tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post6260040244750708273..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Street-PreachingPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-50876910631888083142013-02-23T04:56:49.834-08:002013-02-23T04:56:49.834-08:00I've been preaching and giving out tracts for ...I've been preaching and giving out tracts for 35 years all over the world. Sometimes full time, mostly in my younger days and as I got older part time. God gives grace and victory. I've endured hardship and have seen over 1000 souls won to Christ. I won one Tongan man 27 years ago to the Lord and found out 3 months ago that he became a fulltime evangelist for all those years. Street ministry is my passion and even today took a friend out who had never been before and won 5 people to Christ, by Gods grace.My motto has always been " be bold and you will make a fortune, be timid and you will come to nought."People are wonderful and Christ puts great love in your heart for them and they need Christ desperately.I like that word in the gospels where the guys stand before Jesus and say "did we not prophecy and cast out demons and do miracles and He says, depart from me I never knew you. " Most christians think those guys were doing those things and Christ rebuked them. That is not the case. The truth is they were called to do them and didn't and on the day of judgement they will try to say they did.Simon Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440605111603027566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-42899916526758226362012-04-15T16:11:04.412-07:002012-04-15T16:11:04.412-07:00Well put, Phil!
No matter what kind of evangelism...Well put, Phil!<br /><br />No matter what kind of evangelism we are doing, one must be very careful not to allow pragmatism to creep in. Our goal should be faithfulness to the Scriptures, not notches on our Bibles. Whether one seems to be seeing many conversions or few, we need to be mindful that the Gospel is ours to proclaim, and it is not ours to edit.Galatians110https://www.blogger.com/profile/01998695251187745456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-5279281706059670202011-08-08T18:19:09.540-07:002011-08-08T18:19:09.540-07:00Street preaching has to be done first and foremost...Street preaching has to be done first and foremost for God's glory. It is also vitally important to clearly be linked to a local Church and the street preacher be one under the authority of his Pastor and Elders.<br /><br />No everyone is called to this valid ministry but all Christians are called to be witnesses.All should know how to share the gospel effectively and be a supporter of missions.Reg Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347354287384413436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-75000502350472820972011-04-20T20:56:34.112-07:002011-04-20T20:56:34.112-07:00Soul- winning is a joy ! I was nervous when I star...Soul- winning is a joy ! I was nervous when I started street preaching , but I soon found out that the Lord was in it ! He blesses us everytime we go . I love giving out Gospel tracts to those who need the Good News of salvation through the blood of Jesus ! Thanks for the comments !scott thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714149295677407346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-30452613889766295962011-04-20T10:29:21.730-07:002011-04-20T10:29:21.730-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.scott thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714149295677407346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-69473312851052649452011-04-19T17:14:55.453-07:002011-04-19T17:14:55.453-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.scott thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714149295677407346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19112403149198922802011-04-08T05:43:37.832-07:002011-04-08T05:43:37.832-07:00The person who does street preaching in the little...The person who does street preaching in the little town near us seems to be one of the ones who is off on a tangent, his storefront "office" covered over with small print oddities about the "third heaven" and KJV-only stuff. He stands out with a cowboy hat and a large wooden cross with a sign that says "cross is preached." I always wonder as I drive by as he preaches to no one (literally), if I should admire him or pity him. Confusing. <br /><br />Ray Comfort, Todd Friel, on the other hand I unreservedly admire.Nash Equilibriumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528684112014026512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-59868799764694023412011-04-07T08:25:17.188-07:002011-04-07T08:25:17.188-07:00Phil you said the average person is more likely to...Phil you said the average person is more likely to win someone to Christ within their own families or circle of relationships. May I add,only if they open their mouths and preach the Gospel to them as well! Street witnessers get bombarded with questions like "so how many were saved"? when those asking the question, if you drill them, do not share the Gospel in any way, and when pressed, will find that it is just too offensive to share the Gospel. More so --to share the Law that brings the knowledge of sin?? Most of my critics are within the "church". There ya go. Open your mouth and speak boldly if you are a believer-as you should!fisherwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396753704386695004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24085746038086995992011-04-05T14:21:36.363-07:002011-04-05T14:21:36.363-07:00Not sure what's up with your comment Matthew.
...Not sure what's up with your comment Matthew.<br /><br />here's another hero I thought of that may bring embarrassment to others at times:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_qOdkTNoCUdonsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-6675019318488661332011-04-05T11:20:31.882-07:002011-04-05T11:20:31.882-07:00Great article. Way to step up to the plate Phil. ...Great article. Way to step up to the plate Phil. Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150922663453733680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-76349321396795778932011-04-05T02:16:37.410-07:002011-04-05T02:16:37.410-07:00@donsands
Gross idolatry! Faith comes from heari...@donsands <br /><br />Gross idolatry! Faith comes from hearing by the word of the unseen Christ, not from abominable idols. μετανοέωMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399102046474846550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-57901054360472230442011-04-04T23:01:16.699-07:002011-04-04T23:01:16.699-07:00It is remarkable how often we(alright, mostly spea...It is remarkable how often we(alright, mostly speaking of myself here!) don't give such preachers of the gospel their just due. Sadly, there are so many "preachers" out there not preaching a true gospel...I remember speaking with some such on my university campus. Their sign displayed all the people God hated(including "skateboarders" and "Calvinists" - I think I made the list three times) and while it drew everyone's ire, that's pretty much all it drew. That's what most of my Christian friends and I identified with "street preaching", sadly.<br /><br />What's amazing though, is the times a faithful preacher spent three days at my university(his name was Tom Short)...he always had large crowds around him. Most were there to mock him. But he treated with their questions in a reasonable fashion and with the power of the gospel. I do thank God for preachers such as these!! My prayers go out to you all.James Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713217984695774221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-60326414335450654032011-04-04T19:27:39.612-07:002011-04-04T19:27:39.612-07:00Bullhorn guy?
...I don't think it's worki...Bullhorn guy?<br /><br />...I don't think it's working, I think it's actually making things worse... - Robbed Hell<br /><br />I guess if everybody is going to heaven, then maybe bullhorn guy is wasting his time, but I'm not sure what he could be making "worse", except for possibly somebody's trip to the brothel, or bath house, or whatnot.<br /><br />In Christ,<br />CDCoram Deohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504564435400500996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-36141905551650565552011-04-04T19:26:47.429-07:002011-04-04T19:26:47.429-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Coram Deohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504564435400500996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-53241112618874675052011-04-04T18:14:49.318-07:002011-04-04T18:14:49.318-07:00I didn't know that, Tony, thanks.I didn't know that, Tony, thanks.bphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265050268204322057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-75292091862807471552011-04-04T17:26:37.765-07:002011-04-04T17:26:37.765-07:00"They apparently took biblical passages to sh..."They apparently took biblical passages to shout and scream out of context, meaning that the kids would scream at the top of their lungs to passersby that they were going to "HAY-ELL" if they didn't repent."<br /><br />I remember seeing this fools. It does more harm than good, for sure.<br /><br />Made me think of my protesting abortion clinics days. I met some nasty so-called Christians out there. The Gospel was not what they were all about, that's for sure as well.<br /><br />I so appreciate Ray Comfort. he is a fine witness for our Savior, and an encouragment to share the truth to the lost. And also I love to watch Todd Friel on 'Wretched' on Wednesday nights, when he visits college campus' and shares the truth of our Lord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY6CXOAIsTcdonsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-27099852955211542512011-04-04T16:52:55.872-07:002011-04-04T16:52:55.872-07:00Thank you Phil for the great article. Very importa...Thank you Phil for the great article. Very important and very encouraging. I also want to thank you for choosing a photo I took on Hollywood Blvd of Tony. One of my favorites. I've learned much from Tony and I thank God often for his discipleship. Keep pressing on!<br /><br />Sincerely Chris YarzabChris Yarzabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467813637561486908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-83467297624089116392011-04-04T16:27:46.129-07:002011-04-04T16:27:46.129-07:00Good post, Phil.
It's too bad, though, that f...Good post, Phil.<br /><br />It's too bad, though, that for every Ray Comfort or Tony Miano or any other decent street preacher, there seem to be a passel of Ruben Israels or Jesse Morrells, whose theology is suborthodox or whose method of communicating with people is putrid. (I have to wonder some times whether these guys are more concerned with proclaiming the Gospel to sinners, or provoking a reaction so they can claim to be "persecuted for Jesus' sake.")Scott McClarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860823837991898060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-68456423256116723382011-04-04T14:06:34.322-07:002011-04-04T14:06:34.322-07:00Thanks so much for this very helpful post. I'...Thanks so much for this very helpful post. I've felt some of that same uncomfortable edge when around street preachers, yet at the same time found myself led to immediately pray for them, as they are doing something I could probably never do well.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068196575763786944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-18406239289236804742011-04-04T13:23:59.738-07:002011-04-04T13:23:59.738-07:00@bp: Something to let your Christian friends know ...@bp: Something to let your Christian friends know who lean on the Assisi quote. He never said it. Catholic scholars have combed through Assisi's writings and ancient writings about Assisi. They were unable to find any credible evidence that Assisi ever made the statement. It is merely legend, and a bad one at that (Romans 10:14-17).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978469378943098559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-27275536982663141262011-04-04T12:28:37.217-07:002011-04-04T12:28:37.217-07:00Amen. Wonderful words. I understand why unbeliever...Amen. Wonderful words. I understand why unbelievers are embarassed by such things, but cannot understand why Christians are. But then again, a close relative (a Christian) recently said he really believed in Francis Assisis's quote, "Preach the Gospel, if necessary use words." So maybe that prevalant idea is part of the problem.bphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265050268204322057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24277023823088525772011-04-04T12:21:59.777-07:002011-04-04T12:21:59.777-07:00These street preachers, those who really preach th...These street preachers, those who really preach the gospel, are another means of God's grace. How will they hear without a preacher? However they hear, in church or out, is the extension and manifestation of God's benevolency to them.Morris Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083884122271855154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-84883474163698375972011-04-04T12:21:18.934-07:002011-04-04T12:21:18.934-07:00Thank you for posting this, this needs to be said....Thank you for posting this, this needs to be said. I tend to think that the gospel is just is "irrelevant" today as it was in Paul's time because sinners are just dead in their sins. The apostles were just as reviled then as street preachers are now. Back when I thought I was saved I used to think open-air preachers were only giving Christianity a bad name as were folks who handed out tracts....then I got saved. Now I realize there are good and bad street preachers and now I know how to evaluate their message. I am SO grateful for the accurate guys who are on the front lines doing battle every day. But since there is no way to track how many people are converted after hearing open-air preaching, do we really know that more sinners are converted through personal relationships? There are so many hearers that hear the seeds of the gospel in the open-air that perhaps only eternity will tell...Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361921772340278114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-14821404954282984622011-04-04T10:33:00.980-07:002011-04-04T10:33:00.980-07:00Thank you for this well-reasoned article, Phil.
...Thank you for this well-reasoned article, Phil. <br /><br />There is mocking, jeering, and other more direct forms of hostility that we meet whenever we lift our voices to preach the gospel...but our Lord is also faithful to always provide sources of encouragement. I have lost count of the amount of times we have been personally approached by a brother or sister in Christ and given encouragement.<br /><br />Your article is also a great form of encouragement. <br /><br />Thank you!Shane Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034383784905920045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24137394907514223102011-04-04T10:25:09.589-07:002011-04-04T10:25:09.589-07:00Thank you for posting this!Thank you for posting this!Fish With Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278929770287008838noreply@blogger.com