"By patience, labour and prayer. The voice of the Unseen God in the language of the Bechuana nation." A reflection of the history of Robert Moffat's Setswana Bible (1857) by J. J. Lubbe

“…Robert and Mary Moffat convinced “the Bechuana nation” to accept and read the Gospel in their own language, by living “the voice of the Unseen God”. …”
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Faith development of the teenager during the Sunday evening worship service by H. P. Jansen

“…The article chooses for the use of the communicative approach to communicate the gospel to teenagers. The article attempts to use the empirical research method to determine which evening worship needs are experienced by teenagers. …”
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MISSIONAL-DIACONAL PRACTICES IN JAPAN AND SOUTH AFRICA: by J.S. Van der Watt

“…Can deeper fellowship (koinonia) and more direct community involvement (diakonia) constructively embody the gospel and foster church formation? The article indicates that, in light of frequent natural disasters, sharing God’s compassion in concrete ways has become vital to these churches’ existence. …”
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Narrative preaching: theory and praxis of a new way of preaching by Johan Janse van Rensburg

“…It may create the impression that narrative preaching is a never-before-discovered new method of communicating the gospel of salvation. Of course, stories have been used in sermons for a very long time. …”
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Pietism and War by Krzysztof Gładkowski

“…This seemingly historical movement within the Lutheran Church and other Protestant denominations pointed to the message of the Gospel of Christ and continues to evolve. This makes it still relevant today, since the Christian message — as in Pietism — is primarily directed towards the inner transformation of man and the formation of community relationships. …”
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Philippians 4:10-23 from a rhetorical perspective by A. H. Snyman

“…Paul’s dominant rhetorical strategy in 4:10-20 could be described as “Strengthening his special relationship with the Philippians by thanking them for their co-operation in the work of the gospel”. In the second section (4:21-23) Paul instructs the church leaders to greet all God’s people in Philippi. …”
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Worship and spirituality as a praxis-orientated apologetic in a post-modern world (the New Age) - an incarnational engaged approach by EK Foshaugen

“…Postmodernism provides an incredible opportunity to develop new methods to demonstrate the Gospel message of love and hope. In this article it is argued that this is best done through the supernatural power of an incarnational, engaged worship and spirituality (of adoration and action). …”
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Mission to the Wounded Youth: Scripture Union’s Evangelistic Approaches in Senior High School in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana by D. Awuah-Gyawu, P. White, A. Cloete

“…The study found that SU blended traditional evangelistic approaches with media engagement, leveraged adult media literacy for youth interests, used fun activities for gospel outreach, and involved youth in campus evangelism in its campus ministry. …”
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Calvins theologisches Leitmotiv "cognitio Dei et nostri" in der Institutio von 1536 by W. H. Neuser

“…Calvin teaches a process of acknowledgement and knowledge: Creation, Fall of man, Law and Gospel follow one another; the Law also incorporates salvation. …”
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Pentacostalism & schisms in the Reformed Church in Zambia 1996-2001: contextual and identity changes by H. J. Hendriks, L. Soko

“…In the RCZ, this led to the formation of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) in 1999 and the Bible Gospel Church in Africa (BIGOCA) in 2001. …”
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Voorveronderstellings in die hantering van die verhouding tussen Ou en Nuwe Testament. 'n Beskrywing na aanleiding van Friedrich Baumgärtel by S. J. P. K. Riekert

“…Once the believer is touched by the gospel, he experiences the Old Testament as a witness about Christ. 5. …”
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Vyandsliefde of geweld: oor die politiek van die historiese Jesus by E. Scheffler

“…Despite making the proposed task more difficult, in this contribution attention will be paid to the historical Jesus’ stance on violence (as contained in the Gospel tradition), our expressed hermeneutical intent being to address contemporary violence, in interpersonal relationships as well as on a global “political” scale (e.g. war). …”
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Die "Evangeliese Sending" 2010 - uitgedien of relevant? by P. Robinson

“… The Evangelical Mission (EM) dates its official history back to 1846 with the establishment of the Evangelical Alliance with as common goal ‘to promote unity and fellowship among Christians for more effective witness to the gospel’ and ‘to foster interpersonal relationships of common faith, trust and prayer’. …”
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Verstedeliking: Riglyne vir 'n kerklike bediening by B. du T. Jackson

“…The church should plan for an urgent short and long term ministry for these communities. While the gospel is proclaimed, lost members should be located and those in need should urgently be cared for. …”
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A rhetorical analysis of Philippians 1:1-11 by A. H. Snyman

“…They are part of Paul’s rhetorical strategy in the letter, constructed from the text itself and aimed at persuading his fellow-Christians to persevere in proclaiming and living the gospel that they received at the founding of the church in Philippi. …”
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Wiara w Kościele, lecz dla świata. Rekonstrukcja interpretacji nauczania Vaticanum II by Andrzej Napiórkowski

“…For popes John XXIII and Paul VI it was not important to conform to the world, but to present and remind modern man – inclined to move away from God – the importance of Gospel’s Truth in all its purity. Therefore Vatican II defined firstly, the relationship between faith and modern teaching, secondly, established the relationship between the Church and the modern state, and finally, differently specified the relationship between Christian faith and religions in the world. …”
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"Having fellowship with God" according to 1 John: dealing with the intermediation and invironment through which and in which it is constituted by D. G. van der Merwe

“… For believers to have fellowship with one another and corporately with God, is one of the main objectives stated for the proclamation of the gospel by the author of 1 John. This article investigates the intermediation and environment through which and in which fellowship is constituted between God and his children. …”
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Codex Forojuliensis a christianizace střední Evropy by Jan Stejskal

“… Cividale del Friuli (Forum Iulii) treasures a gospel-book known as Codex Foroju- liensis, which was written during the 6th century. …”
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Matka naszego Pana czy Królowa Męczenników by Wojciech Życiński

“…She understood her life as a service, in which consists royalty according to the Gospel (Lk 22, 24–40). She did not construe her Divine Motherhood as expression of sovereignty but declared herself servant of the Lord worshiping the one God and completely given to service for His plan o salvation. …”
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Roman victory propaganda – Revelation’s response: A historical and theological study by Łukasz Bergel

“…On one hand, they receive the gospel about Jesus’ victory over the world. On the other hand, they witnessed the power and dominance of the Roman Empire through its propaganda. …”
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