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.

You’ve got to love this!

Today was another one of those days orchestrated by the Lord.  I had 2 appointments this morning that were no shows before 11am.  So I tried calling some of my friends to see if they would like to meet. Ans mach on one, ans mach on another. One had just woke up wasn't felling well and needed to be resting, better not to come over. (wise decision)  This day happened to be my older sister’s birthday, so I thought I’d give her a call even though I thought she would be out having lunch with her children.  Much to my surprise she said she was sitting watching TV, so I asked if we could meet for coffee?  I told her I was near PV Mall and asked where she would like to meet and she stated McDonald's.

(I tell you this so that can see how the Lord orchestrated this whole morning,  as this  was not planned by me.)

     About a half hour in our conversation a young boy about 5 yrs old came up to our table and asked what were we doing? ( I later fond out he was autistic) With that my sister stated she was celebrating her birthday with her brother. This cute young boy then said, “ that’s nice!”   I was so taken by his boldness to ask a perfect stranger a question that I showed him the appearing coin illusion that I have used for the last 6 yrs. This gets peoples  attention in a way that they want the coin which has the Ten Commandments on one side and the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the other.

After his excitement about seeing it appear, to my amazement 3 other children  a few years older came by and asked if I could do it again with them. This part is awesome, just as I finished giving each a coin,  4 other children came by and wanted it done to them.  I now had about 6 or 7 children alongside our table all excited. I then notice that  my sister was hysterically laughing, and states that she had never seen so many excited children  at her table.

       Yes, and the adults that were their got the million dollar Gospel tract. They all thanked me and went back to their separate tables. Well this part should grab  your heart, one of the adult ladies  came back after a while and stated that she was the young boy’s guardian who came to our table 1st , and that he was autistic, and that I had just made his day!

        Talk about being “blessed” ! If I didn’t learn how to make a coin appear out of thin air,  how would I have been able to bring  such joy to those strange children. The one that touched me was the one with autism.  Remember what Jesus said , 

    (Mat 18:3) , "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.”

I can only thank the Lord and the Holy Spirit for providing me with the desire to reach out to anyone about someone who can save everyone, even if it means I might make a fool of myself.

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

Comments from some who attended the WOTM seminar on 5/21/2011

The first one is from a 15yr old boy.

I really liked the seminar you guys had. I was really interested how Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron went out on the streets and told people about the LORD JESUS CHRIST. It was so cool I can't wait until I can go on Saturday to Tempe. And also with the bag of The Way of the Master ice breakers, I showed some of my friends what they were and what they are meant for and they liked it as well. Thanks for showing us the videos. See you later.

Sincerely, Forest


Hi Tom, thanks for the reply. Man it was a great day and the impact of it is still sinking into my being. I had some things I had to attend to after the meeting but Lord willing, I would like to go out and join you the next time. I did the good person test on my wife and she was stumped and so I am excited about the whole thing, kind of like being born again for the second time only better cause we have gained in wisdom over the years.

I enrolled in the WOTM School of Evangelism today and spent the afternoon watching past shows of On the Box. The one thing that you mentioned about denying the Lord and having Him deny us before the Father in Heaven resonated with me because there have been so many missed opportunities over the years that are gone due to my own flesh or pride or whatever it was, I simply did not speak up when I should have. I feel like maybe this is the chance to turn my life around and do the work of losing my life for Christ and finding it, rather than saving my life and then losing it later. I hope to get to know you and the others on the team more and just be faithful to the call that is placed upon us. Let me know when you plan on going out okay? Take care, Dave.


Hello Tom and Catherine,
I was extremely tired on Saturday due to only sleeping about two hours the night before. ( A combination of work and teenage son drama... ) That being said, I came away with a newfound hope that even I, a nobody, can positively impact somebody's life for Christ. I have great respect for anyone who witnesses the Good News of the
Gospel on a daily basis. Thank you for your time and efforts. In His
Service, Joe "Deacon"

Drawing a Crowd using Glow-Sticks

Can you believe that these young girls and a guy would take the time to amswer the Good Person Test, just to get a glow-stick?

Watch, as even after they all get the glow-stick, they stay and listen to the message about why we all need a Savior.

Busy Weekend!

 First, 1st Friday night of the month, Alan, Ronnie, Steve, Marcus, Kat, Jennifer, and Stan came out to 3rd & Roosevelt. Then Saturday night, Al and I went to Mill Ave in Tempe where the same group met us, and Norm joined us with his video camera.  As we stood on the corner you get to watch all these people walking by, hundreds of them.  For what reason, I know not. What a better place to be to reach the lost then where they are, on the street, just like Jesus did.

Jesus did pray to our Heavenly Father, in Luke 10:2, 

 "To send more laborers, because the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few."   

We try to reach out to the lost in our society by engaging in a conversion about what we know to be true about our final destination and what determines it. One way that has been very successful in reaching out is to give something to them. I've been giving away glow-sticks to anyone who is willing to take the "Good Person Test". Using this approach, I can honestly say that I have spoken to hundreds of people this year.

I'm so thankfull that the Lord brought Ray Comfort to the America to teach us a way on how to reach others about why they need a Savior, Simply, Effectively, and Biblically

I could never imagined that a time would come that I would boldly speak, using a loud speaker, to groups of strangers who pass me by on a populated corner. 

·         Can you imagine you doing something like that? 

·         Can you imagine what the Lord Jesus would think of you if you did? 

·         Can you imagine what our Heavenly Father is thinking about those He has adopted into His Kingdom who have overcome their fears about speaking to strangers?

·         Can you imagine how thankful He is that you share with almost anyone who crosses your path about the excruciating sacrifice that He placed on His only Begotten Son, Jesus the Christ?

·         Can you imagine all the Angels in Heaven rejoicing because you do? Luke 15:10

Can you imagine, if this could be you?

If you would like to learn how to reach out to others, let me know.

 I'm hosting a seminar on Saturday May 21st at North Mountain Church Phoenix

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