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	We are to preach the gospel "in season and out."		We are to preach the gospel "in season and out."

	"I resolved to know nothing among you but Christ, and Him crucified."		'''"I resolved to know nothing among you but Christ, and Him crucified."'''

	God promises to confirm the gospel message with signs and wonders.		God promises to confirm the gospel message with signs and wonders.

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	''We cannot acknowledge our sins except by God's grace'' (Semi-Pelagian heresy).		''We cannot acknowledge our sins except by God's grace'' (Semi-Pelagian heresy).

			== Converting Atheists ==

			Find out what they love.

			Find out where they are.

			Love them.

			Really talk with them, not at them.

			Don't despair.

	== "A time for every purpose under heaven" ==		== "A time for every purpose under heaven" ==

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	God promises to confirm the gospel message with signs and wonders.		God promises to confirm the gospel message with signs and wonders.

			== Repentance is a gift ==

			Repentance is not something we do for God.

			Repentance is something '''God''' does for us.

			''We cannot acknowledge our sins except by God's grace'' (Semi-Pelagian heresy).

	== "A time for every purpose under heaven" ==		== "A time for every purpose under heaven" ==

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	(I should purchase NFP CDs for all of my students. They can return anonymously if they don't want them.)		(I should purchase NFP CDs for all of my students. They can return anonymously if they don't want them.)

			== Unsorted ==
			1) Be as cunning as a serpent and as gentle as a dove.
			2) Don't throw your pearls before swine.
			3) If you're rejected, walk away. Don't sign up for a battle you can't win.
			4) Read apologetics works and life stories of converts. See what works or worked for them.
			5) Ask the Holy Spirit for "the anointing that teaches us everything."
			6) Learn by doing.
			7) Say "I don't know" when you don't know. Then try to find out the answer (from Frank Sheed and John Martignoni).
			8) Persevere, gently and wisely.
			9) We are not obliged to do what is impossible.
			10) God is the changer of hearts, not us.

			No one is in Heaven against their will; no one is in Hell against their will. No one else can make that choice for us, just as no one else can take a bath for us.

			Jesus died for sinners. He loves them more than I do. He desires their conversion more than I do. If I can help Him, great; if not, I should stay out of the way.

			I can see more thing wrong with the world and with acquaintances than God has sent me to repair. I'm not God. "I did not cause them, I can't cure them, I can't control them" (Al-Anon). They are God's problem, first, last, and always.

			Read The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. If you're up to it, you might try Descent into Hell by William Carlos Williams--a much tougher book to digest.

			Great article here on how many are in Hell:

			http://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/08/the-population-of-hell-23

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	* Learn by doing.		* Learn by doing.
	* Read conversion stories. See what worked for those converts.		* Read conversion stories. See what worked for those converts.
	* Study apologetics. Learn about Protestant objections to Catholicism. Try to see things from their point of view. Emphasize what we have in common first before discussing what separates us.		* Study apologetics.
			::- Learn about Protestant objections to Catholicism.
			::- Try to see things from their point of view.
			::- Talk ''their'' language in order to teach them ours.
			::- Emphasize what we have in common first before discussing what separates us.
	* Share tracts, pamphlets, literature, books, CDs, DVDs with family and friends.		* Share tracts, pamphlets, literature, books, CDs, DVDs with family and friends.
	* Volunteer to keep a pamphlet rack filled with good material in your church.		* Volunteer to keep a pamphlet rack filled with good material in your church.

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	* Learn by doing.		* Learn by doing.
	* Read conversion stories. See what worked for those converts.		* Read conversion stories. See what worked for those converts.
	* Study apologetics.		* Study apologetics. Learn about Protestant objections to Catholicism. Try to see things from their point of view. Emphasize what we have in common first before discussing what separates us.
	* Share tracts, pamphlets, literature, books, CDs, DVDs with family and friends.		* Share tracts, pamphlets, literature, books, CDs, DVDs with family and friends.
	* Volunteer to keep a pamphlet rack filled with good material in your church.		* Volunteer to keep a pamphlet rack filled with good material in your church.

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Links

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	* [http://www.catholic.com/ Catholic Answers.]		* [http://www.catholic.com/ Catholic Answers.]
	* [http://biblechristiansociety.com Bible Christian Society (Catholic apologetics site).]		* [http://biblechristiansociety.com Bible Christian Society (Catholic apologetics site).]
			* [http://www.matthewkelly.org/ Matthew Kelley] provides very inexpensive materials intended to be given to parishioners for free.
	[[Category:Evangelization]]		[[Category:Evangelization]]

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	* Learn by doing.		* Learn by doing.
			* Read conversion stories. See what worked for those converts.
			* Study apologetics.
	* Share tracts, pamphlets, literature, books, CDs, DVDs with family and friends.		* Share tracts, pamphlets, literature, books, CDs, DVDs with family and friends.
	* Volunteer to keep a pamphlet rack filled with good material in your church.		* Volunteer to keep a pamphlet rack filled with good material in your church.

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	* [http://www.catholicresourcecenter.org/site/ Catholic Resource Center.]		* [http://www.catholicresourcecenter.org/site/ Catholic Resource Center.]
	* [http://www.catholic.com/ Catholic Answers.]		* [http://www.catholic.com/ Catholic Answers.]
			* [http://biblechristiansociety.com Bible Christian Society (Catholic apologetics site).]

	[[Category:Evangelization]]		[[Category:Evangelization]]

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	* Wear T-shirts, hats, coats with Catholic symbols or slogans.		* Wear T-shirts, hats, coats with Catholic symbols or slogans.
	* Lapel pins: crosses, baby feet, monstrance, other Catholic symbols.		* Lapel pins: crosses, baby feet, monstrance, other Catholic symbols.
	* Use a Facebook page--be sure to "like" the Station of the Cross.		* Use a Facebook page — be sure to "like" the Station of the Cross.
	* Put a Catholic saying in your signature in e-mail.		* Put a Catholic saying in your signature in e-mail.
	* Wear medals or a scapular.		* Wear medals or a scapular.
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	I can see more thing wrong with the world and with acquaintances than God has sent me to repair. I'm not God. "I did not cause them, I can't cure them, I can't control them" (Al-Anon). They are God's problem, first, last, and always.		I can see more thing wrong with the world and with acquaintances than God has sent me to repair. I'm not God. "I did not cause them, I can't cure them, I can't control them" (Al-Anon). They are God's problem, first, last, and always.

	Read The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. If you're up to it, you might try Descent into Hell by William Carlos Williams--a much tougher book to digest.		Read The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis. If you're up to it, you might try Descent into Hell by William Carlos Williams — a much tougher book to digest.

	Great article here on how many are in Hell:		Great article here on how many are in Hell:
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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* [http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/1548/Lessons_from_Catholic_Evangelists.aspx "Lessons from Catholic Evangelists."]		* [http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/1548/Lessons_from_Catholic_Evangelists.aspx "Lessons from Catholic Evangelists."]
	* [http://www.whyimcatholic.com/ Why I'm Catholic--Catholic Conversion Stories.]		* [http://www.whyimcatholic.com/ Why I'm Catholic — Catholic Conversion Stories.]
	* [http://socrates58.blogspot.com/ Biblical Evidence for Catholicism.]		* [http://socrates58.blogspot.com/ Biblical Evidence for Catholicism.]
	* [http://www.catholicscomehome.org/ Catholics Come Home.]		* [http://www.catholicscomehome.org/ Catholics Come Home.]