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“Regeneration through the Spirit”
In many ways this week’s chapter echoes some of the conversation we had on this week’s “ON SUNDAY” episode of the Canby Christian Church podcast. In that discussion, we ruminated on how our participation in the Great Commission demonstrates belief and faith. In chapter 4 of “Gospel People – Regeneration by the Spirit” Michael Reeves urges us to consider a third perspective of our salvation. The Father plans or salvation, the Son accomplishes our salvation, and finally, the Spirit applies our salvation by giving us life anew…
“Redemption by the Son”
At my last church, evangelism was at the heart of its culture. The pastors regularly preached that our encounters with non-Christians were an open door or a divine appointment. The church provided evangelism resources, hosted evangelism-focused conferences, offered apologetics classes, organized weekly street witnessing ministries, and even held large-scale events with the sole purpose of extending an altar call to a stadium full of lost people. Evangelism was the vibe, as the young kids might say…