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  1. lenpettis74

    I saw God..

    That is an over-spiritualization of that verse and hypothetical eisegesis. You can't take a DESCRIPTIVE text and make that a normative principle. That's the genesis of pretty much ALL false doctrine. Take heed lest ye fall...
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    I saw God..

    Anyone who claims to have seen God or claims to have gone to heaven or hell is either a liar or deceived. 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 "And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into...
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    Small towns and outdoor evangelism

    Small towns are always interesting because of their veil of "morality." They are full of 'good' people. Let me suggest; as someone who preaches in small towns, that you don't need banners and tee shirts (I use signs, not a fan of 'witness wear'). Open your bible and start reading it aloud...
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    Hitchhiking, roughing it to preach

    All I would say is be wise, God never calls us to put ourselves in foolish positions to share the Gospel and hitchhiking may not be the wisest thing ever. I've only been doing evangelism/OA preaching for 2 years and my focus has been 3 primary areas in my home town every week with excursions to...
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    Domestic Missions

    It tends to concern me that the American church as a whole almost entirely forgets about domestic evangelism and puts all efforts into taking the gospel everywhere else. I think that is shouldn't be an either/or proposition but a 'both/and' proposition. I have been doing street evangelism for...
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    120 Preachers at the Super Bowl

    I joined a group called "Sports Fans Outreach International" to preach in New Orleans at the Super Bowl. God moved in mighty ways, here is a link to my blog if you would like to learn more about the outreach and the organization: Fishers of Men: Super Bowl XLVII Highlights
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    The Very Simplest Way to Salvation

    That is utter NONSENSE!!! You will lead people to hell with that kind of evangelism, not salvation. NOWHERE in the bible does it say that WE must accept Jesus. It says that HE must accept US, on HIS terms, not ours. Those terms are that we must repent of our sins and believe (trust) the...
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    Preaching

    I think that what we must avoid is going into a ditch in either direction. For example, there are some who avoid scripture altogether and preach only their experiences and "What God is doing in my life" without a single scripture reference. They often preach moralism without a hint of the...
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    Needing Advice

    The "Way of the Master" basic training course is excellent, you can see how they do it on Youtube.com, type "Living Waters University" into the search box to see the multitude; literally hundreds of witness encounters they have up. You can learn a lot from them.
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    Evangelism year in review 2012

    Hey all, here is a link to my blog sharing what the Lord has done in 2012 in my community and throughout Wisconsin. There is video embedded from my open air preaching session last night in the bar district with a photo gallery from the year. God bless you all in the new year! Fishers of...
  11. lenpettis74

    Evangelism year in review 2012

    Hey all, here is a link to my blog sharing what the Lord has done in 2012 in my community and throughout Wisconsin. There is video embedded from my open air preaching session last night in the bar district with a photo gallery from the year. God bless you all in the new year! Fishers of Men...
  12. lenpettis74

    Witnessing outside a local strip club

    Sometimes the video provides a means for self-examination and accountability from my brothers and sisters in Christ. I totally agree with you about the nature of this video, and I noticed it as well and was quite pricked by the harsh nature of my tone as I watched the video back. I don't know...
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    Witnessing outside a local strip club

    Update: I called the number the young man gave me, we are meeting at a local coffee house Saturday at 2pm to talk further. Prayers appreciated...
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    Witnessing outside a local strip club

    You are so right (regarding the scoffing), and I will say that as I listened to myself I was instantly pricked by how harsh and unloving my tone was. You should know that last Friday night the two young men came back with their signs and I was able to repent to them face to face, apologize and...
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    Witnessing outside a local strip club

    Thanks for your input. You should know that the young people in the video were there for about a half hour before I started to take footage. We discussed a broad range of topics and we attempted to engage them in reasonable conversation. What became clear very early is that they had no...
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    Witnessing outside a local strip club

    Wow? Wow good or wow bad???
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    A mission in a much needed and much neglected field

    I've been evangelizing outside of a local "Gentleman's" club for the last 12 weeks and the Lord is using it for His glory. Below is a short video blog including footage from one encounter last night. Video Blog Week 12 Strip Club Evangelism - YouTube
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    Witnessing outside a local strip club

    I've been at this ministry for 12 weeks now. Check out this short video blog: Video Blog Week 12 Strip Club Evangelism - YouTube
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    Connecticut School Shooting

    A Biblical Explaination to the Connecticut School Shooting Incident - YouTube
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    Getting Creative with Gospel Tracts

    I simply couldn't agree more, well said! I was a server and I always hated working Sunday afternoons because I knew I was going home broke thanks to the after-church brunch crowd.