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Reasons for Hope Conference

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Session 1 – Common Sense Tells Us We Can’t Trust The Bible … DeBunked! (Watch on YouTube)

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Session 2 – How Do You Fit Dinosaurs Into The Bible? (Watch on YouTube)

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Session 3 – There’s No Evidence That God Created … DeBunked! (Watch on YouTube)

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Reasons for Hope exists to direct people to the Biblical Jesus by offering HOPE*

  • H elping Christians share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
  • O ffsetting secular thinking with Biblical truth.
  • P roviding resources that give Biblical answers to real-world questions.
  • E ncouraging the church to rely on God’s Word as the foundation for their thoughts, their words and their actions.

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Resources: Gospel of John and Halloween Tracts

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There are many ways that tracts can help us be effective in sowing the seed of the Good News. Tracts can provide an opening for us to share our faith. We can watch people’s reaction as we give them tracts, and see if they are open to listening to spiritual things.

Gospel tracts can find their way into people’s homes when we can’t, and they don’t get into arguments; they just state their case. So, be bold in sharing your testimony and hand people a tract which just might help them make the most important decision they will ever make.

Gospel of John Booklets

The Pocket Testament League is Mobilizing and equipping Christians to Read, Carry, & Share the Word of God since 1893.

Get these resources at: https://members.ptl.org/code/products.php

Halloween Gospel Tracts for Kids

Get ready for Halloween and hand those trick-or-treaters the good news about God. We recommend you tape one of these to a piece of candy or place them in a bag together. They pray for families to receive the gospel message and enjoy a sweet treat.

Get these resources at: https://www.christianbook.com/apps/easyfind?event=EBRN&N=1029415+5401+4294893444&Ne=80000&Nso=1&Nu=product.endeca_rollup&Ns=product.number_sold&rpp=50

Resource: How to Share Your Testimony Biblically

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This assignment will help you to do three things:

  1. Help you write down your testimony which you can then share with others.
  2. Help you get ready to share your God story with someone in a conversation.
  3. Allow the church to rejoice in what God has done and share it if willing.
    If you feel led to share it with us send an email to ccfergusfalls@gmail.com

The most powerful witness you can give to someone is your testimony.

What is a Testimony?
The Hebrew word for testimony is `eduwth, which means to witness, and the Greek word is martyreō, which means to bear witness, testify, bear record, have a good report. So testify what God has done. There are three parts of a Biblical Testimony, before Jesus, coming to Jesus, and abiding in Jesus. Here are the three sections you’ll want to write down as you reflect on your life without Jesus, how you came to trust in Jesus, and life now with Jesus.

1. ­ My Life Before Jesus Christ
● All my good works and actions were like filthy rags before God – Isaiah 64:6
● My sin separated me from God – Isaiah 59:2, 1 John 3:4
● Because of my sin I deserve death – Romans 6:23


2. ­ My Life Changed by Jesus Christ
● I came to my senses and realized that I personally sinned against God – Luke 15:17­18
● I believe Jesus died on the Cross for my sins, and He rose again – 1 Corinthians 15:3­4
● I turned from sin and turned to God by placing my trust in Jesus – Ephesians 2:8­9


3. ­ My New Life in Jesus Christ
● God removed all of my guilt and shame and gives me joy – 1 John 1:9, Acts 3:19
● God loves me and has given me a satisfying life and the promise of Heaven – John 3:16
● I have peace with God through a relationship with my Lord Jesus Christ – Romans 5:1

Your testimony should include how you became a disciple of Jesus so try to be specific in telling what Christ has done in your life, but don’t glorify your past as that was before Christ. If you received Jesus as a young child, you still have an awesome testimony, and you can tell how God keeps a person from falling into gross sin. This is your God story so be sure to tell the truth about how Jesus saved you, changed your life, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you.

Every follower of Jesus can tell others of God’s grace because we have been saved from the wages of sin which leads to death, and have received the free gift of eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Pray and remember your testimony or God story is really about what God has done in your life.

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest.” – Luke 10:2

Book: Out of the Comfort Zone by George Verwer

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In this book George Verwer reflects on his forty-three years as leader of Operation Mobilization to talk straight about what he believes is needed in missions for the twenty-first century.

This is a humble and hard-hitting approach at the same time. He doesn’t pull any punches in his heart’s cry for a ‘grace-awakened’ approach to mission, and wants to cut through any superficial ‘spirituality’ that may be lurking inside you.

He shows how many Christians have the feeling that someone else will take care of it and have a vague, detached and unrealistic attitude to what mission is about. This book will challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and adjust your view of how missionary work is being done.

George Verwer is known throughout the world as a motivator and mobilizer. Out of the Comfort Zone should only be read by those who are willing to accept God’s grace, catch His vision and respond with action in the world of mission.

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Book: Speaking of Jesus (The Art of Not-Evangelism) by Carl Medearis

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Tired of defending Christianity? There’s good news…you don’t have to.

Once we become a follower of Jesus we somehow pick up learning a new language called Christianize and some of us learn new ways to define who is in and who is out of the kingdom of God. But what if we are missing out on speaking to people on a level they understand and in a way we did before we came to faith in Christ? 

In “Speaking of Jesus”, author Carl Medearis draws on his experience of international reconciliation between Muslims and Christians to remind us of the heart of the matter: Jesus. In this thought provoking book he shares with us tools, stories, and the foundation we need to move beyond “us” and “them” and simply talk about the One who changes it all.

Many are ready to debate on moral positions but they can miss out on the who gave us our morals. As Carl writes, “While others are explaining and defending various -isms and -ologies we’re simply pointing people to our friend. The one who uncovers and disarms. Who leads people right to himself. The beginning and the end of the story. A good story indeed.”

This is a refreshing book about simply pointing people to Jesus and simply being reminded to speak of Jesus. The more you know Jesus the more your ready to share about Him with others (and if not spend some more time in the four Gospel accounts to learn how to engage with people in the midst of these ordinary conversations the way Jesus did).

The question I was left with after reading this book was: Where would Jesus be hanging out at in our local town, and if He would be there, why do I not go there and point people to Jesus?

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Book: Tell Someone (You Can Share the Good News) by Greg Laurie

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The church of today has a choice: either we evangelize or we fossilize. Show me a church that doesn’t have a constant flow of new believers coming in, and I will show you a church that is stagnating. With the church of the first century, “each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47).

If you are like me, at some point in your past or even the present you’ve probably felt a bit of uncertainty about how to effectively share the “good news” of the Bible’s redemptive message. Understand, this book by pastor and author Greg Laurie is not written to condemn you if you have not engaged others with the gospel message. This book is written to encourage and inspire you.

Taken from the life and witness of Jesus, and tested over Greg’s forty years of ministry, these ideas are intended to mobilize every person in the church to “Tell Someone” about Jesus Christ. If you’ve struggled with evangelism then this book give you the tools you need to overcome some of the obstacles you face in sharing the gospel message. Personally I’ve appreciated the down to earth advice found in this book because it is grounded in the overriding principle of love.

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Book: One Heartbeat Away (Your Journey Into Eternity) by Mark Cahill

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OneHeartbeatAwayThis book is based on actual conversations with lost people, and will help you anticipate their questions and objections. Why have atheists, agnostics, Muslims, Catholics, prisoners, and soldiers all read One Heartbeat Away and become born again? As best-selling author Mark Cahill suggests, because once you know the truth about the Bible, creation vs. evolution, heaven and hell, sin, and the cross, there is only one logical decision to make. The truth does set you free! Get this book into the hands of family, friends, and strangers and watch the Holy Spirit work wonders in their lives.

This book provides answers to that question as well as to the following:

Can you prove there is a God?
Doesn’t evolution disprove the existence of God?
Can you prove the Bible true?
What is out there after I die?

All of this information is laid out in a reader-friendly style, and even though this book is written to address the issues of sharing truth with the non-believer, it is also good for those of you who want to be armed with answers to the questions you know you’re going to get when you are out there sharing and witnessing. You can now have the ammunition to answer their questions, with strong evidence and clear conclusions. Enjoy reading and sharing it with others!

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Book: One Thing You Can’t Do in Heaven by Mark Cahill

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Are you ready for eternity? If so, are you helping others get ready for the journey into eternity that each of us must take? As believers, we all know we should tell others about the Lord, but we often don’t know how. This practical book gives you great ideas for starting conversations, examples of witnessing situations, and the answers to common questions to help encourage, challenge, and equip you to reach both friends and strangers for Jesus the rest of your life!

Learn to overcome common misconceptions about sharing your faith, how to turn every conversation with the lost into a winning situation, the value of using tracts, follow-up questions that get people thinking about eternity, and the four deadly questions that will have even the toughest skeptic thinking.

Equip yourself with great conversation starters. Learn the value of using the Ten Commandments to warn the lost of their standing before God. Then lead them right to Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on the cross for their sins.

God is looking for men and women who are willing to step out of their comfort zone and into the most blessed life of faith a Christian can ever hope to have. Give God the best “thank you” for your salvation by reaching the lost souls around you with the promise of eternal life!  Incredible divine appointments await all those who do!

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Book: Making God Known (How To Bring Others To Faith) by Greg Laurie

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makingGodknownbookJesus’ command to “go and make disciples of all nations,” was given to every believer—not just pastors, missionaries, or a select few. But sharing the gospel is seldom easy. Greg Laurie understands the unique challenges believers face in sharing their faith. In Making God Known, he offers time-tested, biblical principles for effective evangelism for all believers.

Pastor Greg Laurie uses biblical principles and personal experience to give Christians of all ages and stages of their lives the tools they need to share their faith more confidently and effectively. If you want to do more to make Him known in your world, then start today with these practical and timeless principles from Greg Laurie.

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