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That’s Not How You Reach People

July 25, 2023 by dennis@seekandsavethelost.com Leave a Comment

That’s Not How You Reach People

If you are an open-air preacher or street evangelist and you’ve been witnessing for any length of time, then you know “professing Christians” (also known as false converts) are some of the most discouraging people you encounter on the streets. Professing Atheists, God-haters and mockers you can handle. You expect them. In fact, nothing draws a bigger crowd than a good mocker when you are having a good exchange or interaction with them. But professing Christians are the absolute worst. They can discourage you and they do so much more harm than good. But I’m here to encourage you; don’t let them get you down. They tell you things like “That’s not how you reach people” or “You are pushing people further away from God” and other such comments. They also typically run around telling others “Don’t listen to him.”

Actually, the line pushing people further away from God is my favorite put down. How can you push someone further away from God? What does it take to die in your sins and go to Hell? Absolutely nothing. Just keep trucking down the path you are on. If you are alive and breathing, you have sinned. All of us have sinned in our thoughts, words and actions. Every single one of us, for all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). Unrepentant sinners are already Hell-bound. There is absolutely nothing that we can do to make an unrepentant sinner more lost than they already are.

Don’t Let Professing Christians Discourage You

But if you are like me, even though you know that we shouldn’t let professing Christians discourage us, it’s hard not to do. Every single time I’ve gone home after witnessing thinking about the professing Christian’s criticism and prayed about it, God has convicted me to keep preaching! Every single time. Why do we open-air preach (or do street evangelism)? Because the Old Testament prophets were street preachers. John the Baptist was an open-air preacher. The apostle Paul was one too. Even, Jesus preached out in the open and did so many times. More importantly, Jesus told us to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15).

So keep your chin up, keep sharing the glorious Gospel and next time you run into a discouraging professing Christian, please remember that they are just as lost as the most hardened and hard-hearted Atheist. They need the Gospel just as much as any other lost person. Also remember that when they erroneously try to compare your open-air preaching to praying on a street corner to be seen by men that Jesus said, “What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops” (Matthew 10:27). As the apostle Paul said, “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some” (1 Corinthians 9:22). Don’t let professing Christians discourage you in the least bit. Keep proclaiming our Lord and Savior out on the streets, highways and byways. Keep witnessing!

Posted in: General Tagged: Atheists, convicted, discouraging, encourage, exchange, false converts, God haters, hard-hearted, hardened, housetops, keep witnessing, mockers, professing Christians, reach people

I’m Just Here To Listen

March 12, 2023 by dennis@seekandsavethelost.com Leave a Comment

I’m Just Here To Listen

Ministry Update March 12, 2023

I had a blessed time witnessing at Missouri State University on Wednesday. It was cold, but the rain held off and I only had a few sprinkles while walking back to my car. Several students took tracts while I walked to the witnessing spot. Had three mockers and one encourager. The one mocker even had in ear buds, but evidently, he still heard the open air preaching, because he said “La, La, La, La, La” as he walked past me. If eternal damnation wasn’t so serious, it would actually have been funny. But all God-haters will stand before God on Judgment Day and give an account. The strangest interaction was at the very end. I was just finishing up with the message when a student plopped down in front of me and said, “I’m just here to listen.”

Since the message was over, I just walked up and asked the student if they had any questions. I was offered a bottle of water, which I politely declined and asked again if there were any questions that I could help with. The student started eating lunch and said “No, I’m just here to listen.” So I started explaining how we’ve all sinned against God and tried to go through some of the 10 Commandments.

I asked if the student had ever told a lie and the reply was, “I don’t know.” So I asked, “Are you lying about that?” Then the reply again was “I’m just here to listen.” Since I could tell I wasn’t going to have a normal conversation, I just plainly shared the Gospel. After I finished sharing the Good News, the student took a Gospel tract. I was once again offered a bottle of water and that was it. I have to admit that it was a strange encounter. I’m still not sure if the student was sincere or not, but God knows.

La La La La La Mocker

Mocker Walking Behind Me

Cold But No Rain

Friday not was cold, but there was no rain. Something was going on at the Gillioz Theatre, so several people took tracts right off the bat. After Michael showed up, he prayed for us and I brought a message about Who Is Jesus. There was only one drive by mocker and Anand and two of his young girls showed up when I finished the message. There wasn’t much going on then, so we walked around downtown and handed out tracts. Some people took tracts from the girls, but others refused. I’m always amazed when people refuse tracts from cute little kids, but some people do and a couple of people were even sort of rude about it. But it was fun seeing Anand’s kids hand out tracts. They get so excited when someone takes one. Overall, it was a quiet night, but we had good fellowship together. Anand prayed for the people who took tracts and we called it a night.

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

Michael Handing Out Tracts

Drive By Mocker

Posted in: General Tagged: 10 Commandments, back to my car, damnation, eternal, God haters, kids, la la la la la, no rain, plopped down, strangest, young girls

Do Not Be Deceived

August 2, 2022 by dennis@seekandsavethelost.com Leave a Comment

Photo by André Ravazzi on Unsplash

Do Not Be Deceived

Some people believe some crazy things – especially when it comes to religion. If you don’t believe me, come out street witnessing with us. You’ll hear people say that we are star dust and God haters will say that ultimately nothing created everything. (How much do you have to hate God to believe this nonsense?) But sadly, others are deceived through false religions and maybe the worst of all are the people that are so deceived that they come up with their own religion. But the Bible warns us – do not be deceived.

When I say some people have made their own religion, I mean they may take some things from the Bible and add or subtract from it (and the Bible warns us not to do this). For example, it’s been said that Thomas Jefferson took out the supernatural – all the miracles of Jesus and only used the moral teachings of Jesus for Jefferson’s Bible. Now most unbelievers that we meet on the streets don’t go to that extreme, but they are making their own “god” or their own religion when they reject Jesus – the only Savior of mankind. [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: be not deceived, crazy things star dust, deceived, easy, false religion, God haters, heaven, Hell, life everlasting, miracles of Jesus, reap, reject, Savior, soweth, spirt, spot, supernatural, Thomas Jefferson, warned, whatsoever

Evolution Is A Myth

January 22, 2020 by dennis@seekandsavethelost.com Leave a Comment

Evolution Is A Myth

Evolution is a myth. It is a lie. Evolution was the theory of one God-hater and it is now emphatically embraced around the world by all God-haters. But it is just one man’s imagination gone wild. For over 150 years it was rightly described as The Theory of Evolution. (I say rightly described because it is a theory. It’s a wrong theory, but still a theory). [Read more…]

Posted in: Evolution Tagged: after their kind, Americans, be saved, beginning, Darwin, decade, evolution, falsehood, God haters, gospel, human beings produce human beings, Jesus Christ, light, modern science, myth, proponents, salvation, suppress, theory of evolution, truth darkness

Why Do You Get So Mad?

December 11, 2018 by dennis@seekandsavethelost.com Leave a Comment

Why Do You Get So Mad?

Whether it’s at Missouri State University, Planned Parenthood, Pridefest or downtown Springfield, MO, I’m always amazed at how mad unbelievers get over the Gospel being proclaimed in the open-air. Some people get so enraged they don’t know what to do. They stomp around and usually cuss out the open-air preacher and vehemently claim that God isn’t real. If this describes you tonight, why do you get so mad?  [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: amazed, angry, bands, consequences, counsel, deny God, devil, downtown, God haters, God's own heart, good news, gospel, heathen, Jesus Christ, kingdom of god, love, mad, Missouri State University, Planned Parenthood, pretend, Pridefest, rage, righteousness, rulers, Springfield, unrighteousness, vain thing

Free Hugs

January 31, 2016 by dennis@seekandsavethelost.com 3 Comments

Free Hugs Jan 27 2016 1

Ministry Update: January 31, 2016

I witnessed at MSU last Wednesday and I usually preach first, then hand out tracts. The students who walk by first hear the preaching and the ones who walk by later receive the tracts. So this time I mixed it up. I started off handing out tracts. A friend from church gave me 100 Atheist Test tracts from The Way of the Master. It only took about 15 minutes to hand them out. The whole time I did this, there were four students standing in the free speech zone where we normally preach and they were holding up signs that said: Free Hugs. They didn’t bother me when I was handing out tracts.  [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: a little sin, abortion, free, free hugs, God haters, marijuana, ministry update, pro-life, trust Jesus

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!

July 6, 2013 by dennis@seekandsavethelost.com Leave a Comment

Of course Patrick Henry said those famous words, “Give me liberty or give me death.” This is what we’ve been taught in school and this is the part we remember. But what Patrick Henry really said was this, “Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” Oh no, he said God’s name. We can’t have that happen in America, can we? [Read more…]

Posted in: General Tagged: Almighty God, atheist, famous words, give me liberty or give me death, God haters, godly men, great nation, Jesus Christ, patrick henry, separation of church and state

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