Did you know that you are born to die? We are born with a sinful nature. In other words, our parents were sinners, their parents were sinners and on and on all the way back to Adam and Eve. The first parents sinned in the garden of Eden and we’ve all sinned since then. The soul that sins, it shall die (Ezekiel 18:20). Yes we are sinners. Yes we all die. But there was one born to die, who never sinned. [Read more…]
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)
The other day I was reading the Bible, specifically Luke 1 and the words “tender mercy of our God” jumped out at me. The tender mercy of our God. These are extremely wonderful, beautiful words. Our God is so merciful that tonight I want to talk about the tender mercy of our God. [Read more…]
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…]
If you have ever heard me sharing the Gospel before then you most likely have heard me say the word repent. A lot of times I say repent and surrender your life to Jesus or repent and believe the Gospel. Or maybe you’ve heard me say repent and trust Jesus or repent and put your faith in Jesus. I say these words because I truly want you to repent and be converted. My desire is to see you saved. I hope to see you one day in Heaven and you can’t make it there without Jesus Christ. You must repent and submit your life to Him. [Read more…]
Many times when we come downtown to witness, we hear comments like “Go away”, “We don’t want to hear you”, “Shut up”, “Hail Satan”, “This isn’t Sunday” or “This isn’t church”. But we are compelled by God to come out and share God’s truth with you. Kelly must preach the Gospel. Aaron must preach the Gospel. I must preach the Gospel. [Read more…]
While Aaron was preaching Friday night, I was standing next to him with a sign that says Jesus Saves His People From Their Sins and a young man named Jacob came and stood beside me. I handed him a Gospel tract. He read it and kept standing there so Erica came over and held my sign for me so I could talk to him. [Read more…]
We get accused of being harsh and judgmental when we are street preaching, so tonight I thought I’d say: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Jesus saves! We have heard the joyful sound: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Praise God, this is good news. It’s worth repeating. Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Jesus saves! [Read more…]
Will you split Hell wide open after you die? I know this isn’t a subtle message tonight, but I want you to really think about where you will spend eternity. I want you to think about where your spirit will go the second after you die. Will you go to Heaven? Or will you split Hell wide open? [Read more…]
We all have someone that has authority over us, whether we want to admit it or not. Most of us have a boss. Some of you may live at home and are still under the authority of your parents. But even if you are one having authority, you most likely are subject to someone. The CEO’s of the largest corporations in America are typically subject to their shareholders and/or the board of directors.