Ambassadors for Christ

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Can you spot the differences in these two photos?

Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. (1 Corinthians 9:19-23 NIV)

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their wrongdoings against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin in our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Cor. 5:18-21 NASB)

We were blessed to have Pastor Jay join us, along with some of our new members.

Many Gospel conversations were divinely appointed and many tracts were received.

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"You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies." (John 8:44 NASB)

Although most people who make a show of confronting us with the "hail satan" routine probably do not even believe that he exists, we see more and more of these displays in rebellious opposition to the Gospel. Please pray with us that each would be led by the Holy Spirit to read the word of God and be granted a heart of repentance whereby hopeless sinners may be saved from eternal destruction in hell.

Most of those who proclaim their supposed allegiance to satan do not bother to stick around and present a coherent argument for their "belief". Here is an article that documents one such discussion. But, of course, our Lord and Savior always had the last word when rebuking the evil one, as in (Matthew 4:10-11).

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We have been blessed with several new (masked!) faces joining our ranks. Glory to God! Thanks to all who have been faithfully praying for this ministry.

Brother Bob offered another thoughtful plea to the people of Burbank to repent and believe the Gospel, this time based on passages from the Prophet Hosea.

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For information on how you may participate in this outreach please contact Steve at email: ephesiansDELtwo8910@gmail.com. (In order to avoid automated spam replies I have added three letters in caps. Please DELete those letters before using this address to reply.) Thank you!

Maranatha!!

Our Most Sobering Task by Ray Comfort

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Late in December 1996, a large family in Los Angeles gathered for a joyous Christmas. There were so many gathered that night, five of the children slept in the converted garage, kept warm during the night by an electric heater placed near the door.

During the early hours of the morning, the heater suddenly burst into flames, blocking the doorway. In seconds the room became a blazing inferno. The frantic 911 call revealed the unspeakable terror as one of the children could be heard screaming, "I'm on fire!" The distraught father rushed into the flames to try to save his beloved children, receiving burns to 50 percent of the body. Tragically, all five children burned to death. They died because steel bars on the windows thwarted their escape. There was only one door, and it was blocked by the flames.

Imagine you are back in time, just minutes before the heater burst into flames. You peer through the darkness at the peaceful sight of five sleeping youngsters, knowing that at any moment the room will erupt into an inferno and burn the flesh of horrified children. Can you in good conscience turn and walk away? No! You must awaken them and warn them to run from that death trap!

Similarly, the world sleeps peacefully in the darkness of ignorance. There is only one Door by which they may escape death. The steel bars of sin prevent their salvation, and at the same time they call for the flames of Eternal Justice. What a fearful thing Judgment Day will be! The fires of the wrath of Almighty God will burn for eternity. The Church has been entrusted with the task of awakening them before it's too late. We cannot turn our backs and walk away in complacency. Think of how the father ran into the flames. His love knew no bounds.

Our devotion to the sober task God has given us will be in direct proportion to our love for the lost. There are few who run headlong into the flames to warn them to flee (Luke 10:2). Please be one of them. We really have no choice. The apostle Paul said, "Woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!" (1 Corinthians 9:16) From "Save Yourself Some Pain" available from Living Waters

Sometimes a heckler will be humbled by our considerate response and returns to apologize, which in turn humbles our hearts, and glorifies God.

This lady was very pleased to receive a free New Testament in Armenian.

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Interesting Articles:

Is Marxism compatible with the Christian Faith?

A very good general article on King James Onlyism, which is sufficient to bring an evangelist up to speed on the issue. This article is also merely an introduction to an exhaustive set of articles on the KJV Only issue.

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