From the Valiant For Truth blog, a pastor’s reflection on listeners who want to leave a sermon having heard the Gospel referenced, but who really want a list of things to do and not to do. I once had a colleague tell me that a wealthy businessman and member of his congregation privately approached him …

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I was talking with some friends this morning and we considered the challenge of communicating the Gospel in a multi-generational context. By multi-generational I mean some folk grew up believing that you work for whatever you get, and you don’t accept help from anyone. Others have grown up believing that help and support should be …

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This article by Jackson Wu provides four keys to communicating the Gospel to people from honour/shame cultures. Traditional presentations mainly use legal language, focus on individuals, stress the futility of works, and appeal to people’s fear of pain, whether physical or psychological. I didn’t do that. Instead, I highlighted a basic but often overlooked fact: …

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