Merry Christmas... It is Christmas, Isn't It?

I hope you had fun tonight, on this day that goes by so many names; Halloween, All Hallows Eve, Reformation Day.

Reformation Day??? You ask, well yes, it was on this day in 1517, that Martin Luther (albeit he had his theological problems), nailed his 95 theses on the church door at Wittenberg, which began the Christian reformation.

Today, October 31st also goes by the name National Evangelism Day, because kids (and adults) come to your door for candy and you can give them candy and a Gospel tract.

All the kids were very nice tonight.   We had quite a few more than I anticipated.   I ended up giving Fiber One bars to the last several kids (we care about their colon health here.)

Just to put a humorous spin on things, I donned a Santa Clause hat to answer the door tonight.   And as I would open the door I would exclaimed "Merry Christmas" to the kids.   Some were kind of confused, other just laughed and thought I was silly (which I am), other said, "it's Halloween, not Christmas."   By the time they were walking away though, almost all of the kids said Merry Christmas.

I handed out Creepy Cash Gospel tracts tonight, from www.customtractsource.com.   One large group of late teenagers came up.  They were dressed ghoulishly, as so many were tonight.   I handed each one of them a Gospel tract and a piece of candy.   When I explained they were Gospel tracts, about the Bible, one kid say, "but what if I'm an Atheist?", and I said, "Well, you need it all the more then."   He accepted the tract and said thanks.   Praise the Lord!



Here is the text of the tract,

"Are you ready to be scared? Its funny how at Halloween we delight in being frightened. Many people think its fun to be scared to death! But death itself is a very scary thought. What do you think will happen after you die? The Bible says, It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. Take this quick test to see how you'll do on Judgment Day.

Ever lied? Ever stolen? Ever used Gods name in vain? Ever looked with lust? (God considers lust the same as adultery.) If you're guilty of these, you've broken Gods moral Law, the Ten Commandments. God sees you as a liar, a thief, a blasphemer, and an adulterer at heart. The punishment for breaking His Law is death, and eternity in hell. What will you say in your defense? 

The good news is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, took our punishment for us. He died on the cross to pay our penalty, then rose from the dead. The Bible says, “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

Jesus said, "Repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15) Repentance involves agreeing that what God says is true; He won't overlook the guilty, we are all sinners, and Christ has died for our sins.  This will lead to genuine sorrow, shame and even hatred for what we have done. It will also result in a lifestyle of turning away from sin, and trusting in Jesus alone for salvation.  Repent and believe the good news today; you may not have tomorrow. Please visit www.TheGoodPersonTest.net"

God Bless...

God Is Glorified At WWE Raw

The Comcast Arena in Everett hosted the WWE Raw event tonight.   We parked several blocks away from the arena, next to Clark Park, and immediately noticed a group of young people hanging out in the park.   Thomas and Dennis engaged the youths, and I was particularly impressed with how Dennis led the young man Jayland through the Biblical proofs of God and then told the young man how Christ died on the cross for him.   Jayland didn't quite understand how one man's death could provide forgiveness for the entire human race.   Dennis deferred to me, and I explained how God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself.  Jayland seemed to appreciate the answer.

Then we walked the several blocks to the Comcast arena. We were privileged to hand out hundreds of Gospel tracts and engage several people one-to-one.  I was so pleased to see the number of children with parents attending the event.  It gave me great comfort to think that this was more of a family event, than a rowdy adult event.

We quickly let compassion swallow our fears and stepped up on the 'box', and began to proclaim the Gospel and glorified God in Jesus Christ.   We explained the sin problem and the need for a Savior.  Then we described the birth, life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and pleaded for people to respond in repentance and faith.

It was very encouraging that we got a few 'Amens' while we were speaking, and I even had a guy come up after I finished, and shake my hand and tell me the name of the church he attended.

Praise the Lord for His faithfulness even when I am faithless.

God bless...

Why Are You Running Away?

I saw three young men hop out of a silver Honda, and head onto the greenbelt trail, yesterday afternoon.

I went and opened a new pack of Trillion Dollar Bill Gospel tracts, and headed around the block, to enter the trail from the other entrance.    As I walked up to the pot-pit, and headed into the thicket, the three young men tried to run away.   I said to them, 'Hey you dropped something!".   They all three got hung up in the blackberry bramble and literally turned around and came back with their tails between their legs (so to speak).   I said, "Why are you running away?   I'm not mad at you and I'm not here to get you in trouble, I just wanted to talk to you.   What are you guys doing?"

Alex, who I've spoken to before, responded, "I'm not gonna lie, you know... we were, uh..."

I could smell the smoke, and I said, "is whatever you're smoking illegal?", and he just kinda shrugged.

I cautioned them that what they were doing was shortening their life, and I had the privilege and honor of sharing the Gospel with these three young men; I only remember one other name, it was Joey.


Please reach these young men Lord.

God bless...