Servant Evangelism

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Every week I go to Miami, Florida to minister to the broken, bruised, and homeless. I tend to use the Servant Evangelism method because I believe it displays authenticity and makes people receptive to the Gospel. Instead of just presenting the Gospel, I follow James 2:16, which says, "and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?" Therefore, I make sure to provide food and water before I share the Gospel with the homeless.
While I was passing out food, I spotted a man sitting far away from the crowd of hungry people. I scooped some food into a bowl and made my way over to the lonely man. The man was named *Sean and he had been on

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