Steve Timmis, Western Europe Acts 29 Director, recently posted a series of tweets on laying down your life for Jesus and the gospel and we wanted to share them with you:
How can I be sure I would lay down my life for sake of Jesus & the gospel? Perhaps I’ll be like Peter in his bravado and subsequent denial?
Can’t ultimately be sure until I’m called on to do so. But there are indicators in what I am reluctant to give up…
If I’m not prepared to give up my bed to go and serve someone, I can be fairly confident I won’t give up my life…
If I refuse to give up a holiday abroad so I can support someone in gospel ministry, I can be fairly confident I won’t give up my life…
If I’m not willing to pursue people who ...
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The results from The Gospel Tweeting Contest are in!
Our top three contestants with the most votes are:
@jrgordon13 : "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" - 1 Corinthians 5:21
@petekropman : "God plans.God creates.Man falls.God sends.Jesus dies.Jesus rises.Plan fulfilled.Man believes.Man saved.God glorified. Good news."
@witnesses : "God made man 4His glory, man sins, earns death. Christ lives w/o sin, dies n place of believers, rises on day3. Repent+believe 4eternal life"
Our winners will each receive a free book. Thanks to all who ...
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Gospel Tweeting Contest
We had 95 entries for the Gospel Tweeting Contest to find the best 140 character or less gospel explanation. We need to choose a winner. Here is the original contest tweet:
“Looking for best tweet explaining the gospel in 140 characters or less. Winner gets copy of Driscoll's Religion Saves” (I am going to try to get a signed copy by Mark!).
Now, help me to vote for the winner. Choose up to three of your favorite by tweeting the numbers in order of preference followed by hashtag #gospeltweet. For instance: "@acts29 101, 98, 107 #gospeltweet" Some really good explanations are found at the end of the list so don't vote too quickly.
Tweet your favorite to @acts29 or to facebook or leave a comment at the bottom of this blog. Follow ...
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