{"id":62781,"date":"2011-04-17T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T01:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=62781"},"modified":"2023-09-15T21:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T02:15:53","slug":"influence-and-evangelism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/influence-and-evangelism\/","title":{"rendered":"Influence and Evangelism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tby Taylor Ladd<br \/>\nApril 17-20, 2011\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/teachingMoments-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/gods-captivated-captives\/\">God&#8217;s Captivated Captives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/learning-to-see-souls\/\">Learning to See Souls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-purpose-of-our-calling\/\">The Purpose of Our Calling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/jesus-heals-the-man-born-blind\/\">Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/tactics-for-defending-our-faith\/\">Tactics for Defending Our Faith<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Taylor Ladd April 17-20, 2011 God&#8217;s Captivated Captives Learning to See Souls The Purpose of Our Calling Jesus Heals the Man Born Blind Tactics for Defending Our Faith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119],"tags":[353,536,451],"class_list":["post-62781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","tag-influence","tag-preaching","tag-teaching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44285,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-to-ruin-our-influence\/","url_meta":{"origin":62781,"position":0},"title":"How to Ruin Our Influence","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"by Raymond Warfel","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":61531,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-influence\/","url_meta":{"origin":62781,"position":1},"title":"Notes on Influence","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 25, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Genesis 5:3 - The influence of a father on his son Exodus 23:2 - Following a crowd is not an excuse for evil behavior Deuteronomy 12:29-32 - Do not let culture influence your religious beliefs Deuteronomy 18:9-12 - Do not let culture influence your religious beliefs I Kings 11:1-8 -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Notes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Notes","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/notes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":35167,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/exactly-who-is-influencing-who\/","url_meta":{"origin":62781,"position":2},"title":"Exactly Who is Influencing Who?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Chronicles 13:4-12 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Most Americans tend to have an independent streak. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We would like to think that we think for ourselves. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As Christians, we aim to influence those around to do good. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But influence is not a one-way street. II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Our thoughts are shaped by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Audio&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":87206,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-direction-of-influence\/","url_meta":{"origin":62781,"position":3},"title":"The Direction of Influence","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by David Gibson The Peril of Proximity The cough and cold medicines on our closet shelf were stored in a box originally containing chocolate-covered peanuts. On the box was printed this warning: \"Do not store near heat, soaps, perfumes, disinfectants, oil products, or other articles with strong odors.\" Imagine eating\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Article&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":45285,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-this-help-illustrate-demons-being-cut-off-from-the-land-yet-still-having-an-influence-in-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":62781,"position":4},"title":"Could this help illustrate demons being cut off from the land, yet still having an influence in the world?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Greetings, I greatly appreciate\u00a0your explanation of Zechariah 13:2. 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