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So You Guys Are Christians?

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So You Guys Are Christians?

Anand, Michael and I witnessed downtown Friday night. I got there first and as I was walking to the witnessing spot, I saw four teenagers standing around so I walked up and handed them tracts. The first young man took one, then as I handed a tract to the second one, he said, “What’s this?” I replied, “It’s a Gospel tract.” Then he said, “Oh, cool.” Then I asked them, “So you guys are Christians?” They shook their heads up and down.

Then I asked them how they became Christians? The third guy said from church and the fourth teenager said that he grew up in a Christian home. Since they didn’t mention anything about repentance and faith in Jesus, I shared a shortened version of my testimony with them. I told them how I spent 33 years as false convert and how I would have gone to Hell if I had died anytime before I was truly saved. I don’t want anyone to go to Hell. That’s why I hand out tracts and share the Gospel. They didn’t have any questions, so I asked them if they have Bibles and they said they do. I encouraged them to read the Bible every day. I shook their hands and thanked them for listening. [Read more…]

God Speaks Through Our Experiences?

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God Speaks Through Our Experiences?

Ministry Update March 5, 2023

My friends and I weren’t able to witness downtown Friday night. But I was able to share the Gospel at MSU on Wednesday. I didn’t have any mockers and a few students seemed to listen as they walked by. Toward the very end of my message, Eric walked up and sat down to listen. So I walked over and talked to him after open air preaching. He is a very pleasant young man who believes that God is in all of us and that God speaks through our experiences. He kept talking about experiences and about feelings the whole time we talked.

It is true that we are all made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26-27), but God is not in all of us. Those who are outside of Christ are children of disobedience (Ephesians 2:2). Those of us who are saved are children of God (Galatians 3:26) and Jesus lives inside of us through the Holy Spirit (Galatians 2:20).

You Are Going To Lose The Students

We both politely listened to each other, but he kept mentioning that God speaks to him through his experiences. The Bible tells us that God shapes us through our experiences (2 Corinthians 1:3-4), but God speaks to us through His word. I kept directing him back to the Bible, to the Gospel. At one point he told me that I was going to lose the students if I kept saying the same thing over and over. But salvation is only through Jesus Christ, so that’s why we must constantly point folks to Jesus. I told Eric that Jesus Himself said that He is the way, truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except by Him (John 14:6). People don’t want to hear exclusive statements like this in our day and age, but it is the truth.

His comments about saying the same thing over and over again reminded me of the story where a lady asked George Whitefield why he kept saying you must be born again. His reply, “You must be born again. Because, Madam, you must.” At the end of our conversation, I gave Eric a Gospel tract and encouraged him to read it. He said that he would. I also highly encouraged him to read the Bible and to read it humbly since God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). He nodded his head yes. I hope and pray that he really does read the Bible.

(These updates are provided to encourage Christians to share the Gospel with this lost and dying world.)

Woo Hoo To Sexual Immorality

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Woo Hoo To Sexual Immorality

Ministry Update December 13, 2020

It rained most of the day Friday and was still raining when we first started witnessing. But the rain stopped after only about 10 minutes and was clear after that. Only had two mockers that I remember. The first guy was telling me to shut up and looked quite angry. Keven crossed the street to give the guy a chance to talk, but the mocker just walked away. After that I was mentioning different sins and talked about how all sexual relations outside of biblical marriage are sins. At that exact moment, a couple were walking down the street and the woman yelled “Woo hoo” to sexual immorality. [Read more…]

This Last Week Was About Bibles

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Non-Christians Take New Testaments

This Last Week Was About Bibles

Ministry Update November 8, 2020

Yes, I brought messages at Missouri State University on Wednesday as well as downtown Friday night. At MSU, I chuckled when two girls walked in front of me and one looked over and said, “Yak, yak, yak” and then went back to talking to her friend. I couldn’t understand another mocker at the university. Downtown, a young man stopped and recorded while I was reading John Chapter 3. He walked by and said “God bless.” Another young man stood across the street and listened to part of the message. But the real story was Bibles. Yes, this last week was about Bibles. I thank God for the students that took New Testaments on Wednesday and I thank God for the people who took them downtown. [Read more…]

Homeless Guy Asked For A Bible

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Homeless Guy Asked For A Bible

Ministry Update November 1, 2020

The weather was great Friday night. Conner and I both brought messages and Keven joined us later to help hand out Gospel tracts. I don’t remember having any mockers. Conner had a couple of them. It was great having Keven join us. He handed out tracts caddie-corner from Conner and I. While Conner was open-air preaching, a homeless guy came up to me and asked for a Bible. I gladly handed him one. Conner, Keven and I had a great time visiting when we weren’t handing out tracts.

One Bicycle Mocker On A Rainy Day

It wasn’t raining when I drove to Missouri State University on Wednesday and didn’t start raining until I started open-air preaching. The wind was cold and students didn’t want to stop and talk. So I just brought a message that day. About half-way through a student rode by on is bicycle and mouthed off as he went by. I was pleading with students to turn from their sins and turn to Christ. So I just continued pleading with students and said, “Don’t continue mocking God whether you do so verbally out loud like the guy on the bicycle just did or if you are mocking God with your life – by your words and your actions.” Also pleaded with students to not reject such a great salvation. The salvation that is found in Jesus Christ alone.

(These updates are given to encourage Christians to share their faith in Jesus with others. The results are up to God. Salvation is of the Lord. He calls us to share the Gospel with others. Jesus told us to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature – Mark 16:15. Yes, all believers are to share the Gospel. Christian are you being obedient to Christ? Don’t know what to say or do? Buy some Gospel tracts. I recommend Living Waters and Chapel Library. Just walk up to someone offer a tract and say, “Did you get one of these?” By not asking a yes or no question, you have a better chance of someone actually taking one. But whether they accept or reject, salvation is of the Lord. Keep offering tracts, no matter how many rejections you receive. May Jesus Christ our Lord be glorified above all else.)

One Encourager After Another

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One Encoourager After Another

Woman Saying Amen

One Encourager After Another

Ministry Update February 9, 2020

Friday night witnessing started off really quiet, then I had a couple of mockers in a row. I couldn’t hear the first one. The second one said something and I wasn’t sure I heard him correctly. So I asked him what he said. He replied, “I’m going to Hell.” I responded, “You sound like you are proud of that.” “I am” he said. So I explained that he really doesn’t understand what Hell is really like. He may think people are partying and having a great time there, but they are not. The rich man begged for a drop of water 2,000 years ago because he was in torments. He’s still in torments today. The mocker just got in his car and didn’t say anything else. But after that, I had one encourager after another in about a 10-minute span. [Read more…]

Do You Believe Jesus Is The Messiah?

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Do You Believe Jesus Is The Messiah?

Ministry Update December 1, 2019

I was asking students on Monday at Missouri State University this question: Do you believe Jesus is the Messiah? Do you believe this? A student in a red jacket walked by and never said a word, but shook his head side to side no. He does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the promised one; the only Savior of mankind. I’m sure he’s not alone, but he did respond to the question. [Read more…]

Not A Sheep Of Society

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Not A Sheep Of Society

Ministry Update October 13, 2019

“Are you a follower of Jesus? Do you hear His voice? Jesus said My Sheep hear My voice? Are you one of His sheep?” I asked these questions at Missouri State University on Wednesday. A young lady answered, “Yes, I’m not a sheep of society.” I said Amen to her being a follower of Jesus, but told her that I didn’t want her to be a sheep of society. I’m pleading for students to be sheep of Jesus. Again, Jesus said that His sheep hear His voice. I thought the student’s response was kind of strange, but that’s what she said. [Read more…]

No Safe Places In Hell

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No Safe Places In Hell

Every now and then a student at Missouri State University will say they don’t feel safe while I’m open-air preaching. They want to find a safe place. I’m sorry that some young people get “triggered” when hearing God’s truth, but I really don’t know what’s going to happen to this generation. You can’t call time out in real life and say, “I need to go to my safe place.” This isn’t reality. The really sad reality is there are no safe places in Hell. [Read more…]

What Day Was Jesus Born On?

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What Day Was Jesus Born On?

Ministry Update May 19 2019

Pastor Joshua, Kelly, Conner and I had a great time witnessing Friday night where there were some interesting conversations. All four of us did open-air preaching. Gospel tracts and New Testaments were handed out. We always have a great time visiting. But the short conversation that ended the night was a guy that was concerned about the actual day of Jesus’ birth. He kept asking us, “What day was Jesus born on?” [Read more…]