Whether you've preached hundreds of evangelistic sermons or you're preparing for your first, you'll find Adventist Evangelistic Preaching invaluable in making your presentations more persuasive, practical, and effective. In this book, Russel Burrill, veteran soul winner and evangelist, lays out the lessons he has learned over decades of evangelistic preaching and leads the reader, step by step, through every aspect of the evangelistic process from sermon preparation to calling for decisions. In these pages, Burrill will show you how to put Christ at the center of every sermon develop a logical progression of sermon topics construct the evangelisitc sermon deliver the sermon in the most effective way prepare your listeners for future subjects appeal for decisions persuasively

Adventist Evangelistic Preaching

Russell Burrill

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Do you remember . . . when you had to arrive early to get a seat? when the church was a beehive of happy activity? when baptisms occurred regularly? When the church seemed alive with the Spirit? Is your church still like that today? Or has attendance dwindled? Are the glory days a distant memory? Is so, then this book is for you. The average life span of a church is about 70 years. They plateau at only 15 years of age-the same age when most humans stop growing. Eighty percent of all Adventist churches in North America have plateaued or are declining. But just as the sick can regain their health through diet and exercise, so feeble congregations can, by taking radical action, begin to grow again. There is a price to pay, but the rewards are great. Church growth expert Russell Burrill explains how Laodicea can be born again. He diagnoses the diseases that cause premature hardening of the attitudes, and prescribes restorative therapy. For churches willing to get off the plateau and aim for the summit, here is the way back to vibrancy. The author concludes with an enlightening section on worship renewal and contemporary Christian music.

Waking the Dead: Returning Plateaued and Declining Churches to Vibrancy

History

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Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Hart Research Center (1993) Language: English ISBN-10: 1878046292 ISBN-13: 978-1878046291 Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

Revolution in the church

Hart Research Center

Reaping the Harvest

People everywhere have been stunned by the swift collapse of communism and the emergence of the Untied States as the world's sole remaining superpower. The stage has suddenly been set for the arrival of an entirely "New World Order." - But the United States is not the only world power jockying for control of this new world order. - The head of perhaps the world's most powerful church -- a religious leader who played a significant yet almost-unknown role in the communist collapse -- is positioned to play a major role.* The religious right -- while seeking to champion "family values," prayer, and the sanctity of human life -- may in reality be unwittingly taking the first steps down a path that in time could lead to the greatest religious intolerance ever witnessed.* And even in the non-religious world -- dominated by secular humanism -- ancient occultism strides aggressively forward under the New Age banner.None of this is just coincidence. The truth is, all of this and more was predicted centuries ago by two Bible prophets -- Daniel and John the Revelator. The New World Order shows how today's headlines are rapidly fulfilling these ancient prophecies. What you are about to read may be chilling -- or thrilling. It may also be the most important book you've read in years.

The New World Order, What's Behind the Headlines

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