A child left to himself will bring shame to his mother (Proverbs 29:15). Everyone needs to be accountable to someone. Employees give an accounting of their work. Students give an accounting of their studies. Christians will give an accounting of their lives (Romans...
A hunter is taught, as he raises his rifle and looks through the sights, “Aim small and miss small.” One does not become a good shooter by accident. It comes from a deliberate strategy that involves study, field research, practice, and the actual hunt itself. Brother...
Contacts create prospects and prospects turn into Bible studies. Bible studies produce baptisms, and baptisms are how churches grow. This is the strategy of the House to House/Heart to Heart School of Evangelism. When someone comes forward during the invitation or is...
There are many ideas about how to effectively reach out to local communities. I receive texts, messages, emails, and calls on a weekly basis from good-hearted brethren who are filled with passion to reach lost souls. My first question is always, “How many baptisms...
A few years ago, I was able to visit Alaska. I had always wanted to do a little gold prospecting. I found a place that provided the pay dirt, pan, water, and a little training. I took the pay dirt and placed it in my pan and added water. Prospecting takes time as you...
The teaching of an HTHSOE seminar can be overwhelming for the audience. One member who attended recently said it was like watching a July 4 fireworks display. You love to see it and try desperately to take it all in, but when it is over, it is hard to remember the...
“Now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased Him” (1 Corinthians 12:18). The church has everything she needs to carry out the mission of Christ. When we all work together, Satan cannot win. There is no event in life that moves the...
Jesus said, “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest” (John 4:35). Evangelism cannot wait another season. We must start now, or we are...
If you have no contacts, evangelism will never get off the ground. Developing contacts is the first and foundational step in developing successful evangelism at the local level. The largest cache of contacts sits in our pews. Each member represents dozens, if not...
Occasionally, someone will say that Christians should not use written Bible studies such as Back to the Bible to teach the gospel to sinners. “Just use the Bible” is their mantra. Luke 24:27 records Jesus conducting a Bible study, using the “back to the Bible”...