Pride causes us to care more about what our non-Christian friends think of us than what God will do to them in… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
To evangelize properly by delivering the gospel, we need to follow God's agenda. — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
The gospel of Christ has never needed the gimmicks of man to effect conversion in the soul — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
There is no gospel without the offence. This is God's wisdom. It never seems sensible to us in our flesh. — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
The church arises only from the gospel. And a distorted church usually coincides with a distorted gospel. — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
What really concerns me is for Christians to understand the fundamentals of evangelism in a way that is helpful in the contemporary… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Christians are defined not by our heritage, but by our mission; not by our blood, but by His. — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
If you have no interest in actually committing yourself to an actual group of gospel-believing, Bible-teaching Christians, you might question whether you… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
We mustn't be content to just sit around pointing out the errors in others; we actually need to be sharing the gospel… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
“J. C. Ryle said, "There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
All evangelists want to do is share a message about the forgiveness of sins and reconciliation with God. But our world is… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Christian proclamation might make the gospel audible, but Christians living together in local congregations make the gospel visible (see John 13:34-35). The… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
“Discipling in the gospel means that sometimes you lead the way in confessing weakness or sin. By doing so, you demonstrate what… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Some believers are faithful in the way that they live, but at the end of the day, they will not share the… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
You have to push on both pedals to make the wheels go 'round. Similarly, you need faith in Christ as well as… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Our culture is becoming more hostile to the gospel. This trend may be more established in Australia than in the USA, but… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
“You and all the members of your church, Christian, are finally responsible before God for what your church becomes, not your pastors… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
“Given our disagreements over some points of the Bible, denominations are good, not bad, because they allow each church to follow Jesus… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Indeed, some secularists are so worried about Christianity, they think Christians are about as dangerous as Muslim terrorists. They get really worried… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
“Yet the Bible teaches that the local church is the natural environment for discipling. In fact, it teaches that the local church… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Sadly, there are some fine Christian people who believe that the only way to advance the gospel is to pray for revival… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
We live in a time when people are increasingly skittish about evangelism - Christians and non-Christians alike. People are suspicious of evangelism,… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
“God created the church, we have said, so that it might increasingly reflect the character of God as it's been revealed in… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
As a pastor, I have the opportunity every week to share the gospel publicly in a way that most of the members… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
If you say that the gospel lays a claim upon people, then you are invading their personal space, and they feel as… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Every believer should evangelize. I know some Christians think that evangelism is only for people with special gifts for it, but I… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
I recognize that not all of us may have the same abilities and talents in sharing the gospel. But I want to… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
I want to defend the right of employees to share the gospel in appropriate situations. Every situation requires wisdom and insight. I… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Actually, having a few questions of your own shouldn't prevent you from sharing the gospel with others. You can explain to them… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Christians, like everyone else, are prone to be selfish and scared, and wanting others to think well of them. So, although we… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
We do not fail in our evangelism if we faithfully tell the gospel to someone who is not subsequently converted; we fail… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
We need the word proclaimed so that we hear the gospel clearly, but then it's also very natural to have people talk… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
I think that there are many things in the New Testament that show us that the godliness of our conversation plays an… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
If joy or urgency are missing from our presentation of the gospel, then our testimony to Christ will be missing that sort… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, many of our churches calibrate their life to these nominal Christians. The predictable result is that you get fake, hypocritical churches… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
I don't mind talking about a football game - that's fine. I don't want Christians to be unnatural. But I do want… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
There is simply so much reason to believe the good news of Jesus Christ in history, in Scripture, as well as in… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
The truly changed, truly converted, truly Christian heart can say with John Newton, “I am not what I ought to be. I… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
“not the writings that come from prophets inspired by the one true God revealed in Jesus Christ, then why do we find those passages… — Mark Dever Copy Share
I think it's unhelpful to suggest that the task of evangelism is essentially the responsibility of ministers. — Mark Dever Copy Share
People forget that there is a big difference between coercion and persuasion. The idea that evangelism is coercive is nonsense. — Mark Dever Copy Share
T]he church is not a place. It's not a building. It's not a preaching point. It's not a spiritual service provider. It's a people… — Mark Dever Copy Share
What really concerns me is for Christians to understand the fundamentals of evangelism in a way that is helpful in the contemporary scene. — Mark Dever Copy Share
I assume that normally the Lord will be bringing people to himself through the instrumentality of the preached word. However, we have to be… — Mark Dever Copy Share
“The motive for discipling others begins in the love of God and nothing less. He has loved us in Christ, and so we love… — Mark Dever Copy Share
If joy or urgency are missing from our presentation of the gospel, then our testimony to Christ will be missing that sort of fullness… — Mark Dever Copy Share
“Yet the Bible teaches that the local church is the natural environment for discipling. In fact, it teaches that the local church is itself… — Mark Dever Copy Share
Some believers are faithful in the way that they live, but at the end of the day, they will not share the gospel with… — Mark Dever Copy Share
We do not fail in our evangelism if we faithfully tell the gospel to someone who is not subsequently converted; we fail only if… — Mark Dever Copy Share
Once we see more of our need and understand more of what Christ has done for us, he will become more precious to us.… — Mark Dever Copy Share
Unfortunately, many of our churches calibrate their life to these nominal Christians. The predictable result is that you get fake, hypocritical churches that confuse… — Mark Dever Copy Share
