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Discovering the Fountain of Life: the gospel for the ages (2)
Posted on April 26, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Adapted from Chapter Nine, “The Vanity of Strength and Beauty” from Making Sanity Out of Vanity: Christian realism in the book of Ecclesiastes by Stanley D. Gale (EP Books, 2011) Pursuing the Fountain of Youth Youth is a good thing, the picture of strength and vitality. Often, young people cannot imagine death. They believe […]
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Discovering the Fountain of Life: the gospel for the ages (1)
Posted on April 22, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Adapted from Chapter Nine, “The Vanity of Strength and Beauty” from Making Sanity Out of Vanity: Christian realism in the book of Ecclesiastes by Stanley D. Gale (EP Books, 2011) Introduction There is something special about the older generation. Before I entered the pastorate, I served as a hospital chaplain. One of my greatest […]
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Kingdom Confidence
Posted on April 12, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Why do you think Jesus talks so much about sin and righteousness and judgment? Why can’t He be more like those soothing, encouraging, reassuring pep-talk preachers? Look at the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 7, our Lord tells us we can recognize a tree by its fruits. A good tree will produce good […]
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Prayer as First Responder
Posted on March 25, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Sometimes the title says it all. In my teaching on evangelism, I’ve often referred to a book by Ron Johnson entitled, How Will They Hear If We Don’t Listen? Typically we think of evangelism as talking. Technically it is. But we want to talk with people, not at them. We want to enter their […]
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The Road Less Taken
Posted on March 22, 2013 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.Have you ever seen those “Coexist” bumper stickers? They are quite clever. The designer included various symbols of world religions to spell the word “coexist.” A crescent moon representing Islam forms the letter C Lines within the O make it a peace sign E has the symbols for male and female attached to it, […]
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Pledge of Allegiance for the Citizen of Heaven
Posted on November 9, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.We are told by Matthew that after beginning His public ministry, Jesus “went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.” (Matthew 4:23). His fame spread. Crowds followed. Jesus went up on a mountain, sat down, and taught […]
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An Election Prayer
Posted on November 5, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.“I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is […]
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Putting the “Out” in Outreach
Posted on September 18, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.A member of my local congregation recently hinted to me that our church does not have enough outreach. His comment was not critical so much as zealous. His heart was for the gospel of the kingdom, the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. As I listened to this church member it became apparent […]
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Resourcing Gospel Conversations
Posted on August 19, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.I’m not sure resourcing is an actual word but since any noun can be verbized nowadays, I’m sure you get the idea. When we talk to people about the gospel, it is helpful to have something to put in their hands to reinforce the conversation. Some of you are aware of my recent hospitalization […]
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Equipping in Evangelistic Prayer
Posted on August 6, 2012 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.What does your church do to mobilize its members for personal evangelism? A pastor friend of mine said the approach of most churches is to have their members memorize the pastor’s phone number. While a case could be made that the pastor of the local church is the chief evangelist, for him to be […]
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