Those who serve on mission fields in areas where Christian faith is not the dominant religion quickly come to understand a central truth: when one is sharing the gospel, one must have a place to start the conversation. If the person being addressed is unfamiliar with Christian concepts and terms, one must pick up on things with which he or she is familiar and relate these to the Christian message. Without this middle ground, there can be no effective witness to God's salvation in Christ. Everyone who shares the good news today, Robert Tuttle points out, would do well to learn this basic...
Those who serve on mission fields in areas where Christian faith is not the dominant religion quickly come to understand a central truth: when one ...
The gospel is about good news, then bad news, then even more good news. The good news of God's loving creation of the world is followed by the bad news that human beings decided to reject the relationship with God and one another for which God created them. The Good News is that God broke into human history in Jesus Christ and made it possible for the members of flawed and fallen humanity to be reconciled to God and hence to one another.
Telling that story, living the story, working for the transformation of human lives by the story-that, says Robert Tuttle, is what evangelism is...
The gospel is about good news, then bad news, then even more good news. The good news of God's loving creation of the world is followed by the bad ...
In an era of ever-increasing secularism, have the Ten Commandments become irrelevant principles of life? Tuttle explores this gripping question, reaffirming the Commandments' vital importance as eternal benchmarks of human relations. Readers, by rediscovering the importance of these timeless principles, will be empowered to follow a straight and fulfilling course down the spiritual "runway" of life that God intended for us all to follow.
In an era of ever-increasing secularism, have the Ten Commandments become irrelevant principles of life? Tuttle explores this gripping question, reaff...
The eleven chapters of this book provide a resource of new insights into the prayer Jesus taught to His disciples. It could be used for a sermon series, for private devotions, or for small study groups.
The eleven chapters of this book provide a resource of new insights into the prayer Jesus taught to His disciples. It could be used for a sermon serie...
What is the balance of judgment and grace offered by God's two hands? These twelve throught-provoking sermons by Robert G. Tuttle explore that balance as revealed in God's word -- and as demonstrated in the lives of his people during this important Christian season. In this inspiring collection are sermons for every Cycle C first lesson text during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany from the Common lectionary, including: - God's Two Hands - The Splendor of the Lord - The Awakening - The Agony and Ecstacy - God Is on Our Side - The World of Light and six more....
What is the balance of judgment and grace offered by God's two hands? These twelve throught-provoking sermons by Robert G. Tuttle explore that bal...