Jeff and Nicole at 2005 Pismo Car Show
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Jeff was from the valley. I met him on Wednesday night at the pier. He was humble and very receptive to the Gospel. Because Jeff wasn’t from the area, I didn’t anticipate ever seeing him again – at least on earth.
On Saturday of the same week, during the Pismo Car Show, a friend of mine was open-air preaching to a crowd of people when I looked over and saw Jeff standing there listening. I thought, “hey I know that guy.” When my friend finished preaching, I approached Jeff. After getting reacquainted with Jeff, he introduced me to his girlfriend Nicole.
Jeff said he had been thinking about the discussion we had on Wednesday night and that he was glad that he and Nicole was there to hear the message. He asked me to share with her what I had shared with him on Wednesday night. What a privilege!
Jeff and Nicole both had gone to youth group and church. But, they indicated that the church they tried to go to wasn’t very open to new visitors. That’s sad….
This encounter was different from others that I’ve had. It has only happened a few times. This young girl came under such deep conviction that she began to cry (I have edited it from the audio). I pray her tears were tears caused by godly sorrow. Because, “godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation…” 2 Corinthians 7:10
This is an older encounter. In it, you’ll hear me use John 3:16 and insert Nichol’s name in the verse. “For God so loved Nicole….” Have you ever heard that? I heard a pastor do this before and I started doing it when I shared the Gospel. However, I stopped shortly after I started doing it because Jesus didn’t say, "For God so loved Nicodemus, that he gave his only begotten Son, that if Nicodemus will believeth in him, Nicodemus should not perish, but have everlasting life." What do you think? Do you believe we have the liberty to stick people’s names in verses like this? At this point, I don’t think it is wise, but tell me what you think.
Christian, there are many blessings that come from street evangelism. When Christians are deliberate about evangelism, it keeps you on your knees. We ask God for divine encounters as we “go.” We know that our Great God is a God of ultimate providence – we know He can and does bring prepared hearts to hear the Gospel. So when we go out, and God brings about encounters where people do in fact hear the Gospel, it causes the Christian to praise, worship, adore, experience His faithfulness, and trust His Word.
In addition, the Christian communicates the Gospel over, and over, and over, it never gets old. The Christian is continually reminded of Christ’s work of redemption to save sinners! Oh Christian, do you remember what He has done! When we engage our community on the streets, being deliberate to communicate the Gospel, praying and trusting God to direct the encounters, we continually live the Gospel - what a blessing.
Who should we share the Gospel with? Just to the people we “feel led” to share with? I’m not sure what it means to “feel led.” My feelings change from minute to minute, so I look to Mark 16:15 to answer this question.
Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15
If you wait to “feel led,” to share the Gospel, if you’re like me, you won’t share it very often. We should attempt to share the Gospel with “every creature,” unless God tells us otherwise.
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