Fishing was slim!

Brethren:

Well, the fishing has been slim....or has the fisherman been lazy?  Went to the Farmers Market on Saturday, and guess what?..... It was closed? There was road work being done, so Sunnyvale didn't hold it's Farmers Market. It was kind of funny, as I was really praying that the Lord would give me courage to hand out tracts, one-on-one, and even open air at this Farmers Market, since I didn't have Joseph (my 9mo old son) with me. I was really having a hard time with my courage and faith to go out this weekend and witness. Finally, I knew that I must get past my fears and just trust in HIM and remember that the power is in HIS word not in my presentation. Well, I got to the farmers market..trembling, and sweating, and.... IT WAS CLOSED! Our Lord has a great sense of humor doesn't He?  

 I'm sure there was a lesson to be learned there, and I know that one day I'll understand! I had some errands to run, and handed out some tracts. When I was checking out at the local supply store, I asked the girl behind the counter if "she was working hard today?" She said she was tired and working hard... It came to me to ask her "Do you ever think you'll work hard enough to be a millionaire?" she said "NO" and I handed her a million dollar bill tract and said " now you have" She laughed and the guy behind me in line said, good job leading her up to that! I didn't get to witness to her, but I could see that this was an effective way to move from the natural to the spiritual! This is so important, to find ways of moving from the natural to the spiritual, and is the first thing we must do, to start our one-on-one's. It adds a new excitement and fun to everything we do, when we can use even the mundane tasks to open up a opportunity to share the Gospel.

 Take some time this week.. tracts in hand, and practice moving a conversation from the natural to the spiritual, and you'll see... It's fun and great practice. Ultimately, you may get the opportunity to share your faith, and the true Gospel of Salvation in our Lord Jesus Christ!

Enjoy Gods humor, share your faith, get past your fears, and help rescue those 155,000 whom are perishing each and every day!

Until the nets are full!

Robert

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!

Not just any ole' day of FISHING!

Wow....That's all I can say.... I have been looking forward to our Saturday farmers market all week. It is one of my favorite fishing holes, and a challenge to boot! Joseph (my son) and I headed out early and when we got there, it was packed! Before we went to pass out tracts and witness... I had to stop and pour out my heart to the Lord, I was nervous and scared (who isn't?) I opened up my "OPEN AIR" preaching booklet I received at the Ambassadors Academy, and poured over and prayed over the Evangelism encouragement pages, they include areas with scripture like, WE GO BECAUSE WE BELONG TO CHRIST, WE GO BECAUSE SAVING THE LOST WAS JESUS' PURPOSE,WE GO BECAUSE WE ARE COMMANDED TO, and more. I was very encouraged when I read Mark 13:11 "Do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit" Also in ISAIAH 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand"

 A lot of people took tracts, and I was blessed with very few rejections, I had the opportunity to witness with "TIM" He is a young man who lives on the streets, and said he was a believer, but that he had "backslidden" After we had some conversations about what it means to be a follower of Christ, I had to tell him that I didn't believe that he had "slidden" forward in the first place..... I then went through the law with him. I could see his countenance change and he  appeared to be really listening. we then talked about sin and repentance, then Grace and Mercy and what Jesus did for us on the cross. He was really convicted and humbled at this point and I shared with him my testimony. He was so appreciative, and encouraged  and said he was going to repent and read his bible. I asked him if he had one, and he didn't. I was so blessed to have one for him (always,always,always keep bibles on you for occasions like these) We talked some more and then Joseph and I left. As I was walking away I felt so blessed that God gave me Tim to witness to, and  that he was so encouraged and convicted. please pray for Tim and his salvation!  So Brothers and Sisters, it is so important to be obedient to God, get past your fears, and witness. Pray before you do, that it will be for HIS glory, and that he would place people in front of you that need to hear the Gospel, or RE-Hear the Real Gospel! Be prepared spiritually, and be prepared physically (bibles,tracts,etc...) Keep fishing me brethren! Keep fishing!

Until the lord of the Harvest Comes!

Robert

Heresy? You decide

Home from the North!

Well, Just got home from Oregon, and had a great time! Had an opportunity to hand out tracts at the Rogue River mall, with my lovely wife and little son! Had quite a few talks with folks and caused quite a stir at the Starbucks in the mall! I gave the Barista who waited on me a million dollar bill, and after I left (others in line) I heard him telling his fellow workers that He got a million dollars, and I overheard one of his peers make some remark like that was $125,000 dollars an hour! Yikes! On the way home today, we intended to stop at a little coffee shop we know of in Anderson, California, but it was closed and being rebuilt. We decided to head into Red Bluff and get something to eat, well we drove around, and the Baby was getting fidgety, so we decided on a quick Arbys. When we got inside, had the chance to give a couple of tracts to a family with a new baby, and a man came over to our table and said "Hey, are you doing the "WAY OF THE MASTER" TRACTS... I told I was, and he introduced himself as a Pastor in Sonora, real nice man and he had his son with him, we talked about some upcoming events happening at his Church,and that his church teaches biblical evangelism and unfortunately he had to leave. Also met a real nice lady from a local Baptist church in Los Molinos, who invited us to their service as well!
All I can say is that I'm glad we had the chance to stop, as our Lord was glorified and the message was shared! You never know how Jesus is going to use you, so Don't Quit!

Until He returns to take us Home!

Robert