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Street Witnessing 71809
Street Witnessing
Crane, Missouri
&
Downtown Springfield, Missouri
July 17th & 18, 2009
Crane, Missouri
On Friday evening, I drove to Crane, Missouri. It's a small town of about 1,400 people. It's not too far from where I go to church - Christian Ministries Church.
I drove around town looking for anyone who was just hanging out. I came up to a skatepark where I noticed some youth were riding skateboards and just having fun.
As I walked up to the park, they were all staring at me, wondering what I was doing there, I suppose. I just said hello, and said I seen them out skating and thought I'd stop by and watch. I started talking with them, asking them about the park, how long they've been skating, took pics and video of them doing tricks, etc. They were very nice kids.
After a while, one said that he needed to go. So I pulled out my Million Dollar Bill gospel tracts, and handed one to each of them. They thought they were cool. I explained it had a gospel message on the back. I had heard a couple of them talking earlier about attending church, so I asked each of them if they thought they were a good person. Most of them said they were. I asked if I could ask them a few questions and see if that were true. Sure.
As I took them through some of the Ten Commandments, and then mentioned that the Bible says that "All liars will have their part in the lake of fire", Rev. 21:8, one of the young ladies was really shocked to hear that. She was asking questions throughout our talk. They seemed to be really listening and taking in what was being said. I explained that Jesus came to earth to pay the penalty for our sin. We broke God's law and Jesus paid our fine. I thanked them for taking the time to listen to me and said I might come out again sometime.
As I was leaving, one of the kids was reading the gospel tract to the others. It was good to hear. I thank God for allowing me to be able to share the gospel with these young people.
Gray, Chase, David, DJ, Maddie, Catelynn (I didn't remember the names of the last two kids - sorry guys!) They are holding the Million Dollar Bill Gospel Tracts
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Downtown Springfield, Missouri
I went downtown to the Park Central Square area tonight with my daughter, Alexis. We started out passing out gospel tracts and talking with anyone that God opened the door for us to talk to.
Melissa, Jay and Brian
As we passed by the bus station, we handed Melissa, Jay and Brian a gospel tract. As we started talking with them, Jay ended up being the person that I focused on. As I took them through the Law, you could see the conviction on Jay's face.
His eyes were bloodshot and he kept laughing at the wrong times, but he was thinking about what was being said. I shared the gospel with them as well. I thanked them for talking and shook their hands. I told them that I would be praying for them. Later, as we walked past where they had been sitting, we noticed that they had left their gospel tracts laying on the sidewalk. I picked them up to use them again.
His eyes were bloodshot and he kept laughing at the wrong times, but he was thinking about what was being said. I shared the gospel with them as well. I thanked them for talking and shook their hands. I told them that I would be praying for them. Later, as we walked past where they had been sitting, we noticed that they had left their gospel tracts laying on the sidewalk. I picked them up to use them again.
Phil
Alexis and I walked to the square, where the Sounds on the Square had music playing. People were sitting around and listening to the music. We passed out some tracts.
I handed one to a young man named Phil, and to a lady with him. Phil said that he had a Christian background. I asked him if he thought he was a good person. He said yes. I asked if I could ask him a few questions to see if that was true. He then said a curse word and agreed.
Since he said he was a Christian, I just went through four of the Ten Commandments with him, to show him the importance of using the Law as a mirror, so that we can see ourselves in our true light. That is why we need Jesus. We shook hands and we walked off.
Amanda, James, Eric and Alexis (my daughter)
I handed one to a young man named Phil, and to a lady with him. Phil said that he had a Christian background. I asked him if he thought he was a good person. He said yes. I asked if I could ask him a few questions to see if that was true. He then said a curse word and agreed.
Since he said he was a Christian, I just went through four of the Ten Commandments with him, to show him the importance of using the Law as a mirror, so that we can see ourselves in our true light. That is why we need Jesus. We shook hands and we walked off.
Amanda, James, Eric
Amanda, James, Eric and Alexis (my daughter)
As we walked through the square, there were three people standing and dancing around the edge of the square. Alexis mentioned them, so we decided to walk over and hand them a Million Dollar Bill gospel tract.
"Hi, did you get your million dollar bill yet tonight?" They said no. I handed them one and said that it has a gospel message on the back of it. They didn't mind talking to us, so we talked with them. They admitted to being lying, thieving (well, not Eric), blaspheming, adulterers at heart.
I explained that the reason the Law is used, is to show them that they have personally sinned against God, and that is the reason they are in need of Jesus. We broke God's law and Jesus paid our fine.
James knew that we need to repent. I explained that repent means to confess and forsake sin, and do a complete 180 degree turn. We must also believe in Jesus, and trust in Him to save us. They did say this was a different way of hearing the gospel than they have heard. They seemed to really be listening. They were very nice and friendly. We took their picture and I told them that I would be praying for them.
We thank God for allowing us to have every one of the encounters, both in Crane and in Springfield. We pray the Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of each person that received a tract or that we've talked to.
In Christ,
Brad St. Clair
"Hi, did you get your million dollar bill yet tonight?" They said no. I handed them one and said that it has a gospel message on the back of it. They didn't mind talking to us, so we talked with them. They admitted to being lying, thieving (well, not Eric), blaspheming, adulterers at heart.
I explained that the reason the Law is used, is to show them that they have personally sinned against God, and that is the reason they are in need of Jesus. We broke God's law and Jesus paid our fine.
James knew that we need to repent. I explained that repent means to confess and forsake sin, and do a complete 180 degree turn. We must also believe in Jesus, and trust in Him to save us. They did say this was a different way of hearing the gospel than they have heard. They seemed to really be listening. They were very nice and friendly. We took their picture and I told them that I would be praying for them.
We thank God for allowing us to have every one of the encounters, both in Crane and in Springfield. We pray the Holy Spirit convicts the hearts of each person that received a tract or that we've talked to.
Something I read from a book by Mark Cahill: What is one thing you
can’t do in heaven? One thing you can’t
do when you get to heaven is to witness to others. You only have this short time that you have
on earth to seek and save the lost. Once you are in heaven, you can no longer be used by God to be the reason someone came to Christ to spend eternity in heaven.
If this were your last day on earth, would you look back with regret, knowing that you did not follow the commands of Jesus more often when he said, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" - Mark 16:15
In Christ,
Brad St. Clair