Hello What did Jesus say about evangelism? The first thing he said was to pray. You’ve heard Jesus said: “the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few”? Well, he didn’t say it as a call to evangelism, he said it as a call to prayer. “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for […]
How can Christians change our churches?
Hello Jesus didn’t say anything about how he wanted us, his followers, to organize ourselves. He didn’t even tell us what we should do when we meet together. This means that every group of his followers can organize ourselves in ways that are appropriate to our own cultures and our own times. We don’t have […]
Christians Leaving Churches Today May Be Christianity’s Best Hope for Tomorrow
Hello One of the reasons many Christians are leaving churches today is they find their churches put too much emphasis on human rules and traditions, and not enough emphasis on the command that Jesus said was first and most important; love God (Matthew 22:35-38; Mark 12:28-30; Luke 10:25-28). Christians who want to focus on loving […]
What did Jesus say about church leadership?
Hello What did Jesus say about church leadership? He told us that we have one teacher, Jesus himself, and that we, his followers, are all equals: “you have one teacher and you are all brothers” (Matthew 23:8) “…you have one teacher: the Christ” (Matthew 23:10) Jesus’ disciples, like most men, were competitive. They kept arguing among […]
What did Jesus say about unity? (And why aren’t we taking any notice?)
Hello Jesus prayed that we, his followers, would be one, as he and his father are one. “I ask not only on behalf of these (that’s the disciples), but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word (that’s us), that they may all be one. (John 17:20-21) Jesus goes on […]