Watch on YOUTUBE as Steven takes the Good Person Test and how humble he becomes when he realizes he is not a Good Person in God's eyes.

Spenser Taking the Good Person Test in Tempe AZ

Watch as Spencer tries to defend his position, knowing partly how to be forgiven and yet hasn't done it.

This man is a stranger who lived in Flagstaff to get his degree from NAU. He now lives here in Phoenix.  I ask, according to what Jesus stated about the Samaritan, isn't this man someone that we all should strive to engage the whole truth  with ?

In (Luk 10:29-37), But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied and said, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. "And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. "Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. "But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. "On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.' "Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."

Notice this was a "priest" who crossed the street, a Levite also crossed the street.

What name would you give those people today?

 Is it you? 

Jesus showed them who a true neighbor was.

The one who goes out of his/her way to interact with someone in need.

But it's not just about bodily care or financial assistance, it's about saving souls! Notice what Jesus said in (Mat 18:11) For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

So I ask?

• Do you avoid those who cross your path? 
• Do you avoid strangers?
• Do you only speak to family, friends, and co-workers?

If you answer yes, then are you not like the parable above?

Charles Spurgeon said, "If you have no desire to save the lost then you are not saved yourself...you can be sure of that."

If you would humble yourself and admit this is a problem for you, I pray that you attend one of the Way of Master Seminars...it could help you become a laborer for the Lord, instead of just a pew sitter, with anyone you come in contact with.

Catherine has made this comment since she has attended the seminar several times which she never could have before : 
"I'm a nobody who can share with anybody about somebody who can save anybody"

Wouldn't you for the Lord's sake like to say the same thing?

Prayer Alone???

If prayer alone is what the Lord wants from those He has adopted into the Kingdom, then why should we go out on the streets like Jesus did to warm them of the impending danger of Hell? 


This Saturday night I handed a track to a young lady who immediately stated that she didn't need one because she was a Christian. I then asked her, "why not take it and give it to someone she knows"? She commented, as most who claim to be one,  that she doesn't have to because she just prays for them. ?????

Read what Charles Spurgeon had to say about it.

"If you ask God to convert souls, but you will not do anything for those souls; if you ask God to save your children, but you will not talk to them about their salvation; if you ask God to save your neighbors, and you do not distribute tracts among them, nor do anything else for them, are you not truly a hypocrite? You pray, but you refuse to do anything to affect an answer."

- Charles Spurgeon

So is Spurgeon correct? Prayer without action is hypocritical? 

What does scripture say? 

(Ezekiel 3:18-20) "When I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn the wicked from his wicked way that he may live, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. But if you show partiality, ("Speak only to your friends & family," my comment)  you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. "Yet if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered yourself. "Again, when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.  

(James 2: 8-26) For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. For He who said, "DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY," also said, "DO NOT COMMIT MURDER." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. 

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. 

But someone may well say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works." You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 

You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God. 

You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. 

1John 3:8  the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. 

(Jeremiah 42:20)  For you have only deceived yourselves; for it is you who sent me to the LORD your God, saying, "Pray for us to the LORD our God; and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us so, and we will do it." (notice it didn't say just to pray)

Those who were convicted 2000 yrs ago did not have the written Word as we do today. Our Lord and Master Jesus the Christ's message has been written down for all who claim Him Lord. So we know what He expects and commands from us. 

Psalm 19:7, says the Law is perfect to use,

Mark 16:15, to GO out tell everyone, 

Acts 1:8, He tells us to be His witness, 

Acts 10:42 commands us to  solemnly to testify, 

Galatians 3:24, by sharing the Law we can bring the lost to Christ by Faith. 

Sept.at the Friday Night Art Fair

Another glorious night for the Lord, as His prayer in (Luke 10:2), was being answered. Again the streets were overflowing with lost souls just like the hurricane on the East coast produced rivers that overflowed it's banks. Tonight we had many followers who wanted to get out of their comfort zone, and be true laborers for the Lord and not do the typical, just sit home and watch TV.

 There was Alan, Alex, Brandt,Catherine, David, Jeremy, Joe, Joshuah, Karen, Kat, Marcus, Steve, and Tish,  all who came out to honor the Lord's command. To name a few:  (John 14:15), (Mark 16:15), (Acts 1:8). Oh and if you would like to be Jesus' friend as I have heard a song sung in church, then you need to obey (John 15:14).

This night Catherine and I brought our 11 month old granddaughter Addisyn with us. She was such a joy, even the loud speaker didn't prevent her from comfortably going to sleep, so we could stay passed her bedtime.

Jeremy, Tish and their 16 yr son, Joshua ,who just got his driver's license(pray for him), is the perfect example of the Lord's blessing of a Christ following family. It's always a joy seeing them together reaching out to those souls who are less fortunate. Jeremy and his family need our prayers as he is now going to start his own church.

Karen, from North Mountain Church, had attended The Way of the Master seminar that I gave at her church in July and this was her first time out. She told Catherine that she couldn't get over  how the people who were taking the Good Person Test stayed and listened intently to the end.
They did not seem to be offended even after they admitted to lying, stealing, lust in public. Yet, she really couldn't understand why those in church do!!!

Of all the years she has been in church she has NEVER seen anything like it taught.This was the first time she saw this kind of interaction with strangers, and admitted she didn't think she could do it. That's when I asked her if she could sew? She said, "Yes". Then I asked was she able to sew perfectly the  first time? She, smiled and said, "NO". That's when I explained that I couldn't do what she sees me doing now either...it took practice and desire.

 Kat, brought her friend Laura from CA.This was Laura's first time experiencing how we use the Ten Commandments to help the lost understand why they need a savior. She too was enamored about how those who we interacted with responded to our questions.

Brandt with microphone in hand, stepped up on the step stool to reach out to the tide of people and asked if anyone would like a glow-stick. All they needed to do was to admit that they were a "Good Person" and  answer a few questions using God's Ten Commandments to see if it weer true. You really have to be here to see how many raise their hands with excitement claiming that they are GOOD.

One of my prayers is that the Holy Spirit would work on the hearts of those who claim Christ as Lord and act as His obedient servant by coming out just to watch how many souls can be reached in just one night. I was told that those of us who go out into the night to reach the lost witness to more people on one night than most churches do in a year. (Can you imagine how many people we are reaching in a year?)

After a while because of the crowds in front of us, Alan went across the street as he saw the banks overflowing there as well. He came back about an hour later extremely excited and announced that he had just given away 700 Gospel Tracts with the Ten Commandments on them. He also had several one 2 one conversations asking them if they had kept the commandments and if not what would a Just God have to do to them. Several seemed to be convicted and pray that the Lord can open their hearts to let the seed that Alan planted take root.

While Brandt was sharing with a group I saw a young lady off to the side staring at him. I asked if she would like to have a glow-stick, she replied, "Yes". I then stated that in order to get one she would have to prove that she was a good person using God's Ten Commandments as the standard.  Without hesitation she stated she was a good person and was willing to prove it by taking the test.

Well I won't bore you with what happened next a you know she admitted to lying, stealing, Blasphemy, and lust of the heart. She now realized she wasn't good and she would be sent to Hell if she died then.  I asked if she knew what God did for her so that she wouldn't have to go to Hell, and she said, "NO". I asked if she had any religious upbringing, she said some, she was raised Catholic.

I then told her the GOOD NEWS, that only through the shed blood of Jesus Christ our sins are forgiven. No Priest can save her. Just because she confesses her sins to a him...he didn't die for her sins, Jesus did! Then as Jesus states in (Luke 13:3-5), we must REPENT, which means to have Godly sorrow, heart felt remorse, for having caused His Son, Jesus, to be sent as a sacrifice to pay the penalty that I deserved and now she knows she deserves. She would need to ask God to help her hate the sin as much as He does. I then told her she didn't deserve the glow-stick, as she didn't prove she was a Good Person. Now I noticed that her head hung down and I then stated:
 
(Eph. 2:8-9),  For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;  not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

I then told her that this glow-stick is a paltry example of what Jesus did for her on the cross and all she had to do was to reach up and accept the free gift. She reached up and then thanked me.

I pray that these stories open your heart to want to go and do  something different with your life.
 Paul states in (Rom 10:17) So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
 So come out and learn how to speak to strangers.