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One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven
by Mark Cahill
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Biblical Disciples (2000-12-31)
ISBN: 0964366584
EAN: 9780964366589
Dewy Decimal #: 230
Paperback: 224 pages
SKU: A1-1
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Softcover is shiny. Pages have no markings. No torn or bent pages. Tight binding. Spine has no creases. Expedited shipping available.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Mark Cahill, one of America's most effective evangelists, tells how to witness to others.
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Customer Reviews
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Simply the best witnessing manual I have used
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-08-29
A youth pastor gave me this witnessing manual 5 years ago, along with a box of tracts from Livingwaters.com
I had absolutely zero experience in street witnessing and it seemed like a terrifying, yet exciting thing to do. I read the book, and decided to try it out.
I went to the flea market with a friend. We brought the tracts along, and just tried out the teachings outlined in this book.
I was amazed at how interested by the conversations people were. I experienced no rejection that day (it helps if you have an engaging smile and cheerful voice), and found my life calling.
Now 5 years later, and over a 1000 people later (yes, you can share the Gospel with over 1000 people without being Billy Graham: just explain the gospel in detail to about 5 people a week, and after a few years you'll have shared the Gospel with over 1000 souls). My friend Josh shares with that many people in a year (see his witnessing encounters at http://witnessingwithjsb2.blogspot.com).
As trite as it sound, this book changed my life because I put it in practice. The first few times I went out street witnessing, I was nervous, and had to rely on my notes to find questions to ask people, and present the gospel using specific illustrations and analogies. But now with practice, I'm comfortable with it.
The most devoted evangelists seem to be shy, introverted people who decide to obey God in sharing the gospel in spite of their fear of rejection. My favorite evangelists, Mark Cahill and Ray Comfort, are both very shy people in person. If you ever have the chance to meet them at conferences, or evangelism boot camps and talk to them one on one, you will notice how shy they are and not all that comfortable talking to a stranger. They will both admit that they are shy, yet they have shared the Gospel one on one with several 1000 complete strangers by now.
How can they do it, if they are shy? Simple: Love for the Lord, concern for the lost, and a humility that make them willing to risk rejection for the sake of the Gospel.
And the belief that people will be mad at you and reject you if you share the Gospel is a lie from the devil anyway. Out of the 1000 plus people I shared with, only 3, maybe 4 people were mad at me and rejected me. Of course the way you interact with the person, and present the Gospel affect their reaction to you. Basically I use the same approach as Mark Cahill:
I use an ice breaker, and I smile and chat in a very conversational, friendly way, and it shows that I find it fun, which make the other person smile. I build a rapport within a couple of minutes or less (it's all in the book: it will teach you how to make people enjoy talking with you), and swing the conversation toward spiritual things.
I listen to what they believe, ask polite `socratic' questions that challenge their beliefs. And then I share my belief with them by asking socratic questions (basically I make them say the Gospel to me: if they do not answer right, I gently correct their answers until they get it right) and using illustrations and analogies.
Now when my Gospel presentation is complete, I usually make them explain it back to me (to make sure they understood the Gospel). If they fail, I smile, very amused and tell them something like, "let's go through it again. It seemed like you missed the main point I was trying to make." It makes them pay attention.
Basically, once a lost person is able to explain the Gospel back to me, my job is done. The work of an evangelist is to share the Gospel so that the other person understands it, and remembers it. The work of the Holy Spirit is the actual conversion on the person. No evangelist can `make' a person convert. That is God's work.
A few times I had people who wanted to get saved on the spot, and I didn't lead them into the `sinner's prayer'. I just told them to go ahead and pray, and if this is a real conversion, the Holy Spirit will give them the right words to pray that will sound just like the sinner's prayer. That's why I don't do the `repeat after me' thing. If they are soundly saved they will not need to parrot a prayer, they will come up with a heartfelt one of their own , in their own words. And it's much more edifying for both of us than to have them repeat a formula, that's like reducing salvation to a magic incantation.
I learned so much from Mark Cahill. "One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven" was invaluable in making me into the seed sower I am today. Mark's example really was and always is an inspiration to me. I highly recommend his books, and please sign up for his free newsletter at his website for more tips on witnessing www.markcahill.org
So, just go ahead and get this book, and go out and try it on strangers. You won't regret it.
Veronique
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One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-17
This is simple, but profound read. If you are looking for a book on how to share your faith in Christ then I would recommend this one.
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Must Read for Every Christian
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-05-05
One Thing You Can't Do in Heaven is a book that has completely changed my life. I always knew I should be sharing and witnessing to others but I never knew how. Mark Cahill makes his point very clear that what we 'should' be doing by witnessing is actually done by very few Christians. Mark gives an explaination of the how to open the conversation, share, overcome objections, etc. After reading this book, I began actually sharing my faith for the first time. I don't want any tickets in my pocket when I get to heaven (read the chapter). This book is so good that I purchased multiple copies to give out to every Christian friend I have and have extras available for when I run into Christians who aren't witnessing because of fear or that they just don't know how. This is a MUST have for every Christian!!!
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Every Christian should read this book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-12
When it comes to conveying the heart of Christianity in a few words, this book really cuts to the chase. The author answers one of the most critical questions a Christian, old or new, can ask: How can I most effectively share my faith with family, friends, and complete strangers? And after all, isn't that what we're here for?
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wrong focus
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-02-11
3 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
Cahill focuses heavily on the afterlife as the reason why people should accept Christ.
He doesn't focus enough on how Jesus changes people in THIS life here on earth; how we can have a blessed relationship with him on earth. Rather, his tool for evangelism is: tell people they need jesus or else they will not go to heaven.
Great writing style doesn't mean great content
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