Emphasis Preaching Journal
Doing the work of an...
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Doing the work of an evangelist is often a task that many Christians do not feel equipped to accomplish. The whole idea of fishing and catching people who are unchurched is biblical but still a little scary. It is easier to fish in the fish bowl and talk to people who are already going to church. A cartoon once portrayed a fisherman standing before a display case filled with the day's catch. Still in his hip waders with his creel on his side, he looked at the clerk and said: "Throw them to me.
