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”...
370 Baptisms! It has always thrilled my heart to hear of the hundreds of baptisms missionaries report in overseas mission works. I have often wondered why we cannot see these results in the United States. I have heard many excuses over the years—America’s materialism,...
This will be our last report for 2020. We have some exciting news for the beginning of 2021, so stay tuned for the January 6 update! During the final two weeks of the year, our family wants to express to God how thankful we are for each congregation who entrusted us...
COVID cannot break the spirit of God’s people if we do not let it. The message is simple; if we want to grow, we must do Bible studies and evangelize. HTHSOE get reports each week from congregations who are...