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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Acts 17"”.
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Evangelism Approaches to Latter-Day Saints Evaluated in Light of Acts 17:16-34
… and appreciation of one another. In Acts 17:16–34, Paul interacted with a pluralistic audience. Throughout his discourse, Paul contextualized his message about how someone can be saved. The audience had varied responses: some mocked him, some wanted to hear from him again, and others …
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Early Christianity and Greek Philosophy: The Argument of Acts 17:16-34 in Light of the Philosophical and Religious Debates of Early Post-Hellenistic Times
The speech in Athens (Acts 17:16–34) is a key text to assess the relationship between the early Christian movement and the Graeco-Roman world in Acts, but its interpretation has led to diametrically opposed conclusions, some seeing it as a rapprochement with Graeco-Roman wisdom, and others as …
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Paul’s Gospel Approach to the Athenians: A Missional Implication for Contemporary Nepalese Hindu Contexts
… Judea, Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The question for believers is how to witness to Nepalese Hindus. As a former Hindu, I found that Paul’s gospel approach to the pantheistic Athenians (Acts 17:16–34) can be applied to the contemporary pantheistic Hindu context. Like Paul, …
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Teaching Pastors of the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to Utilize Apologetic Illustrations in Preaching
… this project. Chapter 2 provides an exegesis of Acts 17:16-34, where Paul employs apologetic arguments in Athens. Chapter 3 presents the blessings given to the listeners through apologetic illustrations in preaching. Chapter 4 describes the project itself, recounting the content and teaching …
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Developing a Strategy for Calvary Bible Church East of Comstock, Michigan, to Contextualize the Gospel for Unchurched Young Adults
… and the example set by Paul in Athens in Acts 17:16-34 to conclude that contextualization in ministry is a biblical requirement. Chapter 3 examines the contextualization spectrums of Travis and Allison, builds upon work by Hesselgrave to propose a new method for assessing contextualization …
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A Strategy to Improve the Use of Illustrations in Expository Preaching at First Baptist Church, Broomfield, Colorado.
… 12:9-11, Ezekiel 37:1-14, Hosea 3:1, Acts 17:28, Romans 10:14, and 2 Corinthians 4:7. Chapter 3 focuses on examples of how to illustrate points in expository preaching. Principles are given on how to determine the needs of the original audience as well as a contemporary audience. …
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Developing an Apologetics Teaching Series at Hinsdale Filipino-American Seventh-Day Adventist Church, to Educate Church Members and Attendees in Post-Christian Evangelism
… the gospel to a non-Christian audience in Acts 17. Chapter 3 explores the philosophical foundations for traditional and cultural apologetics. The first part addresses the problem of evil and the second part addresses the problem of identity. Chapter 4 reviews the development and …
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Training The Malaysian Churches of the Sarawak Chinese Annual Conference in Apologetics
… of three passages of the Scriptures (1 Cor 15; Acts 2:14-41; Acts 17:16-34) to show that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the apostle’s apologetic presentations. Chapter 3 provides historical knowledge of the resurrection and presents the five Patristic arguments to show that Jesus …
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Revitalizing Evangelism Through Apologetics Training at Forestpark Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky
… project. This chapter looks mainly at two texts: Acts 17:22-34, Paul’s discussions at the Areopagus; and 1 Peter 3:15-16, Peter’s exhortation on how to defend the Christian faith. Chapter 3 describes a historical viewpoint on apologetics throughout the life of the church. This chapter focuses on …
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Conversion in Luke and Paul: Some Exegetical and Theological Explorations
… theological and exegetical analysis of Luke 15, Acts 2, Acts 17:16-34, Romans 2 and Romans 9-11 we answer these three theological questions, which then builds a theological profile for both Luke and Paul. These profiles provide fresh insight into the theological relationship between Luke and Paul …
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Training Church Members To Integrate Apologetics With Evangelism At First Baptist Church of Walton, Kentucky
… as the basis for the project: Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 17:16-34, Ephesians 4:11-12, 1 Peter 3:15, and Jude 3. Chapter 3 evaluates the major taxonomies in apologetics. This chapter evaluates classical, evidential, cumulative case, prepositional, experiential, and reformed epistemological …
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Developing a Strategy for Personal Evangelism at Otter Creek First Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas
… passages found in the gospels, as well as, Acts 1:8 are examined. In addressing the concept of fluid evangelism, this chapter looks at Acts 17:22-34; Acts 26; 1 Corinthians 9:22-23; and Galatians 1:6-10. Through these passages the focus is upon the concept of various methods being used to …