Door-to-Door Witnessing in the 21st Century

   Some people don’t think evangelism works anymore. They believe that going to apartment complexes, knocking on doors, and even paying a visit to people who visit your church is obsolete or wrong. But there’s no expiration date on the Great Commission. 

   Jesus said in Matthew 28, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (v. 19). That doesn’t exclude us today in 2018. If God tells us to go, we can trust Him to provide the people who are ready to listen. While witnessing in the 21st Century may look different than it did 50 years ago, we must not forget that people are still responding to the Gospel. We just need to go.

   Baptist Press reported that after Mark Bishop in Kentucky knocked on 200 doors each week, attendance at his church tripled in size — to nearly 300 in just six months. During that time, they baptized 37 new believers. People were shocked that, in a world of social media and text messaging, someone cared enough to stop by their home to talk with them in person. 

   Another church team in California knocked on Donna’s door after she filled out a visitor’s card.  She and her fiancé Bill were ecstatic. They had been praying for someone to visit them and tell them about God. But until then, not one church they had visited responded. Within three months, they were saved, baptized, and married. Today, the ...

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