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I’m Going To Hell

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I’m Going To Hell

Ministry Update May 22, 2022

Keven, Joshua and I walked around downtown handing out tracts Friday night. Seemed like several people took tracts and we also had a lot of rejections. But a lot of times Joshua would reach out his arm to hand out a tract and say, “Are you going to Heaven or going to Hell?” The overwhelming majority said they were going to Heaven. Of course we don’t know what they are counting on to get there, so we want people to take tracts so they can read the Gospel. But Friday night Joshua had two different men say, “I’m going to Hell” and they were both proud of that fact.

Another thing Joshua said while handing out tracts is “Here’s good news for you.” Sometimes people would take the tract but other times they refused. I joked with Keven and Joshua that we need to come up with a tract that says Bad News on it and say if you don’t want the good news, here’s bad news for you. We could literally tell people the bad news that they have sinned against our Holy, Righteous God and that death and Hell await them. We could also just leave it with the bad news and then give them a phone number to call in case they change their minds and want to hear the good news after all.

Drive By Encourager

I brought a short message earlier in the night on how we all serve someone. As I was sharing the Gospel a woman drove by and said “You bet’ and followed that up with “Amen”. Sometimes we have drive by mockers, but it was nice having a drive by encourager. One young man stood near the building at the end of the parking lot listening to part of the message. Keven and Joshua handed out tracts during this time too. The three of us had a great time of fellowship Friday night. I enjoy the fellowship as much as the street witnessing.

(These updates are provided to encourage Christians to share the glorious Gospel with this lost and dying world. Christian, you may not go out street witnessing, but you can hand someone a Gospel tract. You can share your testimony with others. If you haven’t done so already, please start today.)

Perfect Picture Of Street Witnessing

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Perfect Picture Of Street Witnessing

Conner and I were witnessing downtown Friday night and a guy named Kevin joined us too. Interestingly, Kevin came over and talked to Conner while I was open-air preaching. Kevin thought I talked too much about Hell, but he stayed the rest of the time we were witnessing. After Conner and I brought messages, we handed out Gospel tracts and New Testaments. At one point, a man driving a van was heading the wrong way down the one-way street and there was a car coming toward him. All three of us yelled at the same time “Turn, turn, turn.” We were trying to get the man to turn right onto St. Louis Street (to safety) and avoid the oncoming car. Instead of turning like we pleaded, The guy kept going straight and the woman passenger stuck her head out the window and yelled “Shut the f up!” [Read more…]

Poetry Reading

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Poetry Reading
Ministry Update June 28, 2020

I’ve seen a lot of strange things while out street witnessing over the past 10 years, but I’ve never seen a poetry reading until last Friday night. That’s right, I witnessed poetry reading on a street corner. This wasn’t from some random person running up to us and reading poetry and it wasn’t just any old poem. No, my friend Kelly read a poem by Hosanna Wong called I Have A New Name.  It is a beautiful, powerful poem and Kelly was even choked up as he read it. People could hear the sincerity and love in his voice as he read this wonderful poem about believers having a new name in Christ.   [Read more…]

Why The Message – I Would Have Eaten The Forbidden Fruit?

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Why The Message – I Would Have Eaten The Forbidden Fruit?

Why the message – I Would Have Eaten The Forbidden Fruit? Because a young lady said that to me while I was witnessing in downtown Springfield, Mo in September 2017. I had open-air preached on a different corner earlier that evening and a couple of friends and I then moved to a different spot downtown to hand out tracts.  A group of college students walked by and one girl stopped and asked if I also witness on campus (at Missouri State University) and I told her that I do witness there too. Then she asked me why I do this? Asking a street evangelist this question is absolutely wonderful. This allowed me to share the Gospel with Antonia and her friends, all because she asked the question why do you do this. [Read more…]

The Chasing Evangelist

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The Chasing Evangelist

Ministry Update January 6, 2019

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…]

Seared

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Seared

I like to cook on the grill and I personally prefer using charcoal. Generally, I’ll cook hamburgers, hot dogs or chicken breast on the grill. But every now and then my wife will buy some steak. When I grill steak, I typically sear each side for a couple of minutes. Seared steaks tend to taste better than when you don’t sear them.  [Read more…]

How Can You Have A Bad Night When A Man Walks Up And Says He Just Got Saved Earlier?

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Ministry Update March 12, 2017

Man Tells Us He Just Got Saved

How can you have a bad night when a man walks up and says he just got saved earlier tonight? Friday Night Aaron and I were getting ready to sing hymns and street preach when Danny walked by us and he took a tract. When he realized what it was he was all excited. Then he walked up closer and told us that he just got saved at Freeway Ministries. We praised God with him and Aaron asked if we could pray with him and Danny said sure. So we prayed for him and before he walked away I asked him if he had a Bible and he said no. I offered him a Bible and he gladly took it.  [Read more…]

I Know It’s A Sin

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Busy Week of Street Witnessing

Ministry Update November 6, 2016

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We  had a great week of witnessing that ended with witnessing on the square Friday night. Kelly was preaching about the reality of Hell while his daughter handed out tracts. A drunk woman came up while Kelly was preaching and she was arguing over sin. Her boyfriend dragged her away and she was cussing and yelling trying to get back to Kelly, but her boyfriend prevailed. I bring this up because God used the angry woman to draw other people to us. [Read more…]

Like A Good Neighbor

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Like a Good Neighbor

Ministry Update October 23, 2016

No this isn’t a State Farm commercial, it’s an update from Friday night. Aaron, Erica, Diana, Elise and I witnessed downtown. Overall it was a much quieter night than the previous weekend. We had a couple of neighbors in the apartments in the old Heers building come over and complain about the noise of our amplifier.  [Read more…]

Who Is The Real Psycho?

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Who Is The Real Psycho May 25 2016

Ministry Update May 29, 2016

Who Is The Real Psycho?

Brian and I were joined by Jeri witnessing at Planned Parenthood. It was great having a new person join us. Brian brought a passionate message first and then Jeri finished up by pleaded with the workers to think about what they are doing. She pleaded with them to repent and trust Jesus.  Sandwiched in between my friends I brought a message from Amos about the abomination of worshiping Molech (Amos 5;27) and how abortion is the modern day version of that horrendous practice of child sacrifice.  [Read more…]