Evangelism is not only misunderstood, it is often
unpracticed.Many Christians want to share the gospel with others,
but becausethose Christians don''t grasp the fundamentals of
witnessing, theyfeel intimidated and incapable of sharing the truth
of thegospel.
Yet those believers fail to recognize that God has
alreadyestablished who and how we are to evangelize. In The
Gospel andPersonal Evangelism, Dr. Mark Dever seeks to answer
the fourbasic questions about evangelism that many Christians ask:
Whoshould we evangelize? How should we evangelize? What is
evangelism?Why should we evangelize? In his answers Dever draws on
NewTestament truths and helps believers apply those truths
inpractical ways. As readers understand the fundamentals
ofevangelism, they will begin to develop a culture of evangelism
intheir lives and their local churches.
Mark Dever''s personal devotion to Scripture has led him tothink
deeply, read widely, preach clearly, and write simply to thegreat
blessing of the body of Christ. Evangelism is the church''smandate,
and the one reason the redeemed are still on earth. Doingit
effectively requires doing it biblically. Mark teaches us how
tomobilize our churches to do just that.
John MacArthur, Pastor-Teacher, Grace
CommunityChurch, Sun Valley, California
For most of us, personal evangelism is the reverse of easy,
andso it becomes a task we evade. Mark Dever writes to shake us
upabout this, clearing our heads as to just what
evangelizinginvolves and motivating our hearts to go to it
realistically andresponsibly. This is a word in season that will
surely do a greatdeal of good.
J. I. Packer, Professor of Theology,
RegentCollege
At the heart of this book is a heart for the gospel. Mark
Deverencourages, instructs, and challenges us to proclaim the
gospel inall its fullness, grace, truth, goodness, and
wonder.
Randy Newman, author, Questioning
Evangelismand Corner Conversations
Mark Dever has done every Christian and pastor a
tremendousfavor. With great humility, Dever helps us to connect the
dots ofour hopes for seeing people saved with the truth about the
gospeland evangelism itself. This little book searches our
hearts,corrects our thinking, calls us to faithfulness, and
encourages uswith practical examples and exhortations.
Thabiti M. Anyabwile, Senior Pastor, First
BaptistChurch of Grand Cayman; author, The
FaithfulPreacher