Summary

Typical evangelistic techniques of our day are oriented toward short presentations often called a “plan of salvation” closed by an invitation to “receive Jesus.” In this sermon, we address the over-simplified and Gospel minimizing nature of such approaches. Here we learn about how preaching the Gospel and making disciples is about proclaiming and shaping a Christian world view. Our goal is not shallow conversions, but a life process whereby disciples are continuously trained to think Christianly. Here we learn that the mistake of modern evangelistic practices is “failing to see that a Christian must maintain a posture of exploring and learning a Gospel centered world view for the rest of oneʼs Christian life!” And we therefore also learn that the goal of discipleship is “to think Christianly; it is to develop a new world view where we interpret and practice life in light of Creator and Redeemer.”

About the Speaker

Pastor Todd Murphy | Lead Pastor

Todd came to the faith at the age of 19 after growing up in the skateboarding indie-punk culture of the 80’s. He lives with his beautiful wife Christine and six healthy boys, Judah, Anson, Keegan, Aiden, Cailan, and Rowan in a suburb of Providence. Todd is an accomplished Bible teacher with an BA in Biblical studies and MA in Hebrew Bible studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has also taught biblical studies for the department of Philosophy and Religion at Western Kentucky University, and is the author of the Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew (InterVarsity Press, 2003). When not writing, preaching or teaching, he can often be found playing Xbox with his sons or surfing with Judah. Once in a while you might even still catch him skateboarding.