Dr Paul Allen

English: 4th day of Evangelism training at Huntington Beach provided by LivingWaters Ministry which encourages and equips Christians to share their faith biblically the way Jesus did by obeying Jesus command to "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone." Mark 16:15 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Acts 8:1–8 “There arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem , and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria , except the apostles” ( v. 1b ). Regrettably, we often overlook what today’s passage tells us about evangelism in the early church. Immediately after the stoning of Stephen ( Acts 7:54–60 ), a “great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem,” which caused all of the Christians there, except the apostles, to be scattered throughout Judea and Samaria ( 8:1b ). In other words, the laity in Jerusalem were forced to flee the city and leave those ordained to church office behind. This is significant beca...

Evangelism (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Gospel Graffiti II (Photo credit: Peat Bakke ) 4 days of Evangelism Training in Southern California provided by LivingWaters Ministry. Obeying the great commission of Jesus Christ. "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone" Mark 16:15 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Acts 8:1-8 "There arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem , and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria , except the apostles" ( v. 1b ). Regrettably, we often overlook what today's passage tells us about evangelism in the early church . Immediately after the stoning of Stephen ( Acts 7:54-60 ), a "great persecution arose against the church in Jerusalem," which caused all of the Christians there, except the apostles, to be scattered throughout Judea and Samaria ( 8:1b ). In other words, the laity in Jerusalem were forced to flee the city and leave those ordained to church office be...