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I Don’t Know

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I Don’t Know

Last Friday Jeff was open-air preaching and he engaged several people in conversation as they walked by. One question he liked to ask was: Where will you go if you die tonight? One guy said that he’d probably go to Hell and he thinks it will be a wonderful place. (Obviously he hasn’t read how the Bible describes Hell. There are no parties there, just pain and suffering. Weeping and gnashing of teeth). But when Jeff asked a couple of young women where they think they will go, both answered “I don’t know.”  [Read more…]

Does Good Deed Mean You Are A Good Person?

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Does Good Deed Mean You Are A Good Person?

Ministry Update March 18, 2018

A couple were standing a few feet away from me while I was getting ready to open-air preach and I was waiting on Thomas. The woman wanted to go back and get her jacket. He said their friends were about to reach them, so she didn’t have time to get it. Then he took off his jacket and gave it to her. She kept saying no, but then she relented. I had some Are You A Good Person Tracts so I walked over to the guy and said that was a good deed that you did giving her your jacket, but are you a good person? To which he replied that he didn’t know about that. Then I handed him the tract and suggested that he check it out and see if he is a good person. About that time their friends showed up and they went on their way.  [Read more…]

Two For And Two Against Does Not Make It Even

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Two For And Two Against Does Not Make It Even

Ministry Update 3/4/18

On Wednesday at Missouri State University, I had two for me and two against me but that doesn’t make it even. Witnessing isn’t like a tug of war. It wasn’t like I had two mockers and two encouragers, so somehow it all evens out. Two for and two against does not make it even. When the Lord is on your side, there’s no contest at all.  [Read more…]

Quiet All Around

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Quiet All Around

Ministry Update February 25, 2018

Some weeks street witnessing are really exciting. Others are more on the dull side. This week witnessing was quiet all around. Polly and I witnessed downtown in Springfield, MO in the rain on Friday night. Obviously, there weren’t a lot of people out milling around, but there were a few. A couple of people up the street appeared to be listening to part of the message, but overall it was rather quiet. It also was raining enough that we really didn’t get to hand out any tracts. But the Gospel went forth and I pray that God was honored by the precious name of Jesus Christ being lifted up in the open-air.   [Read more…]

Mohammed Ali And The True God

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Mohammed Ali And The True God

Ministry Update February 11, 2018

Polly and I witnessed downtown Friday night. While I was open-air preaching, Mohammed Ali walked up and stood between us. Polly smiled at him and he started asking her questions. Mohammed Ali is from the Middle East. He asked her questions about her faith and the Trinity and she answered him. Then he wanted to know why I was open-air preaching. She suggested that he stick around because she was sure that I was about to finish up. Polly was right about that and I had the opportunity to talk to Mohammed Ali about the true God.  [Read more…]

Gospel Preaching Leads To Gospel Conversations

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Gospel Preaching Leads To Gospel Conversations

Ministry Update January 28, 2018

Gospel preaching leads to Gospel conversations. An evangelist friend from Georgia says this and it is true. Open-air preaching leads to spiritual conversations, even if people come over to tell you that what you are doing is wrong or that you are witnessing the wrong way. But sometimes it is the spark that causes conversations to get started that otherwise may never happen. Open-air preaching is biblical, it is necessary in our secular society and it causes people to stop and talk to you.  [Read more…]

Kelly Blessed Many Times

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Kelly Blessed Many Times
Ministry Update December 17, 2017

Friday night it was great having Kelly join me witnessing in downtown in Springfield, MO. But Kelly was the one who received “many blessings.” Yes, Kelly was blessed many times. What I mean by that is what Jesus said in Matthew 5:11 that you are blessed when people insult and persecute you falsely for His sake. Well, Kelly was blessed many times Friday night.  [Read more…]

Debate Quitting Atheist

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Debate Quitting Atheist

Ministry Update December 10, 2017

I was bringing a message on Wednesday at Missouri State University when Quinn the skateboarding atheist stopped and gave me back the booklet How God Reveals Himself Through Science. Quinn insisted that he had to stop after a few pages because the booklet isn’t science. He continued stating that he could only make it through a few pages. The supposedly science believer ended up being a debate quitting atheist. Instead of discussing our different interpretations of science experiments listed in the book, Quinn made some mocking notes on the first few pages and quit.  [Read more…]

Light Night Loaded With Open-Air Preachers

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Light Night Loaded With Open-Air Preachers

Ministry Update October 22, 2017

Friday night was a light night loaded with open-air preachers. It was a cool night and the crowd was light, but it was great having Kelly, Steven, Conner and Brian come out witnessing. Even though the crowd was light, we had both some encouragers as well as mockers. Plus, we had a good time visiting with each other when we weren’t bringing messages.  [Read more…]

Not A Very Good Speaker

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Not A Very Good Speaker

Last week a guy commented on a post for Seek and Save the Lost. He stated that God should not have put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden. I tried to explain to the guy that he was basically committing the same sin that Satan committed when he got kicked out of Heaven. I suggested that he repent and put his trust in Jesus. To which this guy replied that his relationship with Jesus was just fine, that I’m “not a very good speaker” and that I should leave the women at Planned Parenthood alone.  [Read more…]