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Darkened Hearts

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Nearly every week I post comments, videos, or quotes from notable (and not so notable) atheists. Why? I want you to know how far people will go to deny their Creator, probably more so at this time in history than ever before.
The book of Romans says that because “they neither glorified Him as God nor [...]

The First New Testament Evangelists

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Who were the first New Testament evangelists?  (From Sunday’s question)
All women!
Then as today, men were too afraid to go out and share the good news. Here are the names of these wonderful women: Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Salome, Joanna, and the others with them… (From Mat. 28:1; Mk. 16:1; Lk. 24:10; Jn. [...]

Your Thoughts: Why is this good?

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Thirty one evangelists got up really early on New Year’s Day, armed with about 24,000 Million Dollar Bill and Giant Money tracts…

…to get a jump on the crowd at The Tournament of Roses Parade!

An estimated one million people line the parade route making easy pickins for our team.

At parade’s end nearly 20,000 tracts were handed [...]

The Cruel Mistress

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Someone once described blogging as a cruel mistress; I now understand why: The self-imposed obligation of daily postings, whether I’m tired or uninspired, is relentless.
On the other hand, I enjoy blogging immensely; it’s my main hobby! Also, I love to share the exciting adventures that God continues to provide as our evangelists step out in faith. Never would I have imagined that [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Going Up?

Monday, December 10th, 2007

By Paul LaTour 
Please note that two one-way elevators will be in service on Judgment Day: Up for the righteous, down for the self-righteous. No stopping on Limbo or Purgatory floors as they never existed anyway. Elevator service will cease to operate at Day’s end…forever.
Steve and Ray: Great service, boys! And thanks for the Elevangie Tales!

Ready to Go to War?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

When it comes to proclaiming the truth that all have sinned by breaking God’s moral law by lying, stealing, misusing His name, looking with lust (which Jesus calls adultery), or hating (which the bible calls murder), and that the penalty is Hell, expect the firefight to begin. To mention that God is a God of [...]

Did Nothing… and Something

Monday, October 1st, 2007

The stated goal on my short vacation was “Do nothing,” (at the suggestion of my beautiful wife). It was sound advice. So while I was at the monastery, I did nothing but read, rest, and spend lots of time with God—it was probably the best time I ever had with Him! Still, He opened a [...]

Persecution By Percentages

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

(This is the conclusion of my 7-part Fiesta Hermosa perspectives series. Click here to start the series.)
Five angry emails, two mean voicemails, and a nasty postcard were all I received from people offended at our open air preaching and Gospel tract distribution during the Labor Day weekend pagan celebration called Fiesta Hermosa.
One person wrote that [...]

9/11 Perspective: Screeching or Teaching?

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

I have received a few emails from people who were upset at the evangelists who preached at the bus stops on Labor Day weekend at the Fiesta Hermosa. But time is of the essence in our minds… Every person who died on 9/11/01 thought they too had another day to live.

The following article was [...]

Saving 40 Bucks

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

I parked my car in front of a restaurant, ready to run in “for a quick second” to get some take-out. There was a parking meter.
Should I pay the quarter? After all, I will only be here for a moment.
I thought about a question I ask when sharing my faith: “Have you ever stolen anything? [...]

Seeker Friendly Cult

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time then you know that I am adamantly opposed to the “Therapeutic Gospel.” This type of Gospel presents Christ as a cure-all, a pill, that can make life happy and oh-so-bright. “God loves you and will give you things like health, wealth, a beautiful spouse, joy [...]

The OTHER Blasphemy Challenge

Monday, August 6th, 2007

I”ve been disturbed by a video…
Over 500,000 people have watched the YouTube ad encouraging people to blaspheme the Holy Spirit by denying Him. Ne’er-do-wells, hardened profligates, and the rest of their atheist ilk (wannabe’s, too) have uploaded thousands of videos firmly placing their faith in nothing by denying the one who was, and is, [...]

I Celebrate 2 Years of Recovery Today!

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Yes. That’s right. I’ve been a Christian for 17 years and a pastor for 9, yet 2 years ago I became sober—minded!
On July 31st of 2005, Ray Comfort taught “Hell’s Best Kept Secret at my church.
And after hearing it—and applying it—I felt that I was born again, again.
On that night he [...]

Your Thoughts/MY THOUGHTS: Assaulted by Gay Pride

Friday, July 13th, 2007

On Tuesday I asked your thoughts about a man who held up a sign at a gay pride gathering that said: “Lied, Stolen, Lusted? Homosexual, Fornicator, Drunkard? Repent and call on the Lord Jesus to Escape Hell.” He was subsequently molested by the mob (read the account here).
My questions to you were these: What is [...]

Your Thoughts: Assaulted by Gay Pride

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

What do you think?
A very zealous evangelist went to a Chicago gay pride parade and unfurled a banner that said: Lied, Stolen, Lusted? Homosexual, Fornicator, Drunkard? Repent and call on the Lord Jesus to Escape Hell.
And this was the result: “…before it was all over I was basically molested, they handled me in [...]

Big Baptist Bash and Bad Snow Cones

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

The Fourth of July is a great time to have barbeques, parties, picnics and festivals. It’s a wonderful opportunity for friends and family to get together and chow down some hamburgers, hotdogs, and tons of chips with guacamole. It’s also a chance for churches to have a block party, invite the neighbors over for a [...]

Your Thoughts/My Thoughts: “Pushy” Christianity

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Last Friday I posed these questions: Can someone be too forceful during an evangelistic encounter? Is it possible to “shove” salvation down someone’s throat? Where does one draw the line between tactful and tacky?
Unfortunately, readers of this blog chose not to answer, but I did ask this question to other evangelists and here is [...]

Your Thoughts: PUSHY Christianity?

Friday, June 15th, 2007

“You know… the Gospel is important and all that,” you’ll hear someone say occasionally with furrowed brow, “but you can’t be too pushy; you don’t want to shove it down their throats.”
I have heard that a few times, have you?
Now of course, if you are just letting your little light shine, shine, shine, then [...]

Your Thoughts/My Thoughts: What’s Wrong W/the Priest?

Friday, May 25th, 2007

OOOPS! I forgot to tell you what I thought about the Father Matthew video featured last week. (See it here!)
Joshua Black made this comment which sums up what I think: “What a load of garbage. It is not loving to tell people lies that comfort them in dangerous delusions like atheism. If it were [...]

Your Thoughts: What’s Wrong W/the Priest?

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Does this entertaining 3 minute video from Father Matthew answer the atheists from “The Blasphemy Challenge”? Or is something just a little off? What are your thoughts? My thoughts on Thursday.

Your Thoughts/My Thoughts: “A Tool of the Devil?”

Friday, May 4th, 2007

On Monday, I posted a video from a very nice man explaining the way to God for us (Click here to see it!). The problem with this guy is that he is a Universalist. Universalists believe that everyone will be saved in the end, which essentially makes evangelism unnecessary.
Robert Perry wrote this:
Scary about [...]

Your Thoughts/My Thoughts: “Love in the Book of Acts”

Friday, May 4th, 2007

I asked the question: How many times is God’s love mentioned in the Book of Acts? Answer: Zero. Zip. Nada. Never. None.
So let me ask you this: Is it truthful to say that God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life? If you answered “Yes,” then click here to get a [...]

A Tool of the Devil?

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The apostle Paul warns of men who “are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. (2Cor. 11:13)
This 7-minute video features [...]

Your Thoughts: “Love” in the Book of Acts

Monday, April 30th, 2007

The book of Acts demonstrated how the early church practiced evangelism (among many other things). Question: How many times is God’s love mentioned in the book of Acts?

I’ll give the answer on Friday…

Your Thoughts/My Thoughts: Cursing the Pagans

Friday, April 27th, 2007

On Monday I asked the question:
Is it Biblical to ever say something like: “If anyone does not love the Lord–a curse be on him.” ?
Well, those are Paul’s words in 1Cor.16:22! “If anyone does not love the Lord–a curse be on him.” (NIV) So yes, it is Biblical to say that. That is, it [...]

Your Thoughts: Curse the Pagans?

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Be careful now how you answer.
Is it Biblical to ever say something like: “If anyone does not love the Lord–a curse be on him.” ?
I’ll tell you what I think later in the week…

Your Thoughts/MY THOUGHTS: What I Said at the Post Office

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Here’s the question I posed last week: What would you have said to the postman named Diosdado (which means “God-given”) as he waited on you at the post office.
Here’s what I said:
I said, “Do you know what else is God-given? He gave His Son, Jesus Christ.” Then I gave him my 17 second sermon [...]


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