Saturday Night on Mill Ave in Tempe AZ

This was another Glorious night for our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ!  Those who claim Christ as Lord left the comfort of their homes like He did, to reach out to the lost. AL, Alan, Daniel, Marcus and Ronnie, came out to the streets of Tempe to hand out 100's of Gospel Tracts to hundreds who walk up and down Mill Ave all night looking for who knows what.

As you can see in the picture that Al took, many will stop by to get a free Glow-Stick as they think they can pass the Good Person Test. Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, (Pro 20:6 NKJV)

If you can see I'm actually laughing as most of the times those who stop tend to make it an enjoyable evening. The man with his back to you is taking the test. But you can see how the others are listening. That's the point! I pray that you see that. It's not just talking to one person about what they need to do to be saved; it's talking to several people at one time. What a blessing to be able to do as He did,  by drawing a crowd to hear this life saving eternal message.
 
The man on your left had claimed to be a “Christian”. You can see him pointing his finger at me and shouting at me to say: "That I needed to tell them, that Jesus was re-incarnated like all of us will be. (YUK)
This is where you need to be careful, as to whom you identify yourself with, as the Lord Himself stated in (Mat. 7:23) and then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'
 
The others on the right came a little latter to hear what was going on. So the crowd doesn't happen all at once, sometimes it does, but just being elevated and speaking to those in front of you draws interest from others who are walking by.
 
I pray that those who are reading this and have been through one of the many seminars over the last (7) years, consider doing the Lord's work and come again to the street, even if just once a month. Jesus told His disciples in (Luke 10:2) Therefore, " The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few: pray to the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.
 
This man in front of me when asked if he had every lied, stolen, or lusted, stated that he was Muslim and those laws are black and white and there could be a lot of gray area's to consider before they are answered. That's when he said, “this sounds like a lot of the religious people who want to make there own rules”
 
 I then explained to him that he was now breaking the 2nd of the Ten Commandments as we are not to have any idols. Mankind has done that from the beginning. They create a god that agrees with them so that whatever they do is okay with that god, but the True God, the Righteous God and the Just God must punish the liars, thieves, fornicator’s idolaters as His Wrath is upon those who do. (John 3:18)
 
 Here's the verse that states it, check it out for yourself, I didn’t make it up.  (1Co 6:9-10) Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionist will inherit the kingdom of God.
 
Another one of the encounters last night was with Marcus and I as a young man took one of my Cell Phone Texting tracts, and wanted to know why we were handing them out.

Click on the tract to get a better view, or if you would like to purchase some.

 

I explained that we were here to help others understand what there final destination could possible be, and how they were going to be judged.
 
That’s when he stated he grew up in a Pentecostal church, and knew Jesus! That's when I asked, "oh so you inherited the Kingdom of god, just as a prince would inherit the throne?" He agreed.
 
We could tell he had plenty to drink. He told us that right now he was NOT being obedient to God, but if God wanted him to change then God would make it happen. Marcus challenged him with if he knew that he would die tomorrow would he right now repent and place his trust in Jesus Christ alone for the forgiveness of his sins?
 
He got very serious at that point and you could see his conscience working on him as he tilted his head back rolling his eyes as if looking for an apt answer, and finally stated, “That he would not!  He was not ready to give up having fun with his friends and the girls he's been involved with.
 
I then gave him the verse that came to me and that he was to stop blaming God as he now knows s the truth and is rejecting it.
“For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.” 2Co 7:10
 
Here is a few of the several verses that Jesus Himself states that you may want to read about Repentance:

Luk_5:32
"I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."
Luk_15:7
"I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
Luk_24:47
And that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
 
I then explained what is stated in (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.”
 
Now he started to walk away telling us he had to catch up with his friends and thanked us for taking the time to explain to him why we were there.

As he was leaving I gave another one of our Gospel Tracts, which he took, “Are You Good Enough To Go to Heaven”
 
If you would like to read what it says just click on it?
 

 

Way of the Master Workshop

WOW! What can I say about this workshop except the Lord definitely had His hand in it.

First I want to thank all the sowers who come out again, again and again to help me with this teaching and their desire to share what this teaching has done for them to the first timers.

Al, who has been with me almost since I started, has been a blessing to me as he continually attends and supports me in any way that I need.

Alan who has been with me since the beginning back in 2004 has the keys to open & close & cleanup Redemption Church so we can have the seminar.

Daniel has been with us for a few years and he too stated that he attends each seminar to get more out of it...he wasn't feeling well and still came.

Keith who has been with us less than a year has already done the most scariest thing in life...stand up on a box on a public corner and reach out to draw a crowd so he can asked them, "Would you consider yourself to be a GOOD person". How would you respond?

Then along came Tony who just several months ago heard about the seminar and has attended the last (3). He stated that the reason he wants to keep coming is that he hears things that he didn't get the first time, it’s like getting another golden nugget.

The first timers were Dean, Jennifer, Joshua, Nathan, Patrick and Sam. God gets all the Glory for placing the desire in the hearts of ALL who were there, as they gave up one of their most precious assets, "TIME."

They humbled themselves to learn another way to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ not just friends, family and co-workers, but with strangers. But isn't that what the Lord Commands all who claim Him as Lord to do? Mark 16:15, Luke 10:2, Acts 1:8 to name a few.

One who came was a Worship Pastor. How exciting to have a Pastor attend this seminar. Click on the link to go to my web page to read what a Pastor said who attended the seminar in Jan. The Pastor wrote

Half of the new sowers came out to the streets with us afterwards. What a joy to watch as they prayed with us for us and for others to be saved and even handed out tracts.

I was standing next to Sam as he was handing out tracks and he stated, "It's amazing how polite they are when I offer them the million dollar bill, as they either say, “No thanks when they didn't take it or, "Thank you when they did!" Later in the night, not only did he ask did you get one of these, to a young man who then  asked what was it, he told the young man, “It asks the million Dollar question, "Would you consider yourself to be a good person? " and wound up exchanging the truth as this man had made up his own god and basically it was him. SAD.

It was awesome to see Joshua the teenager amongst us with his dad Dean, also be on fire as they offered these Gospel Tracts to everyone who passed by. Joshua had the biggest smile all night as he definitely enjoyed giving out the Word of God.

Dean admitted about himself, as we all have, having the fear of approaching someone he didn't know and was thankful to see how these perfect strangers didn’t react when he approached them as he thought they would. Most were courteous and respectful...not what he had imagined. So I guess the acronym:

F...alse

E...expectations

A ....appearing

R...eal 

is true.

We make up our own fears without testing them to see if they are true. maybe that's why Paul stated in Phi. 4:13, I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me. He is helping us to realize what we think is difficult He gives us the confidence to do it anyway, even hand out Gospel tracts!

So I pray that wehn you're invited to the next one Saturday May 25th that you asked the Lord to give you the desire that these people found and come.

As Charles Spurgeon has stated: "If you have no desire for others to be saved, then your not saved yourself, you can be sure of that!"

 

FRIDAY NIGHT PLUS an EXCITING SUNDAY

Catherine & I rode down with Keith, his daughter Kate, to 1st Friday Night at 3rd & Roosevelt to share the Gospel. A little while later a first timer, Tony and his wife Lorna, met us there. We all go to Harvest Bible Chapel. As usual Friday night at the Phoenix Art Fair was swarming with thousands of people. Right after we set up the banner that asks the question: "ARE YOU A GOOD PERSON?", they can get a free glow-stick if they are. Immediately a crowd was in front of me willing to prove they were good. About 10 minutes into asking them about violating God's Ten Commandments, the police stopped me because I was drawing a crowd that always comes when I offer a free glow-stick to anyone who can prove they are a good person.

I've been on the triangle every 1st Friday of the month, which is on the corner of 3rd and Roosevelt, for over four years. I was told it was a hazard for me to do that because the crowd would block the sidewalk and others would have to walk on the street. At this triangle there is yellow tape that extends out from the sidewalk about 3 feet that allows pedestrians to walk on the street safely. (So I don't get it, do you?)
 
We then went across the street where we set up the sign again. Praise the Lord as that side provided more listeners and better lightning that ever before! Catherine came to me shocked and asked if I had any more Million Dollar Gospel messages as she had given away over 200 of them. She was shocked as it was only 9:30!

We were met by others who want to reach out to the lost. Patrick, and his wife Vinka and their young son Joey, as well as his Pastor from North Phoenix Baptist Church.  Matt, Leigh, and Matthew were there as well.

Now comes the exciting Sunday!

After worship Catherine & I went to Denny’s to get a bite to eat. An elderly couple was struggling to get out of their car. The man was out of the car and on crutches and the woman was trying to get out, to reach her walker. I walked over to lend a hand. As they followed us in I turned and gave her a Million Dollar Tract for allowing me to help her. She gave me a big smile and thanked me! As Catherine & I were about to open the door, her husband asked if I was a Christian.  I asked him why he asked that and he said I gave them a Gospel Tract. That’s when his wife said we’ve been believers for over 50 years and can’t remember anyone giving us a Gospel Tract. They sat us next to each other at Denny’s and were able to hear all that went on with our conversation with our waitress and the other waitress.

 I always ask this question after we give our order to our server. “We usually pray before we eat is that okay with you?” They always say yes. Then I ask them, “Is there anything that we can pray for you about?” This time I was pleasantly surprised as Catherine beat me to it! This is when I wish I had a camera as you should have seen the joyful look on her face. She told us that she needed to take a test so that she could go to nursing school and was concerned about doing it.  

She came back several times while we were eating to ask if we needed anything else. That’s when I will bring out the RED & BLUE illusion card which helps them realize that their eyes can fool them and then I can proceed to ask them about breaking God’s Ten Commandants. Interestingly enough she stayed to answer the four specific questions about lying, stealing, swearing and lust. She was truly convicted by her own answers and that God would have no choice but to send her to Hell.

Thankfully this concerned her, as many times those who admit to being law breakers believe God is love and would not punish them. Now comes the part we all love! Yadi, our waitress, turned to me and asked, “So what do I have to do to be saved?”  Praise the Lord as I could see a contrite heart at that moment!

I explained to her she should go home and get on her knees and ask God for forgiveness and repent, which meant having Godly sorrow and that she would now place her trust in Jesus Christ alone for the forgiveness of her sins. That’s when I shared with her what it would be like to be born again, as that’s what happens. We are given the Holy Spirit and that’s what transforms us from the inside out.  I asked if she had a Bible at home and she said she did so I told her to read it her obey what it says, as the Word of God should not be read like a novel but as a love letter with instruction on what our Heavenly Father requires from those whom He has adopted into His Kingdom.   

Here’s a side note. While we were eating a man who was sitting across from us got up to leave and told me that I had dropped some money under the table. I bent down to retrieve it and immediately offered it to him for being honest enough to tell me. You should have seen the look on his face as he reluctantly took it, and I told him to read the back, as it was a Gospel Tract.

So as she is pondering her faith she goes to serve others and then a little while later bring another waitress who had just lost her infant 9 month old grandson. This lady wanted to know if it was okay to scream at God in anger. After expressing our remorse for her loss, she mentioned what a good person she was and why would God do that? That’s when I asked her if she would answer a few questions to see if she was GOOD? Sadly she didn’t believe in Hell or even Heaven! That’s when I looked at her and was amazed, that she would get angry at a God she doesn’t even believe in.

 Just as Yadi was going to serve another customer, before leaving our table, she said she was very appreciative about what I shared with her as she finally understood what she needs to do.

 As we are writing this, Catherine stated, “It’s good that we go out to eat so that we can engage with those who serve us so we can ask if we could pray for them.  If we hadn’t gone out after church today we would have missed this tremendous opportunity to share.”   


 

 

 

 

New Seed Sowers & Heckler

The exciting part to me was that we had (3) new seed sowers. They had attended the Feb. seminar on how to reach the lost using God’s Ten Commandments. 

Wayne, who says he is 87, and being a Christian for over 50 years, was excited as he started to hand out the Million Dollar Gospel tracts to those who passed by him. Catherine had explained it just like fishing, sometimes you get a bite and many times you don’t, but at least you are being obedient to our Lord by given out God’s Word to those who may never hear it.  

Then Vittoria became involved as well. As she claimed how all the years of claiming Christ as her Lord she never shared with strangers. As with everything we do in life we must practice to learn how to make it easier and here’s the big one, “More Comfortable”

Then we had Linda,  this was her 2nd time on Mill with us. You should hear how excited she was to be there and listen to her tell us how during the week she was able to give away more Gospel tracts. As she too has been born again for years and has been frustrated that she hasn’t been able to share with those she meets on a regular basis. She told us how she gave one to her Doctor which was the first time she did something like that and was excited about it and know wanted to do even more.  

There was a guy in a cowboy hat singing on Mill Ave where we usually set up. So, we set up our stuff nearby and I did some Open Air (OA), giving away glow sticks to people who would take the Good Person Test (GPT).

 This man for whatever reason decided to accuse me of horrendous crimes against women and using vulgarity to accentuate his point through his loud speaker that he was using when he was singing. I have learned to ignore those who speak with demonic possession, and focus on the ones who are in front of me who want to take the Good Person Test. By the way, this is a great way to draw a larger crowd as those who hear that kind of rhetoric are curious and stop to listen.

 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. (Mat. 12:36)

Here's a 2-4r

This is the first time I have ever done a blog. I am so excited that I can post what happened. Catherine Fusco

Last Saturday Evening, when I was in Tempe, as Tom was doing open air to draw a crowd, several people gathered around him to take the good person test. One of them who was a professing atheist kept trying to interrupt him. Then he started cursing and Tom told him to stop, and if he didn’t, he could no longer speak. Being I was standing next to Tom then he turned to me.

It’s amazing, how Tom stops people from swearing. To see the Holy Spirit work thru him, they become mute and stop!

While I was speaking to the atheist, trying to tell him the opposite of what he was saying, he was like a stone. As I tried to help him understand why he needed Jesus, he would immediately come back with a rebuttal.  He was very gentle with me and cursed once and immediately apologized (I thank Tom for that).

He also brought up that God was responsible for all the mass murders that have been committed over the years. I wish I had seen him this weekend, because I got a message of what to say last weekend. Our Pastor at Shiloh made this statement on Sunday: “Atheist are the ones that cause all the mass murders”. Then he tried to tell me that it wasn’t Jesus that I needed, it was all me. After going back and forth for a while, his so called “Baptist” raunchy girl friend pulled him away. Even as he was being pulled away, he KEPT trying to convince me that it wasn’t Jesus.

So it seems to me, that what Tom has learned from Ray Comfort and the Scriptures, that it doesn’t make sense to ARGUE or use apologetics about our faith. These two verses indicate that fact from the Bible.

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. (Matthew 7:6)

And of course this one.

 "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." (James 4:6)

THEN THERE WAS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE ART FAIR

Friday night was exciting, but I must tell you this. I was involved in what I was doing and lost track of time. Tom came to me and if I was going tonight. My first response was that I was clearing up my desk area. As you priorities were wrong. Tom mentioned I could clear the desk off later and the Holy Spirit convicted me to go. I actually love Friday night and after learning from my Jonah Bible study about Divine Interventions, that’s exactly what this was.

 

This night there were more people that wanted to talk to Tom than I had ever seen before. It was an EXPLOSION! There must have been FIFTY or more listening to him and interacting him. Tom was on a box and using a loud speaker so that anyone who passed by could hear what he was saying. So many people wanted to ask HIM questions. 

It’s amazing how many people want a free Glow Stick and are willing to take the “Good Person Test” by using God’s Ten Commandments. You know, ever Lied, Stolen, used God’s name in vain or lusted after another person, even after hearing it from the ones before them. 

What the public seems to believe in is unbelievable! 

• One man stated he was raised as a Messianic Jew and now claims to be a Transgender.
• Another man stated he worked at the Roman Catholic Church and when asked if he had ever lied, stolen or had lust in his heart, he answered yes. Then when asked what would people call you who do that, he said, “I’m a beautiful person.” He then stated, “In God’s eyes everyone is a beautiful person”. I then asked, “Does that mean rapists, murderers and child pedophiles will all be in heaven, even the likes of Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein?” His answer was shocking. “YES, everyone is going to heaven. We are all Beautiful People.”     

So maybe this is because of the man-centered-gospel message!

“GOD LOVES YOU AND HAS A WONDERFUL PLAN FOR YOU LIFE!” 

Here are some verses of what the Bible says about those who are chosen:

"Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. (Matthew 15:13) 

For many are called, but few are chosen." (Matthew 22:14)

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.  (John 3:18) 

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Prayers for Junior after hearing the whole truth!

Last Saturday night was quiet.  One of the several times I was offering a glo-stick for a prize to those who pass by, who could answer the question, "what was the original color of Coca Cola"?  A man named Junior, who was with 2 young girls shouted out, "CLEAR". I thanked them for taking the time to answer but stated I'm sorry that's the wrong answer. I then encouraged them to continue to guess as I told them that there was no limit on how many guesses they could have.  With that the girls started to shout our more colors. The youngest one shouted out, "GREEN". That's when I told her she had the correct answer and come and get her prize. 

Seeing that they were young, the one who answered correctly was about 10 and the other who was her sister was about 13, I asked the man who was with them if he was their father, he said no that he was their uncle. 

That's when I asked if he would come to me and help with getting the prize for his nieces as I thought they were to young to answer the next question. He did and I proceeded to walk him through the GOOD PERSON test. 

He was very direct with his answers and didn't try to justify or minimize his sins as most people who take the test do.  After each question about lying, stealing, Blasphemy, and lust in his heart, he would look at his niece's and then his head would bow down, as he said ,"YES" 

When I asked if he would be innocent or guilty in reference to breaking God's Laws he immediately answered guilty! When I asked him where would God have to send him, Heaven or Hell, he put his head down and pointed to the ground. 

Amazing how most who take this test have a difficult time using the word, "HELL." As I said he was very direct with his answers and when I asked if that concerned him, he stated, "YES".  I then asked if he knew what God did for him so that he wouldn't have to go to Hell? He now raised he head and looked at me and stated, " He died on the cross".   

That's when I ask who the he is, is it  "Mohamed who died on the cross? " That's when he said no, Jesus. I then asked so based on what you just said all mankind is going to Heaven? Now with a twisted look on his face he said, "NO", that wouldn't make  sense. That's when I asked what did he need to do now?  

He shrugged his shoulders and said no. That's when I mentioned REPENT, that it was Jesus Himself who said in Luke 3: 3,5 that unless you repent you will surely perish! I explained that it meant to having remorse, regret, a Godly sorrow for causing Jesus to go to cross.  He stated he hadn't done that hearing that way made him feel guilty about what he had done. I asked if he would like to do that now and again he starred at his niece's and stated that he wasn't ready yet, but would think about what I said. He then put his hand out to thank me for getting him involved in the conversation.

I told him I would pray for him to ask the Lord tonight before he goes to sleep that he would ask for the Lord to reveal himself to him and to act on what he hears.  As he was leaving he took another tract that we hand out, "Are You Good Enough To Go To Heaven?"

Young Visitors at ASU

Watch as these youngsters get to hear something that they did not anticipate!

Saturday Night on Mill Ave inTempe

Praise the Lord as tonight was exciting as we had laborers for the Lord from both sides of the valley. We had Ken, this was his first time after coming to the seminar that we had on July 30th, who came from Avondale. Brandt & Haleh who live in Queen Creek, Jeremy, Tish and Joshua from Mesa, and Marcus Kat and Alex from Maricopa.

Catherine and I set up the sign asking, "Are you good person, take the test and get a free souvenir"  Lately, instead of offering money to answer trivia questions to draw a crowd, I now offer to give away free glow-sticks. I don't get it, what is it about a glow-stick that draws so many groups of people to take the test to get one.

Shortly after announcing that I was giving them away to anyone who can prove that they are a good person, I had 4 young teenagers, 3 guys, and one girl, stop and raise their hands. I asked them if they considered themselves to be a good, which all said yes. I then asked them that I would be asking them some questions to see if it were true. I was not going to use my opinion or the world's point of view, but God's Ten Commandment, would that be okay?  I say this to you so that you understand that I don't trick anyone into answering them, I make it very clear how we are going to come to that conclusion. 

After they admitted to breaking four of the most common, I asked how did they think God would find them, innocent or guilty?  They all responded ,"innocent!" I then asked how could a Holy, Righteous and Just God find them innocent when anyone who breaks God's Law would have to be guilty? They then said they where leaders from Young Life and their God was a loving and forgiving God. 

I tried to explain that God was not only a loving God, but a Righteous, Just and Holy God and because of that He must find a Law breaker guilty, or He wouldn't be God. I also mentioned that I hadn't heard anything from them about repentance, Godly sorrow that Jesus spoke about. Again they defended their position that Paul said that they only needed to believe in Jesus and they were saved. 

I then asked, saved from what? They already admitted to lying, stealing Blasphemy and lust of their heart, and it doesn't seem like you have any remorse. So if they have been given this information by the church they attend, that your God is a loving and forgiving God, then based on that statement alone, every human being is going to Heaven and no one would be going to Hell. We need to be careful about what we say to those who are lost and not give them a false God to worship.   

Jeremy also tried speaking to them as well. If you only speak of God's love and not the Wrath of God then you have created a God that is not the God of the Bible. 

I find it sad today as so many who are being raised in the church have been told of a false God, that Jesus, or God is a loving God and now believe that their sins are forgiven.

One problem, Jesus Himself states in several places, Mat 4:17, From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Mat. 11:20, Mar 6:12, Luke 13:3,5, Jesus repeats Himself. 

Peter, in Acts 2:38, Acts 17:30, Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent.  

Revelation has several as well, Rev. 3:3 is one of them.

So where am I wrong?  

Tell me if you have been told the same message as these youngsters. Maybe it's time we speak the whole truth to those who are in and out of church!

1st Frdiay Night at the Phoenix Art Fair

What can I say that I haven’t said before! This Friday night was like any other 1st Friday night where the lost come in droves to stroll up and down Roosevelt Ave in Phoenix. AZ. This gathering seems to be different than when we go out on Saturday nights to Mill Ave in Tempe. They are not walking alone. They come with a friend or several friends. Many are there with their whole families, they even bring their babies in strollers.

Too many times I have been told from the christian community that they cannot come there because they are spending time with their children. Why not come and spend some time with your family, so by example, teach them how to reach the lost?

As I set up the sign that asks if they would like to have a souvenir, if they can prove that they are a “Good Person”, those who are curious start to hang around. Maybe these are what I have heard some churches state that are ,”Seekers”! But those of us who know scripture, that’s not true. They are either lost or saved! When I bring out the glow-sticks, and ask who would like one, these few seekers become a mob.

This night was another blessing for the Lord! He used these glow-sticks like the miracles He performed 2000 years ago. I’m not saying this is just like the miracles He performed, I’m saying the drawing of the crowd is what it must have been like when those who saw the miracles told others and that’s when it became a large crowd.

When I was finished taking the first group of about 20-25 people through the test, another crowd was waiting to answer the same questions. I started about 8:30 and didn’t stop till around 11. I gave the same Gospel message about why they need a Savior. What is so sad is that of the hundreds of times that I have asked the question, would God find you Innocent or guilty to those who admitted breaking just (4) of His Commandments, the majority answer “INNOCENT! “ When I ask how can that be, they tell me that God is loving and forgiving. This is the most popular answer from those who admit not attending a church as well as those who claim to be Christians.

Last night was the worst abomination I have ever seen! I had in front of me about 30 young men and women who claimed that the Lord loves homosexuals. They were constantly trying to explain their lifestyle. Not only were they screaming that at me but one young girl stated that she was attending seminary and was taught that the Bible stated that the Lord loves homosexuals. I hope you can handle this part... two of the men came up next to me and starting kissing each other for about 5 minutes in a very passionate way.

So help me out here

• Shouldn't we be bringing the truth to the streets?
• Can you see the possibility, that we could reach more of those who are held captive by Satan where they are hanging out, then by trying to bring one or two to church?

The Lord Himself, both in Mark 16:15, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
and in Acts 1:8, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you hall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, (Phoenix) and in all Judea (Tempe) and Samaria, (Scottsdale) and even to the remotest part of the earth."

He commands us to GO reach out to the lost, why not come out on a 1st Friday night and be the one who answers His prayer. Luke 10:2 "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

Experience the joy of knowing that you are being an obedient servant for the Lord. John 14: 15. "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Let your LIGHT SHINE

I’m sure you have heard this expression, well Friday night at 3rd & Roosevelt Art Fair was the epitome of that expression!

Even a 8 year old named McKayla was able to bring a spark to those she went up to. Twice she stood up on a step stool and through a loud speaker boldly quoted the precious Ten Commands to the crowd.

What came to mind was what Jesus tells us in (Mat 18:3) and said, "Yes! I tell you that unless you change and become like little children, you won't even enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

AL, her father told me later that she had given away hundreds of the million dollar Gospel Tracts, during the two hours out on the street which asks, “Are you Good enough to get into Heaven?” So I guess by what I have been told by those in Church leadership, she has the GIFT of Evangelism. Or maybe she is just being an obedient child who places her trust in her loving father to do what he has shown her to do.

If Jesus is the Lord whom you claim, commands you to go out and share, John 14:15, John 15:14, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, to name a few, would you not be counted as one of His children if you did?

What come to mind is Mathew 7:21-23, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles? "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

Watch as Nicole understand her sin and is convicted and then gives her reason for her entering God's Kingdom... "She can Redeem herself"

Watch as a stream of people who walk by us on Friday night calmer to get a free glow-stick, if they take the “Good Person Test”. 

Listen to the excuses of those who attend church on how God is only a loving God and would not punish those who continually violate His commands. Hebrews 10:26-29 tells us differently!

Our culture has been trained to create a God that suits themselves, one that agrees with what they believe, and their god would not send anyone to Hell. There right their god couldn't, because he is just a figment of their imagination, but the true God the Righteous God and the Just God must punish the Law breakers. 1Corinthians 1:6-9

Saturday Night on Mill Ave then Taco Bell in Tempe

This night was similar to the other nights. Asking everyone if they would like a free glow-stick. To get one all they have to do is prove they are good enough to get into Heaven.  It amazes me how many stop to get them, even the men want them. It's in Proverbs 20:6, Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness (KJV)

Al did an open air and the man who came forward to take the good person test walked away when he realized he was guilty before a Holy God. When Al tried to help him understand what he needed to do to be right with God he walked away and gave Al the finger gesture, which is common to those have nothing to say.

You must give credit to Al for taking a risk by speaking to a perfect stranger on how to avoid the pitfalls of Hell. Obviously this man and many others who have their own view of what God is like needs our prayers.

We left our corner around 11 to get a late night snack at a Jack in The Box. Marcus and Kat came by to meet us. We started talking about our Baptism experiences and I shared how one day the Lord provided me the opportunity to Baptize 4 people in one family and 3 of our friends on the same day.

There were 3 young men seated near us and one of them asked if they could ask a question about Baptism. He asked, " is it necessary to  Baptize babies?" I asked, "What do you think?" This started about an hour long discussion about Catholicism verses Christianity.

So after many questions and answers by Marcus, Cat, and  Al  about who our faith is with, their insistence was that:

• Babies must be Baptized to cleanse them of original sin
• We must speak to Mary  for our prayer request as she was born free from sin,(God would not place Himself into a sinners body)
• When the Eucharist is offered by a priest, it has become the actual body of Jesus, because the priest has that  power to transform it
• Holy water was next, again the priest has the power to bless it and make it holy, (I then explained that the only way to make water holy is to boil the Hell out of it... as nothing on Earth is holy only God is Holy)
• We must confess our sins to a priest as he has the power through God to forgive us our sins so that we can get into Heaven (Last Rights?)

These 3 men were adamant about what they believed. What made this divine appointment amazing to me was their response to the question I asked, " What was their religious background". The first man stated that his parents were from Saudi Arabia and he was raised Catholic. The 2nd one was raised Catholic as well with American parents, but the most unexpected answer I got was from the man who stated that he was raised as a Muslim, and just recently converted to being a Catholic. 

So back to their last statement about confessing to a priest for forgiveness, I asked them a hypothetical question.

If they where told that they were dying, but maybe a doctor could save them, and having only one choice, a doctor or a priest which one would they choose? Immediately without hesitation they stated a priest!

With that answer I explained  that they have a false religion, as they are being taught to place their faith and trust in a priest instead of the only One who can save them from the pit of Hell, Jesus Christ.  John 14:6  I told them that my answer, as one who has been born again, would be a doctor.

I'm so thankful that the Lord placed these men in my path. I'm also grateful that I was out that night like many other Saturday nights seeking to save the lost. Not  only was our message heard by them but as we were leaving Al asked me, "Did I see all the other people in the restaurant standing behind listening to what was being said?" I had not as I was focused on speaking to the men in front of me. He marveled at how many were standing there, drawn to listen  about God's Word.

I myself was raised Catholic and was taught to do all the same religious acts that they professed and tried to please God and to also place my faith in priests. Please pray for others like this as the Scripture is very clear, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 24:11, and Matthew 24:24 to name a few.

Our New Banner Asking "AreYou A Good Person"

 Here is our new banner that helps to draw those who think that they "Are A Good Person"

Below is where we hung the banner in front of the Post Office on Mill and 5th St in Tempe  Even in the rain many stopped by to get their free souvenir a, Large Colorful Glowsrtick. Using this concept groups of people would stop by and claim that they were GOOD and what test would they have to take to receive their free souvenir?  This presented a great opportunity to ask them if it where okay to use God's stanadard to see if they qualify as being GOOD! Each one of these groups said no problem. It truly is amazing how many who claim to be brought up in church when they admit to be a lawbreaker state that their God would not punish them for violating God's Law. Here are some of the more popular responses: They said a prayer when they younger They try not to sin anymore Jesus is a loving God and woudn't send anyone to Hell They do a lot of good things, like attend church, give to the poor They are stunned to learn that the God they have been told to worship, is the same God that Paul talks about. (1Co 6:9-10) Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. God is Holy, Just and Rigtheous and must punish the wicked otherwise He would not be a True God. The only acceptable answer for the forgiveness from God is for them to Repent, (have remorse, regret  and a Godly sorrow for violating a Just and Holy God), then place their Faith and Trust in the only one who can save them, and that is Jesus the Christ. When that happens the Holy Spirit indwells in each one of us whom He has called to be adopted into the Kingdom, and as Jesus stated: "Come follow Me and I will make you fishers of men!" Fishermen don't sit in the cabin next to the lake they get out of their seats and go where the fish are. So if your having a problem fishing please give me a call, and prayerfully with the help of the Holy Spirit we can help.

From 2011-02-20 GoodPerson

Friday Night at 3rd & Roosevelt

Friday night was freezing cold, yet some of us braved the low temperatures and showed up at 3rd & Roosevelt to reach out to the lost. It was mentioned to me that no one would be out because of the cold, but how would we know for sure unless someone went out there. So Alan, Ron, and I got there around 8, and a little while later Mike D. Showed up and a little later Steve T. showed up from the church I used to go to.

It was exciting to see these two new men from different churches, get out of their comfort zone to learn how to reach out to strangers. Steve sated that he wanted to come to my next seminar, and is committing to coming out with us a least 2 times a month.

Again the streets were flowing with hundreds of people. Praise the Lord for giving us the desire to conquer our doubts about the freezing weather.

I did a few open airs and was saddened to hear how the youth of today, those who stopped by to take the good person test, seem to have no conscience! When asked if they ever lied or stolen, they respond with laughter and pride, and when asked what do people call someone who does those things, they said, "human".

One stated that it would be okay to kill someone who was a very bad person. When I asked what standard would he use to validate that, he stated,"none", he would just know who was very bad.

As the cold night wore on the 5 of us we're able to hand out hundreds of tracts.

Thankfully I was able to give one young man a Bible. After I was finished sharing God's Ten Commandments with one of his friends he came forward and asked some great questions about what I had just said. I asked if he had a Bible at home he said no, so I asked would he read it if I gave him one, he said, "yes".

Yes, the Lord willing, the 1st Friday of next we will be there. My pray is that some of you can join us so that you can have the blessing we get by knowing we are being obedient and faithful servants of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

1st Friday Night at the Phoenix Art Fair 10/1/10

Tonight was an awesome night for the Lord! Alan and I went down together, and several seed sowers showed up. Dana (she likes to be called Dan a' Sounds like banana), David, Joe, Pastor Jon, Leigh, Marcus, Phill, Robert, and Valerie. The Lord definitely was providing support in our endeavor to reach out to the masses on the streets of apathy.

The Lord would have been pleased to see His followers planting seeds to those who may be lost. Would you agree that by going out into the streets where the masses are that it would be honoring our Master?  He told us that if we follow Him He would make us fisher's of men. (Mat 4:19, Mark 1:17)  We would deny ourselves and take up our cross. (Mat. 16:24) And of course knowing we couldn't do it without His help, He tells us how we will be able to accomplish what He has commanded us to do! (Acts 1:8)

Please correct me if I'm wrong

• Does anyone know of a fisherman who does not go out to fish? 
• The fish don't come to them do they? 
• Denying ourselves and taking up our cross doesn't sound like doing the things that we like to do, does it? 
• Doing only what's comfortable to us or convenient doesn't sound like the burden the Lord was taking about either, does it?  

His prayer in Luke 10: 2 was for the Lord to send out more laborers, because the laborers are few...Are you one of the few or the many?

I had one young man tell me that his father told him, that when Jesus came He abolished the Law and mankind was no longer under the Law. All that was needed now was for us to Love our neighbors. I asked him had he read that himself in the scripture and he said, "No". I asked if he would like to read what Jesus said in the Bible and he said, "Not really, that I should meet with his father and show him.
How sad it is that the phrase , "I know what I know so don't confuse me with the truth!" seems to be so popular.

It's starts in Mat. 5:17, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until in and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

So what's your take on this? Does it read that if we are out teaching others about God's Ten Commandments, we are pleasing the Lord, but if not... Well you read the verse and come to your own conclusion.

Would love to hear your take on it.

Stone Age or New Technology

 Al , Alan, Marcus, Joe, Ronnie and myself came out to seek those who may be lost. It's by the Lord's  authority and blessing so we know that we have to pray before we encounter them. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.  (Eph 6:12)

Shortly after we were prayed up, we started to implement the new tools that the Lord has prepared for us in this time frame. It saddens me to see so many who claim Christ still living in the "Stone Age"! (I'll explain later)

We have these  "Light Fingers" to draw them away from the bond of Satan for a little while so that they can hear the truth about Jesus Christ. (Would you be willing to be a fool for Jesus?)

These Light Fingers are rubber fingers like those that were used by people who count money, but inside they have a tiny battery and light that when you squeeze it it lights up.  We stand on opposite sides of the sidewalk and throw the imaginary light back and forth to each other. You should see the looks on the faces and they walk between us. Some will even duck as they pass by so as not to be hit by the light.

One such group of about 8 well dressed young ladies stopped in awe, as what they were seeing they couldn't believe. As soon as that happens,one of us will go up to them and show them that this is an illusion and that their eyes could fool them...they always agree.

Now is the perfect time, as they are now curious about what they saw, and we can recite a script from the back of this new technology. Ray has designed two curved cards, one red card and one blue. When these two cards are held together they look the same size, but when you separate them and move them from left to right, the red one looks bigger then the blue one.

The fact that they believe their eyes can fool them we then ask if they would sell one of their eyes for a million dollars. NO, is what you usually get, (unless they are teenagers, then you have to lower the amount because they would sell one for a million), we then ask how about 10 million dollars for both eyes,  NO again.

Now we give them the reason, we tell them that their eyes are precious to them aren't they? They always respond with a YES! Now we are  free to tell them what Jesus said in  "(Mark 9:47)  "If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hell.  We now tell them if that's true let's look at the other Commandments He gave us.

When they were asked had they ever lied, all 8 said yes, when asked if the ever stole anything, several stated that the were Christians. I then asked does that mean they have never taken anything that didn't belong to them? They all said NO, I then stated so if you broke God's Law would just saying you're a Christian save you from God's Wrath?  With that several grabbed their friends and said they had to go. Our guys gave them all million dollar Gospel tracts and asked if they would please read them. as they were walking away you could hear them say, "Thank You for sharing"

So maybe, just maybe using the Law as Paul states in (Gal. 3:24) we are able to help them understand. (check out 1 John 5:20)  One of my favorites from Charles Spurgeon:

I do not believe that any man can preach the gospel who does not preach Law.  The Law is the needle, and you cannot draw the silken tread of the gospel through a man's heart until you first send the Law to make way for it.

I hope you can see by using up to date technology we are able to reach those who are lost. This group of young ladies did not have a clear understanding of what it means to be Born Again. If it weren't for the Light Fingers they never would have stopped to listen to us. If we were to use Stone Age technology and just preach to them, that Jesus loves them, they never wold have stopped to listen. Read 1 Cor. 1:18

Soon after they left Al and I started throwing the lights around again and this time a family of four stopped to watch. We gave the sane message. I hope  you can see that this way of sharing, using these state of the art equipment, just like we no longer use typewriters, we have computers with word processors.

I'm sure you would agree that if you don't have a persons attention you can't share with them. Ray Comfort from The Way of the Master has several eye catching items to help you reach the lost. Million Dollar bills, Red & Blue illusion cards. A card that says if you don't think you need a ticket to get to Heaven then tear this up...and they can't. One of my favorites is a shinning silver coin with the Ten Commandments on one side and the  Gospel of Jesus Christ on the other, just to name a few.

Help me out with this one, give me a good reason why a follower of Christ would resist giving out of these coins, or any of the unique tracts to everyone you meet?....I don't get it! Do you realize how many people we could help find their way to the Cross...talk about a revival!

I pray that you would contact me if you're not doing everything possible to reach out to save those who have not received the undeserved gift that you have.