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Do You Know That You Are A Sinner?

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Do You Know That You Are A Sinner?

Do you know that you are a sinner? We have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23). You and I are sinners. We have all rebelled against God. Each and every one of us at one time or another has said No to God and Yes to our ourselves. (Unbelievers say No to God all the time because they always do exactly what they want to do). But none of us have put God first all of our lives. None of us are righteous. We are all sinful creatures. Again, I ask the question, do you know that you are a sinner? [Read more…]

Man Standing By Light Pole And I Had Several Mockers

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Man Standing By Light Pole And Had Several Mockers

The one parking lot was full again Friday night and the other one near the witnessing spot was empty, just like last week. But this week there was a man standing by the light pole and I had several mockers. The man by the light pole listened to part of the message before moving on. I’m not sure why he stopped by the pole, but he did. I had a couple of mockers that walked by, but they weren’t very good mockers. I couldn’t hear what they said. The message was about whether you know that you are a sinner or not. Evidently, they didn’t like the question. Also had one car load of mockers drive by while I was pleading with people to repent and put their trust in Jesus. [Read more…]

Why The Message – Beaten Beyond Recognition?

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Why The Message – Beaten Beyond Recognition?

The death of George Floyd was horrendous and inexcusable. The policeman that callously choked the life out of Mr. Floyd should be punished. Just as horrible as this death was, the violent mobs around the country, especially those attacking people is also horrendous and inexcusable. The man in Dallas that was beaten unconscious was also a despicable, horrendous act of violence. All of this violence and other terrible stories of murder and mayhem around the world remind me of the one who was beaten beyond recognition. Why the message – Beaten Beyond Recognition? Because the one who was beaten beyond recognition is the One – the only Savior of mankind. Jesus, fully God and fully man, came to this very earth that He created and lived perfect, sinless life. The Lord never sinned, not one time. Yet He willingly went to the cruel cross to take the punishment that He didn’t deserve. [Read more…]

Why The Message – Outrageous Puppy Killer?

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Sean Branch Outrageous Puppy Killer

Why The Message Outrageous Puppy Killer?

This message was posted in January 2013 because it truly was horrific. A young man in Washington, D.C. was sentenced to four months in jail for killing a little puppy. Why did he do it? He was mad at the dog’s owner, so he viciously killed the poor, little, defenseless puppy. This is truly awful. People should be outraged over such behavior. We must stand up for the rights of animals! As horrible as this story is, there’s something even worse. Much worse. Three thousand little babies are killed every day in America! Little babies, poor, little, defenseless babies are viciously murdered every day. This is horrific. But where’s the outcry? Why aren’t people hopping mad about this? Why does this travesty, this injustice continue unabated? It does so because of choice, because of a woman’s “choice” to kill her unborn child. [Read more…]

Why The Message – What Will Happen To J.T. Everlost?

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Why The Message – What Will Happen To J.T. Everlost

Why the message – What Will Happen To J.T. Everlost? The message came from encounters in person and online with J.T. Eberhard. J.T. is one of the founders of Skepticon. They are an atheist group that meets in Springfield, MO once a year. I hear it’s a pretty tawdry and disgusting drunk fest and they make fun of God (who ironically they say doesn’t exist. Why would you make fun of someone that isn’t real?). Anyway, they used to hold the event at the Gillioz Theatre or The Expo Center and we could interact with people coming and going to the event. But several years ago they moved it to another location where we can no longer talk to them. I guess they didn’t want to come out and play anymore. [Read more…]

We’re All Going To Die!

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We’re All Going To Die!

We’re all going to die! We’re all going to die! Yes, people are panicked over Covid-19 or the coronavirus. People are afraid of dying. All of this panicking has caused a shortage of hand sanitizer toilet paper and milk. Obviously, people need to quit hoarding necessary items and we all need to just shop like normal. Of course we all need to use necessary precautions and wash our hands and limit our exposure to others. But should we all be panicked? Should we all be running around screaming “We’re all going to die! We’re all going to die!”? [Read more…]

Happiness Or Joy?

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Happiness Or Joy?

My favorite part of the United States Declaration of Independence is: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” I love how the signers mention the Creator (God) and that everyone is created equal and we have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. (Even though little babies being murdered in the womb have no right to life). [Read more…]

Heck Yeah!

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Heck Yeah!

Ministry Update February 16, 2020

Unlike last week where there were so many encouragers, there weren’t any this Friday night. But just like last Friday, I had another person mocking about Hell and he was proud that he is headed for Hell. The message this Friday was positive. It was about joy, real joy, the joy that is found in Christ Jesus alone. The only mention of Hell was toward the end when I pleaded with people to repent and trust Jesus for salvation instead of dying in their sins and going to Hell. I was basically asking the question: Why would you die and go to Hell when the young man yelled Heck Yeah! [Read more…]

This Is Very Edifying

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Jimmy Listened To The Whole Message

This Is Very Edifying
Ministry Update December 29, 2019

Friday night witnessing downtown, I had encouragers, mockers and a couple of homeless people threaten me. The highlight of the night was Jimmy. He’s a homeless guy that listened to the whole message. When he first walked up, I said, “Do you have a question?” He replied, “No, I just want to listen.” So I walked over and talked to him afterwards and he said, “This is very edifying. This is just what I needed tonight.” [Read more…]