One of the best feelings comes from sharing with the lost that they can know for certain they can have Eternal Life. 1 John 5:13. Even if some of these folks are attending church they have never heard that there is a way to know that you have Eternal Life. This precisous gift is not something they will ever be good enough or smart enough or rich enough to get on their own!. No. It is a free gift from God. That if you believe with your heart and proclaim with your tongue that Jesus is Lord , you will be saved.
No church, priest, minister, religiion will get you to Heaven (Eternal Life). It was the religious big wigs that put Jesus on the cross. Friends, trust Jesus today. If you like you can contact me via this blog and I will personally send you material you can read. Please, God did not send His Son into this world to be persecuted and horribly nailed to some boards to die, just so we could be good enough. Please drop me a note and I will get this important "FREE". information sent to you.
It took me 50 years of wasted life to figure this out. I don't know how old you are, but I hope you don't have to spend this much time wanting to know for certain.
Your friend in Christ Jesus,
Larry,
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Non-Perfect People
Evangelism Without Additives: What if sharing your faith meant just being yourself?
Hi Freinds,
We have had a bit of personal sickness here so there has been a bit of a lag in getting posts out. You know we all have to priortize things in our life. My wife (49+) years had a bit of a set back and had to be hospitalized. We live about 1/4 mile down a gravel road and with the 20+ inches of snow and the drifting, it was like a survivial show getting her out to the hospital. But, all went well and she is doing real well.
So, what about this tailgating for Jesus? Of course I don't see why everyone doesn't do it. Relativelly cheap to get started and takes maybe one hour a week. You can spend more if you like. Most of the times your church will support you in the way of Bibles and Tracts to hand out. So, it is just a matter of doing it. And, I know I have said it before but, a tail gate is a real receptor. People do not feel intimidated coming over and talking to someone sitting on a tailgate in a public parking lot.
What's going on out there? Tons of stuff. Baptist missionaries are being treated less than terrorists as far as accomadations. Super Bowl (and I watched it) you got 16minutes of play action for 4 hours of TV watching. People still need jobs when the jobs have all been exported. And, the family is being attacked constantlly by the media and entertainment world.
Now, what can I (you) do. I try to relate the Bible to present day living. It is not only a history book. Not only a long historical telescope where we sit back and laugh at all the foolish mistakes "Those People" made. It is a record as well as a guide book for all of our lives. People everywhere need the word of God.
One objection I get from folks as I expain the Gospel is, those Bible people were all uppity and saintly people. They were born naturally perfect. "I am just human, I don't measure ut to them". After they are through talking I take a deep breath, pray and start briefly in their language talking about some of those people.
Adam
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
It isn't hard to show them that God chose and uses successfully average people. You know as well as I that the list above is endless. God always chose the weak and helpless to glorify HIM.
Gideon
David
Paul
This seems to be effective in telling people Jesus will meet them where they are NOW! He will take them. He will lead them. Some of the people I get to talk with have failed many times in life. Why try another p
Hi Freinds, We have had a bit of personal sickness here so there has been a bit of a lag in getting posts out. You know we all have to priortize things in our life. My wife (49+) years had a bit of a set back and had to be hospitalized. We live about 1/4 mile down a gravel road and with the 20+ inches of snow and the drifting, it was like a survivial show getting her out to the hospital. But, all went well and she is doing real well.
So, what about this tailgating for Jesus? Of course I don't see why everyone doesn't do it. Relativelly cheap to get started and takes maybe one hour a week. You can spend more if you like. Most of the times your church will support you in the way of Bibles and Tracts to hand out. So, it is just a matter of doing it. And, I know I have said it before but, a tail gate is a real receptor. People do not feel intimidated coming over and talking to someone sitting on a tailgate in a public parking lot.
What's going on out there? Tons of stuff. Baptist missionaries are being treated less than terrorists as far as accomadations. Super Bowl (and I watched it) you got 16minutes of play action for 4 hours of TV watching. People still need jobs when the jobs have all been exported. And, the family is being attacked constantlly by the media and entertainment world.
Now, what can I (you) do. I try to relate the Bible to present day living. It is not only a history book. Not only a long historical telescope where we sit back and laugh at all the foolish mistakes "Those People" made. It is a record as well as a guide book for all of our lives. People everywhere need the word of God.
One objection I get from folks as I expain the Gospel is, those Bible people were all uppity and saintly people. They were born naturally perfect. "I am just human, I don't measure ut to them". After they are through talking I take a deep breath, pray and start briefly in their language talking about some of those people.
Adam
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
It isn't hard to show them that God chose and uses successfully average people. You know as well as I that the list above is endless. God always chose the weak and helpless to glorify HIM.
Gideon
David
Paul
This seems to be effective in telling people Jesus will meet them where they are NOW! He will take them. He will lead them. Some of the people I get to talk with have failed many times in life. Why try another p
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tail Gating For Jesus and For Fun
Welcome,
Yes it can be a source of fun out on a lonely parking lot, parked along main street anyplace people move you can help them find Jesus. And, usually it's in an environment they are comfortable with. You are not knocking on their door at dinner time. Or at some other inconvenient time. An old man on a pick up truck is pretty non-threatening. Little do they know the threat we do possess can change their lives.
One of the more common objections I get for people not coming to Jesus at any age or place in their life is, "First I Need To Get My Life Together". Or, "As Soon As I Stop Doing This Or That". Like they really can. Most of the time I will try to get them to identify what it is that they need to get rid of or straighten out. And almost like a printed text out it comes.
1. I love to drink alcohol
2. I love to smoke
3. I hang out with my friends at the local bar and drink.
These are the three major ones but little do they know that underneath those three there are tons of reasons we could use for not turning our lives over to Jesus. I try to take them back in time to when Jesus was walking the waterfront and confronted two fishermen (Peter and his brother Andrew). You know Jesus didn't ask these guys if they were drunks, carousers, patrons of the wrong side of town. Jesus didn't ask them to read a study course on religion or get rid of their sin first. No, Jesus said COME. And, the world started to come unglued as they knew it. The world would never be the same wit h just one word spoken. Come.
I explain to folks today that Jesus calls us just as He called those first messengers. He doesn't ask for our transcripts from school, or our pedigree, NO. COME just as you are. And in the world we live in this is very hard for people to understand. Nowhere else can we, do we go and receive a gift for free. I am not for easy believism. I will ususally discuss with them before praying about some of the things they should and will do as a reult of the Holy Spirit dwelling in the. And, I will discuss that later. But I wanted to talk about the feelings in our secular culture today that we need to clean up our act before we can esxpect Jesus to help us.
"Jesus like all good fisherman, cleans the fish AFTER He catches them." I don;'t know who wrote this but I have used it many times. Friends, I tell them surrender first and Jesus will take care of what is needed to clean your life up. It has been 21+ years plus today that I have not had to take alcohol. Jesus came into my life back then and removed that desire from my life. I have been so much more happier and contented since He did that for me.
But first I had to open the door of my heart to Him. As long as He was outside He would not clean up my life. And, within 4 months I became convinced that I wanted His way more than mine. And Jesus took me by the hand and led me through it. I guess my testimony strengthens me but, we all have a testimony of how out of powerlessness came powerfulness through Jesus. You might want to take a look at these links I have posted for more information.
Click Here!
Click Here!
Take Care and God Bless
Larry
Yes it can be a source of fun out on a lonely parking lot, parked along main street anyplace people move you can help them find Jesus. And, usually it's in an environment they are comfortable with. You are not knocking on their door at dinner time. Or at some other inconvenient time. An old man on a pick up truck is pretty non-threatening. Little do they know the threat we do possess can change their lives.
One of the more common objections I get for people not coming to Jesus at any age or place in their life is, "First I Need To Get My Life Together". Or, "As Soon As I Stop Doing This Or That". Like they really can. Most of the time I will try to get them to identify what it is that they need to get rid of or straighten out. And almost like a printed text out it comes.
1. I love to drink alcohol
2. I love to smoke
3. I hang out with my friends at the local bar and drink.
These are the three major ones but little do they know that underneath those three there are tons of reasons we could use for not turning our lives over to Jesus. I try to take them back in time to when Jesus was walking the waterfront and confronted two fishermen (Peter and his brother Andrew). You know Jesus didn't ask these guys if they were drunks, carousers, patrons of the wrong side of town. Jesus didn't ask them to read a study course on religion or get rid of their sin first. No, Jesus said COME. And, the world started to come unglued as they knew it. The world would never be the same wit h just one word spoken. Come.
I explain to folks today that Jesus calls us just as He called those first messengers. He doesn't ask for our transcripts from school, or our pedigree, NO. COME just as you are. And in the world we live in this is very hard for people to understand. Nowhere else can we, do we go and receive a gift for free. I am not for easy believism. I will ususally discuss with them before praying about some of the things they should and will do as a reult of the Holy Spirit dwelling in the. And, I will discuss that later. But I wanted to talk about the feelings in our secular culture today that we need to clean up our act before we can esxpect Jesus to help us.
"Jesus like all good fisherman, cleans the fish AFTER He catches them." I don;'t know who wrote this but I have used it many times. Friends, I tell them surrender first and Jesus will take care of what is needed to clean your life up. It has been 21+ years plus today that I have not had to take alcohol. Jesus came into my life back then and removed that desire from my life. I have been so much more happier and contented since He did that for me.
But first I had to open the door of my heart to Him. As long as He was outside He would not clean up my life. And, within 4 months I became convinced that I wanted His way more than mine. And Jesus took me by the hand and led me through it. I guess my testimony strengthens me but, we all have a testimony of how out of powerlessness came powerfulness through Jesus. You might want to take a look at these links I have posted for more information.
Click Here!
Click Here!
Take Care and God Bless
Larry
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