March Madness Bracket ’18

Here’s the NCAA Final Four Brackets for 2018. Pick the one in your area, go to preach the Gospel and then join us in San Antonio for the Final Four. See link below.

First/Second                     Pittsburgh         March 15 & 17
First/Second                     Wichita              March 15 & 17
First/Second                    Dallas                  March 15 & 17
First/Second                    Boise                   March 15 & 17
First/Second                   Charlotte             March 16 & 18
First/Second                   Detroit                 March 16 & 18
First/Second                   Nashville             March 16 & 18
First/Second                   San Diego           March 16 & 18
Midwest Regional          Omaha                March 23 & 25
West Regional                Los Angeles       March 22 & 24
South Regional              Atlanta                March 22 & 24
East Regional                 Boston                March 23 & 25
Final Four                       San Antonio      March 31, April 2

https://sfoi.org/final-four/

Pro Bowl ’18

Here’s some brief videos of Andy and Sean preaching at the Pro Bowl Sunday, January 29.

Open Air Preaching: Consistency

One fundamental element to being a fruitful evangelist is consistency.  This means evangelizing at the same location, like a local sports venue, or the same people, like fans at major sporting events.

Churches meets in the same location at the same time each week in part so people can find the church and attend. Imagine if the church met in different locations weekly and at different times that would make it more difficult for people to attend.

In others words people need to know they can depend on you.  Once they learn they can trust you and that you will be at the same location and same time for events then you will be able to make deeper inroads into the lives of the people attending an event.

 

NHL All-Star – Tampa – Jan. 26 – 28

The NHL All-Star games are being played in Tampa Bay, FL Jan. 27 – 28.  Here’s the present official details: Tampa Bay to Host NHL All-Star Weekend.

Here are pictures from SFOI’s outreach to the NHL All-Star Weekend the last two years: ’17, ’16.

The following are the details of this year’s outreach:

There are 3 options:

Option #1 Bill McClain: Bill is an Evangelism Explosion Field Representative and is offering training Friday night and Saturday morning for Christians who want to learn to evangelize using the Share Your Faith Training of EE. The cost is $20 / person for the training. Contact Bill directly to register to participate with him: bmcclain@eeworks.org; Phone: 772-979-1376.  The following is Bill’s schedule:

Ministry times and Location

Friday:

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM one to one witnessing training @ First Baptist Church of Progress Village.

Saturday:

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM One to one witnessing training @ First Baptist Church of Progress Village.

Noon – 8:00 PM: To the Gasparilla Festival attendees and the NHL All-Star Fans at Amalie Arena.

Sunday:

Noon – 4:00 PM: the NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena.

Option #2 Bill Adams: Bill leads SFOI and is leading a team of preachers. If you are an open air preacher or want to learn to preach then join Bill. His schedule for the weekend:

Ministry times and location

Friday: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM downtown Tampa

Saturday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Gasparilla Festival and NHL All-Star event at Amalie Arena.

Sunday: Noon – 4:00 PM NHL All-Star game Amalie Arena.

2:00 – 5:30 PM Pro Bowl Orlando, FL. Camping World Stadium.

Option #3 Meet us at the event: This is for Christians in the area who for various reasons can’t participate in the training and/or outreach organization.  You can meet us at the day’s ministry location.

For everyone choosing option #2 the following instructions apply:

Accommodations: Tampa Bay Baptist Conference Center.

Airport pickup: email Hannah, info@sfoi.org, your itinerary and you will be picked up at the airport.

Meals: On your own. Not included in any cost.

Cost: $40 for accommodations for 2 nights. Plus the final cost of transportation to and from the venues, parking, etc. Probably $20 – $50 total per person.

Registration information: this event is for men.

Next Step: Register by clicking on the SFOI logo below. Once you register and are approved you will receive further information including but not limited to an event waiver and payment information. You will also be asked to submit a bio and picture to be posted on the event pages.

Questions about how SFOI works: If you have not previously participated in an SFOI outreach then visit these pages to help you understand the work of the ministry: SFOI Distinctives; the goal of SFOI;  what to expect at an SFOI event; SFOI Vision and Mission statements; Registering for an event.

 

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George Whitfield Bio – Vol. 1 – Chap. 15

Chapter 15 is entitled “John Wesley becomes an Open-Air Preacher” highlights the transition of Whitefield’s burgeoning ministry in Bristol to John Wesley.

Whitefield was holding ‘nearly thirty meetings a week with audiences which totaled – according to his estimates – forty or fifty thousand’. [pg 273]

Wesley was Whitefield’s fourth choice after Hutchins, Kinchin and Harris. After Wesley arrived in Bristol to take over Whitefield’s work and seeing Whitefield preach his initial two days, Saturday evening and Sunday, Wesley wrote in his journal, “I could scarce reconcile myself to this strange way of preaching in the fields, of which he set me an example on Sunday; having been all my life  (till very lately) so tenacious of every point relating to decency and order, that I should have thought the saving of souls almost a sin if it had not been done in a church.” [pg 274].

You see in Chapter 15 the development of Wesley’s comfort with open air preaching and his increased skill which he deploys to maximize the opportunity.

Dallimore writes of Wesley’s thought that led him to accept Whitefield’s offer to take over his work:

“Wesley was deeply moved by the prospect which such a ministry opened up. The reaching of vast numbers of mankind, the freedom to range at will and preach wherever opportunity afforded – these advantages could not fail to make a powerful appeal to so earnest man.” [pg 275]

Thus you have the beginning of John Wesley’s expansive and powerful open air ministry.

Get in the Game: NCAA Conference Championships

Some games have organized pre-game festivities known as FanFests that attract large crowds earlier than if there is no pre-game event. For college football these games are typically Conference Championships and Bowl Games and for College basketball the Final Four has a FanFest.

The larger crowds who arrive at the venue earlier than if there are no organized pre-game activities are able to hear the Word more than once and often are more communicative primarily because they have more time to interact than if they simply arrived at the stadium and walked directly inside.

So if you have an opportunity to preach at a Conference Championship or Bowl Game take it because of the opportunity for their to be more souls at the venue earlier who have time to hear the Gospel more often and Lord willing respond.

Final Four ’18 – San Antonio!

San Antonio home of the Alamo and the San Antonio Spurs are hosting the Final Four!

The Final Four is home of the Big Dance and other events that attract tens of thousands of fans to hear the Gospel….

Get ready for the Final Four by preaching at these Regional Weekends:

SOUTH REGIONAL
March 22, 24
Atlanta, GA
Philips Arena

WEST REGIONAL
March 22, 24
Los Angeles, CA
Staples Center

EAST REGIONAL
March 23, 25
Boston, MA
TD Garden

MIDWEST REGIONAL
March 23, 25
Omaha, NE
CenturyLink Center

SFOI 1000 – Jamie Clark at USC

Thank you for your prayers as the Gospel of Jesus Christ was proclaimed outside Williams-Brice Stadium leading up to the USC vs Wofford game. Praise the Lord that many people were on hand to hear His Gospel this afternoon, as well as the saints that were there and encouraged by the open-air preaching, including Willie Scott, a former USC tight end from the 70’s. They, too, were an encouragement to me. Many received Gospel tracts and New Testaments, as well as Gospels of John. A few folks received “Evolution vs God” DVD’s. Several one on one conversations were had also. Let us give thanks that the word of our Lord went forth in multiple ways to multiple people. Please pray for all who heard the Gospel in one or more forms, especially one couple , Davis and Kelly, who requested prayer for physical ailments, but whose primary needs were to know Christ as Lord and Savior.

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