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
Evangelism is not imposing anything on anyone; it is simply sharing the truth. — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
People forget that there is a big difference between coercion and persuasion. The idea that evangelism is coercive is nonsense. — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
I think it's unhelpful to suggest that the task of evangelism is essentially the responsibility of ministers. — 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 "covenant" language in the Bible is not cold, legal language, but relational language.” — 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
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
I don't see a clerical class in the New Testament to which evangelism has been delegated. Preaching is not the only way… — 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
“Can we say anything further about what discipling is? I’ve said it’s helping others follow Jesus. It’s doing them spiritual good. But… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Evangelists have absolutely no desire to physically or emotionally coerce anyone. In a sense, we are like doctors: we have a duty… — 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
We need to be realistic and recognize that there will be times when we won't be sharing our faith out of an… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
A healthy church is not a church that's perfect and without sin. It has not figured everything out. Rather, it's a church… — 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
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
“When you understand that evangelism isn’t converting people, but that it is telling them the wonderful truth about God, the great news… — 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
We should want to evangelize because of the joy that God puts in our hearts. Ultimately, that's the best reason for sharing… — 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
When a person becomes a Christian, he doesn’t just join a local church because it’s a good habit for growing in spiritual… — 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
The more you come to know the Bible - both in reading it extensively and also meditating on it deeply - the… — 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 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
Most people are glad for somebody else to share their own story of how they have found spiritual help. The problems start… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
A church is not a Fortune 500 company. It's not simply another nonprofit organization, nor is it a social club. In fact,… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Friend, the church finds its life as it listens to the Word of God. It finds its purpose as it lives out… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
We can't know at any given time how God will bless our faithful witness. So the apparent numerical growth of the church… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
Worldliness in the church is a lot more pervasive than a lack of passion for evangelism. Nevertheless, one of the results of… — 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
“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
