Tracts Attract

Blessed ones:

 Yesterday I had the great pleasure of meeting with a fellow professor of the faith, quite by accident(?) I was at the bookstore, I have been wanting John MacArthurs study bible. I observed an older lady looking at the tract carousel, I went over to her and asked her if she had ever seen the million dollar bill tract before? She saw it and laughed, we had a great 30-45 minutes of fellowship, discussing many subjects, and our testimonies. We had some very deep discussions about the emerging church, and the apostasy that is rampant in our Nation and world today! What a blessing it was to meet a "family" member and benefit from her years of service to the Lord! I even felt like I was able to offer her some of my "Infant" wisdom.. well not mine, but from the Word of God.  We both agreed that ALL teaching we are exposed to, MUST be tested by the Holy Scriptures! Funny how we ended our great time of fellowship with that considering that we we're in the BEREAN Bookstore!!!

Remember my fellow soldiers in Christ, be like the bereans in Acts 17:11

"Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so."

Acts 17:11 (NASB)

It so absolutely imperative that we ONLY preach the Word, tested by the scriptures, this applies to our one-on-one witnessing as well. We offer no benefit to the lost, by watering down Gods Holy Word so it won't offend! Let the power of His word pierce the heart of those who perish, so that the golden thread of the Gospel of Salvation will enter their hard cold hearts. Let it drive them to their knees in repentance, begging for Mercy, and entering TRUE conversion unto Salvation in Jesus Christ. Our God is a Mighty God indeed!

Keep Fishing until the nets are full, and the harvest comes!

Robert

Warm day for "FISHING" but getting warmer..for some!

Brothers and Sisters:

 The fishing was slim today, But our God is still Holy,and Righteous! He placed Roger in my path today, and well...   OK, let me start from the beginning. Today (Wednesday) is my regular "scheduled" fishing day, and as I proceeded to my regular spot, I handed out some "AMERICA,AMERICA" tracts, always a great tract. Most people don't even question it as they look  down when I hand them out. As I was heading down the far side of the railroad tracts, I saw a man rounding the corner, and said to myself "OH, YOUR NOT GETTING AWAY FROM ME" Hmm not sure why I said that? I walked to the bus terminal and there was that man. I grabbed a million dollar bill tract and handed it to him. He said "NO WAY" grabbed it and laughed. I told him it had a Gospel message on the back, and then asked him if he had any religious background? He said he kinda did and that he was catholic. I asked his named and he told me his name was roger. I asked him where he thought we went after we died, and he said he didn't think we went anywhere. He said he didn't believe in heaven or hell. I told him that If I didn't believe in gravity and threw myself off of the train office behind us, when I hit the ground, it wouldn't matter what I believe, but the what matters, is the truth!

I took him through the law, and the Gospel, but he refused to believe that there was punishment for our breaking Gods' law. He said that we couldn't make analogies about man's law when referencing Gods' law. I kept trying to bring him back to his violation of the law, and his deserving of punishment. We had a lot of discussions about church "laws" as he called them and about what the bible says about hell, punishment, grace and salvation. Well, we agreed to disagree I left him a few tracts and told him to consider what we had talked about and that the back of the tracts will remind him of our conversation!  I had to leave for my appointment, and was a bit late.... But WELL worth it!  From the perspective of fishing... I had a big one hooked, but couldn't get him to get in the boat (of truth!)

Keep those lines in the water, and nets filled!

Robert

Walking as He walked...

Here is a wonderful quote from Joel R. Beeke's book "WALKING AS HE WALKED"  I found this on Tony Miano's the Lawman Chronicles blog:

"We are pilgrims here. God doesn't want us to put our tent stakes into this earth's soil too deeply. If we carry our crosses after Jesus, engage in Christian ministry, and testify openly against sin, you can be sure that we will face numerous crosses. You can't stand up for the name of Jesus and not bear the cross of Jesus. If our lives are spent for the cross of Christ, our lives will encounter that cross.

May this encourage and convict you as much as it has me!

Keep Fishing!