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Fire Up! is brought to you by Evangelism & New Churches, a ministry of the Sydney Anglican Diocese. It’s our prayer to see more people in more places find life and hope in Jesus Christ, in Sydney, and beyond.

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    • May 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    43: Reaching Catholics for Christ: Interview with Leonardo De Chirico

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 58:53


    For the final episode of our Reaching Catholics for Christ series we are interviewing Dr. Leonardo De Chirico to wrap up this topic. Hearts on Fire

    42: Answers to Common Catholics Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 29:46


    Talking to practicing Catholics about Jesus can cause complicated questions and objections to arise in conversation. This week, we offer a toolbox of answers to some of those hard-to-answer questions. Hearts on Fire

    41: Dos and Don'ts of Evangelism to Catholics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 36:39


    Evangelism to Catholics can be really hard to navigate, this week we talk about how to best come about teaching Catholics the gospel lovingly. Hearts on Fire

    40: Are Catholics Christian? With Ross Ciano - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 27:35


    After hearing a bit about Ross' story in last week's episode, today we delve deep into the question: 'Are Catholics Christian?'Hearts on Fire

    39: Are Catholics Christian? With Ross Ciano - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 22:36


    In this episode we sit down with special guest, Ross Ciano to talk about his reflections and experiences being converted from Catholicism to Christianity. Hearts on Fire

    38: Reaching Catholics for Christ - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 25:07


    In the second instalment of our series we are continuing the conversation on Catholicism and the importance of evangelism.

    37: Reaching Catholics for Christ - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 24:35


    This episode kicks off a new topical series we'll be looking at over the next few weeks. We will be exploring Catholicism through all types of theological, cultural, and evangelical lenses.

    36: Reaching Aussie-Born Chinese from Non-Religious Families (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 20:41


    In this episode, Ling continues to share the journey that shaped her faith, taking us through the pivotal moments that led her to where she is today.Hearts on Fire

    35: Reaching Aussie-Born Chinese from Non-Religious Families (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 23:43


    Ling shares her experience of being born in Australia and growing up in an Asian household, exploring the potential cultural differences and how they impacted her walk with Christ.Hearts on Fire

    34: Evangelising Teens from Non-Christian Homes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 20:50


    As Dan reflects on his own testimony coming to faith growing up in a non-Christian home, we discuss ways for parents, youth leaders, and friends of teenagers in the same situation to guide and support them in finding Jesus.Hearts on Fire

    33: Evangelism Plan 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 19:34


    What is an evangelism plan and how necessary is it for me to have one? We discuss this as we consider being prepared and intentional with our evangelism.'A Life on Mission Two-Weeks at a Time'Hearts on Fire

    32: Do We Really Have to Evangelise?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 32:15


    Fire Up! is back for another very exciting season! To start things off we are diving into a big question:Do we really have to evangelise? And if not, why would we?Hearts on Fire

    31: End of 2024 Q& A

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 18:05


    Throughout the year we have had some great questions come in from listeners. So, for a very special final episode of Fire Up! for the year we are answering some commonly asked questions from you guys!

    30: Evangelism at Christmas Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 43:14


    With Christmas and the end of 2024 approaching fast, we are discussing how we can be sharing Jesus with our family and friends at this time of year. For the 'Names of Jesus' advent cards Dave mentioned go to: https://au.lacewingcreative.com/

    29: Church Welcoming Tips and Application

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 15:26


    Continuing the conversation of church welcoming with Mark, we discuss more practically about tips, applications and potential dangers involved in welcoming.

    28: How to Welcome Non-Christians at Church with Mark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 29:24


    On Fire Up! this week, we chat with Mark about what good welcoming looks like and how we can lovingly welcome visiting non-Christians in our own churches.

    27: Stepping out of the Christian Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 23:58


    Dan is joined by guest Braydon to talk about stepping out of the 'Christian bubble' to reach more people through evangelism.

    26: Evangelism Lessons from Uni

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 15:35


    Dan is joined with guest Luke Blowes to talk about his experiences and challenges with evangelism leaving high school and going into university.

    25: Apologetics: Good Answers to Tough Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 25:09


    This week we are talking about how to use apologetic arguments effectively in conversations to ensure that we are well equipped for those tricky questions.

    24: Apologetics: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 34:24


    What are apologetics? Are they the same as evangelism? We discuss it all in this week's episode of Fire Up!

    23: Reaching Gen Y for Christ with Jeri Jones-Sparks (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 30:47


    This week we continue our discussion with guest, Jeri Jones-Sparks about common questions Gen Y may have about Christianity and how to approach them.

    27: Stepping out of the Christian Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 23:58


    Guest Braydon joins Dan to talk about stepping out of the 'Christian bubble' and out of our comfort zone to reach more people in evangelism.

    22: Reaching Gen Y for Christ with Jeri Jones-Sparks (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 37:55


    Statistically, Gen Y (millennials) are the least likely generation to identify as Christian in our society. We are joined by special guest Jeri Jones-Sparks to help us navigate how to reach this demographic.

    21: Using the Bible in Evangelism (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 19:13


    Continuing from last week's discussion, in this episode we are talking about simple, but effective ways we can use the bible in evangelism during shorter interactions with people we may not know too well.

    20: Using the Bible in Evangelism (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 42:56


    This week on Fire Up! we are navigating how, where, and why to use the bible in evangelism.

    19: Good Answers to Tough Questions (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 26:58


    Continuing on from last week's conversation, we are tackling the big topic of suffering and how to approach this very tough question.

    18: Good Answers for Tough Questions (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 32:46


    Welcome back to an exciting new season of Fire Up! To kick off season 2, we are starting with a two-part series about good answers to tough questions.

    17: Social Media Evangelistic Pitfalls and Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 35:13


    Continuing from the theme of last week's episode, this week on Fire Up! we are discussing social media evangelism. Social media is everywhere and offers new platforms to reach and interact with others. How do we use social media in a way that is godly and open to evangelism?

    16: Online Evangelism: Yay or Nay?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 37:19


    With so many online resources available on the internet, how do we evaluate which ones we should share with our non-Christian family and friends? This week, we discuss how we can use internet resources for evangelism and the best ways to do so.

    15: When Should You Bring a Mate to Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 23:23


    We are always being encouraged to invite people along to church, but is there ever a time where we shouldn't? This week on Fire Up! we discuss when should you bring a mate to church.

    14: Is Evangelism Really for Everyone? With Dr Peter Orr from Moore Theological College

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 19:04


    This week on Fire Up! we are joined by a special guest, Dr. Peter Orr from Moore Theological College to discuss is evangelism really for everyone?

    13: Evangelism in a Post-Christian World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 42:46


    This week on Fire Up! we are listening to a sermon Dave gave on Matthew 9 about what we can learn about evangelism from Jesus Himself in a 'Post-Christian world'.

    12: Optimistic Evangelism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 29:57


    It is hard being a Christian today now more than ever which can discourage our approach to evangelism. This week on Fire Up! we share our top 5 reasons why you should stay optimistic about evangelism.

    11: Bringing a mate, with old mate Ethan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 18:09


    This week on Fire Up!, Dan interviews his mate Ethan about inviting friends to church and what we can learn from his experiences when we are trying to get our mates to come along to church.

    10: Walking with Non-Christian Family Members (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 33:03


    Following on from last week's episode, we continue hearing Dave's story as he shares advice from his experience about walking with non-Christian family members.

    9: Walking with Non-Christian Family Members (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 29:50


    Following the recent theme of evangelism within family, we begin a discussion on walking with family members who are currently non-Christian. This week, Dave shares his experiences growing up and sheds some light for parents struggling with children who are not walking with Christ.

    8: Evangelism to Non-Christian Family (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 34:15


    This week, we continue talking about the challenges of evangelising to non-christian family members. This episode shares some practical tips to help overcome this especially challenging evangelistic opportunity.

    7: Evangelism to Non-Christian Family (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 25:47


    Having a family that doesn't share the same faith and values as you is really tough. In this episode, we are sharing our experiences, challenges, and struggles with having non-christian family members.

    6: The Evangelistic Conversation (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 19:51


    This week we are continuing in our two part series about the evangelistic conversation. In this episode, we talk more about the practical tips to approaching evangelistic conversations more confidently.

    5: The Evangelistic Conversation (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 19:42


    Last week, we talked about starting evangelistic conversations. In this weeks episode of Fire Up! we start a two part series about coming about the evangelistic conversation.

    4: Starting Evangelistic Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 32:30


    Starting conversations about evangelism can be difficult and a little intimidating sometimes. In this episode, we share some tips and tricks to best approach starting evangelistic conversations.

    3: Sharing Your Testimony

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 28:11


    In this episode of Fire Up! we are talking about testimonies. How do we share how the gospel has changed our lives and how does sharing our testimony with others help proclaim the good news of Jesus?

    2: Why Don't We Evangelise?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 20:24


    Evangelism can be tough. Really tough. What is it that makes it so hard? How do we push through something that can be so scary? 

    1: What is Evangelism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 24:36


    The very first episode of Fire Up! covers the key question of what exactly IS evangelism? Tune in to test your knowledge, and be challenged to grow in your own evangelism skills. 

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