Evangelism (Page 17)
Stop the Press: Amazing salvation story in Niddrie!!
I came out from a session with some UCCF students who are spending a fortnight with us. I’d just gotten finished telling them how open the culture is in Niddrie in terms of spiritual conversations and the need for direct and open gospel conversations. ‘People don’t beat around the…
Love them into the kingdom
There is a growing trend in some evangelical churches to ‘soften’ the gospel as we work with those in deprived areas. Not soften it so much as tone the language down a bit. Emphasise love. ‘Jesus loves you.’ I was amused several months ago when one of the locals turned to a young believer (visiting us) and asked, ‘So, am I going to hell then…
The Gospel
Love it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoxWSk9fLMU]
Interesting Testimony!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOeruTrdF1Q&feature=player_embedded#at=33]
Fishers of Men
I hate fishing. Hate is a strong word so let me restate. I absolutely, categorically, fundamentally hate fishing. Don’t get me wrong, I have great admiration for the courage and strength of those who trawl the seas day in and day out so I can have a nice bit of cod on a Friday. I also enjoy watching ‘Trawlermen’ on the Dave channel from time to time and…
Wednesday Acoustic Thingy!
We launched a new meeting in the cafe today as a replacement for our midweek ‘recover’ programme which has come to an end after 3 months. We are basically looking to start a midweek church plant with some of the locals who frequent our building Monday-Saturday but are nowhere in sight on Sundays. Normally, our cafe shuts at 2:30pm during the week, but we have…
Community Service?
This term has become synonymous (in more progressive church circles at least) with the term ‘missional living’. In Niddrie, Community Service is something imposed upon you by the courts in the place of a prison sentence. When I was sentenced to community service back in the late 80’s (for burglary) I had to spend 40 hours of my life cleaning toilets,…
Niddrie Bike Project
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7XrclRj1LE&feature=related]
Are you wasting your life?
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/20106948] Enough said.
Tears From The Saints
Watch this moving film. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTVpyUOR_fI&feature=player_embedded#at=20]