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Plowing and Planting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

"Your one business in Life is to lead men to believe in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Every other thing should be made subservient to this one objective. ~ Charles H. Spurgeon




Thursday, April 15, 2010

5,000 Years of Religion


This map will show the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Also, selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed (religious wars) are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds? Ready, Set, Go!



Monday, April 5, 2010

Secret Service Seizure


On Sept 4, 2009 (Click Here to read blog story) I posted a blog story about Darrel Rundas against the Secret Service Court case. Back in 2006 our US Secret Service raided the Great News Network evangelism offices and illegally seized 8,300 million dollar bill tracts claiming that they were counterfit bills. In Sept. 2009 Darrel Rundas took the US Secret Service to court, for the illegal search and seizure. This week the judge ruled in favor of GNN and demanded the return of the 8,300 million dollar bill tracts. Additionally Judge Solis stated that two of the US Secret Service agents "conspired together" to cover up their actions, including lying on the stand.

This is a GREAT win for evangelist that use these types of tracts. Often these tracts are under question because they look so much like money! But it is obvious to any reasonable person that they are not real money. Last time I checked, Michael Jackson and President Obama aren't on any legal tender. And since there is no such thing as a million dollar or trillion dollar bill, the tracts themselves testify to the fact that they are not deceptive or counterfeit. These tracts have had HUGE success and many people have come to Christ because of money tracts. Whether you agree or disagree with the use of "money tracts" is really not relevant, because God uses them. The HUGE implications of this court case is that evangelists can continue to use these tracts without fear of doing something wrong, and we all can continue to use play money when playing MONOPOLY! Money tracts can be purchase at www.livingwaters.com, www.onemilliontracts.com, and www.customtractsource.com

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Biblical Answers to Catholic Questions




FREE ONE NIGHT COURSE!
Coming Monday evening, March 22nd, 6:30-9:30 PM , Community Bible Church!!! RSVP to Doug Van Der Weide by Friday March 19, 2010
This one night, condensed, course is designed to provide a biblical perspective for those who have questions about the beliefs and practices within Catholicism. Topics include the authority of Catholic tradition, infant baptism, grace, salvation, justification, apostolic succession, Mary, purgatory, saints, priests, the pope, confession, mass, and the sacraments.



Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Spring...Way of the Master Course



Good Messengers Ministries will be offering a Spring "Way of the Master" basic evangelism course hosted at Community Bible Church in Cedar Lake Indiana. Starting April 12 and Ending June 7th. Monday nights from 7pm - 9:30pm. Cost will be $40 (materials can be shared). All Christian Men & Women and Teens (ages 12 and up). You do not have to attend Community Bible Church to attend. Course is open to any Christians from any church. Last fall we taught 3 courses at 3 different churches and had 98 people come out to take the WOTM basic evangelism course. As far as we know 6 people came to know Christ (one was a student of one of our classes). 51 people road a bus with us to Chicago to the "Mag Mile Lights Fest" to learn to apply what they have learned....CLICK HERE to see some photos from this outreach.

Click Here for a printable "Registration Form"
You may either turn your registration with payment to Community Bible Church, or mail it to Seed
Sower’ s Christian Bookstore 10712 W. 133Ave Cedar Lake, IN. 46303 Please make all checks payable to Good Messengers Ministries.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

GMM Not-for-Profit



On February 2, 2010 Good Messengers Ministries of Northwest Indiana LLC (www.GoodMessengers.org) became a Not-For-Profit 501c3 ministries and is now legally called Good Messengers Ministries of NWI Inc. Which means we will be able to work with other organizations that will only work with Not-for-profits. It also means that any donations you make are tax-deductible. We will be taking checks, money orders and credit cards shortly. Also we will be offering regular FREE gifts with your donations!!! Membership will ALWAYS be FREE in this ministry, but we are encouraging people (and specifically members) to donate regularly.NO staff or Board Member of Good Messengers Ministries receives any financial support, and ALL of our positions are on a volunteer basis. That means 100% of your donation goes into the ministry. Which allows us to help this ministry with minor expanses but mostly your gift goes to purchase things such as Bibles, Cahill Books,Tracts, Educational Materials, Booth Space in Town/County fairs to witness, etc...

Please visit our DONATION PAGE to help get this ministry off to a great start this year!!! Thank you for your faithfulness and generosity in supporting the work being accomplished through Good Messengers Ministries of NWI Inc. Inc.
http://www.goodmessengers.org/donate.htm


Friday, March 12, 2010

WHAT IS YOUR VIEW?



What is your view of the Bible? Post your
comments below...



Thursday, March 11, 2010

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Monday, March 8, 2010

Call to Wonder


Let us start this week off in worship!!!


Friday, March 5, 2010

HOT TUB WITNESSING

I have been away from my blog for toooooo long!!! My dad has been in the hospital and I have been getting Good Messengers Ministries geared up for the 2010 season of witnessing. To get things off on a good start I would like to encourage you to watch this video. It has humor and truth!!! Lets share Christ with someone today!!!



Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Valentines Day


"For God so loVed the world,……
That He gAve………….
His onLy………..
BegottEn……………….
SoN……………..
ThaT whosoever……
Believeth In Him……….
Should Not perish,……
But have Everlasting life.”

John 3:16

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Shooting Street Preachers


Boynton Beach Floriday - Preaching the word of God brought two street ministers to the man who killed them, police said.
Jeriah Woody, 18, was arrested Wednesday and charged in the double murder in
Boynton Beach.
According to police:
Victims Tite Sufra, 24, and Stephen Ocean, 23, were shot and killed Saturday night after meeting Woody on Southwest First Street and Second Avenue standing under a tree.
They preached to him for 15 minutes when Woody got a phone call and told the preachers he had to go. They kept walking down Second Avenue when Woody suddenly started walking toward them. Sufra walked up to meet him and was met with a gunshot. Ocean then ran and was shot in the back.
When he fell, Woody shot him in the head, execution style, police said.
Police found Woody through his street name, Plug, and he was identified through a witness. Woody surrendered to police on Wednesday and was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement records, Woody has been arrested on burglary, theft and drug-related charges.
In her
Boynton Beach home, Sufra's mother, Vertilia St. Remy, said her son left behind a widow, but would not comment further after being told not to by her daughter, who was "very shaken."
"Everybody loves him," St. Remy said. Time to pray for the families!!!
Click Here to read article.


Thursday, January 28, 2010

Sharing the Gospel on a Sidewalk





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EDINSON, N.J.
— A court has issued an order dismissing criminal charges against a New Jersey man whom police arrested after he shared the Gospel on a sidewalk outside a public high school after the end of the school day. At the request of the principal of Edison High School, Robert Parker was taken into custody after his toe touched the grass on the school’s side of the sidewalk. He was charged with trespass and disorderly conduct.

“Christians shouldn’t be arrested and charged as criminals for expressing their beliefs on public property. They have the same First Amendment rights as anyone else in America,” said ADF-allied attorney Demetrios Stratis of Fair Lawn. “A person cannot be charged with a crime just because a school official has a complete misunderstanding of the First Amendment or doesn’t like what that person has to say. We are pleased that we prevailed in court in getting these unwarranted criminal charges dropped.”

In May 2009, Parker began sharing the Gospel from a public sidewalk outside Edison High School after students were dismissed for the day, at which time the principal told him to leave. Parker explained that the First Amendment protected his free speech and free exercise of religion rights, but the principal took no heed and called police.

The police instructed students not to go near Parker, and the principal insisted that he be arrested. While speaking with officers, Parker’s toe brushed against the grass along the school side of the sidewalk. The officers arrested him and issued him a summons for “defiant trespassing.” The events leading to the arrest were recorded on video.

Stratis filed a motion to dismiss the charges with the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, and the court subsequently issued an order dismissing the charges in
State of New Jersey v. Parker. The Edison Municipal Court, where the charges and complaint were still pending, later complied with the higher court’s decision and dismissed the charges.

(story taken from the Alliance Defence Fund)

Monday, January 25, 2010

Cell Phone vs Bible

Cell phone vs.. Bible


Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several time a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the tex
t?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go...hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh,and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don ' t have to worry
about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the
bill..

Makes you stop and think, where are my priorities? And no dropped calls!