Post by Jed on Jan 23, 2006 17:41:39 GMT -5
but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. Daniel 11:32
Were standing outside of a favourite club of ours about 10:00. And behold a homeless man comes up, seeing our Bibles and asks us for money for a drug prescription, which always puts you in a bind when you have lost people watching. The owner came out at that exact time: tattooed, black clothes... I thought he would yell at us. He ended up cussing the homeless man out and did not say a WORD to us. Surely he knows that we have been causing him trouble as the LORD has convicted many of his clients to stand outside to hear preachers in the past few months. But he did not say a word to us. The main bouncer came out as well. We found out the owners name. Too bad for him: we can pray specifically for him now! Really incredible.
Everything seemed dead... it was hard to be intense. At the other club on that street, we didn't even preach. Just passed out tracts and left. Even I "felt" "dead". But many times my feelings have said: Don't go downtown don't go preach, etc.
For the Lord said: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Therefore I try to wean myself off of feelings more and more as world gets worse and worse, knowing that I'll make better Gospel decisions.
We then decided to go to an even worse part of town. Cars line the street, and nearly every step on the dead grass where a sidewalk should be lands your feet on a whiskey or beer bottle.
We preached Psalm 7:11 and 1 Cor 6:9-11 etc. Not "seeker friendly " texts. And the people were as hard as stone. They hardly even turned their heads. I couldn't believe it.
But as always, people in cars will act less tough and will slow almost to a stop regularly and will even drive around the block again... not just to show off their spinners, but to hear the Gospel. Still we were disappointed. No one was angry or crying. Just apathetic.
Have a huge day planned on Wednesday. Going to a local private university with public streets that go through it. Hope and pray though that I will not be prideful in this. Pray that I will decrease and God will increase (John 3:30).
Should be very interesting. Don't know whether to expect resistance or dumbfoundedness by security. If I get kicked off, I pray that a lot of people will be moved and it will be a great move to set fire to a lot of the devils wheat that is yet to be harvested.
PLEASE PRAY FOR WEDNESDAY
Were standing outside of a favourite club of ours about 10:00. And behold a homeless man comes up, seeing our Bibles and asks us for money for a drug prescription, which always puts you in a bind when you have lost people watching. The owner came out at that exact time: tattooed, black clothes... I thought he would yell at us. He ended up cussing the homeless man out and did not say a WORD to us. Surely he knows that we have been causing him trouble as the LORD has convicted many of his clients to stand outside to hear preachers in the past few months. But he did not say a word to us. The main bouncer came out as well. We found out the owners name. Too bad for him: we can pray specifically for him now! Really incredible.
Everything seemed dead... it was hard to be intense. At the other club on that street, we didn't even preach. Just passed out tracts and left. Even I "felt" "dead". But many times my feelings have said: Don't go downtown don't go preach, etc.
For the Lord said: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Therefore I try to wean myself off of feelings more and more as world gets worse and worse, knowing that I'll make better Gospel decisions.
We then decided to go to an even worse part of town. Cars line the street, and nearly every step on the dead grass where a sidewalk should be lands your feet on a whiskey or beer bottle.
We preached Psalm 7:11 and 1 Cor 6:9-11 etc. Not "seeker friendly " texts. And the people were as hard as stone. They hardly even turned their heads. I couldn't believe it.
But as always, people in cars will act less tough and will slow almost to a stop regularly and will even drive around the block again... not just to show off their spinners, but to hear the Gospel. Still we were disappointed. No one was angry or crying. Just apathetic.
Have a huge day planned on Wednesday. Going to a local private university with public streets that go through it. Hope and pray though that I will not be prideful in this. Pray that I will decrease and God will increase (John 3:30).
Should be very interesting. Don't know whether to expect resistance or dumbfoundedness by security. If I get kicked off, I pray that a lot of people will be moved and it will be a great move to set fire to a lot of the devils wheat that is yet to be harvested.
PLEASE PRAY FOR WEDNESDAY