Sewing The Good Seed at The Roller Derby

We spent this afternoon planting the seed of the Gospel into peoples hearts as they were going to the Comcast Arena in Everett to be spectators at Roller Derby.

We had a team of eight guys who assembled to take the Gospel to the people of Everett.

It was such a pleasure seeing Dennis and Nick break the sound barrier for the first time.

We handed out tons of tracts and many one-on-one conversations were spawned from the open-air proclamation of the Gospel.

It was a very cold day, and crowd size was a little less than expected, but it was a powerful day in the Holy Spirit.   God gave us the privilege of sharing the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ to probably a couple hundred people.   One young man got in my face as I was preaching, and started saying some vile things, so I preached around him.  Pastor Billy stepped up and engaged the man, and when the smoke-screen came down, the man listened to what Pastor Bill had to say.   I had one woman come up and thank me for preaching the Gospel.

May the Lord cause His seed to sprout in the hearts of those who heard the Gospel message this afternoon.

Here is the message I shared:

Good afternoon, my name is Keith and I’m a born-again christian, and I’d like to share a few thoughts with you, so if I could have your attention for a few moments.
Here are a few things to think about...
You could fill every night with good entertainment. And attend professional sporting events every weekend. You could go on fun vacations every summer. And have the most rewarding career and make tons of money. You could have a lovely family and spend quality time with them. All these things are really good, enjoyable, fun, rewarding, lovely things. And all these things were given to you.   They were all gifts to you from God. The Bible says, “Every good and perfect Gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness nor shadow of changing.”

But sadly, someday, everything you have will be taken from you.   Everything we have or do is temporary.   Everything was given to us with a limited time offer. Death will separate us from these things. The heart stops, the lungs quit, the brain ceases to function, And the hands will release whatever they’re holding onto. So what is more important to you, The gift, that is temporary, Or the Giver who is eternal?

At some point we all need to face our own mortality.   We’re all going to die.  
We don’t like to think about death, but as painful as the thought of it is, we must. The split second after we die we will be immediately in the presence of God. We all have an appointment with death, and after that comes the judgement. We’re all going stand before God and give an account of our lives. Everything will be laid open and bare before Him with whom we have to give an account. God knows everything we have ever done, said or even thought.

The reason we die is because of sin. The Bible says, “The wages of sin is death...”, and “The soul that sins shall surely die”. It is our sin that separates us from God. And we’re all in the same boat together. The Bible says, “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”. So, if you would admit you’ve ever lied, you would be guilty as a liar. If you’ve stolen, you’d be guilty as a thief. If you’ve used God’s Name in vain, you’d be guilty as a blasphemer. And if you’ve even so much as looked lustfully at someone who isn’t your husband or wife, you’d be guilty as an adulterer at heart, according to Jesus. So when you die and stand before your Maker, you’d be guilty, just like the rest of us. If you die in your sin, it won't be good, you will suffer eternal death. You would get what you deserve, and it wouldn’t be heaven.

The Bible says, “The guilty will by no means go unpunished.” And that punishment is Hell, and I don’t want that for you and God certainly doesn’t want that for anyone. Here is the message of God’s GOODNESS! It is because of God’s goodness that he will require justice for every last sin. And, its also because of God’s goodness He bore the justice for our sins on the cross. God himself became a man in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus was born of a virgin, and  lived 33 innocent years here on planet earth. He suffered the death of the cross, where He bled and died for your sins. It’s because of God’s goodness that three days later Jesus rose from the dead. And, it is God’s goodness that leads us to repentance.   Did you know that God commands everyone, everywhere to repent, because he has appointed a day in which He will judge the world in Righteousness? Repent means to let go of your sins! If you hold onto your sins, they will be the death of you.
You will receive the judgement of God. Confess and forsake your sins.   
Agree with God about your sins; they are wrong, wicked, evil, sinful, dirty, stinky, nasty.   

Your sin problem is a serious problem. Even what we would consider the least, little sin, will result in Hell, “the lake of fire”, if you don’t repent.    So repent of going your own way. Repent of your unbelief. Repent of our selfishness, your pride, your arrogance, your gossip. Turn to Jesus as your Savior. Trust in Jesus as your Savior.   Put your faith in Jesus Christ alone as your Savior. Rely and depend upon Jesus as your Savior.

God bless...