I was reading the Bible the other day and ran across these heart-breaking words – they repented not. Jesus is speaking and He’s talking about the cities where He performed miracles, where He preached the Gospel and they would not listen. They did not have ears to hear. They did not repent. Jesus shared the Gospel, spoke truth to the people and they repented not. [Read more…]
There was an Awaken The Dawn event in the park next to our normal witnessing spot Friday night, so Conner and I witnessed at the corner of South and Walnut. We encountered many mockers there and after we both brought messages and handed out tracts, we went back to our normal witnessing spot. There, we also encountered more mockers. But in addition to the mockers, we also heard a phrase that we’ve heard many times while witnessing downtown: I go to church. [Read more…]
Last week was an encouraging, you might even say fun week of evangelizing. There were several conversations, I handed out Gospel tracts and invited people to my church. This Wednesday at MSU was not that way. One student sat and listened to part of the message, but I also had two mockers. One mouthed off something and kept walking (I call these student’s drive-by mockers) and the other mocker didn’t say a single word. He just took several pictures from different angles, but that was it. Sadly, the majority just walked by and appeared apathetic. It was one of those days where it appeared the message of the Gospel fell on deaf ears. [Read more…]
My friends and I come out here on the streets and plead with people to repent and trust Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We call unrepentant sinners to repent. Yes, we are merely calling you to do what Jesus Himself said. Jesus said “unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” He also said “repent and believe the Gospel.” The Bible says that we are to “have repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” So it is very biblical for us to plead with people to repent and trust Jesus. But what is repentance? [Read more…]
Conner and I had a great time witnessing downtown Friday night. There was a Pokémon Go event, so there were a lot of people milling around. I brought the first message and I had a couple of mockers. One guy stopped his SUV in the road to tell me that God is just a construct of our mind. I don’t know if it was right or wrong, but I told him to “go on to Hell because that’s where you want to go anyway.” I’ve heard the old-time preacher Rolfe Barnard say that and it just came out of my mouth. Then a little later a young woman walked by with her friends and she said laughingly. “I’m going to Hell and I’m so happy about it.” She may very well be laughing her way to Hell, but she won’t be laughing once she gets there. [Read more…]
On Wednesday at Missouri State University I couldn’t get a permit for my usual spot. So I open-air preached at Strong Hall. I like Strong Hall, it was the first spot I witnessed at when I started witnessing at MSU around seven years ago. Toward the end of the message, a young woman stopped to listen and then she came over to talk afterwards. She studies Hebrew at the university and she said the Greek word for sin means to miss the mark. To that I said a hearty Amen! [Read more…]
King Solomon – Bring Me A Sword
The Bible describes King Solomon in 1 Kings 10:23 as follows: So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. Shortly, I want to relay the story most people think of when we talk about Solomon’s wisdom. It’s the story of two women who both claimed a living baby was their own and the other woman was the mother of the dead baby. Yes, most people focus on Solomon’s wisdom in handling this case. But what strikes me the most is the love of the real mother of the living baby. Not only did she love her son, she loved him with truly sacrificial love. [Read more…]
Vinton and Connie handing out CDs while Greg listens to Jeff witnessing to an atheist
On Wednesday, ten of us handed out 1,240 Hell’s Best Kept Secret CD’s at Missouri State University during the lunch hour. Praise God, that He held the rain off. On Monday, the weather app was calling for 80% chance of rain and possibility of hail for Wednesday morning. But the sky was clear for the first 45 minutes and then it only sprinkled a little after that. [Read more…]
I was a sneaky child when I was little. Yes, I was a rebellious child. My parents and teachers would tell me what to do, but many times I wouldn’t listen. So I received many spankings. I guess you could say that I wasn’t very smart because most times I still wouldn’t listen. I had a rebellious spirit. But the adults in my life still spoke truth to me, they told me what I needed to hear, whether I listened or not. Well, my friend and I are out here tonight sharing truth, God’s truth with you and we are doing so whether you listen or not. [Read more…]
Since classes started at Missouri State University this last week, I witnessed there during the lunch hour on Wednesday. Toward the end of the message a student came over to talk to me. He had listened to a good portion of the open-air preaching. He walked up and said, “I like what you do here, but you don’t want to scare off the new students. You need to sugarcoat it.” I didn’t address his concern, we just talked a little bit. Then all of he sudden he laughed and said, “I guess you really can’t sugarcoat it, can you?” Then I told him that I was going to ask him where Jesus sugarcoated it and that I’d be happy to do the same. The best part was he figured out that you really can’t sugarcoat the Gospel and he came to this conclusion without me even addressing it. [Read more…]