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1 Corinthians 9:11
"If we sowed spiritual things in you, is it
too much if we should reap material things from you?"
Relationship
With Jesus
The Key
To Effective Ministry
Student Testimony
By Greg S. Hofler
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Hi Fred:
I JUST finished
a fantastic Advanced Program on Evangelism titled, Relationship
With Jesus the
Key to Effective Ministry. While easy to read and
understand, this was the most comprehensive and encouraging
program on Evangelism I have ever been through. The Advanced
Program covers a lot of different areas: Evangelism,
Discipleship, the work of the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the
Holy Spirit, Apologetic material on the Book of Genesis and some
really good outside books by Francis A. Schaeffer and finally
many other outside outstanding books related to the material in
the Textbook.
While in the Basic Program of Evangelism titled, Evangelism: The
Time Is Now!, I learned what the Gospel is and how to communicate
the Gospel effectively in aggressive planned one on one
Evangelism. However, in the Advanced School of Evangelism I
learned how to develop Jesus' unique ministry for me in
Evangelism through relationship with Him. Jesus has called all of
us to be witnesses for Him and the only way He can do this
successfully through our lives is through unhindered surrender
and control of our lives to Him.
IN EVANGELISM I also
learned about who Jesus is: fully God and fully man and how this
relates to the message of Evangelism and our total salvation in
Him. I learned how when we deviate from this truth one way or the
other, it effects the totality of our message of salvation in
Jesus. Our total salvation is rapped up in the need of His being
fully God and fully man. Dale's Advanced Textbook on Evangelism
explains clearly why this is true. The understanding I gained
from this part of the Textbook helped me to understand what a
Christian cult is and why they are truly wrong in God's plan of
salvation for us.
IN EVANGELISM I also
learned how to deal with tough questions against the Gospel on
the field through Dale's excellent apologetic material on Genesis
and from what I learned from Francis A.
Schaeffer's books
included in the Advanced Evangelism Program. As a result of what
I learned in this school of Evangelism in apologetics, I was able
to successfully help a fellow employee see why the Bible truly is
God's Word in all that it teaches and affirms. He had many
misconceptions about the Bible and its reliability. Through what
I learned in Dale's Advanced Textbook on Evangelism I was able to
give him the answers that he needed and effectively and
successfully turn his thinking around. It was a fantastic
experience in the Lord. Thank You Jesus!
ANOTHER section of
the book that was very helpful to me was the sections on the
Baptism of the Holy Spirit. In this section I learned how to go
to Jesus with a need, whether my own or someone else's, and get
His answer to that need and then effectively manifest and
minister the gifts of the Holy Spirit to the need at hand and see
God heal that person before my eyes as a result. I didn't realize
how easy it was to manifest the gifts of the Holy Spirit to meet
a given need. Dale's Advanced Program teaches you how and then
you are able to put what you learn into practice in the class
through praying for each others' needs and see that it really
does work! Francis MacNutt's book, Healing, a part of the course,
was also very helpful in this area laying necessary foundations
to be effective in this area of ministry of healing through
prayer.
I ALSO learned in the
school of Evangelism what the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is and
is not, why some people are unable to receive the Baptism of the
Holy Spirit and how to properly pray for others to receive it
without bruising the fruit.
IN ANOTHER section of
the Advanced Textbook I learned why the Church is not as
effective as it could be in the world today and how this
primarily relates to how we relate to one another in the Body of
Christ. I learned how to approach and relate to my brothers and
sisters in Christ properly, not only for my own success as a
Christian, but for their success also. This part of the book was
very enlightening.
THE SECTIONS of the
book on Discipleship showed me how to clearly release my faith in
Jesus for His forgiveness of my sins and how to successfully
minister these truths to others. These sections also taught me
the true meaning of the cross, how Jesus did not just come to
free us from the penalty of sin, but to free us so our focus in
life would not be trying to gain His forgiveness, but instead
focusing on the plan and purpose that He has for our lives.
THE ADVANCED School
of Evangelism also taught me clearly what discipleship is and how
to go about properly discipling others in Christ. I learned that
discipleship is not trying to get others to be like me, but
teaching them how to know what is truly Jesus' voice so they can
discover His will and plan for their lives so they can fulfill
that plan. I also learned that after they discover Jesus' will
and plan for their lives that discipleship is then seeking Jesus
as to how He wants me to cooperate with Him in Helping my
brother's and sisters fulfill His purpose and plan for their
lives.
ANOTHER section of
the Advanced Textbook taught me about the importance of
knowledge, that Jesus does not just want us to read anything
about anything, but that He wants us to submit our intellects to
Him and seek His will about what He wants us to read and study.
Jesus wants us to surrender the Lordship of our minds to Him and
allow Him to develop our minds according to His will and plan for
our lives to seek and save the lost, not just waste our times
filling our minds with junk that is not fruitful to that plan.
FINALLY the program
ends by teaching you how to go to Jesus and discern the purpose
and plan that He has for your life and how He wants you to go
about fulfilling that plan. Dale devotes one specific Chapter on
how to discern what is truly Jesus' voice which covers several
different facets and is very helpful concerning this issue.
Actually, the whole book is about how to discern what is truly
Jesus' voice and His will and plan for Your life in Evangelism,
in the furtherance of your education, in discipleship and in
apologetics. As Dale states it in the Appendix of the Basic
Textbook of Evangelism: "The purpose of these Textbooks is a
more compassionate approach to ministry through right
discernment."
FRED, I have been
really blessed through this Advanced School of Evangelism in so
many ways! For that reason I just had to share with you why,
because I know if you took the time to go through it yourself,
you will find it very helpful in Your relationship with Jesus and
very fruitful in Your seeking to successfully share the Gospel
with others. When the Lord makes it possible for You to do so, I
really encourage you to take the time to go through this Advanced
school of Evangelism.
If you would like to know more about my experience in going
through this training program, feel free to write me at the following e-mail
address:
greghofler@hotmail.com.
I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. I look very much
forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely, Your friend in Jesus,
Greg S. Hofler