Hope Unleashed

Hope Unleashed

Andy Hawthorne is the founder and CEO of The Message Trust, a Christian charity based in Manchester which aims to improve the lives of young people.
The author rightly points out that few Christians actually obey the Great Commission of Matthew 28 – “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel”. He believes passionately that if we are to see souls saved we must go out of our churches and into our communities.
Taking passages from Luke’s Gospel as a loose scriptural basis he shares his vision for evangelism using as tools both words and actions. He calls for believers not only to tell others the good news but also to demonstrate it by good works. He gives examples from his Trust’s work in Manchester, where many Christians have moved into deprived areas to reach young people with the love of Christ. However, as a book on evangelism, this book has serious weaknesses: He does not tell us what the Gospel message is - there is no explanation of the need to repent and believe on the Lord Jesus to be saved. He advocates methods that the early church never used, such as the use of rock bands at evangelistic meetings. He falls into the trap of teaching that whether God heals depends on the strength of our faith.
Read this book and be inspired to go out with the Gospel, but read your Bible to find out the message and methods to use in evangelism.

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