I’m out here today to praise the Lord. This is the day that the Lord has made. As believers we say thank God or praise the Lord and we really do mean it when we say it. Yes, we thank God and praise God for He is good. We thank God when things go well. There are probably even unbelievers who thank God and praise God when they make it through a cancer scare or maybe when they nearly escape a car accident. [Read more…]
I know of people who are looking forward to this new year in 2019. Some are hopeful to get away from drugs or alcohol addictions. Others are looking forward to graduating this year and getting full-time jobs. There seems to be a lot of hope and people looking to reinvent themselves with new beginnings. [Read more…]
How would people describe you? Are you a liberal or conservative? Progressive thinker or old fashioned? Do you tend to be politically correct or not? Are you a capitalist or socialist? God rejector or God fearer? Are you broad minded or narrow minded? How would those closest to you describe you tonight? [Read more…]
Friday night Pastor Joshua, Thomas and I witnessed downtown. Thomas typically chases people down the sidewalk whether they accept or refuse a tract. Friday night I witnessed him walking with people to the East, West and South. This is not unusual. But this time I did ask the chasing evangelist what he says to people as he’s walking beside them, especially when they refuse a tract. [Read more…]
On Wednesday at Missouri State University I couldn’t get a permit for my usual spot. So I open-air preached at Strong Hall. I like Strong Hall, it was the first spot I witnessed at when I started witnessing at MSU around seven years ago. Toward the end of the message, a young woman stopped to listen and then she came over to talk afterwards. She studies Hebrew at the university and she said the Greek word for sin means to miss the mark. To that I said a hearty Amen! [Read more…]
My oldest daughter is getting married in a couple of months. She’s all excited and her fiancé is excited too. When we talk about the coming day, the big day, we all know which day we are talking about. We are looking forward to the coming day, the wedding day. [Read more…]
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…]
I assume most of us out here tonight don’t believe in curses. We don’t believe in curses from witches or voodoo curses. Most of us don’t believe in such things in the 21st century. So, this may seem like a strange question tonight, but are you cursed? No, I’m not joking. I’m sincerely asking if you are cursed? [Read more…]
Is God angry with you? No, you say? How do you know? Have you repented from your sins and surrendered your life to Jesus? No, you say? Well, if Jesus Christ is not your Lord and Savior, then God is angry with you. The wrath of God against disobedient people includes yourself. If this is you tonight, this is a scary place to be. [Read more…]
We run into a lot of people while out street witnessing who think they are good. Many of these folks think that they are good enough to go to Heaven. That God will weigh their good against their bad and if they’ve done more good, they think they will make it. A lot of these same people also think that they can work their way to Heaven. That somehow, they can earn God’s favor through their works. But works won’t save you. [Read more…]