PREACHING THE GOSPEL
I. Preaching the gospel to people with different religious backgrounds:
A. Atheist
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B. Buddhism
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Subject: How to Bear Remaining Fruit Among People with Buddhism Background
Subject:【People in the path】Fuzhou Gushan monk far to the Lord to release the temple into the church (Chinese)
Subject:Witness: I abandoned the Buddha to the main belief in the course of(Chinese)
Subject:Why Buddhists need to believe in Jesus(Chinese)
Subject: View the Buddhism From the Bible(Chinese)
C. Hinduism
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Subject:5 How to preach gospel to Hindus
Subject:How to share the gospel to Hindus(Chinese)
Subject:SHARING GOSPEL TO HINDUS
D. Muslim
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Subject:How to Preach the Gospel to Muslims and Nourish Them
Subject:The story of a Muslim brothers books about a return to the Lord:《Seek Allah, find Jesus》(Chinese)
Subject:How to share the gospel with Muslims
Subject:The gospel of the Muslim background
Subject:THOUSANDS OF MUSLIMS SEE JESUS IN DREAMS AND VISIONS
Subject : Facing the Islamic Challenge: Field-Tested Responses to Five Common Muslim Objections
Subject:The Gospel for Muslims
Subject:HOW TO CONTACT MUSLIM?
Subject:Why Muslim Nabil – Quraysh changed his belief to be a Christian?
E. Catholicism
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Subject:How to preach gospel and nourish the people with Catholic background
F. Nominal Christians
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Subject:How to Gain the Dormant Christians
G. How to contact people with SDA background
Targets
1. SDA believer in names
2. Seeking ones in SDA
Some attentions
1. Much better contact them other days beside Saturday.
2. Do not ague with them concerning eschatology.
3. Do not talk with them about Mrs. White.
4. Dressing decently and appropriately.
5. Do not require them to eat something unclean according to Levi chp11, not betel nut, drink wine, etc.
6. Do not invite them to join our Lord’s Day meeting immediately.
Way to gain them
Approach them, observe are they strong SDA background or not.
1. Are they keeping rules commanded by SDA church?
2. Did they join SDA church meeting regularly?
If not strong background
1. Using “The mystery of human life” share with them.
a. Sharing with them about the three parts of man, concerning the body, soul and spirit
b. Sharing with them the second key of MHL, touch their conscience
2. Appointing a time, have home meeting with them once a week, use “Lesson volume1” pursue together with them, and bring them to the practices.
a. Enjoying the messages in an experiential way, help them to exercise their spirit to contact the Lord.
b. Following by calling or going to them, if they practice during their daily living.
3. Bringing them to the group meeting, let them familiar with our gathering, and encourage them to share in the group meeting.
4. Bringing them to the Lord’s Day meeting.
If has strong SDA background
1. Making friends with them, by visiting them every week.
2. Care for them in proper humanity.
a. Knowing their difficulties, pray together with them, use bible verses to share with them.
b. Taking care of their practical needs in a proper way.
3. Until they open to us, enjoy together with them once a week in their homes. (Materials using: 365nourishments for new believers Volume 4——
The Experience of Life,
Sense of Life,
Fellowship of Life,
The Law of the Spirit of Life,
Living by the Law of Life,
Experience Christ,
Walking Accord to Spirit”)
a. In pursuing, not give doctrines to them, not going through the messages hurriedly,but pay attention to bring them to the genuine experience in life.
b. Following up by contacting them, knowing that after pursuing the message, how are their experiences.
4. Bringing them to the group meeting and using “Basic lesson on Life”, or “Practical lessons on the experience of Life”
a. Singing more hymns in the meetings and more focus on exercising their spirit, like pray-read the hymns. (In SDA church, they spend a lot of time on singing the hymns)
b. Encouraging everyone to share our experiences, according to the messages.
c. Making a schedule with them and using “Basic lesson on Life” or “Practical lessons on the experience of Life” have morning revival with them
5. Bringing them to the Lord’s Day meeting.
Websites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_Division_of_Seventh-day_Adventists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church#Theological_spectrum