Years ago, a television advertisement had a deep-voiced commentator ask the sobering question, "What goes through the mind of a driver at the moment of impact in a head-on collision if he's not wearing a seat belt?" As he spoke, they showed a dummy without a seat belt, reacting in slow motion to a head-on collision. As the dummy moved forward on impact, the steering wheel went right through its skull. Then the commentator somberly continued, "... the steering-wheel. You can learn a lot from a dummy. Buckle up!"
How could the censors allow such a fear tactics? This advertisement struck trepidation in the hearts of motorists. The reson is clear: they were speaking the truth. It is a fearful thing to be in a head-on collision when your not wearing a seat belt.
What you are sharing with people is the gospel truth. The Bible warns, "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." It is right that they should fear, because they are in danger of eternal dmanation. They are going to collide head-on with God's Law. Let Judgement Day play out before their eyes in slow motion.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Will To Live
Millions of People spend dozens of hours each week watching dead people on TV. Think about the actors from Elvis, Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Stewart and my favorite John Wayne, faces of folks that no longer exist to entertain us. Time not only snatched their looks, but it snatched their lives from this existence.
Hollywood today is filled with good-looking stars making movies so that tomorrow's generation can also pass time by watching dead people on TV.
Time makes today tomorrow's memory. Each weekend seems to pass us by like blurred telephones poles flashing past the window of the speeding train of life.
If I purchased a new car and saw in the owner's manual that it had a certain type of engine, I shouldn't be surprised to lift the hood and find the engine to be exactly as the manual stated. The maker's handbook gives me insight into the unseen workings of the vehicle. This is also true with human beings. The Maker's manual tells us how each of use thinks and why we react the way we do. It lifts the hood and reveals the inner working of homo sapiens.
In doing so, the Bible discloses an often-overlooked tool that we can use to reach the lost. That tool is the fear of death. For the Christian who may find such an approach to be negative, it may be looked at in a positive light as well. The tool may also be call " The Will to Live". Every human being in his right mind has a fear of death (Heb 2:15). He doesn't want to die. He sits wide-eyed, staring out the window of the speeding train watching life pass him by.
It sickens me that we do so little to reach the lost. It also deeply concerns me that I have dry eyes when I pray. My train will eventually take me to the throne of God. For those trusting Jesus Christ, death has been defeated. But the train of the lost will take them to a horrific disaster. Their end will be eternal hell. In light of such terrible thoughts, all my activities outside of warning the world of their destination seem trivial.
It has been wisely stated that each person is unique. In truth, each unique individual is uniquely predictable. Every sinner has a fear of death. No one can deny that he naturally has a will to live. Therefore, it makes sense to confront him with reality by reminding him that he has an appointment to keep. Bluntly tell him how many weekends he has left.
Here's how to use that tool when speaking to an unsaved person: Let's assume that the average person dies at 70 years old. Then if you are 20 years old, you have just 2500 weekends left to live. If you have turned 30 you have 2000 weekends left until the day you die. If your 40 years old, you have only 1500 weekends left. If your 50, then you have just 1000 weekends and if your 60 you have a mere 500 weekends left until the day death comes to you. Even as a Christian that thought concerns me, I somehow can relate to "weekends", while years put death into the distance. It shakes me enough to ask myself, "What I am doing with my life?".
EVENTS for Opportunities to speak with the lost....
April 10th JAZZ Festival
March 20th Garage Sale/ Bake Sale for the Youth
Hollywood today is filled with good-looking stars making movies so that tomorrow's generation can also pass time by watching dead people on TV.
Time makes today tomorrow's memory. Each weekend seems to pass us by like blurred telephones poles flashing past the window of the speeding train of life.
If I purchased a new car and saw in the owner's manual that it had a certain type of engine, I shouldn't be surprised to lift the hood and find the engine to be exactly as the manual stated. The maker's handbook gives me insight into the unseen workings of the vehicle. This is also true with human beings. The Maker's manual tells us how each of use thinks and why we react the way we do. It lifts the hood and reveals the inner working of homo sapiens.
In doing so, the Bible discloses an often-overlooked tool that we can use to reach the lost. That tool is the fear of death. For the Christian who may find such an approach to be negative, it may be looked at in a positive light as well. The tool may also be call " The Will to Live". Every human being in his right mind has a fear of death (Heb 2:15). He doesn't want to die. He sits wide-eyed, staring out the window of the speeding train watching life pass him by.
It sickens me that we do so little to reach the lost. It also deeply concerns me that I have dry eyes when I pray. My train will eventually take me to the throne of God. For those trusting Jesus Christ, death has been defeated. But the train of the lost will take them to a horrific disaster. Their end will be eternal hell. In light of such terrible thoughts, all my activities outside of warning the world of their destination seem trivial.
It has been wisely stated that each person is unique. In truth, each unique individual is uniquely predictable. Every sinner has a fear of death. No one can deny that he naturally has a will to live. Therefore, it makes sense to confront him with reality by reminding him that he has an appointment to keep. Bluntly tell him how many weekends he has left.
Here's how to use that tool when speaking to an unsaved person: Let's assume that the average person dies at 70 years old. Then if you are 20 years old, you have just 2500 weekends left to live. If you have turned 30 you have 2000 weekends left until the day you die. If your 40 years old, you have only 1500 weekends left. If your 50, then you have just 1000 weekends and if your 60 you have a mere 500 weekends left until the day death comes to you. Even as a Christian that thought concerns me, I somehow can relate to "weekends", while years put death into the distance. It shakes me enough to ask myself, "What I am doing with my life?".
EVENTS for Opportunities to speak with the lost....
April 10th JAZZ Festival
March 20th Garage Sale/ Bake Sale for the Youth
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