LONGWOOD, FL-The story of the explosive growth and exciting passion of the early church is vividly recounted in Acts 6-10. The lives of the four early heroes of church evangelism, Stephen, Philip, Ananias, and Cornelius, are unpacked in Dr. Rob Peters' Evange-lies: Lies Christians Believe About Evangelism (paperback, 978-1-60266-051-9). The book's central theme, lay-evangelism, educates readers exegetically on the biblical lessons learned by the original predecessors of church evangelism. Says Peters, "I hope readers will be inspired by the biblical principles they learn from the study of Acts 6-10 so they will be empowered to tell the story of salvation. It is a fresh look at a misunderstood portion of Scripture, and it approaches evangelism from a New Testament church perspective."
By mining the wealth of information contained within these chapters of the Bible and applying the truths to their own lives, Peters believes Christians will expose and conquer the lies that prevent them from sharing their faith with others. Peters, a preacher who worked in the business world prior to entering the ministry, says this information is critical to today's generation of believers. And he must be doing something right: "Out of my failures I have learned lessons that have resulted in more than 1,000 baptisms in seven years of ministry," says the author.
Evange-lies is a multi-functional work. It offers pastors an expositional outline of Acts 6-10 to use when preaching on lay-evangelism, it is a great resource for small groups and Bible studies that need to focus on the how-to's of evangelism, and it can be used as a devotional guide for the layperson seeking to share his faith in Christ with others. The book itself is divided into four parts, and each chapter concludes with discussion questions that can be utilized by group leaders.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Evange-lies through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007