Open Air Preaching: Do you ask questions?

While engaging a lost soul do you believe they have a similar understanding of the Gospel as you? How would you know? Is it important to know the depth of their understanding of the Gospel? Evangelists often lose sight of how much they have grown in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus andContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: Do you ask questions?”

Open Air Preaching: Are you defensive?

When you are challenged while you are preaching is your response to become defensive? If you are telling others about your evangelistic work and they challenge you on its effectiveness do you become defensive? Defensiveness brings forth an attach on the one who challenges you.  For instance let’s say a pagan said to you thatContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: Are you defensive?”

Preacher Profile: Jeff Padia

May 18, 2017 Jeffery Padia   Meet Jeffery Padia       God mercifully saved me out of a background of cheap grace, easy believe-ism, “Americanized” Christianity. I had walked an aisle during a church “revival” and was baptized at age 16. I quickly proceeded to prove myself a false convert, succumbing to the worldlinessContinue reading “Preacher Profile: Jeff Padia”

Preacher Profile: Michael Corral

May 11, 2017 Michael Corral   Meet Michael Corral   I am layman evangelist and open air preacher in Washington DC and member of and under the authority of the Pastors and Elders at Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC). I have been a supernaturally born again Christian since around 2004, found out I was aContinue reading “Preacher Profile: Michael Corral”

Get in the Game: take the first step & schedule a trip

While you can be impulsive in certain aspects of life when it comes to missions you are making a commitment that exceeds impulsiveness.  You have to plan where you are going, what you are going to do, pay for the trip and take off from your work.  All of these are obviously possible but theyContinue reading “Get in the Game: take the first step & schedule a trip”

Open Air Preaching: How many minutes per day do you pray?

Paul says in I Thessalonians 5:17 to, “Pray without ceasing”, to, “Give thanks in all circumstances” in I Thessalonians 5:18 and in I Timothy 2:1-2 to, “First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quietContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: How many minutes per day do you pray?”

Get in the Game: Why did you quit?

You believed that souls needed to hear and believe the Gospel for their salvation. You gave your time and effort to this work.  Then you quit.  Why? Where did you go?  What superior belief did you adopt that led you away from Gospel work? The goal of this post is to encourage you to obtainContinue reading “Get in the Game: Why did you quit?”

Open Air Preaching: Can your audience understand what you are saying?

No. If they are dead in sin the answer is no.  They don’t know what you are saying, the can’t believe your message and never will unless they have the Holy Spirit. I Corinthians 2:10-13, “For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among menContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: Can your audience understand what you are saying?”

Open Air Preaching: Does your audience know you are preaching to them?

The point of this message is to encourage you to look your audience in the eye when you are preaching to them.  Imagine when the Lord was teaching He would have looked directly and continually at His audience.  His righteousness would have been seen through His eyes and His message would have penetrated into HisContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: Does your audience know you are preaching to them?”

Open Air Preaching: What do you want your audience to do?

The goal of preaching is for your audience to take action. Thus to determine what you want to say to your audience you must first determine what you want them to do once they hear your message. For example as evangelists the typical goal for your audience is for them to repent and believe inContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: What do you want your audience to do?”

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