Way of the Master Luxembourg

In the third episode of Way of the Master Season 4, the crew takes a journey from Brussels to Luxembourg. The lack of sleep and good food has affected the team and they explain how to continue evangelising when you have 'hit the wall' - too tired to continue. The first encounter is Ray Comfort talking with a gang member who doesn't show too much interest in the Gospel.

Then FishwithTrish.com blogger, Trish Ramos talks to a Bahai believer to explain to him why just having some sort of religion will not bring him to Heaven. Her explanation of the gospel is very clear and a great example of sharing the gospel with others.

Mark Spence from the School of Biblical Evangelism explains how some people say they believe in Jesus but are not Christians. There are plenty of religions that claim they believe in Jesus but their facts about Jesus are not in the Bible. His explanation helps people who struggle with Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses etc who claim to be believers in Jesus.

Discouragement in Evangelism
George Whitefield the street preacher is also examined in a painting that someone made of him, showing the amount of opposition that George Whitefield faced. Kirk Cameron leaves this verse for those that are evangelising and facing discouragement


1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Todd Friel also makes a cameo appearance in this episode, leaving the crew to begin his Church history tour of Europe.

EZ takes on some street preaching in Luxembourg starting with reference to Bill Gates' value of Leonardo Da Vinci's $30.2 million sketchbook in comparison to how little value people place on Jesus Christ because they don't understand why Jesus died on the cross for their sins.

DVD Extras

Tracts
Ray Comfort shows us through the backrooms of the Living Waters ministry in California to show what the packing room looks like and explains some of the tracts that are available from LivingWaters.com.


One to One Witnessing 
Mark speaks to a young man named Nick one to one in a personal witnessing encounter. The guy starts out as saying that he is not religious but after a careful explanation of the Gospel and also what God's Hell is actually like, Nick wants to say sorry but Mark is not letting him off so easily. Mark explains why Jesus Christ's payment was essential for our forgiveness.

How to make an Electronic Prayer List on Google

I've recently been challenged to take up doing a prayer list after reading Disciplines of a Godly Man. One idea I came across was to make a Google Prayer List which uses the spreadsheet application in Google Docs.

Why have an electronic prayer list? 

• You can update it any time. 
• You always have your phone and if you have the internet, then you will also always have  your prayer list with you to pray
• You can see how God answers prayer
• You can watch how a prayer item develops.
• You can testify of how God works through prayer
• Google Docs will remind you of when you last prayed for the items (last updated) 
• You can expand on the prayer list as you go along and you don't have any page limitations

How to set it up? 

1. Create a Google spreadsheet by going to http://docs.google.com and create or log in to Google 
2. Make the left most column wide enough (1/5 of the screen) this will be where you list downwards all your prayer lists
3. Each column will represent one day or prayer session. Put today's date on the top of column B
4. Each row will represent one prayer item 
5. As you pray for each item, type in y and then press ENTER or the down arrow to be ready to mark y for the next prayer item. 
6. Once you have made any changes to the Google Doc, the spreadsheet will jump to the top of your documents list. if you are like me, with many google docs, when you see your prayer list making its way down the list of documents, you know you haven't been praying about things (because the list is ordered by last editted). 
7. When you pray for an item and God prompts you to change the way you pray, then type instead of y, the new prayer item that you would like to pray for. EG You may decide to change a prayer item from Pray for a job to Pray for a job close to home that allows me to serve God. As you pray for a certain item, you may find after certain days you end up changing the prayer item. 
8. You can conditionally format the cells to go GREEN when the prayer item is answered. Ask Google to turn a cell red when the cell includes "TG " in it. 

Have you done this before? Or are going to try this? 

Let's get back into this

I am not sure how many people come across this blog on a regular basis but I notice that many of you have come to this blog via Google. Its been a very inactive blog but I hope to get back into it but I need your help. If finding practical ways to live a life glorifying to God appeals to you, leave a comment to this post. I got some ideas coming up that I would like to write about such as:

• How to use Google Docs for God
• How an online prayer list could be best for you / your church 
• Running a Church office via an internet portal - is it possible? 
• How do you hide God's word in YOUR heart? 

Let me know if any of these ideas appeals to you. 

Best book for Christian Men

I've seen a lot of Christian books that talk about issues for men but there hasn't been one that has challenged me in the same way that the book Disciplines of a Godly Man has done. The author Kent Hughes takes men through some of the most popular realms in our lives such as friendships, marriage, fatherhood, work etc to explore how Christian guys should be living. There are plenty of anecdotes and true stories for us to demonstrate the Biblical  points that he shares and is a great resource for Mens fellowships or gatherings.

If you are a guy who does not have a Mens group in your church, perhaps it's time for you to start something. The ministry that God places before men is extremely hard and very important in the Church. Without faithful men to carry an example, there will not be good Christian families and the Church's most important "cell group" (families) will be lacking. Men need to overcome the laziness of gathering together and the fear of sharing their own experiences and seek the best for each other. What are you waiting for? Your fellow brothers are waiting for someone to take the initiative. And the Holy Spirit may be saying.. You.

Free Christian Audio Books

I think I may have mentioned it earlier but Christian Audio is a great place to get some classic Christian books in audio format. This month, you must download the book "HOLINESS OF GOD" by R C Sproul.

Why Holinness? I think there can be no way that you can relate to God without really appreciating his holiness. It is his most inherent nature if you could call it that, an attribute which the angels in heaven repeat three times in a row for emphasis "Holy! Holy Holy! Is the Lord God Almighty". You will probably find your life changed completely by listening to this audiobook as I hope my life will too. We live in an age of great depravity and Christians need to make the most of the avenues that they have to pursue God.

Download the book here.

My Favourite Biblical Counselor

The world as we know it has changed for the worst and one of the greatest opportunities that Christians have to share with the world is through the ministry of relationships and family. One of the best speakers on this apart from the usual Focus on the Family ministries is Dr Jim Berg who has a website containing some of his sermons here. Dr Berg has been the Dean of Students at a Christian university for over 20 years and has gained a lot of experience counseling students with every problem and deviation under the sun - some you would never imagine in a Christian university.

Check out his messages and let us know what you think.