The Speak Life Podcast

This is our 7th in an 8 part series on prayer!Is prayer an afterthought in evangelism? Shouldn’t this have been the first episode?Sometimes we feel guilty about not being more prayerful and we decide to “give prayer a go” to increase our effectiveness. Is that what you’re talking about?What kinds of prayer should we be praying as evangelists?What difference does prayer make to our evangelism?Get Glen’s book 321, the story of God, the World, and You.Support the show

In a series on Power Evangelism, Andy and Glen discuss the ‘Power of Stories’:Is using stories in evangelism just a way to manipulate emotions?What is a Biblical case for stories?What types of stories can we use?Why is telling a personal story so powerful?How would you tell your own story?And, of course, get Glen’s book 321, the story of God, the World, and You.Support the show

In a series on Power Evangelism, Andy and Glen discuss the ‘power of illustrations’:Why do people discuss the illustrations in a sermon more than the theology?How should we use them in evangelism, and what is the Biblical use of them?Can we overuse illustrations?Glen also takes us though some illustrations to help respond to people such as:How do we know Christianity is true?Is the Bible trustworthy?What about Suffering?I wish I had your faithDoesn’t free grace lead to sin?How can someone else pay for my sin?Why isn’t being good, good enough for God?Are Christians homophobes?Are Christians anti-Science?Glen mentions a book by Paul Little called ‘How to Give Away Your Faith‘.And, of course, get Glen’s book 321, the story of God, the World, and You.Support the show

The work of evangelism isn’t only done in a long sermon or conversation, sometimes, it’s just a simple sentence which changes the listener’s thinking.What do you think? Leave your comments below:Find the Valentine’s video here.Support the show

Is preaching is the opposite of personal evangelism? Can we have both? How can preaching be powerful, when it often looks the opposite?Looking at 1 Corinthians 1, Andy Brinkley and Glen Scrivener discuss the Power of Preaching.Find the Valentine’s video here.Support the show

Are Evangelists a christian version of the SAS, that swoop into dangerous territory and rescue sinners, bringing them back to church? What is the role of church in evangelism? What exactly are we inviting them to? Andy and Glen discuss the idea of inviting people to the body of Christ.Get 3-2-1 the bookSupport the show

When questions come our way, sometimes we look for a ‘silver bullet’ response or we try to ‘crowbar’ Jesus into our conversations. But is that they best way? Instead of ‘spiritualising’ the odd conversation, perhaps we need to be ‘humanising’ all our connections with non-Christians.This episode – the first in our new series called “Power Evangelism” – is about being a witness for Jesus in the context of ordinary life?Also:321 IS NOW AVAILABLESupport the show

We’re given the impression that Christmas is a time when everyone should be happy and everything should be perfect, but that’s often far from the reality that many people face at Christmas time.  For many people, Christmas is a dark time.  In this sermon, Glen Scrivener looks at the connection between the darker side of Christmas, and the original meaning.Also:321 IS NOW AVAILABLESupport the show

‘O Christmas Tree’, is Revival’s Christmas video that looks at the contrast of decorating a dying Christmas tree, with the planting of an eternal one in Christ.The audio version of the this podcast episode contains an introduction and explanation, and then the sound track. Please watch and share!https://youtu.be/wNQVJPLkiOISupport the show

This week, Glen talks to Stephen Harper from YesHEisYesHEis is “a powerful tool to help you share the gospel online in a way that is as natural as everything else you do.”Have you ever wanted to share a Christian Video on a social network, but have been struggling to find anything?  Well look no further, YesHEis.com has loads of resources to discover and share!Also:321 IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!Support the show