by Nathan McConnell | Articles
Dr. John R. Rice used a simple method for inviting lost people to respond in his campaigns. He would say (and I’m paraphrasing a bit), “Let me ask you to do three things. Pray at your seat to trust Christ. Slip to the front. Let someone show you from the...
by Nathan McConnell | Articles
So preaching sets up the invitation, or at least, it should. Preaching does not always invite (as we have seen); sometimes it merely informs. That’s OK. The important thing to keep in mind is that when a message calls for a definite decision, a call for public...
by Nathan Reeves | Articles
Do you fish? If you do not, it may be because of this slimy, wiggly thing you have to put on the end of a hook! Baiting the hook may not be the best part about fishing, but it leads you to the best part—catching a fish! As you know, Jesus spent...
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by Wil Rice IV | Articles
It had been a long day, and I was tired of traveling. My head hurt, my legs were aching, and the fuel pump at this particular station refused to cough up my receipt. Now I had to spend precious time, all two minutes of it, to brave the smoky gas station, wait in a...
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by Wil Rice IV | Articles
I recently read of an elderly gentleman who literally had to be cut out of his home by the local fire department because he was trapped in his room by his own mountain of trash. Because he refused to throw away anything, it was only a matter of time before he had...
