"If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences." (Eccl 10:4)
February 2003 Newsletter
"If the spirit of the ruler rise up against
thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences." (Eccl 10:4)
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STANDING OR YIELDING ????
Are you a stander or a yielder?
Does your community allow or disallow the publick proclamation of the gospel
of our Lord Jesus Christ? Do you even know? Do you even care? Does your Lord care? Oh Yes, He cares!
The Lord blessed Mordecai for standing against a seemingly less important issue. Pastor James Knox has been publick with the gospel
in his community of 23,000 for 18 years. His
people are strong and has seen a growth of 2,000% over that same period of time. Publick ministry may not grow a church but it sure
gains God’s blessing. He recently had
his fourth battle with the city over the issue of publick ministry and won an open apology
from the council for ever trying to do anything to hinder that activity. His speech to the council is a classic and should
be framed and hung on the wall of every Independent Baptist pastor. The entire text is on our website
www.streetpreaching.com for your perusal but here is an excerpt.
In closing let me say that we will continue to proclaim, in
public and in private that Christ died for our sins. We will continue to proclaim, in
public and in private that Jesus rose from the dead. We will continue to proclaim, in
public and in private that he is the one and only Savior of all mankind and that no one
will get to heaven unless they trust Him as their personal savior. We will continue to
engage in our activity regardless of whether or not you attempt to prohibit us. We desire no conflict, but we will not allow any
ordinance passed by this commission to override the command of our dear Savior or the
foundation of all United States law. The News Journal reported that “street preaching
is a long standing tradition in Deland.” That
tradition will continue.”
ON THE STREETS
Because of our 03-winter schedule, we have preached many times in
Austin, TX. this month but my, oh my we have had some good times preaching. I was given a great compliment by Leslie,
(Austin’s “beloved” resident transvestite sodomite). Leslie was waiting for the “Walk” sign
on one side of the intersection and I on the other.
I opened up loud with Lev. 18:22 with commentary and Leslie called me a fanatic
nut. Great compliment considering the source. The grandchildren of the 60’s hippies
gathered round their rocket-shaped May pole and draped their pastel colored ribbons to
protest the war. While the males enjoyed
wearing the earbobs their grandfather left them when he died of an overdose, I preached
“No Peace Till Jesus Comes.” My,
didn’t we have a time. Evidently, this
generation of hippies had not been informed that their so-called peace symbol (broken
cross) was actually the footprint of an American chicken as well as a satanic emblem for
thousands of years. The response was all but
peaceful. The faithful group from our home
church that does publick ministry is growing in both numbers and quality. They are some of the best with whom I have ever
served with. We also preached on the streets
of Payson, AZ.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Bro. Terrell Bear (co-founder of SWAT team and my former partner
for several years) is going to Las Vegas to start a rescue mission and inner city church. He will be a natural at this with a great many
years experience on both sides. He was saved
as an inmate of a rescue mission having spent years on the streets of Las Vegas. He knows the city and knows the street problems. He also has spent quality time preaching on those
streets as well as many others. I believe he
will do a quality job of dealing with spiritual and physical needs to people most of us
have little heart for. He is currently
available for meetings to present the work in Vegas.
Please pray about supporting Bear or having this good preacher challenge
your folk about a very needed ministry. Terrell
Bear 276-889-0116.