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	Using Power Evangelism - EffectiveEvangelism.com
		God’s power for salvation is displayed in the gospel (Romans 1:16), and converts who have been rescued from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God (Acts 26:18) are said to have ‘tasted...
		Evangelism involves the proclamation and demonstration of God’s reign, the Kingdom of God on the earth.
		Power evangelism is that gospel presentation which is both rational and transcends the rational; it comes with the demonstration of the power of God, with signs and wonders and introduces the numinous of God.
	www.christiananswers.net /evangelism/methods/powerevangelism.html (1814 words)

	Power Evangelism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Power Evangelism is the title of a book by Christian Charismatic leader John Wimber.
		Power Evangelism is a form of evangelism which relies primarily on the supernatural power and gifts of the Holy Spirit for its effectiveness.
		Although most Christians would believe that a person is brought to faith primarily through the action of God in the person of the Holy Spirit, in this form of evangelism supernatural events such as healings, words of knowledge and speaking in tongues are a demonstration of the power, and therefore the reality, of God.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Power_Evangelism (138 words)

	Signs and Wonders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From 1981 onward, a new “Signs and Wonders” movement was underway with an emphasis on equipping and empowering the laity to minister in the power of the Spirit.
		The ongoing theological reflection accompanying the Signs and Wonders movement was evidenced by Fuller Theological Seminary’s 1988 Symposium on Power Evangelism, which produced the document entitled, Papers Presented at the Symposium on Power Evangelism.
		Lee, Power Evangelism in the Third Wave Movement and Its Implications for Contemporary Church Growth (Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2000).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Signs_and_Wonders (1165 words)

	Amazon.com: Power Evangelism: Books: John Wimber,Kevin Springer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Power is defined as "the ability, the strength, the might to complete a given task" and authority is "the right to use the power of God".
		However, Wimber's point is that power evangelism was one of the normal kinds of evangelism in the early Church and has surfaced throughout the history of the Church with remarkable results.
		Power evangelism would bring the spiritual-decision process on the Engel Scale from a -10 to a -2 in a matter of minutes, as compared to long discussions, arguments and persuasions.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060695323?v=glance (3145 words)

	Radio Program #396 : Power Evangelism
		The term "power evangelism" was coined by John Wimber.
		A "power evangelist," according to John Wimber, is someone who proclaims the gospel and demonstrates the gospel with "signs and wonders." In essence, "power evangelism" is predicated upon the supposition that the gospel message in itself is largely ineffective unless accompanied by the miraculous.
		Power evangelism may well be part of a "paradigm shift" or a "third wave" as Wimber claims.
	www.calvarychapel.com /understandthetimes/radio/radio396.html (591 words)

	Compassion, Power, and the Kingdom of God (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		But now something else is happening in the world, especially in missions and evangelism, that may owe its strength to Lausanne and may prove just as significant as the concept of unreached peoples.
		His point is that this part of New Testament evangelism is missing in the western church for no good Biblical reason and that this accounts for some of our weakness and ineffectiveness.
		Is it the power of Colossians 1:11, the power "for endurance and patience with joy"?
	www.desiringgod.org /library/sermons/90/010790.html (2738 words)

	Orthos4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The phrase 'Power Evangelism' is intended to convey the conviction that, when the preaching of the Gospel is accompanied by signs and wonders, more people will be led to faith in Christ.
		He seeks to establish this in Appendix A of Power Evangelism, but his attempt must be judged a failure and a complete misrepresentation of church history.
		'Power encounters' are not necessary to successful evangelism any more than 'words of knowledge' are necessary to prayer for healing being answered.
	www.fows.org /html/power_evangelism.html (5626 words)

	The Health and Wealth Gospel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This controversial book brings a new slant on evangelism from John Wimber, the founder and principal figure behind the "signs and wonders" movement.
		Wimber says this display of the Spirit’s power is "key for effective evangelism: combining the proclamation with the demonstration of the gospel." The demonstrations include the casting out of demons, healing the sick, and raising the dead (p.
		Another concern is that Power Evangelism lists case after case in which God is said to give someone a "word of knowledge" of some important information with the results that people are healed or commit themselves to God.
	www.faithalone.org /journal/bookreviews/wimber.htm (578 words)

	Power Evangelism
		John Wimber expressed and demonstrated for hundreds of thousands of us a strong, biblical grasp of evangelism in the power of the Spirit as an essential and integral part of the Kingdom of God, now breaking into the kingdoms of this world, but yet to be consummated at the coming of the King.
		Evangelism is the proclamation of the Kingdom of God in the fulness of its blessings and promise, which has also been called ‘salvation’.
		reasons for the rapid increase: the faithful witness of Christians in the midst of suffering, the power of God seen in healing the sick, and the influence of Christian radio broadcasts from outside.
	www.pastornet.net.au /renewal/journal10/b-wimber.html (2002 words)

	False Teachers and the Vineyard
		Wimber’s Power Evangelism, the movement’s main textbook on evangelism, omits any reference to the cross of Christ or the doctrine of atonement [emphasis added]….In all the fuss about signs and wonders, the content of the gospel message has scarcely been a Third Wave concern.
		The historical and biblical Jesus is pushed aside in favor of a mystical, ethereal Jesus….Second, "power evangelism" is patently unbiblical.
		The Servant Evangelism Matrix linked to Steve Sjogren’s Vineyard Community Church’s WEB site suggests distributing "…Urinal Screens with your church’s name on it." It is obvious that the church Sjogren pastors has no concept of His Holiness or the Holiness of His Bride, the Church.
	members.aol.com /cbsmith/servant2.html (1674 words)

	Teaching Details - Fresh Fire Ministries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We’re going to see the release of the power of God upon us before the second coming of Jesus Christ because God is going to have a harvest at the “end of the age!” He wants to release us with His power so that we can co-labor with Him to bring in the harvest.
		The release of the anointing of the “spirit and power of Elijah” is described in Mal.
		Let them be touched by the power and presence of God first by a demonstration of the power of God—a word of knowledge about their sickness, praying for them, or maybe asking them something about their Momma.
	www.freshfire.ca /teaching_details.php?Id=96 (3492 words)

	Flesh-Power Evangelism
		In Wimber's phrase, "Power Evangelism," we not only see that the Cross is not, alone, the power of his evangelism, but we are also to understand the phrase as the embodiment of his ecumenism.
		Evangelism can thereby be abused, when it's methods are distinguished only as those which happen to bring about growth in numbers, especially when the real purpose for numbers is of the flesh, such as bringing Joel's Army to fruition, or to reap greater financial intake.
		I guarantee that if your church were to start an evangelism program to the street gangs of your area, offering them gymnasiums and food, you will acquire many "converts" while being praised for your success, but take the gym and the food away, and suddenly the converts are but one or two.
	www.tribwatch.com /evangelism.htm (4586 words)

	The Awesome Argentina Revival - Lessons in Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare from Argentina
		When I use the term "effective evangelism" I follow the lead of Donald McGavran and the Church Growth Movement in arguing that biblical evangelism involves bringing unbelievers to a simultaneous commitment to Christ and also to the body of Christ.
		Among the many things we have learned from our evangelical urbanologists is that the masses of people living in the world class cities today belong to the lower social classes: the poor and oppressed.
		One of their discoveries, which less successful urban ministers would do well to look into, is the efficacy of power evangelism and spiritual warfare for that particular audience.
	www.openheaven.com /library/history/argentina.htm (3239 words)

	POWER EVANGELISM: Endued with power from on high (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.
		For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel--not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
		Evangelism is the proclamation of the Kingdom of God in the fullness of its blessings and promise.
	powerevangelism.com (545 words)

	Radio Program #468 : Power Evangelism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is also the title of a book he wrote to explain a technique to draw people to Jesus Christ.
		According to Wimber, in order for Westerners to understand "power evangelism," their worldview must be modifiied.
		In his book Power Evangelism Wimber explains how people who live in "third world countries" are more open to God’s power because they have a different beliefs and expectations.
	www.calvarychapel.com /understandthetimes/radio/radio468.html (544 words)

	Columbia Standard - News
		Don’t just witness; have "Power Evangelism." Don’t just pray; have "Prayer of Power." For those televangelicals out there, you can tune into the Hour of Power.
		Indeed, God is not merely a God of power, He is the power, the source of all energy in the universe.
		John Wimber, leader of the Vineyard movement, contends that truly powerful evangelism comes from the Signs and Wonders, the charismatic gifts that God gives us.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/standard/Nov96/Editorials/rationalism.html (1089 words)

	The kingdom of God according to John Wimber
		Perhaps Christians who attended other churches in the area would hear of the exciting changes taking place in his or her friend's church, then leave their own "denominational church," and join in on all the excitement.
		As I read Dr. Ladd's books, and read afresh the gospel accounts, I became convinced that power evangelism was for today [3].
		That Ladd's view of the kingdom of God formed a theological basis for Wimber's "power evangelism" is further evidenced in the Signs and Wonders and Church Growth syllabus which Wimber distributed at a conference he held in Seattle in the mid 1980's.
	www.deceptioninthechurch.com /wimber.html (882 words)

	POWER EVANGELISM PRAYER OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY
		The purpose is to seek and save the lost by going door to door in a simple but powerful way.
		Our intro line is, "We're from Living Water Assembly (say the name of YOUR church) and we're doing a prayer outreach in the community.
		The purpose of the gifts and the power of the Holy Spirit are to make Jesus known.
	www.healingwells.com /HT_2_POWER_EVANGELISM.htm (990 words)

	Action Evangelism
		His dynamic "School of Evangelism" has trained thousands of believers to do Power Evangelism.
		Don't miss this vital teaching...it is for this time of harvest.
		The most powerful witness people have is their own story.
	www.actionevangelism.org /store_items_view.asp?itemid=2319 (236 words)

	Our Mission as Christians - Christian-Faith.com
		They must bring the gospel in the power of God to the next generation also, and train disciples to accurately represent the heart of Jesus in all things and carry on this mission of Jesus.
		This must be done in the power of the Holy Spirit also, since part of what Jesus taught the disciples was to receive the power of the Holy Spirit and abide in Him (Luke 24:49; John 15:1-10).
		The church is both the correct vehicle for evangelism and discipleship, and the correct place to which disciples must be gathered.
	www.christian-faith.com /html/page/our_mission (4893 words)

	John Wimber & The Vineyard
		The man who would have the most impact on Wimber's philosophy was C. Peter Wagner, alleged expert on church growth, and a strong proponent of signs and wonders for the purpose of church growth.
		The result was his development of what he called "power evangelism," predicated upon the supposition that the Gospel is largely ineffective unless accompanied by signs and wonders.
		In simple terms, "power evangelism," according to Wimber, means the combining of the proclamation of the Gospel with the demonstration of supernatural power through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
	www.rapidnet.com /~jbeard/bdm/exposes/wimber/john.htm (3723 words)

	Life-Line For Pastors - April 2003 - Power Evangelism
		We need to show them not only that we care for them, but that our God, who is a God of love, cares for them as well.
		His favorite method of evangelism is a demonstration of His power.
		People in the world are looking for that power today, that's why so many are involved in New Age, Satanism, Witchcraft, and Horoscopes.
	maranathalife.com /lifeline/03-04-e.htm (1187 words)

	Evangelism 101 - Christian-Faith.com
		He told his disciples to preach repentance and the forgiveness of sins to all that believed, promising that the same power which he exercised over the kingdom of darkness would be available to them as believers.
		Its usually far easier in personal evangelism to talk to a single individual of the same sex who is not to much older than yourself.
		In regard to evangelism, Jesus was sinless, yet he was also called "the friend of sinners".
	www.christian-faith.com /html/page/evangelism_101 (7389 words)

	Understand The Times Radio Transcripts
		According to Wimber, in order for Westerners to understand “power evangelism,” their worldview must be modified.
		In his book he explains how people who live in “third world countries” are more open to God’s power because they have a different beliefs and expectations.
		Power Evangelism Wimber further elaborated on how the disciples learned to become miracle workers.
	www.understandthetimes.org /current_transcripts/text/oct2003/1297.shtml (545 words)

	GLOBAL AWAKENING POWER EVANGELISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Many churches from Southern Brazil will be gathering for this powerful conference in Londrina.
		Pastor Eduardo of the Foursquare Church in Curitiba and former President of the Foursquare in Brazil has seen the powerful effect of healing and deliverance in his church and now wants to share the wealth!
		Phase 1 -- 5 days of intensive morning training sessions on healing, deliverance, living in the power of the spirit, and more.
	www.globalawakening.com /ministrytrips.html (1222 words)

	Thunderstruck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Peter Wagner describes a power encounter as "a visible, practical demonstration that Jesus Christ is more powerful than the spirits, powers or false gods worshipped or feared by the members of a given people group."
		In the fourth century, missionary Martin of Tours evangelized a village by engaging in an Elijah-like power encounter involving demonic powers and a local pine tree.
		According to Kenneth Scott Latourette, "The pagan bystanders, who had been cursing the desecrator, were convinced of the power of the new faith....The Geismer episode may well have proved decisive evidence in terms which the populace could understand of the superior might of the God of the Christians."
	www.thunderstruck.org /archivevault/Evander.HTM (843 words)

	Christian Gospel Tracts
		Now is the time to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world as never before,for you are the light of the world.
		Jesus said,"The harvest is truly plentiful,but the laborers are few.Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.(Matt 9:37-38) There is a harvest of souls in need of the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
		Jesus desires for us to come after Him and be fishers of men.(Matt.4:19)After you have prayed to take the city with the gospel, go forth and win the lost.
	www.angelfire.com /ca/newground (267 words)

	Schambach Ministries - POWER TODAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The mission of the School of Power Evangelism and Leadership is to train, teach and prepare Christian leaders and minister's to fulfill the Great Commission.
		We are committed to preparing a generation of ministers who manifest the character of Christ and who minister in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit.
		Under her leadership you will be trained and instructed to cultivate and operate in the power of Spiritual gifts.
	www.schambach.org /nav/gospel (321 words)

	InLight Connection - Home
		When we talk about power encounters as a means of reaching people with God’s love, many different ideas may run through our heads.
		Most people don’t see themselves as being equipped to have power encounters and may leave this to the more highly gifted.
		I would like to enlighten you to several ways that most any spirit-filled Christian can engage in a positive power encounter.
	www.dougaddison.com (94 words)

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