The Christian Pedestal...

What happens when you tell someone about your faith in Jesus Christ?

They put you on a pedestal that separates you from the rest of the people they know. Most people respect God but don't think much about Him. They use God's name as a swear word and don't even realize they are doing it. Whenever I become party to new people in my life whether through work, social or neighborly. I always confront blasphemous speech whenever I hear it come from their mouth. The result 9 times out of 10 is the person using God or Jesus Christ's name as a swear word will catch themselves the next time; look at me and apologize for it's use.

I think that person has now entered the ability to be conscious of their speech they have become aware of what they are saying and respecting another persons belief and conviction. If you are a believer and do not know how to confront others about their blasphemous speech which should cause your ears to hurt when you hear it. Here is how I do it and 9 times out of 10 they respect me for my correction of their language.

Your having a conversation perhaps in a group or one on one and someone decides to use God's name as a swear word. I always interject and ask them if they know what they just did. Usually they will ask what it is they did. Here's an example of how it might transpire.


Person. This God damn weather is not letting up

Me. Do you know what you just did?

Person. What did I just do?

Me. You used God's name as a swear word there are many other more appropriate swear words that can be used that do not blaspheme God's name.

Person. Really what did I say?

Me. You said "God damn" when you could have used thousands of other swears that do not blaspheme God's name. God is higher than our highest thought and we should respect His name don't you think?

Person. Hmm never really thought about in fact I didn't even realize I did it.

Me. What is your Mom's name?

Person. (curious look) Her name is Jane.

Me. Would you ever use your Mom's name as a swear word?

Person. No

Me. And you wouldn't like others doing that either would you?

Person. No

Me. Have you ever heard of the Ten Commandments?

Person. Sure who hasn't

Me. Do you know any of them?

Person. Yes, you shall not kill, shall not steal, etc.

Me. Those commandments were giving to use as guide to recognize wrong doing and number 3 is You shall not take the Lord's name in vain for the Lord will not hold him blameless who does it.

Person. Never thought about it sorry

Me. How about commandement number 9 you shall not lie ever done that in your whole life?

Person. Ya sure who hasn't?

Me. And what do you call a person who lies?

Person. A liar

Me. What about number 8 it says you shall not steal, ever done that no matter how small the item?

Person. Yes

Me. And what do you call a person who steals?

Person. A stealer

Me. Or?

Person. A thief

Me. So by your own admission you are a blaspheming, lying, thief at heart and if God judges us on the Ten commandments would you go to heaven or hell?

Person. I guess it would be hell

Me. Does that concern you?

You have now opened that persons heart to hear the gospel tell them your testimony why you believe in God. What God did for you, how God helped you to believe, how God showed you that He is real. Ask if they have a bible if they do not get them one and you have now told someone about your faith.

Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron from "The Way of the Master" use this technique when witnessing on the street to total strangers. Find out for yourself click on the link and hear them witnessing to strangers using the "Ten Commandments"




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The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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Christian Being...

The Christian being; is that anything like the human being?

What's the difference between the two?

Can you be both at the same time?

The Christian being is quite different then the human being due to one simple fact the Christian being lives a conscious life, while the human being lives an unconscious life. Lets explore that a bit and find out what the differences between the two are.

All Christian beings have one thing in common they have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and have had their minds regenerated through the Holy Spirit.

All human beings have one thing in common they have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and live an unconscious life due to the unregenerate mind.

However there is good news for those of us that would like to reach the human being with the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's called the Ten Commandments these commandments are designed to open up the unconscious mind and allow the message of Christ to penetrate.

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The Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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Commom Sense...

I got an email yesterday that read;

Obituary
Common Sense

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not children are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Aspirin, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student, but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know my Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm a Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Author unknown

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The Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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Praying Your Loved Ones into the Kingdom of God...

A play by play blow by blow of an Excited Christian telling a loved one or friend about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Has this happened to you during your tenure as a Christian maybe the only Christian in your family or circle of friends?

Excited Christian
Hey (insert name) have you heard the good news?

Not so excited friend or loved one
No what news?

Excited Christian
Jesus died for your sins!

Not so excited friend or loved one
Ah that's great but we're not gonna talk about religion are we?

Excited Christian
Jesus is the truth and the life man, he died so we could have life!

Not so excited friend or loved one
That's great (insert name) but I told you I don't want to talk about religion please stop I don't want to hear it.

If your a new or salty old Christian odds are you have been through this type of conversation before and it probably made you feel fearful of ever sharing your faith again maybe even almost ashamed. Well I have good news for those of you that would like to spread the good news to others all you really need is a technique. Sort of like before you could walk you had to crawl and before you could run you had to walk.

Learning how to spread the gospel is easy as 1, 2, 3 anyone can do it, you just need to know how. I use The Way of The Master in all my gospel sharing efforts because it leaves no wiggle room for the participants and even if they don't accept Christ right there on the spot, it plants a seed of faith for future harvest by either yourself or another. Now watch as the same Excited Christian uses The Way of The Master technique an ancient biblical technique that by-passes the intellect and reaches directly into the conscious of the participant this is similar to how Jesus did it.

Excited Christian
Hey (insert name) do you consider yourself a good person?

Not so excited friend or loved one
Yes I do

Excited Christian
Have you ever heard of the Ten Commandments?

Not so excited friend or loved one
Sure I have who hasn't?

Excited Christian
Do you know any of them?

Not so excited friend or loved one
Sure - Thou shall not kill, Thou shall not steal, etc.

Excited Christian
How about this one, which is number nine thou shall not lie ever done that no matter how big or small the lie?

Not so excited friend or loved one
Sure everyone has lied!

Excited Christian
What do you call a person that lies?

Not so excited friend or loved one
I guess you would call them a liar!

Excited Christian
How about number eight thou shall not steal, ever done that no matter how little the item?

Not so excited friend or loved one
Yep guilty as charged I have stolen before

Excited Christian
What do you call a person that steals

Not so excited friend or loved one
I guess you would call them a thief

Excited Christian
Here's the one that got me it's number seven thou shall not commit adultery Jesus said in Matthew 5:28 that if we even look at a woman with lust we have already committed adultery with her in his heart, ever done that?

Not so excited friend or loved one
Yes I have but I had my fingers crossed the whole time!

Excited Christian
So what would that make you if you have done that

Not so excited friend or loved one
I guess that would make me an adulterer

Excited Christian
So by your own admission you are a lying, thieving, adulterer at heart and that's only three out of ten, if God judged us on the ten commandments would you go to heaven or hell?

Not so excited friend or loved one
I guess when you say it like that I'd be going to hell

Excited Christian
Does that concern you?

Not so excited friend or loved one
yes it does!

Now you can tell them all about Jesus and what he did for them because they are now ready to hear what you have to say. To see this technique in action in a real life situation click on The Way of The Master banner below...



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The Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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How Many?

How many people did you bring to Christ yesterday, today, this week, this month, this year? Did you ever wonder what the fruit is you’re supposed to be bearing as a Christian? The fruit we bear and how we are recognized is the people we bring to Christ the Bible is full of this type of imagery Jeremiah 17:8. In the book of Hosea the prophet says if only Israel would do what’s right, Hosea 10:12, in other words get busy doing what is right, right now!

Jesus said of false prophets by their fruit you will know them Matthew 7:16 and he goes on to show that good comes from good bad from bad. In order to fully understand this we need to look at the whole teachings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount, thematically Matthew 5:1-7:29.

The greatest problem that I can see is that we as Christians are always making excuses why we can’t evangelize instead of looking at how we can. There are many ways to evangelize as I covered in the ABC’s of Evangelism. But which way would work best for you? Why not use the way Jesus did the way a salesperson sells is very similar to how Jesus told others who he was and why they must believe. He related then created an opportunity to convict and then revealed himself.

I use The Way of the Master personally because I see its fruit almost daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly. I taught my kids this method by first having a competition on who could remember the Ten Commandments in order. We gave prizes to them for doing the work of memorizing them in order 1-10 We posted up the Ten commandments for Kids in their rooms, the living room and kitchen. We found this through Ray comfort’s ministry Living Waters. We have helped to save kids and whole family's in our neighborhood through this method. It works if you as a family are all on the same page and practice together. It also helps to lead by example to show your kids it works the ripples start slow then reach out beyond our limits. If a child can understand it you can too! Here it is below;

Print these off and use them like a presentation but don't forget to memorize them, practice on every one of your family and friends. Then try other people you know in your neighborhood, workplace, school and extracurricular activities. You can do it pray before you start each time.















To see this way of evangelizing in action check out Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort evangelizing on the streets of America to everyone form Joe average - L.A. gang members

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The Lord bless and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
And give you peace.

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