Good Catholic Boys

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Good Catholic Boys

Ministry Update March 19, 2017

Friday night, Justin and his little brother Brayden joined me witnessing downtown. It was St. Patrick’s Day, so we weren’t too sure of what to expect. We started off singing a couple of hymns and then I brought a message We Are Not Used Car Salesmen. I wasn’t very far into the message when three young men stopped right in front of me. I asked them if they had a question and they all said no, they were just listening. But before long a couple of them said they felt like I was judging them and I shouldn’t judge them because they were good Catholics.  [Read more…]

Is Open-Air Preaching Radical?

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Is Open-Air Preaching Radical?

I’ve always heard that only 2% of Christians share their faith in Jesus with others. Now some of the old-time preachers also used to say that they believed only 5% to 10% of people in churches were actually saved. Their estimates don’t seem unrealistic to me. If you have truly received everlasting life, how can you keep that to yourself? But let’s just use the 2% number tonight. If only 2% of professing Christians share their faith, how low of percentage do you think it is for Christians who do open-air preaching? So I ask you tonight: Is open-air preaching radical?  [Read more…]

How Can You Have A Bad Night When A Man Walks Up And Says He Just Got Saved Earlier?

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Ministry Update March 12, 2017

Man Tells Us He Just Got Saved

How can you have a bad night when a man walks up and says he just got saved earlier tonight? Friday Night Aaron and I were getting ready to sing hymns and street preach when Danny walked by us and he took a tract. When he realized what it was he was all excited. Then he walked up closer and told us that he just got saved at Freeway Ministries. We praised God with him and Aaron asked if we could pray with him and Danny said sure. So we prayed for him and before he walked away I asked him if he had a Bible and he said no. I offered him a Bible and he gladly took it.  [Read more…]

Love Is The Only Doctrine

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Love Is The Doctrine

Love Is The Only Doctrine

I drove by a church in Springfield the other day and their sign by the road said “Love is the only doctrine of this church.” Now that sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Love is the only doctrine. Let’s all just love everybody. It really sounds wonderful, but is it biblical?  [Read more…]

I Ask God To Forgive Me

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Ask God Forgive

I Ask God To Forgive Me

Ministry Update March 5, 2017

We were very blessed to have ten of us out witnessing Friday night. We sang hymns to start the night and then four of us brought messages, including Steven with his first message on the box. He’s quotes Bible verses in the past, but Friday night he quoted three Scripture verses and expounded on them. Praise God!  [Read more…]

Stop Giving Christians A Bad Name

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Dennis At MSU Feb 15 2017

Stop Giving Christians A Bad Name

Last week a student at MSU yelled as he walked by me “Stop giving Christians a bad name.” I don’t know if the young man is a professing Christian or maybe an atheist that grew up in a Christian home, but I’ve been thinking about his comment. I wonder if he really knows what giving Christians a bad name really looks like?  [Read more…]

Cold But Not Too Cold To Mock God

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Cold But Not Too Cold To Mock God

Friday night was very cold. It was 32 degrees and it felt like 21 degrees with the biting wind. It was cold but not too cold to mock God. I’m always amazed at how God mockers can stop and mock God, no matter how cold the weather is and Friday night was no exception. Sadly, even on this cold night, people were lined up most of the night to get into the bar Outland Ballroom across the street from us. But they heard the Gospel as they waited to get in.  [Read more…]

What Have You Got To Lose?

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What Have You Got To Lose

What Have You Got To Lose?

Have you ever been in a situation where you thought what have you got to lose? Have you ever been backed into a corner and you come out swinging? You do this because you don’t think that you have anything to lose. Or have you ever been in a bad relationship and you knew that you had nothing to lose to end it? Have you ever been desperate in a dead-end job and decided to go for a new job because you thought what have you got to lose? I’ve been in desperate situations where I felt like I didn’t have any other options; that I didn’t have anything to lose by trying something different. Maybe like you should just flip a coin to make a decision. [Read more…]

Noise! Noise! Noise!

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Noise Noise Noise

Noise! Noise! Noise!

Ministry Update February 19, 2017

Friday night was full of noise! Noise! Noise! No, I’m not talking about our little 37 watt amplifiers. I’m talking about the motorcyclists revving their engines and cranking their stereo’s up. Several cars and trucks revved their engines too. It was very noisy downtown. I understand that lost people don’t like hearing the Gospel. The Bible says it is foolishness to those who are perishing. But a lot of this animosity was directed toward us while we were singing hymns. We also heard many hail Satan’s and other derogatory comments.  [Read more…]

The Second Adam

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The Second Adam

The Second Adam

I want to talk about the second Adam in the Bible today, but I really should tell you a little about the first Adam, first. It begins with God. Genesis 1:1 says In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Then Genesis 1:26-28 states: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.  [Read more…]