How to get an unbeliever to Open Air preach

[MsFreedom2fly]

Great ideas for tracts! Y'all are so funny!! 

[mattjorgdbb]

Sugar Hill Gang

[theoddchild22]

a good place is in a napkin dispenser at restaurants.

[RasheemH]

Why does Mr. Snow always look so nervous? xD

[snowmedia]

@RasheemH Because I am. :)

[deaconblues911]

Oh yeah...one more thing, my name is Steve Bauer - dont want to be accused of hiding behind a computer moniker... :)

And if it were not for Ray's book, Hell's Best Kept Secret, and the devotion of these men, I would be scared to death to be an open air preacher today. Instead, my fears don't hold me back anymore. So thank you!

[deaconblues911]

Wow...I just read through the rest of the comments on this channel. Are we brothers here or are we like the pagans? It is heart breaking to see people who are supposed to be Christians attack each other like this. It is one thing to argue a point in love, it is another to show derision and insults. Repent - this is not how the world should be seeing you. This is not right. Further - Living Waters is doing more to equip the Body than most ministries out there...show a little gratitude...

[deaconblues911]

Tony and Brad...they called Rap "Breakin'" in the 80's...everyone knows that! :) Great broadcast guys - keep it up, you inspire more than you realize!

[counterstryke]

@deaconblues911

No they didn't rap in the 80s was called rap. Breakin was the definition used to define break dancing.

[TheLawman104]

Gonna feature one of counterstryke's comments on the show, today. Great example of hypocrisy.

[pugandspencer1]

disney is evil, and has subliminal messages in their videos. im surprised u like a place that boasts magic, and wishes instead of prayers!

[snowmedia]

@pugandspencer1 Same could be said about YouTube, yet here you are.

[pugandspencer1]

@snowmedia im not discrediting anyone, i love this ministry, and am a true christian, im just surprised, bcause i thought all christians, new about disney n their plot to destroy our children.

[counterstryke]

In 2012...we're still trying to teach people how to witness.

[eli070707]

@counterstryke there are people born everyday...

[counterstryke]

@eli070707 A spoon is use to eat soup.

[eli070707]

@counterstryke used* What I mean to say is that teaching is continuously needed in the continuum of life!

[counterstryke]

@eli070707

What I mean to say also, is that Christians are always trying to come up with a sneaky way to minister the gospel.

Only non-committed Christians use this tactic.

Jesus Christ was clear and is the ultimate teacher in regards to evangelism. Sneaking or leaving a gospel tract is a non-believers way of doing things. Jesus Christ is the answer to growth- not sneaking or leaving an anonymous tract behind. Show your face and take a stand.

[eli070707]

@counterstryke Amen my brother in Jesus Christ! Be bold!

Alleluia!!!

[jayjaygee123]

@counterstryke Well that's brilliant coming from a person sitting behind a computer screen leaving anonymous suggestions to people who will only ever see a screen name. Bravo!

[counterstryke]

@jayjaygee123

It is brilliant coming from me behind a computer. Last time I checked, people were allowed to leave comments on Youtube.

You don't know me or what my contribution to the Kingdom is. Unbelievers look at this and laugh. Believers look at this and fall asleep.

I've been assaulted for the gospel several times.

Preaching the gospel invokes persecution and mockery. Leaving a tract behind hoping someone makes it to the Kingdom is a joke.

Jesus didn't leave tracts, he witnessed.

[jayjaygee123]

@counterstryke Jesus didn't leave tracts? Odd that there's a giant book completely inspired and devoted to Him and by Him that we are to base our life on.

My point is that you write these comments fully knowing someone will read them and might change their minds even though no one in this realm really knows you. What is this if not the same thing?

Go follow your own command and argue with someone who can see your face if you have so much to boast about.

[counterstryke]

@jayjaygee123

The Bible is a tract? Try proving that in a court of law.

Me stating that I have been assaulted for the gospel is boasting? What about when Paul states that he's been assaulted for the gospel? Isn't that boasting as well.

No my friend, you simply want to argue. It's self-righteous people like you who bleed sob stories to justify inactivity for the gospel.

Tracts are fine, but this whole show is an entire joke. These men have the right direction, but the show is long and boring.

[counterstryke]

@counterstryke

The host asking people to share creative ways of leaving tracts is laughable at best. Hey I got an idea, I'll rent a helicopter and bungee jump from it and just before I bounce back, I'll drop deck of tracts over a crowd of people and yell "Jesus loves you". Then the helicopter will fly away into the distance and the people applaud me.

Surely I must win this contest with this great idea.

[Eric0873]

@counterstryke At what point did they say it was a contest? I'll admit you've got a healthy imagination, but passing out tracts isn't about the one passing out the tract. Its about sharing the knowledge of the gospel to everyone who needs a Savior...which would be everyone!

[counterstryke]

@Eric0873

Cry me w river dude.

Jesus never passed out tracts. Can you imagine what the Bible would have said if Jesus left tracts behind.

So in other words, Jesus should have left a tract at the well where the woman came to draw water from instead of ministering to her right?

The Bible would have read "And Jesus left a tract". - THAT'S IT. No story about the woman, no story about the woman telling the men of the city, no nothing. Just

"And Jesus left a tract"- according to 1st Eric 08:73

[deaconblues911]

@counterstryke - the "tracts that were left in those days were read out loud in the places believers gathered...they were called "epistles." And Jesus left us with a doozy of an epistle when He dictated the first three chapters of the Revelation to John for reprint, and distribution. Sounds like a tract to me...

[counterstryke]

@deaconblues911

Epistles are tracts? Tracts are leaflets, not whole books. In those days the scrolls were still being written & only owned by 1 person. What R U talking about they had tracts? They had the law. Try convincing us that's a tract. Anyone who shared the gospel did it by mouth

How on Earth is the book of Revelation a tract? It's a message to the body of Christ...to 7 geographical and types of churches to be exact. They were already believers.

Shake you head & God bless :)

[Eric0873]

@counterstryke Its only "long and boring" for those who need the sensuality of smoke and mirrors per the modern day methods of evangelism. Try learning something new to move yourself outside of your comfort zone. Just a thought.

[counterstryke]

@Eric0873

Modern day methods of evangelism?

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHA­HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

So me preaching the gospel and not just leaving tracts behind is a comfort zone?

You are too much sir.

[snowmedia]

@counterstryke I guess we do not agree about gospel tracts. I do speak the gospel with people; I also open air preach, but I like to have the gospel written down so I can give them to people to read as well. Regardless of our opinion of the value of tracts we at least in practice sometimes write so people can read what we want them to know otherwise we wouldn't be commenting here at all.

[counterstryke]

@snowmedia

Snow dont' get me wrong, tracts are excellent and amazing tools. My issue is with just leaving them behind as a first and primary action. I leave tracts behind all the time- but it's not my preferred method of evangelism. "Faith comes by """hearing""" the word. All I'm saying is that the leave a tract behind is not effective evangelism.

Talking to people, getting in their face, challenging them, crying with them, getting to know them, meeting their needs is what I'm talking about.

[counterstryke]

@snowmedia

2 weeks ago as I left church, I saw an indian couple having an extremely hard time in a snow blizzard as they were walking down the highway to the bus stop. They had a baby with them. As I saw them, I immediately pulled over and asked if I could drive them somewhere, they said "No" cause it was too far. I told the, Anywhere you want to go, I'll take you. I drove them an hour in the opposite direction, when I asked why they were out in the middle of no where, they responded...

[counterstryke]

@snowmedia

...that they just left a wedding and their ride home was drunk. It blew my mind, because here I am in a warm toasty car with an empty baby seat, and here they are freezing cold and in need of a baby seat. God didn't tell me to pick them up. I already had it in mind to witness to them, and I did.

What if I just pulled over and gave them a tract and said "God bless"?

What would be the story? All I'm saying is that we know Jesus' story because he interacted and witnessed to people.

[snowmedia]

@counterstryke That is a great story. I think you misunderstand if you think we are encouraging to give tracts or place tracts to be found over sharing the gospel verbally. Placing tracts to be found is just something we are doing between our opportunities to talk to people. Sometimes there is no available opportunity to talk but giving a tract is the least we can do. But if talking is our opportunity I would definitely prefer that. God bless you!

[counterstryke]

This is soooooooooooo lame and boring. Christians spend so much time trying to explain and justfiy what it is that they believe in. Just preach, just teach. Get to the point and get over yourself. You are not the answer nor are you God's direct oracle. Stand up, preach up, shut up. In other words...get to the point. God bless you both because you're doing what's right, but please...do us and unbelievers a favour....get to the point. All the best and prosper...In Christ.

[FriedOrangeJuice]

That prayer stand is such a great idea!!! I can't believe I never thought of that!

[10cannons]

Mark 16:15; 15And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." God bless guys great episode.

[DeaconDeZ]

The first rap songs were in the 70's. First was Fatback, then Rapper's Delight & then Flash was on the Beatbox by The Furious 5. Just some Hip Hop trivia. God bless!

[chinchychilla]

You know, it's interesting to see how slimy some of your tactics are.

[aveyowyns]

@chinchychilla

What do they gain by sharing the Gospels?

[chinchychilla]

@aveyowyns

You mean "by spreading their bias"?