Archive for December, 2007

What is your New Year’s evangelism goal?

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Four years ago, after hearing a New Year’s message at my church where one of the points in the sermon was: ”This coming year Christians should evangelize more” (or something like that), I made a commitment to share my faith everyday. I didn’t know how to do it; I didn’t know what to say; I don’t even know [...]

Happy New Year Tract!

Monday, December 31st, 2007

This is the latest adaptation of the “Will your good outweigh your bad?” tract that we are presenting to our congregation. (To see the originals, what the inside of the tract says, and how we adapted them for various events, and how to download your own click here.)

We made 15,000 and have the whole month [...]

Daddy’s Dollar Dare

Friday, December 28th, 2007

(This is Part 2 of The Golden Compass tract adventure. To read Part 1, click here.)
We had 50,000 of The Golden Compass Gospel tracts to hand out before that awful bomb of a movie disappeared completely. What could I do? I had no choice but to bring out the secret weapons: my 6 and 8-year-old daughters. “I’ll give you each [...]

The Tortoise, the Hare, & the Golden Compass Tracts

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

When I heard that Living Waters Publications was offering The Golden Compass Gospel tracts for a penny a pack due to the movie of the same name bombing, I was so excited that I told my “connection” to get me $5.00 worth, or 5,000 tracts.
I called my faithful foot-soldier friend, “Righteous Richard” Chavarria, and [...]

Hollywood Blvd. and Rose Parade Adventure!

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Join us for 2 Southern California adventures:
This Saturday we will head on up to Hollywood Blvd. in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and evangelize. This is a great place to hand out tracts, share 1-2-1, and open air preach. Last time we were there for an evangelistic event, I had the chance to witness to Freddy [...]

Go tell it on the mountain…

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

…that Jesus Christ is born!!!

And go tell it in malls, bars, ballgames, street fairs, amusement parks, court rooms, jail houses, high schools…
Let’s keep the carols going with Ray Comfort’s revised version of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”:
Hark the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled”
Joyful, all ye [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM STEVE

Monday, December 24th, 2007

This is a new tradition: Repeating this post at Christmas time.
Sufferin’ for the Savior with Santa in SoCal ain’t easy, but someone has to do it! I gave ole St. Nick a tip that he will never forget (I think he works for minimum wage and never gets Christmas off, poor guy). I just hope that [...]

My Boring Christmas Letter

Monday, December 24th, 2007

‘Tis the season to send out a Christmas letter.
To read mine just click!

“Will your good outweigh your bad?” Tract

Friday, December 21st, 2007

The “Will your good outweigh your bad?“ tract is the greatest free tract download ever and they are available from Living Waters Publications!
Click here to get them. (This link will download a zipped copy of both sides. Just save it onto your computer, unzip, and you’ll end up with the pdf version.) 
People love them! [...]

The 12 Tracts of Christmas

Friday, December 21st, 2007

At the beginning of December I made a proposal to my Senior Pastor and boss, Zac, that went something like this: “I have a special tract that the whole congregation can pass out; it’s easier to give away than the million dollar bill; and we can motivate the whole church to do it by calling this program [...]

“Golden Compass” Tracts: 100 for 1 Cent!

Friday, December 21st, 2007

The Golden Compass movie flopped. That’s good and bad news. It’s good news because it’s a bad movie, but it’s bad news for Living Waters Publications because they have 160,000 copies of the tract left.

They wrote this in their Newsletter:
“We know that they will eventually sell, but we would rather let you have them at no charge while the [...]

Town Theatened W/Lawsuit Over Nativity

Friday, December 21st, 2007

An attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund says a small Georgia town is being targeted by a liberal group that is trying to intimidate city officials into removing a nativity scene.
Representatives of Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) are offering to defend officials in Dallas, Georgia, against a threatened lawsuit from Americans United for Separation of Church [...]

A Message from Santa

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

A 2 minute message from a Santa with an accent. Hmmmmm… I wonder what country this guy is from? HO! HO! HO!

If you can’t see the video, then click here!

Merry Christmas or Whatever

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

This is a re-post of an article I wrote a couple of years ago…
What attitude do you think would be demonstrated at a New Age-liberal, all-natural-cotton-pants-wearing organic food store toward Christmas? Uh, just what you’d expect…
Kerry wore his Whole Foods name badge proudly; perhaps that is why he had a picture of a lion on [...]

Under Pressure, City Renames Christmas Tree

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Attorneys at the Alliance Defense Fund are offering free legal assistance to officials in a small Arizona community who were threatened with a lawsuit over the town’s Christmas tree.
City leaders in Queen Creek have replaced the name “Christmas” with “holiday” on the community tree after a liberal legal group threatened a lawsuit over the use [...]

The Muslim and Me at the DMV

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

By “Righteous Richard” Chavarria
I had an interesting conversation with a Muslim man after preaching at the Hawthorne Department of Motor Vehicles; he wanted to ask me some questions about my faith.

He said that he didn’t believe the Bible was accurate because in Europe the Bible has 72 books. Also, he explained, the preface of the King James Bible has errors in the [...]

Agree/Disagree?

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Do you agree or disagree with this South African Pastor’s statement?
“For many years I thought Jesus wanted me to save souls. And then I discovered Jesus wanted me to save people. There’s a whole lot more than getting them to pray a little prayer.”
—John Thomas, pastor of Fish Hoek Baptist Church in Cape Town, South [...]

Have Yourself a Blessed Little Christmas!

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

We had a singer at our church whose uncle wrote the original Christmas standard, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” He got saved in 1977, then wrote a Christian adaptation of the song which is very good, except for one major theological flaw. Can you guess what it is? I’ll post the answer in the “comments” [...]

Man Sues Over Right to Display Evangelistic Message

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

A businessman cited for displaying a gospel message on his own property is suing the town of Gouverneur, New York, accusing it of violating the U.S. Constitution’s protection of free speech and private property rights.
Daniel Burritt placed the evangelistic message on a trailer located on his commercial property adjacent to U.S. Route 11, and was [...]

A Splendid Christmas

Monday, December 17th, 2007

This is a great site because it provides a subtle Christmas witness.
Send a family member to it and they will find Christmas carols with free Christmas song sheets, the story of the First Christmas, Christmas cookie recipes, crafts and Christmas music. Then there is a link for a gospel presentation, but it’s not called a [...]

Merry Tossmas!

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Tired of all the holiday greetings that leave Christ out?
Watch this short, humorous video and take action!
Yule cheer when you see it!

Sudden Deaths: From the California Highway Patrol

Monday, December 17th, 2007

I gave the officers sitting behind the info desk at The Galleria Mall some Gospel tracts; they gave me some tracts of their own containing interesting information that will keep you from being buried 6 feet under during the holidays:

DID YOU KNOW IN CALIFORNIA:
In total, over 3,906 family members, friends & co-workers are killed and [...]

Pooper Peeper Praise!

Monday, December 17th, 2007

My friend from Canada, Paul LaTour, imagines this scenario during church testimony time from a “Pooper Peeper tract” (see below) convert:
Preacher: “Yes! YOU sir! The fellow in the red shirt sitting in the fourth pew. Please, stand up and share your testimony with all of us here starting with where you were when the gospel [...]

The Pooper Peeper Tract

Friday, December 14th, 2007

I saw this disgustingly funny and effective tract from a website called “The Reformed Evangelist” and I want to share it with you.

Here is a description of the tract from their site:
“My wife once saw a calendar of events called The Bathroom Reader hanging on the wall in a college restroom. That simple idea sparked [...]

Happily Disappointed

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

I’m happy and disappointed.
I’m happy that about 17 students finished my latest evangelism class. I’m disappointed that we started with 31.
Despite the name of my class being “Sharing Your Faith Without Fear,” and that when students finish they have less fear when evangelizing, the sad fact is that people don’t finish because they are fearful. Here [...]

Something Amazing

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

By Ray Comfort 
I was talking with a friend who regularly runs “The Way of the Master” evangelism classes. He said that when the class starts there is always a good turnout, but when people realize that they have to actually go out and speak to the lost, he loses about a third of them. He [...]

Famous Lost Words: “The Golden Compass” Author

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Just what are the intentions of writer Phillip Pullman concerning his books “His Dark Materials” upon which the film, “The Golden Compass” is based?
“I’ve been surprised by how little criticism I’ve got. Harry Potter’s been taking all the flak. I’m a great fan of J.K. Rowling, but the people - mainly from America’s Bible [...]

Those Merry Atheists

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

The Badger Herald reports that the Madison-based Freedom From Religion Foundation posted a sign in the Wisconsin state Capitol this week to remind residents that they live in a diverse country.
The sign is located in the same vicinity as the Wisconsin State Capitol Holiday Tree and menorah and reads, “At this season of the Winter [...]

Strip Club Owner Hates Evangelists!

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

A strip club owner in Ohio is pursuing legal means to stop the campaign of a local church whose members witness to patrons coming to visit his business.
“Foxhole” owner Thomas George has accused New Beginnings Ministries of harassing patrons, and even causing an explosion outside his property — while law enforcement just looks on. The [...]

Sudden Death: 747!

Monday, December 10th, 2007

If only poor ole Santa paid attention when he had the chance last year!


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