Nat Crawford - Executive Coach, Speaker, Leader

For a sermon on Jonah 3, Can I Get A Witness?, we concluded that God desires the lost to be saved. As His child, He has called you to be a witness for Him. This can be intimidating and honestly scary if we look at evangelism incorrectly. Evangelism is simply what I call every day outreach.  God has called us to engage in everyday outreach. Going to the places we go naturally. Interacting with the people we naturally interact with. Living each day with gospel-intentionality. Everyday outreach is fun because we know that God does the saving. He simply asks us to bring His Word - His gospel because it is the power unto salvation. Will you as His follower bring His Word to the lost? How? Two easy ways: First, invite them to church. Walking into a church you don't know is intimidating, but coming to a service with a friend is always easier. Second, give them God's Word by getting them into the Bible. Here is a document that you can easily share with people: "Check it ...

In the last blog , we asked the question "Why is there something rather than nothing." Many atheists would say it just is. It's a brute fact. Christians say, "God" is the reason there is something rather than nothing. Regardless of the answer as to why there is something (us, the earth, the universe), we all should ask the question "is our answer reasonable?"  As I just stated Christians claim God is the reason there is something. Last week began to laid out 1 of 2 lines of evidence that show Christians can be MEGA SURE that God exists. We looked at the acronym MEGA to provide scientific rationale for our belief in God. In this blog, I will look at how we can be SURE in our second line of evidence. The second line of evidence for God’s existence is called the Cosmological Argument. Simply put, the cosmological argument is the argument for causation. In other words, every effect must have a cause.Professor and apologist, William Lane Craig has c...

Why is there something rather than nothing? Have you ever considered this question? Why is there something rather than nothing? Why are we here? Why is the earth here? Why is the universe here? Why is there something rather than nothing. Every world view has to answer these questions. Not just the Christian. Not just the theist, but the pantheist, the polytheist, the agnostic, and the atheist. We all must try to determine why there is something rather than nothing. Once one gives an answer, they need to answer one more question: is my conclusion the most reasonable answer. Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell who said that “The universe is just there, and that's all." In other words, it just exists. It always had. It’s a brute fact. Is this reasonable? As Christians we would say “God” is the answer. But is that the most reasonable answer. Some would say, it doesn’t matter. It’s a matter of faith. But I ask you, is such a blind faith badge of honor for us as Christians? The...

I first read the original Josh McDowell’s Evidence That Demands a Verdict a number of years ago for an apologetics course and found it to be helpful. Then a new version came out in 1999, which I enjoyed as well. Then I heard about another version coming out in October of 2017. I first thought, “Come on! Another one?!?” But now that I have it in hand and have read through it, I can say, it is a must have.   The claim of “completely updated and expanded” is true. Part 1: Evidence for the Bible is a must have for the Christian. Many today inside Christendom don’t trust the Bible, which is deeply troubling. Christians are people of a book: the Bible. Yet, they struggle with viewing the Bible as wholly unique, historical, and reliable. This section is an honest look at the evidence for a solid trust in the contents of the Bible. Part 2: Evidence for Jesus puts forward a compelling case for the historical Jesus as well as evidence for Jesus, the Son of God. But Josh an...

Legalism. Legalism is a word Christians are prone to use and prone to be afraid of. Some Christian’s tout “I am not a legalist. or "I don't want to be legalistic about that..." I often wonder, what do they mean by "legalistic". If they mean by legalistic is that they don’t put works ahead of the gospel of grace, then good. The true gospel is salvation by grace through faith (Eph 2:8). But if they mean, the gospel is good news for your soul, but indifferent for your life. In other words, as a Christian, obedience is nice, but not a result of salvation. If this is what they mean, they’ve bought into the myth of Christian legalism. Too many Christians believe that the gospel is potent enough to save your soul but impotent to change your life. Your soul will be saved from hell, but your life will look like you belong there.  They equate obedience to God as legalism. If you believe this, you have bought into the myth of Christian legalism. If you...

Are Christians crazy for believing that Jesus physically rose from the dead? Each and every Easter, we are faced with the claim that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. That is if you can get past all the fluff of Easter bunnies and Cadbury Eggs. Beyond the commercialized and secularized version of "Easter" is the true Easter. The real reason why we celebrate each Spring. But I think the question of “Is an actual resurrection of Jesus the best possible explanation for the claims of the apostles that Jesus historically and physically rose from the dead?" should be explored. Skeptics and believers should wrestle with this question. Because as the apostle Paul wrote, “If Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless” (1 Cor. 15:14). So is an actual resurrected Jesus the best explanation for the claims of the apostles? Let’s look quickly at the many possibilities and let us all be willing to follow truth to wherever it leads. Th...

“But I say,   walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify   the desires of the flesh.   For   the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other,   to keep you from doing the things you want to do.   But if you are   led by the Spirit,   you are not under the law.   Now   the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,   idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions,   divisions,   envy,   drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that   those who do   such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.   But   the fruit of the Spirit is   love, joy, peace, patience,   kindness, goodness, faithfulness,   gentleness,   self-control;   against such things there is no law.   And th...