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“This article was produced by Claude.AI based on a message preached by pastor Johnson on June 15, 2025. The audio and video will be available later this week.” - P&D
How Spurgeon’s Soul Struggles Led to His Church’s Soul Care
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“Unlike most of his contemporaries, Spurgeon viewed soul-winning holistically, not merely as conversion, but about making converts into disciples in the local church.” - 9 Marks
Matthew 25, Humanitarian Work, and the Gospel Message
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“Matt 25 includes a formulaic repetition of six actions the nations must take to be judged as sheep. It is guidance on how the nations receive the messengers!” - SBC Voices
Should We be Trying to Redeem the Culture?
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“We have a gospel mandate that makes the dominion mandate redundant. Our mandate in this age is the Great Commission. Make disciples of Jesus Christ—genuine, deep, self-sacrificing reflections of the character of Christ in personal heart and life.” - P&D
We’re Called to Make Disciples, Not Simply Converts
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“Their entire way of life changed because of their following Jesus not merely as a great teacher, but as the Lord of all. That’s the essence of discipleship—submitting fully to the authority of Christ, the One whose lordship goes beyond just the classroom.” - RC Sproul
Fisherman or Fishermen? Considering the Church’s Corporate Mission
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“When Jesus said in Matthew 4:19, ‘I will make you fishers of men,’ do you picture an individual sitting on the edge of a pier with a rod and reel? Or do you imagine a group of fishermen leaning over the side of a boat, each one holding their part of a large net? More importantly, which kind of fishing came to the disciples’ minds?” - 9 Marks
From the Archives – Ministry Success & The Great Commission
A two-fold assumption is often evident when believers are evaluating the effectiveness of churches, ministries, movements, and denominations. The assumption is, first, that the Great Commission is the standard of measurement and, second, that the way to apply the standard is to count the number of people who are hearing the gospel or are being brought into worship services.
Certainly it’s exciting when thousands gather for worship and hear the gospel. If they’re doing so in multiple locations linked by cutting edge video technology, many see that as progress into a new and wonderful future for the body of Christ.
