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Be Contagious!
Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 1, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. Be Contagious! (Week 2)
Contributed on Jan 1, 2013
This is the second of a 4 part series adapted from Willow Creek’s Contagious Christian Evangelism Training course.
BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 2 Scott Bayles, pastor Adapted from “If Jesus Lived in My House,” by Lee Strobel As we begin week two of our “Becoming a Contagious Christian” series, let me share a story from Lee Strobel—one of the authors of the Contagious Christian training materials. It’s not actually ...read more
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2. Be Contagious! (Week 3)
Contributed on Jan 1, 2013
This is the third of a 4 part series adapted from Willow Creek's Contagious Christian Evangelism Training course.
BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 3 Scott Bayles, pastor Adapted from “Rubbing Shoulders with Irreligious People,” by Bill Hybels and “Friend of Flops,” by Max Lucado One day, while walking the streets of his home town Nazareth, Jesus came across a young man named Matthew sitting in ...read more
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3. Be Contagious! (Week 4)
Contributed on Jan 1, 2013
This is the third of a 4 part series adapted from Willow Creek's Contagious Christian Evangelism Training course.
BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 4 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church (I was sick the week I wrote this message and didn't have time to write the full text, this is the outline I preached from). INTRO: (title slide) Review How are we doing so far? God ...read more
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4. Be Contagious | Part 1 (2018 Update)
Contributed on May 5, 2026
In this four-part series on evangelism, we start by exploring the motivations behind sharing our faith. Namely, we love the Lord and we love the lost.
BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 1 Scott Bayles, pastor Adapted from “Motivations for Evangelism” by Bill Hybels Blooming Grove: 9/16/2018 When was the last time you had a conversation about God outside of church? For most people, the unfortunate and surprising answer to that question is not very often. ...read more
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5. Be Contagious | Part 2 (2018 Update)
Contributed on May 5, 2026
In part two of this series, we explore God's love for the lost through the parables about the Lost Sheep, Lost, Silver, and Lost Son.
BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 2 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 9/23/2018 If you’re just joining us, last Sunday we began a church-wide campaign called Becoming a Contagious Christian. Being a contagious Christian means being the kind of Christian that’s often bringing others to ...read more
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6. Be Contagious | Part 3 (2018 Update)
Contributed on May 5, 2026
In the third sermon in this series, we explore Paul's advise for sharing our faith: be wise, be winsome, and be watchful.
BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 3 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 9/30/2018 If you’re just joining us, we are three weeks into this four-week Becoming a Contagious Christian campaign. And, as I’ve said before, being a contagious Christian means being the kind of Christian that is often ...read more
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7. Be Contagious | Part 4 (2018 Update)
Contributed on May 5, 2026
In the fourth and final sermon of this series, we unpack the parable of the sower, paying special attention to the Sower, the Seed, and the Soil.
BE CONTAGIOUS: WEEK 4 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 10/7/18 Previous Version: 3/9/14 We’ve spent four weeks now exploring what it means to be a Contagious Christian and how we can develop an infectious faith. Last Sunday I talked about Paul’s strategy for being contagious ...read more