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Yet Jesus Saves Us Anyway

Ministry Update November 29, 2020

Friday night, there were two young men that mocked the open-air preaching as they walked away. Right after that, a couple crossed the street to the left of me and the woman mocked as they crossed. I don’t know if she felt more emboldened because of the other mockers or if she still would have done so even if they weren’t around. But I’ve seen it many times before where people are more bold in mocking when they see others or join in when others are mocking. I think it’s just a mob mentality sort of thing. But the comment of the night wasn’t from a mocker. No, it was from a young man that was walking his dog and when he got right in front of me he said, “Yet Jesus saves us anyway.”

I had just quoted Matthew 7:13-14 where Jesus says “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Jesus says that many are headed for Hell and few are headed for Heaven. This was the point I was making and I was pleading with people to come to Jesus. This is when the young man said, “Yet Jesus saves us anyway.” So I pointed out to him that there is not universal salvation. We must come to Jesus His way – through repentance and faith. Unfortunately, the young man kept walking his dog, so I didn’t get a chance to talk to him further.

After I finished the message, I told Keven that I heard music and wondered if something was going on at the square. We grabbed some Gospel tracts and headed that direction. Before we got there, we realized that one of the bars had a live performer and they had an amplifier outside the bar. That was where the music was coming from. When we got the square, it was empty. So we walked about a 2 block area downtown and handed out tracts while we had a great discussion about Judas (who betrayed Jesus).

Wednesday was the day before Thanksgiving, so there weren’t any classes at MSU.

(These updates are provided to encourage Christians to share the glorious Gospel with others)