How to plan a group evangelistic effort

Below is a lesson I preached on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at the Spring Warrior Church of Christ in Perry, FL. The sermon is entitled, "Campaigning for Evangelism: Thinking Through our Efforts for Numerical Growth."

Spring Warrior recently divided itself into four work groups for the purpose of involving all the members in group evangelistic, benevolent, and correction activities.

As a trial lawyer and sometime political campaign manager, I saw lessons in Christ's "Little Commission" in Matthew 10:5-20 that I believed groups could employ in their own evangelistic planning.

You can view the sermon at Scribd.com, or view the embedded version below:

Understanding America's Shift on Abortion - TIME

Below are some selective quotes from Time Magazine's article, Understanding America's Shift on Abortion:

But if we place any stock at all in those labels, something dramatic has happened. In 1995, when Gallup started asking the question, the split was 56-33 in favor of abortion rights. Now the lines have crossed, and 51% call themselves pro-life while only 42% say they are pro-choice.

The GOP may have fielded some hapless messengers, but their message, on abortion at least, may be closer to the mainstream than Democrats care to acknowledge.

People under 30 are more opposed to abortion than those who are older, perhaps because their first baby pictures were often taken in utero. I also wonder if younger women are now sure enough of their sexual autonomy and their choices generally that they don't view limits on abortion as attacks on their overall freedom. The calculation of rights subtly shifts, and the fetus, as it develops, asserts its claim on the conscience.

Spring Warrior Church of Christ website

The Spring Warrior Church of Christ has a new website (still in draft) located at the following urls:

• http://www.springwarriorcoc.com
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Day 100: 100 day prayer challenge for President Barack Obama

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Dear God, we pray for President Barack Obama. May his health, his spirit, and his heart never fail. May his mind be sharp, his energy  be high, and his heart be huge. May his cause always be just, his judgment be right, his actions moral, and his thoughts faithful. May his speech be true and sincere. May he never be partisan, petty, vengeful or opportunistic. May he never lose sight of what the duties of his office are, and may he always be humble towards You and his fellow man.

Day 99: 100 day prayer challenge for President Barack Obama

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Dear God, may President Barack Obama be consumed with the health, welfare and safety of the U.S. citizens - the mothers and fathers and their children, the workers and the unemployed.

Day 98: 100 day prayer challenge for President Barack Obama

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Dear God, may President Barack Obama be obsessed with the rightness of all causes he leads this nation into.

Day 97: 100 day prayer challenge for President Barack Obama

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Dear God, may President Barack Obama pray for helath, welfare, safety, and families of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces every day.