To usher in the month of July I’m giving away a free copy of “The Gospel and Personal Evangelism” by Mark Dever, senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and executive director of 9Marks.

Here’s the shake-down. Between now and midnight tomorrow (Wednesday, July 2 Central Standard Time), send an e-mail to thefoolsgoldblog@gmail.com. In the e-mail, include your name, the name and address of your blog (if you have one), what you do during the day, and any interesting event that has happened to you this summer. It could be somewhere you’ve visited, someone you’ve talked to, a book you’ve read, a strange talent you’ve mastered, etc.  I will then randomly select an entry, and e-mail the winner to ask for his or her mailing address. The winner will be announced sometime on Thursday, July 3.

“The Gospel and Personal Evangelism” is a quick read, and provides a very sound treatment of various issues surrounding evangelism. Dever’s approach is to structure his book around seven questions:

  1. Why Don’t We Evangelize?
  2. What Is the Gospel?
  3. Who Should Evangelize?
  4. How Should We Evangelize?
  5. What Isn’t Evangelism?
  6. What Should We Do After We Evangelize?
  7. Why Should We Evangelize?

One of the reasons I love the book is that not only is Dever an evangelist, but he operates out of a deep embrace of the sovereignty of God. Here is a good quote from the book:

Somehow, Paul found the doctrine of God’s sovereignty an encouragement in his evangelism. Do we need to recover this confidence in a day of increasing opposition to the public preaching of the gospel? I think that we do. I fear that much of today’s evangelism will soon end. As evangelism becomes more and more unpopular, I fear that some Christians will simply dilute it, water it down, alter it, or even stop sharing the good news altogether. I think a better understanding of the Bible’s teaching on God’s election would help them. I think it would give them confidence and joy in their evangelism. (pg. 105)

So, shoot me an e-mail and we will see who wins this month’s giveaway!