This same preacher on Sunday morning would send someone around to the Sunday school rooms and have everyone to turn in how many people they had led to the Lord that week or made contacts as he called it and then during church service make a big cudu about what a soul winning church he was pastoring.

Thanks for that post. Sadly there are many preachers who do that sort of thing and you wind up with a congregation of unregenerate people.

I used to ask one of my lovely granddaughters what made her so pretty. She would say: "Jesus up in the sky!" That would have been sufficient for some preachers to dunk her!

 

[evangelist6589]

In the first church I ever attended the pastor was a soul winner. During revivals or at the end of each sermon after he preached he would comb the church at the altar call searching for some young child he could bring to the altar and lead down the Romans road. His wife often testified she was lead to the Lord when she was three years old. What does a three or four year old child know about being under the burden of sin ? Cradle row converts is what you have and then later when the hormone's kick in there gone. Oh wait! the ones that do get saved later in life said they were backslid all those years. This same preacher on Sunday morning would send someone around to the Sunday school rooms and have everyone to turn in how many people they had led to the Lord that week or made contacts as he called it and then during church service make a big cudu about what a soul winning church he was pastoring.

Was just reading. According to the book of Acts men, women, and then youth were evangelized in that order. So many churches these days have it backwards and put the children/youth in front of men/women.

 

[evangelist6589]

In the first church I ever attended the pastor was a soul winner. During revivals or at the end of each sermon after he preached he would comb the church at the altar call searching for some young child he could bring to the altar and lead down the Romans road. His wife often testified she was lead to the Lord when she was three years old. What does a three or four year old child know about being under the burden of sin ? Cradle row converts is what you have and then later when the hormone's kick in there gone. Oh wait! the ones that do get saved later in life said they were backslid all those years. This same preacher on Sunday morning would send someone around to the Sunday school rooms and have everyone to turn in how many people they had led to the Lord that week or made contacts as he called it and then during church service make a big cudu about what a soul winning church he was pastoring.

Also no one can come to me unless the father first draws him (John 6:44). No one, I repeat no one can persuade a man of his sin, but only God himself and His holy Spirit. People whom try and call themselves soul winners and claim credit for bringing souls to salvation are self-deceived.