Burbank Media Center - 5/16/09 - FOLLOW UP

It was a great evening for me because there was such a good turn out from CBC: Sharon, Faith, Dave, Ryan, Clint and myself. Other brothers Derrick and Dean joined us even a cameo from the Barnfathers. Dave got to open air preach for the FIRST time ever! Praise the Lord, He gave Dave courage. Did a great job! We handed out over 1000 tracts and I saw a lot of witnessing. 6 Gospel of Johns and a New Testament were given out.

After I open aired two really sweet ladies (Margarita, Blanca) came up and gave me $13 and told me to keep it up! Think of this: Blanca told me she is too scared to open air preach (no problem, not everyone is called to that ministry) but she gave $3 towards evangelism. That $3 can buy a pack of 100 Million Dollar Bill gospel tracts that we can hand out. She can potentially effect 100 people for Christ by her gift... THAT is investing in eternal friends!

What an encouragment and a blessing. Good work fellow laborers! 

We did have the Burbank Police come by because someone called in a noise complaint. God gave us the grace to communicate peaceably and still hold our ground.

We plan to find 4 spots to rotate on a regular schedule... will keep you posted.

DAVE PREACHING

Burbank Media Center - 5/15/09

We plan to be at the Media Center this Saturday 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. next to the AMC. However tonight(friday) I'm going to go and "recon" the NOHO subway area to see if that may be a potential new Saturday night location.

FOLLOW-UP 

NOHO Subway Station - 5/14 Follow up

That place is so great for evangelism! It was Law Man, Michelle, Clint and myself. Tony and I both open aired twice, the first time 3 people took a Gospel of John. Praise God! We handed out hundreds of tracts and I got to witness 2-on 1 with a couple sets of people. 

When you drive away there are still hordes of people.

Spurgeon quote for the day! 5/14

This is so good to remember when not only dealing with one another on issues of doctrine, but the attitude we should have sharing the Gospel to someone who is spiritually blind.

Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. John 11:24 & 25

"I beg you to observe how the Lord Jesus Christ in great wisdom dealt with Martha. In the first place, He did not grow angry with her. There is not a trace of petulance in His speech. He did not say to her, "Martha, I am ashamed of you that you should have such low thoughts of me." She thought that she was honouring Jesus when she said,—"I know, that even now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give it Thee." Her idea of Jesus was that He was a great prophet Who would ask of God and obtain answers to His prayers; she has not grasped the truth of His own personal power to give and sustain life. But the Saviour did not say, "Martha, these are low and grovelling ideas of your Lord and Saviour." He did not chide her, though she lacked wisdom,—wisdom which she ought to have possessed. I do not think God's people learn much by being scolded; it is not the habit of the great Lord to scold His disciples, and therefore they do not take it well when His servants take upon themselves to rate them. If ever you meet with one of the Lord's own who falls far short of the true ideal of the gospel, do not bluster and upbraid. Who taught you what you know? He that has taught you did it of His infinite love and grace and pity, and He was very tender with you, for you were doltish enough; therefore be tender with others, and give them line upon line, even as your Lord was gentle towards you. It ill becomes a servant to lose patience where his Master shows so much.

The Lord Jesus, with gentle spirit, proceeded to teach her more of the things concerning Himself. More of Jesus! More of Jesus! That is the sovereign cure for our faults."

C.H. Spurgeon

NOHO Subway Station - Tomorrow 5/14 3:30pm

 Clint and I plan to be at the NOHO subway station tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. if anyone would like to join us.

THERES A "GLITCH" IN LEAVING COMMENTS!

Okay, Sharon figured out the "glitch". When leaving comments you have to hit PREVIEW, then you can POST your comment. Hope this helps.

NOHO Subway Station - 5/12/09

Went over to the NOHO station pretty much with the objective to open air preach. Tracts are already running low! What a blessing.  Six people wanted Gospel of Johns, got to 1-on-1 with a guy named Bill (who was a Buddhist) he tried to get me to stop preaching by telling the security guard, which they couldn't. After I open aired I got an opportunity to talk 1-on-1 with him, and he ended up taking a Gospel of John also. Once when I open aired an "Emergent Christian" named Drew had issues with the message and the "narrowness" of it. Of course he also had issues with there only being one way to heaven, hell, sin and the authority and reliability of the bible.  He ended up taking a tract and my cell number.

That place is such an evangelism JEM! God is good!!

Spurgeon quote of the day! 5/12

"YOU WHO DESIRE TO SAVE SINNERS. You must, dear friends, bring the truth before them when you want to bring them to Jesus Christ. I believe that exciting meetings do good to some. Men are so dead and careless that almost anything is to be tolerated that wakes them up; but for real solid soul-work before God' telling men the truth is the main thing. What truth? It is gospel truth, truth about Christ that they want. Tell it in a loving, earnest, affectionate manner, for God wills that they should be saved, not in any other way, but in this way—by a knowledge of the truth. He wills that all men should be saved in this way—not by keeping them in ignorance, but by bringing the truth before them. That is God's way of saving them. Have your Bible handy when you are reasoning with a soul. Just say, "Let me call your attention to this passage." It has a wonderful power over a poor staggering soul to point to the Book itself. Say, "Did you notice this promise, my dear friend? And have you seen that passage?" Have the Scriptures handy. There is a dear brother of mine here whom God blesses to many souls, and I have seen him talking to some, and turning to the texts very handily. I wondered how he did it so quickly, till I looked in his Bible, and found that he hind the choice texts printed on two leaves and inserted into the book, so that he could always open upon them. That is a capital plan, to get the cheering words ready to hand, the very ones that you know have comforted you and have comforted others. It sometimes happens that one single verse of God's word will make the light to break into a soul, when fifty days of reasoning would not do it. I notice that when souls are saved it is by our texts rather than by our sermons. God the Holy Ghost loves to use his own sword. It is God's word, not man's comment on God's word, that God usually blesses. Therefore, stick to the quotation of the Scripture itself, and rely upon the truth. If a man could be saved by a lie it would be a lying salvation. Truth alone can work results that are true. Therefore, keep on teaching the truth. God help you to proclaim the precious truth about the bleeding, dying, risen, exalted, coming Savior; and God will bless it."

C.H. Spurgeon

HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURE-5/9/09 - FOLLOW UP

WOW! Umm... a good and bad wow! GOOD-because we had such a good turn out with 11 of us going out to Hollywood this Saturday! We handed out about 1400 tracts!! Amazing. There were almost too many people on Hollywood Blvd. For some reason everyone had difficulty getting 1-on-1 encounters, because the hordes of people were just moving! But several people did get some 1-on-1's.

Dean and myself both open aired which leads me to the BAD... I had yet to be "physically assaulted", (I put that in quotes because it really wasn't assault it was more of a bump.) But as I open aired four 20 something, heavy metal looking folks, 2 girls, 2 guys walked up and well see for yourself...

.. right after this another girl came up and told me she was and angel and that Jesus was not God, Kendle was a "human pick" and talked with her allowing me to keep preaching. Shortly after which a lady came up with her 2 kids and gave me $5 and a guy with a cane listened to me for quite a while then shook my hand. Watching this video didn't discourage me, it makes me want to go out AGAIN!

God is so good in all of this and glory to Him! I was so encourage and feel so blessed to serve with other saints who love the lost and fearlessly go into an environment that may not be the safest!

NOHO Subway Station - 5/8/09

AMAZING! That subway station is one of the best fishing spots in our area! Clint and I were there an hour and a half and distributed about 400 tracts!! We were blessed to have some of the Spanish version of "The Good Guy" tracts and about 70 of those were passed out! We were "battling" some JW's as they tried to hand out their literature, surprisingly 3 of them took giant hundred dollar bill tracts... they must have been rookies as JW's are trained NOT to take literature from anyone. 

God graciously gave me the opportunity to open air preach 3 times and the last time 3 people took a Gospel of John!!

PLEASE keep praying for us as we are truly in a war for the souls of men... thank the Lord for His sovereign grace and election, the battle belongs to the LORD!