Questions for Protestants: Mainline and Evangelical

[MaxPC]

Recently there have been incidents of the LGBT+ people trying to disrupt church services or hold sexual entertainment on church property. How would your fellowship respond to these disruptions and blatant perversions?

[Outsider]

Call 911. Let the man with the sword do his thang.

[Ernie]

What verses or passages from the Bible are often highlighted by Evangelicals?
I am particularly wanting to hear from Evangelicals or folks who used to be Evangelical.

Here are some that are frequently cited. Are these ones you hear frequently as well.

For we have all become like one who is unclean, and our righteousness is as filthy rags.
— Isaiah 64:6

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing, that there will not be room enough for.
— Malachi 3:10

Judge not, that you be not judged.
Matthew 7:1

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
— John 3:16

Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.
— Acts 16:31

For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God
— Romans 3:23

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.
— Ephesians 2:8–9

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
— Romans 10:9-10

[HondurasKeiser]

I often hear missionary friends here talking about evangelizing using the “Romans Road”.

[ohio jones]

"...man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
— 1 Sam. 16.7

[R7ehr]

I’m not in these groups. But when I read the op, for some reason this is what came to mind:
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

[cmbl]

What verses or passages from the Bible are often highlighted by Evangelicals?
I am particularly wanting to hear from Evangelicals or folks who used to be Evangelical.

Here are some that are frequently cited. Are these ones you hear frequently as well.

Yes, most of these were frequently cited.

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing, that there will not be room enough for.
— Malachi 3:10

This one would vary based on how much a church would push tithing. Off the top of my head, it wasn't as much quoted as some others in your list; but that was because I was in churches that didn't push tithing as much as others.

Judge not, that you be not judged.
Matthew 7:1

There would be a segment of evangelicals that would look a bit askance at this verse being overly-quoted, considering it evidence of liberalism or "moralistic therapeutic deism."

"Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together" also comes to mind.

[Ernie]

Thanks for your feedback, cmbl.

"Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together" also comes to mind.

Was this one quoted to get people to attend church more often?

In most of the more Plain Anabaptist churches, this verse rarely needs quoted, since attending church every time there is a service is just what you do. You don't even think about skipping church unless someone is ill. Most would not skip attending a church, even when on vacation.

At our Sunday gatherings, the majority of attendees are unchurched or less churched people, and they don't have this habit. I must admit that I have been thinking about how to use this verse.

[barnhart]

Are others allowed to give their experiences of evangelical/mainline protestant exegesis?

[JohnH]

Are others allowed to give their experiences of evangelical/mainline protestant exegesis?

I would give mine, but I think I’d be hopelessly biased.

My experience in evangelical circles is they just read all kinds of Bible verses.