Mocking To Not Mocking Back To Mocking
Ministry Update November 22, 2020
While I was open-air preaching Friday night, a guy drove by and yelled before he pulled into the parking lot across from Keven and I. So I told the young man that he wasn’t mocking me, but that he was actually mocking God and worse yet, he was storing up more wrath against the day of wrath (Romans 2:5). The driver stopped at the exit and said that he wasn’t mocking me, that he actually supports what I’m doing. So I apologized to him. Immediately, he pulled out and said the f-word and a string of other cusswords as he drove away. So the guy went from mocking to not mocking back to mocking again.
As he drove off, I told him that he can’t have it both ways. Letting a cussword slip every now and then doesn’t mean that you are not a Christian, but letting out a whole bunch of them at one time sure isn’t a sign of a believer. We to let no filthy communication proceed from our mouth (Ephesians 4:29). I had just stated that Jesus said a good tree cannot bear bad fruit and an evil tree cannot bear good fruit. The bad trees are cut down and cast into the fire. Jesus said we will know is disciples by their fruit (Matthew 7:17-20).
So I repeated this as the guy drove around the half street behind us. I thought maybe he was mad and was going to drive back around again. I was actually hoping that he’d come over and talk, but sadly he didn’t. He just went a different way. Another driver stopped in the street and give a thumbs up before he drove off. Other than that, it was a pretty quiet night. Keven and I handed out Gospel tracts and had a good time of fellowship together.
Skateboarders At The Witnessing Spot
There were a couple of skateboarders at the witnessing spot at Missouri State University on Wednesday when I got there. So I went up to the closest one to me and said, “I don’t mean to be rude, but I have a permit to be here and I’m going to bring a message. You won’t bother me, so go ahead and keep skateboarding if you want to.” I had just been handing out New Testaments, so I offered both students one. The first one said that he was born again and the second guy told me that he was a believer. They may very well be because they stuck around while I brought a message. (Most unbelievers scatter when you start open-air preaching). Later on, a student asked me if I was a Gideon since I was handing out New Testaments. A few other students said that they already had Bibles.
(These updates are provided to encourage Christians to share the Gospel with others.)