Hello All,
I am on a mission trip all summer in a small town in Florida. The area is very dechurched- nearly everyone believes themselves to be a Christian but has no concept of grace and no personal relationship with Christ. It is a very poor town and very very uneducated. I am looking for a concise- around 50 pages. Gospel presentation book or booklet. I have found some good ones, but they are too complex in their wording. An example would be For Your Joy by Piper. For most people on this board, it is a very simple read, with little or no difficulty. But phrases like "There is a holy curse hanging over all sin. Not to punish would be unjust. The demeaning of God would be upheld," and "Therefore sin is not small, because it is not against a small Sovereign. The seriousness of an insult rises with the dignity of the one insulted," would probably lose a lot of the people around here. I want to be careful with my tone- I do not condescend over these people. But the truth is that they need a gospel presentation on a very basic reading level while maintaining the weight of the issue at hand.
If you guys have any ideas, they would be desperately appreciated. And either way please pray for opened hearts, minds, and doors here for us serving.
I am on a mission trip all summer in a small town in Florida. The area is very dechurched- nearly everyone believes themselves to be a Christian but has no concept of grace and no personal relationship with Christ. It is a very poor town and very very uneducated. I am looking for a concise- around 50 pages. Gospel presentation book or booklet. I have found some good ones, but they are too complex in their wording. An example would be For Your Joy by Piper. For most people on this board, it is a very simple read, with little or no difficulty. But phrases like "There is a holy curse hanging over all sin. Not to punish would be unjust. The demeaning of God would be upheld," and "Therefore sin is not small, because it is not against a small Sovereign. The seriousness of an insult rises with the dignity of the one insulted," would probably lose a lot of the people around here. I want to be careful with my tone- I do not condescend over these people. But the truth is that they need a gospel presentation on a very basic reading level while maintaining the weight of the issue at hand.
If you guys have any ideas, they would be desperately appreciated. And either way please pray for opened hearts, minds, and doors here for us serving.