Post by bullhornbob on Nov 5, 2006 0:24:41 GMT -5
ROAM-USA / Miami Bible Believers Report – 10/21/06
Joining the team today were Emmanuel, JK and myself (Evangelista). We arrived at South Beach around 5:00 pm, took our spot on 7th Street, and Emmanuel began to preach on the coral wall. Emmanuel preached about the judgment to come and exhorted the people not to be involved in any sexual activity outside of marriage. He stated that we weren’t there to preach a message that was tickling to the ears, but the Holy Word of God. Emmanuel also explained what repentance was, that it wasn’t just to feel sorry but to go and sin no more. He exhorted them in many different ways. He also had some hecklers from out of town and seemed to be outspoken about their sin. A gentleman on his bike came over to Emmanuel and shook his hand. This is the third week Emmanuel received a handshake from someone. Emmanuel preached about 15 minutes.
Next, JK preached on the coral wall across the street from Wet Willie’s. JK, again, preached a great message and gathered a fairly large crowd of about 50-75 people. He also exhorted the people not to be involved in sexual sin and told them to turn away from all sin, as they will be judged by God and they will inherit hellfire if they do not turn. JK had some hecklers as well, asking him why gangster rappers are in sin. JK explained that the things they sing about, such sexual promiscuity, murder, and the love of money, does not glorify God. He had a heckler, a Christian, who was quoting scriptures, yet he was there with a bunch of other drunkards. Yet this gentleman was not warning his friends about hellfire. JK exhorted the gentleman and others to flee fornication or else hellfire awaited them. JK described hell as Jesus described it: everlasting fire and everlasting destruction. There were a bunch of girls in the crowd and one stated how she loves fornication. JK also had some other heckling girls that mentioned many perverse things towards JK, but again, he silenced them and they were not able to resist the Word of God that came forth. However, they seemed to enjoy the message as they kept laughing. They said they were having fun. JK told them to turn away from sin and repent or else they would end up in hell. JK also got another heckler, a homeless man that stated that he was a medicine man. He was very vulgar and seemed very angry. JK, when finished preaching, did a one2one with him later and the gentleman seemed receptive to what JK was telling him.
During this entire time JK and I were preaching, Emmanuel had a woman heckler who claimed to be a former Jehovah Witness.
I began to preach and told them of a disturbing story I read regarding a 16 year old girl that attended an Episcopalian private school in Atlanta who went on a suicide mission because another girl did not want to have sex with her. This girl took her car and struck another car on the highway, killing a mother of 2 and one of her children suffered from broken ribs and was in the hospital. The reason I mentioned this was to show what sin can do and to awake the crowd unto righteousness. I began to have a few hecklers, but was able to answer each one. One girl approached me with a guy friend stating that her guy friend was gay and happy. I told her that he’s not happy and even if he was happy now, he won’t be happy when he ends up in hellfire. The lady’s guy friend seemed very shy and didn’t want to say anything so I exhorted him to repent of his homosexuality and that Jesus didn’t want him to end up in hell but to repent and turn to Him. The girl asked me what happens to lesbians. I asked her if she was a lesbian. She did not answer me so I said that if she was, she would end up in hell unless she repented. I had a crowd of about 20 people.
Going back to the former Jehovah Witness lady, what she was trying to do was to convince us that hell doesn’t exist. Emmanuel and I tried to reason with her, but she didn’t want to hear us. She said she agreed with our message, however, JK preached and seemed as if he was angry. We tried to explain to her that when you address an audience, you want to make sure everyone hears you so you lift up your voice. She continued on with her twisted theology and we continued to exhort, but then left to preach somewhere else.
We then moved on to the Versace mansion and Emmanuel began to preach. There were many listeners there, and Emmanuel did a good job preaching there. There was one heckler who was a homosexual cursing at Emmanuel. We later caught up with him at a different spot and JK tried to reason with him and spoke very gently to him. At one point, it seemed that he was opening up and understanding what JK was trying to tell him, however, that didn’t last very long and he began to curse at us and eventually left.
We left South Beach at approximately 8:00 pm and went to a local restaurant. As we ate our meal, a man began to make gestures at me stating that I should be ashamed about my shirt. Now, Emmanuel and I wore shirts that said: Abortion is Murder and Homosex is Sin and JK wore a different shirt with the NO HOMOS logo. This man became very agitated. He said he was a Christian, but began to curse and say that he was going to beat JK up. The manager of the establishment came to us and apologized for this man’s behavior. We then paid for our meal, and as I exhorted the cashier and a couple of other girls, Emmanuel preached a mini sermon outside as people waited to be called into the restaurant.
All in a day’s preaching for us, AMEN!
Joining the team today were Emmanuel, JK and myself (Evangelista). We arrived at South Beach around 5:00 pm, took our spot on 7th Street, and Emmanuel began to preach on the coral wall. Emmanuel preached about the judgment to come and exhorted the people not to be involved in any sexual activity outside of marriage. He stated that we weren’t there to preach a message that was tickling to the ears, but the Holy Word of God. Emmanuel also explained what repentance was, that it wasn’t just to feel sorry but to go and sin no more. He exhorted them in many different ways. He also had some hecklers from out of town and seemed to be outspoken about their sin. A gentleman on his bike came over to Emmanuel and shook his hand. This is the third week Emmanuel received a handshake from someone. Emmanuel preached about 15 minutes.
Next, JK preached on the coral wall across the street from Wet Willie’s. JK, again, preached a great message and gathered a fairly large crowd of about 50-75 people. He also exhorted the people not to be involved in sexual sin and told them to turn away from all sin, as they will be judged by God and they will inherit hellfire if they do not turn. JK had some hecklers as well, asking him why gangster rappers are in sin. JK explained that the things they sing about, such sexual promiscuity, murder, and the love of money, does not glorify God. He had a heckler, a Christian, who was quoting scriptures, yet he was there with a bunch of other drunkards. Yet this gentleman was not warning his friends about hellfire. JK exhorted the gentleman and others to flee fornication or else hellfire awaited them. JK described hell as Jesus described it: everlasting fire and everlasting destruction. There were a bunch of girls in the crowd and one stated how she loves fornication. JK also had some other heckling girls that mentioned many perverse things towards JK, but again, he silenced them and they were not able to resist the Word of God that came forth. However, they seemed to enjoy the message as they kept laughing. They said they were having fun. JK told them to turn away from sin and repent or else they would end up in hell. JK also got another heckler, a homeless man that stated that he was a medicine man. He was very vulgar and seemed very angry. JK, when finished preaching, did a one2one with him later and the gentleman seemed receptive to what JK was telling him.
During this entire time JK and I were preaching, Emmanuel had a woman heckler who claimed to be a former Jehovah Witness.
I began to preach and told them of a disturbing story I read regarding a 16 year old girl that attended an Episcopalian private school in Atlanta who went on a suicide mission because another girl did not want to have sex with her. This girl took her car and struck another car on the highway, killing a mother of 2 and one of her children suffered from broken ribs and was in the hospital. The reason I mentioned this was to show what sin can do and to awake the crowd unto righteousness. I began to have a few hecklers, but was able to answer each one. One girl approached me with a guy friend stating that her guy friend was gay and happy. I told her that he’s not happy and even if he was happy now, he won’t be happy when he ends up in hellfire. The lady’s guy friend seemed very shy and didn’t want to say anything so I exhorted him to repent of his homosexuality and that Jesus didn’t want him to end up in hell but to repent and turn to Him. The girl asked me what happens to lesbians. I asked her if she was a lesbian. She did not answer me so I said that if she was, she would end up in hell unless she repented. I had a crowd of about 20 people.
Going back to the former Jehovah Witness lady, what she was trying to do was to convince us that hell doesn’t exist. Emmanuel and I tried to reason with her, but she didn’t want to hear us. She said she agreed with our message, however, JK preached and seemed as if he was angry. We tried to explain to her that when you address an audience, you want to make sure everyone hears you so you lift up your voice. She continued on with her twisted theology and we continued to exhort, but then left to preach somewhere else.
We then moved on to the Versace mansion and Emmanuel began to preach. There were many listeners there, and Emmanuel did a good job preaching there. There was one heckler who was a homosexual cursing at Emmanuel. We later caught up with him at a different spot and JK tried to reason with him and spoke very gently to him. At one point, it seemed that he was opening up and understanding what JK was trying to tell him, however, that didn’t last very long and he began to curse at us and eventually left.
We left South Beach at approximately 8:00 pm and went to a local restaurant. As we ate our meal, a man began to make gestures at me stating that I should be ashamed about my shirt. Now, Emmanuel and I wore shirts that said: Abortion is Murder and Homosex is Sin and JK wore a different shirt with the NO HOMOS logo. This man became very agitated. He said he was a Christian, but began to curse and say that he was going to beat JK up. The manager of the establishment came to us and apologized for this man’s behavior. We then paid for our meal, and as I exhorted the cashier and a couple of other girls, Emmanuel preached a mini sermon outside as people waited to be called into the restaurant.
All in a day’s preaching for us, AMEN!