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INSIGHTS from Bill Bright Reflections from the late Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of Campus Crusade for Christ International The Town Skeptics Get into the habit of inviting guests home for dinner (Romans 12:13, NLT). Dear friends: The town skeptic had come for dinner. He was a grandfatherly old man, good to the children and liked by the townspeople, but all his life he had looked down his nose at religion. But the couple at whose table he now sat loved the Lord, and had recently seen their teenage son, Mark, give his heart to the Savior. After dinner Mark and the old man had been alone in the parlor for just a few minutes when the boy slipped a small booklet from his wallet and handed it to the skeptic. "See what you think of this," he said. The older man squinted at the print and slowly worked his way through the few tiny pages. As he reached the prayer at the end, he looked up with tears brimming in his eyes. "Is this what you and the other Christians have been trying to tell me all these years?" Mark nodded. "Well, why didn't you say so?" And the skeptic gave his heart to God. * * * * * * * * * * * * ADVERTISEMENT * * * * * * * * * * * Attention Pastors. Looking to build a new building? Or need to expand your existing one? General Steel is the answer. Save up to 50% when you use General Steel. Check it out today. http://l.salemweb.net/gensteel0304/in/102704/ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In a similar case, a missionary friend in Japan shared a heartwarming experience. There was a man who was greatly admired in his hometown, and he was known as the town atheist. He had been witnessed to many times before, but he would never respond. My missionary friend, whose parents had been befriended by this man, felt indebted to him and was also concerned for his soul. After obtaining a Four Spiritual Laws booklet, the missionary decided to call on his friend and read it to him. As he finished reading, he asked, "Does this make sense?" The atheist replied in the affirmative. "Is there anything that would keep you from receiving Christ?" "No," was the reply. The two men knelt together and prayed, and the (now former) atheist invited Jesus into his life. When they arose, the man then stunned him with this question, "Chuck, is this what you and all the other Christian leaders have been trying to tell me for years?" When my missionary friend nodded affirmatively, the man continued, "Well, why didn't you tell me? Any man would be a fool not to receive Christ if he really understood what is involved." We have found that the average person does not need to be convinced that he should become a Christian; he needs, rather, to be told how to become a Christian. Yours for helping to fulfill the Great Commission each year until our Lord returns, Bill Bright ------- The late Dr. Bill Bright was Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of Campus Crusade for Christ, an organization which began as a campus ministry in 1951 and now has more than 27,000 full-time staff and up to 500,000 trained volunteer staff in 196 countries in areas representing 99.6 percent of the world's population. In the past 50 years, Campus Crusade for Christ has seen approximately 6 billion exposures to the gospel worldwide. The film, "JESUS," which Bright conceived and funded through Campus Crusade for Christ, is the most widely translated and viewed film of any type ever produced. Since its use began in 1980, the film has been translated into 839 languages and viewed or listened to by over 5.7 billion people in 228 countries. Dr. Bright was also the author of more than fifty books. Dr. Bright recently co-founded Global Pastors Network to "Touch, Teach and Train" a group of 5 million new house churches around the world 24/7/365 at http://www.globalpastorsnetwork! .org. Copyright (c) 2003, Bill Bright. All rights reserved. However, readers may copy and distribute this message as desired, without restrictions in number, as long as the content is not altered. Forwarding this e-mail to friends is encouraged. For many evangelistic and spiritual growth materials, visit the Campus Crusade for Christ Web site at http://www.ccci.org. See http://www.campuscrusade.org for Bill Bright's own materials. Additional devotionals are available from Crosswalk.com: http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.78.27832.4.1698058 For Copyright Terms visit http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.asp?A1.78.27832.5.1698058 ____________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO_______________________ * This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. 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