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Do you feel awkward about evangelism? You're not alone.
Many Christians struggle with the gap between Jesus' call to reach the lost and the relationally uncomfortable approaches to evangelism they've been taught. What if there was a more natural way-one which aligns with how God made us as relational beings?
Friend of a Friend offers a refreshing alternative. Instead of seeing evangelism as a task to master, this book shows you how to be a genuine friend to those who don't know Jesus yet-just as Jesus was a friend to sinners.
Drawing from the rich interactions between Jesus and sinners in the Gospels, Friend of a Friend reveals how the One who was called "friend of sinners" can teach us to:
* Enjoy people as God's image-bearers
* Walk alongside others in everyday life
* Welcome interruptions with grace
* Be genuinely personal without pretense
* See and care for people where they are
* Show loyalty which reflects Christ's heart
This isn't about learning new techniques or strategies. It's about becoming the kind of friend Jesus is to you-and discovering that when you're a true friend to both Jesus and others, conversations about faith happen naturally.
If you've ever felt like evangelism required you to be someone you're not, Friend of a Friend will help you share Jesus in the most authentic way possible: by simply being a good friend.
Endorsements
I read Friend of a Friend twice. The first time, I wanted to know my friend Jesus better. I also wanted to know my friends better and gather a few more of them. Then someone mentioned that the book made him smile. So I read it again and smiled my way through it. Talking about friends will do that. – Ed Welch, Psychologist and faculty member of the Christian Counselling Foundation, author of numerous books including When People Are Big and God Is Small, Shame Interrupted, Side by Side, and Created to Draw Near.
There are few things more important in our present cultural moment of us-versus-them tribalism, than learning from Jesus what it means to be known as a “friend of sinners” (Luke 7:34). In Friend of a Friend, Peter Sondergeld helps us to uncomplicate evangelism by teaching us how to be better friends ourselves — firstly as those who experience a richer friendship with Jesus, and then secondly as those who extend genuine friendship to those around us. In each of these chapters is biblical and practical wisdom for every follower of Jesus! – Adam Ramsey, Lead Pastor at Liberti Church, Gold Coast, Australia; Director for Acts 29 Asia Pacific; author of a few books, includingHonour, Faithfully Present, and Truth on Fire: Gazing at God until Your Heart Sings
Friend of a Friend is warm, conversational, and deeply challenging. With pastoral sensitivity, theological depth, and everyday wisdom, this book invites readers to meet Jesus and discover the richness of authentic friendship. Thank you, Peter, for this helpful work that points us to our truest friend, and how that motivates all other friendships. – Dr. Malcolm Gill (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary), Lead Pastor, Multicultural Bible Ministry (MBM) Sydney, author of Knowing Who You Are and Topical Preaching in a Complex World.
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