Ochorus for evangelism and outreach
Free books for evangelism and outreach
Moody, Spurgeon, Torrey and Whitefield on bringing others to Christ, and the short, warm books they wrote to hand to a seeker, free to share by link, by QR code or as a printed PDF.
- books
- 295
- sermons
- 251
- reading plans
- 36
- languages
- 10
Good places to start
Books to give a seeker
Short, warm and written for those not yet in the faith.
For the evangelist
Handbooks and lives of those who reached others.
In simpler words
Retellings to give to readers of any age.
Take them offline
For a book table or a place with no signal. Download each book as a PDF to print or an EPUB for an e-reader, or save them all to this device. If you would like to print copies to give away, please contact us first.
- Around the Wicket Gate
Charles H. Spurgeon
A sermon series for your group
Read one sermon at home each week, then talk it through together. Every sermon here comes with study questions and their answers, at the foot of the sermon.
Six gospel sermons
Sermons that called people to Christ: one a week for your team to read, or to read with someone who is asking.
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Week 2
The Way of Salvation Made as Plain as DayR. A. Torrey, Acts 16:30-31
4 study questions 23 min read
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Week 4
Come Thou and All Thy House into the ArkDwight L. Moody, Genesis 7:1
4 study questions 24 min read
One event a week naming the sermon to read, with a reminder that morning. Send the file to your group so their calendars have it too.
Why outreach teams use Ochorus
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A book to give, for nothing
The Way to God and All of Grace were written for people who are not yet Christians. Share them by link, by QR code or in a message, and the reader needs no account.
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PDFs to print
Many books can be downloaded as free PDFs. If you would like to print copies to give away, please contact us first: Ochorus already prints and gives away books in East Africa.
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Training for the team
Torrey’s How to Bring Men to Christ and Spurgeon’s The Soul-Winner are practical handbooks for personal evangelism, read by generations of evangelists.
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A next step for new believers
When someone comes to faith, give them the New to the Faith reading plan: one short reading a day for their first weeks.
Plans to read together
One short reading a day. Start on the same day and everyone reaches the same chapter together, each reader ticking off their own progress as they go.
The Way to God: Grace for Every Sinner
35 days·~18 min/dayA month on the oldest good news there is. Richard Baxter's tender call to the unconverted, D. L. Moody on the way to God, and Charles Spurgeon's All of Grace — the plainest of guides to how a sinner is saved, and how to know it.
Day 1 ·A Call to the Unconverted
New to the Faith
39 days·~8 min/dayFive and a half weeks for anyone just beginning with Christ. Charles Spurgeon meets you at the wicket gate with the plainest help there is for trusting Jesus; then R. A. Torrey, writing for new believers, shows how to begin right — assurance, the Holy Spirit, the church, the Bible, prayer and witness. Short articles along the way answer the questions every new Christian asks: what the gospel is, why Jesus died, what baptism and the Lord’s Supper mean, and how to keep growing.
Day 1 ·What Is the Gospel? A Clear, Simple Summary
Send the Fire: Praying for Revival
38 days·~38 min/dayHow revival comes, and how to pray it down. Charles Finney's lectures on the conditions of revival, R. A. Torrey on the baptism with the Holy Spirit that empowers it, and the sermons through which God shook New England under Jonathan Edwards.
Day 1 ·Lectures on Revivals of Religion
Start a reading group
Choose a plan and the day you begin, then pass on the link. Everyone who opens it is on the same day of the plan. Nobody needs an account, and nothing about anyone is collected.
“A million of tracts may not be the means of converting one single soul; and yet how great, beyond calculation, may be the blessing which results from one single tract.”
Ways to use it in outreach
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A QR code on the table
Print the QR code for The Way to God on a card at your book table, outreach event or café night.
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Train the team
Read How to Bring Men to Christ together before a mission, a chapter a week.
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Follow up the same week
Send someone who showed interest a link to a book and a reading plan, so the conversation can carry on.
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Pray first
Prepare with Send the Fire, a reading plan on praying for revival.
Meet the writers
The lives behind the books: each one has a full biography, with the books and sermons they left.
Pass it on
A message ready for a bulletin, a group chat or an email. Copy it as it is, or make it your own.
Questions
Is Ochorus really free?
Yes. Every book and sermon on Ochorus is free to read, with no paywall, no subscription and no ads. The classics themselves are in the public domain, and Ochorus is a ministry, not a business.
Can we print books to give away?
Many books can be downloaded as free PDF files. If you would like to print copies to give away, please contact us first; we would be glad to talk it through.
Does the person we share with need an account?
No. Anyone can open the link and read, with nothing to sign up for.
Give someone the good news to read
Share a book by link or QR code, or train your team with the classics on evangelism.