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Post by Josh Parsley on May 19, 2006 13:55:19 GMT -5
Most OA preachers have one-liners they like to use in the open-air to either draw a crowd, keep a crowd, or just get their point across in as few words as possible.
Which ones do you use?
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Post by Miles Lewis on May 21, 2006 0:18:07 GMT -5
Uh oh... I need to find my list. You can start with Jesse's nugget, "Put down the bottle and pick up a Bible!"
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Post by evanschaible on May 21, 2006 10:03:33 GMT -5
God wont judge the sin, He will judge the sinner for the sin; That means you sinner!
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Post by evanschaible on May 21, 2006 10:52:49 GMT -5
"Born once; Die twice. Born Twice; Die once." -Winkie Pratney
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Post by Josh Parsley on May 22, 2006 15:07:49 GMT -5
I sometimes say, "STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! You people should STOP! STOP SINNING! STOP IT RIGHT NOW and START Obeying the Bible." You could even say stop it like a little child that is whinny.
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Post by Josh Parsley on May 22, 2006 15:09:48 GMT -5
"If you like to get high, you will go down to hell!"
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Post by Miles Lewis on May 23, 2006 2:46:08 GMT -5
"If you burn with lust in this life, you will burn in the flames in the next."
"If you take pleasure in getting NAKED with your boyfriend or your girlfriend, there will be no pleasure when you are NAKED before God on Judgment Day, there will be no pleasure when you are NAKED in the flames of hell."
-Jesse Morrell
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Post by Miles Lewis on May 23, 2006 2:52:17 GMT -5
"So you like to get WASTED on alcohol? I would agree with you; you are WASTING your LIFE, you are WASTING your TIME, you are WASTING your MONEY."
-Jeff Olver
"If you get SMASHED on liquor, you will be SMASHED by God's judgment."
-Jesse Morrell
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Post by Josh Parsley on May 23, 2006 8:23:47 GMT -5
"You that like to DRINK YOUR LIQUOR it will only send you to HELL QUICKER."
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Post by evanschaible on Jun 15, 2006 12:44:28 GMT -5
This one is good:
"And for you masterbaters, if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you for it is better..."
-Micah
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Post by Josh Parsley on Jun 15, 2006 17:03:25 GMT -5
When people respond with, "He who is without sin cast the first stone!" I sometimes respond with, "He will! He will cast many stoney hearts into Hell on the day of judgment."
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Jun 15, 2006 20:44:15 GMT -5
"The jews, muslims, hindues, budhists, and catholics are all wrong!"
"People say all religions lead to the same place. And they are right. All religions do lead to the same place, exept for one. All religions lead to hell-fire except for Christianity."
"1 out of 5 fornicators has an STD. But 5 out of 5 fornicators go to hell."
"MTV wants you to believe that using Trogan is safe sex. But any sex that can put you in hell is not safe sex at all. The only safe sex is holy sex, and that's between a man and women that are married. Not between a man and a man. Not between a women and a women. Not between a boy friend and a girl friend. The only safe sex is between a man and a women that are married."
"The way some of you women dress is absolutely sinful."
May you use these as the Spirit leads. May they peirce the heart of sinners to seriously awaken to their dreadful state.
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Post by Kerrigan on Jun 15, 2006 21:44:20 GMT -5
"If you won't repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ, you are saying two things: 1) That you love your own sin more then your own life and 2) That Jesus' sacrifice on the cross means nothing to you!"
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Post by Miles Lewis on Jun 15, 2006 22:02:54 GMT -5
Whew! That is a shocker! I don't know if I could use that one. ;D
There is a sewer in your heart and that's why there's a potty in your mouth, potty mouth.
If in front of a bar or place of ill repute:
This place is like a garbage dump and a lot of you are living like trash. This place is like a sewer and a lot of you are living like dung... Come to Christ, repent, and get cleaned up.
I think these beer companies should start putting a little more truth back in advertising... It is just like the devil to put a postive swing on a negative thing... You have this Budweiser: It doesn't make you wiser... they should call it what I want it to be called: BUDDUMBER. And you have the Miller High Life... I think it should labeled Miller LOW LIFE. And of course you have the Milwalkie's Best, which should be called by its proper name: Milwalkie's WORST.
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Post by Kerrigan on Jun 15, 2006 22:46:08 GMT -5
When talking to a person who calls themself a Christian, yet doesn't know how to get saved, "A person doesn't get saved on accident. A person can't become a Christian in their sleep!"
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Post by jonathanhulewicz on Jun 15, 2006 23:38:06 GMT -5
Unfortunately that message needs to be preached in the pulpits of most churches.
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Post by Jules on Jun 16, 2006 13:45:45 GMT -5
To those who say that God is love or He loves everyone, and to not judge or rebuke them, I say: (sometimes one and sometimes the other)
God doesn't love the sinner though, in fact, He is angry and hates them! Psalm 7:11 says that God is angry with the wicked every day, and Psalm 11:5 says that God's soul HATES the wicked!
OR SOMETIMES:
I agree! God does love. And Revelation 3:19 says that "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent!"
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Post by Miles Lewis on Jun 16, 2006 20:54:25 GMT -5
"Save the drama for your momma!"
I've never actually said this, but it makes me smile just thinking about saying it.
If someone is using filthy language (or has filthy theology): "You must have been eating chicken because what's coming out of your mouth is foul."
If someone says: It would take an idiot to become a Christian!
Respond with: "You're qualified! You're qualified!"
-Holy Hubert
If someone says, "Hey, you can't judge me! That's wrong!"
Respond with: "How dare you judge me for judging you!"
Did we already say "The party in hell has been cancelled due to the fire."?
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Jun 19, 2006 18:48:41 GMT -5
have learned from much experience that the key to getting a crowd on the streets is to talk directly to men specificly about their specific sin.
If I'm in a club/bar area, I'll directly address people walking by. "You guys aren't going to get drunk tonight are you?" Or if women are scantly dressed, "please women put some more cloths on." Speak directly to people specificly about their sin.
Do not preach about sin and sinners in general. Do not merely preach to people but preach at them. As Spurgeon said something along the lines of, "I never find it effective to preach to people. You must preach at them!"
I can't stress this point enough. It's one of the most valuable lessons you can learn. Pay very close attention to your preaching to see if you are talking to men about their sin or if you give the impression that you are talking to men about other men and their sin.
Hit the nail directly on the head. Don't beat around the bush. Don't talk about "there are certain people who" but rather "you people". I often will say, "you people" alot because people know I'm talking directly to them. "You people are out here to get drunk" or "Some of you people are looking to fornicate".
This type of "you" preaching is what you will find in the prophets, the gospels, and the book of Acts. Just do a crosswalk.com search in the New Testament for the word "you" and see how often it is in the preaching of Jesus and in the Apostles. Jesus so emphasised this that he said often, "For I say unto you" so as to not give the impression that he was talking to others. It would be as a street preacher today saying, "Hey you, I'm talking to you".
Talk directly to specific people directly about their specific sin.
Once you start directly talking to people about their specific sin, gospel sparks are going to fly!
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Post by Miles Lewis on Jun 21, 2006 1:31:56 GMT -5
Yeah, talking directly to people is probably one of the best lessons learned in preaching. That is what I find in the Bible. Don't just prach about "some people", but rather "you people".
one liners:
"Homosexuality is a threat to national security. It is the only sin which caused God to reign Hell out of Heaven."
Just look at Sodom and Gomorrah
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Post by atheistbibleburner on Jun 21, 2006 11:55:50 GMT -5
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Post by cervyy on Jun 21, 2006 12:17:37 GMT -5
It's plainly obvious it is ABB ... and by national security, they mean they're afraid to be around gays 'cause they might get hit and that would them uncomfortable ...
If someone says: It would take an idiot to become a Christian!
Respond with: "You're qualified! You're qualified!"
My reponse afterwards: "Well, duh, I'm not an idiot."
My, "Christians" are really into insulting people into repentence ... and you say God hates US! Oh, you "Christians" really have a sense of humor.
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Post by sandcbainbridge on Jun 21, 2006 12:33:11 GMT -5
I use this one often, Going to Church every Sunday makes you a Christian as much as going to McDonalds every Monday makes you a big mac! I notice under the members there are a few Steve's already so I will close by signing off as Steve B
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Post by cervyy on Jun 21, 2006 14:07:41 GMT -5
You are what you eat afterall. I too was once a big mac, thank God I saw the light to vegetarian-ism. Seriously, y'alls should try it.
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Post by Jesse Morrell on Jun 21, 2006 15:01:02 GMT -5
Charles Finney said “bring up the individuals particular sins. Talking in general terms against sin will produce no results. You must make a man feel that you mean him. A minister, who cannot make his hearers feel that he means them, cannot expect to accomplish much. Some people are very careful to avoid mentioning the particular sins of which they know the individual to be guilty, for fear of hurting his feelings. This is wrong. If you know his history, bring up his particular sins. Kindly, but plainly; not to give offense, but to awaken conscience, and give full force to the truth.”
This revivalist goes on to say “Preaching should be direct. The gospel should be preached to men, not about them. The Minster must address his hearers. He must preach to them about themselves, and not leave the impression that he is preaching to them about others, He will never do them any good, further than he succeeds in convincing each individual that he is the person in question.”
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Post by Miles Lewis on Jun 22, 2006 0:26:02 GMT -5
If someone says: It would take an idiot to become a Christian! Respond with: "You're qualified! You're qualified!" My reponse afterwards: "Well, duh, I'm not an idiot." My, "Christians" are really into insulting people into repentence ... and you say God hates US! Oh, you "Christians" really have a sense of humor. This one is definitely meant to be a light hearted jab. I wouldn't recommend saying it without a smile. Holy Hubert used it quite often. I enjoy having a small arsenal of witty comebacks to ease some tention in a meeting, show people that you just being real with them. Kinda of like Ray with the "Well how can I believe you have never stolen anything, you just told me you are a liar..." I have never actually been afforded the opportunity to utilize this one in the open air though. Maybe one day
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Post by cervyy on Jun 22, 2006 16:50:48 GMT -5
Oh haha, you're going to hell you smelly, stupid heathen! Haha, but it's all in good jest!!
Riiiiight, whatever helps you sleep at night Miles.
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Post by biblethumper on Jun 22, 2006 20:43:41 GMT -5
K... I posted most of the quotes on this thread on our website; I didn;t include the authorship as a deliberate action.... If anyone minds and wants their name behind their quote, lemme know and I'll remove the quote...the reason is that I simply don't feel comfortable listing names on short statements... articles, yeah, but these are one liners, so I just didn;t list the names since the list will grow and grow and grow to include several hundred and for real, I get so confused at names etc etc that I didn't want to list them fearing I would give the vredit to someone who didnt say it. Hope you all don't mind God bless you all!
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Post by Miles Lewis on Jun 23, 2006 1:48:20 GMT -5
Oh haha, you're going to hell you smelly, stupid heathen! Haha, but it's all in good jest!! Riiiiight, whatever helps you sleep at night Miles. Have I ever said anything remotely like that statement or come across in such a way?
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Post by atheistbibleburner on Jun 23, 2006 8:40:25 GMT -5
Everything you xians have said to us heathens is condescending and in that tone.
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