The Heart of Evangelism
Jerram Barrs

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This biblical study of evangelism calls today's Christians to follow the New Testament model of listening carefully to the unsaved and loving them enough to tailor one's approach without compromising the message.

Product Details

• ISBN-10: 1581347154
• ISBN-13: 9781581347159
• Format: Trade Paperback
• Pages: 288

• Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
• Published: Feb 8, 2005

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• Excerpt: Introduction and Chapters 1-4 - 349K PDF
• Index - 145K PDF
• Back Cover

Contents

Introduction	9
Section One. Mission to the World
1. Sent to All Nations	15
2. The Power of the Spirit	19
3. Horizons for Our Mission	23
4. How Clear Was Jesus?	29
5. "Whom Shall I Send? And Who Will Go for Me?"	35
6. What About Me?	41
7. Where Do We Begin?	45
8. For What Are We to Pray?	49
9. After Prayer, What Comes Next?	55
10. Living Faithfully in the Workplace	59
11. A Life of Love	63
12. An Open Home	69
13. The New Community	75
Section Two. The Kindness and Perseverance of God
14. Is God Reluctant?	83
15. A Reluctant Evangelist	89
16. The Importance of Our History	97
17. God's Infinite Variety of Means I	103
18. God's Infinite Variety of Means II	111
19. A Personal Testimony	117
Section Three. Barriers in the Way of Communicating the Gospel
20. Barriers Within Ourselves	129
21. Barriers Between the Church and the World I	135
22. Barriers Between the Church and the World II	141
23. Barriers Between the World and the Church	149
24. What Is My Neighbor Thinking About Me?	159
25. The Pharisee Within	163
26. Memorized Summaries of the Gospel	169
Section Four. Making the Gospel Known
27. All Things to All People	181
28. Showing Respect--Principle I	187
29. Jesus Shows the Way	195
30. Building Bridges for the Gospel--Principle II	203
31. Understanding What Others Believe--Principle III	211
32. Revealing the Heart's Secrets I	221
33. Revealing the Heart's Secrets II	229
34. Speaking the Right Language--Principle IV	237
35. Reasoned Persuasion--Principle V	245
36. Answering the Objections to Reasoned Persuasion	251
37. Clarifying the Good News--Principle VI	261
38. Challenging the Heart and Mind--Principle VII	267
Conclusion	277
Scripture Index	279
General Index	285

About the Author

Jerram Barrs is the founder and Resident Scholar of the Francis Schaeffer Institute at Covenant Theological Seminary. He also teaches apologetics and outreach, among other subjects, as Professor of Christianity and Contemporary Culture at Covenant. He and his wife were on staff at English L’Abri for many years.