"Sam Chen helps all of us to not be "that guy" so we can point people to the person of Jesus. Sam has taken a heavy topic and made it into a breezy read that will inform, amuse and inspire." - Abdu Murray
Most Christians know they should be trying to tell their friends and family about Jesus. But in a post-Christendom world, personal evangelism is viewed negatively--it's offensive, inappropriate, and insensitive. Recent studies confirm that the majority of Christians rarely evangelise, worried they might offend their family or lose their friends. In How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy), author Sam Chan equips everyday Christians who are reluctant and nervous to tell their friends about Jesus with practical, tested ways of sharing their faith in the least awkward ways possible.
Drawing from over two decades of experience as an evangelist, teacher, and pastor, Chan explains why personal evangelism feels so awkward today. And utilising recent insights from communication theory, cross-cultural ministry, and apologetics, he helps you build confidence in sharing your faith, and teaches you how to evangelise your friends and family in socially appropriate ways.
Change. It’s the one thing we all share in common: we have all felt the winds of change. Change can be a good teacher. It can expand our horizons. But the winds of change can also be distressing, and overwhelming.
As we step into 2025, know this: the winds of change never catch God by surprise. No wind is more powerful than God. No challenge will compromise his character. No change can empty his promises of their power. So when the winds of change blow, tether yourself to the God who leads, sustains and empowers you to thrive through all the winds of change.
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Join us this Christmas at one of our locations or online via our YouTube channel.
Christmas Eve
Epping 7.30pm (combined English & Chinese)
Newcastle 7pm
Illawarra 6pm at Wollongong (no service at Oak Flats)
Online 7.30pm at www.youtube.com/c/LifeWayLutheranChurch
Christmas Day
Epping 9.30am (combined English & Chinese)
Newcastle 9.30am
Illawarra 8.30am at Oak Flats (no service at Wollongong)
Online 9.30am at www.youtube.com/c/LifeWayLutheranChurch
You are invited. There’s nothing like receiving a personally addressed invitation in the mail. The excitement. The anticipation. It means someone has thought of you. That you are important to someone. This Christmas, God wants you to know that you are a very important person to him. Your presence matters to him. He invites you to come and actively participate in an ongoing movement that will forever change everything about your life. He invites you to enter into all he is and all he has for you. You are invited. Now it’s over to you.