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Preaching to Police at the Parade

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

At last month’s Lakers Victory Parade six evangelists preached to the estimated 65,000 people gathered in downtown Los Angeles. (Read the story here.)

Some new techniques were invented! When in a large crowd, stand on something as you hand out your Gospel tracts; people will grab them by the hundreds. Also, don’t forget those wonderful public servants: your local police department as you stand amidst the crowds. I had the opportunity to share the good news with the LAPD as they stood on the sidelines. (Watch their reactions.)

Challenge: Can you identify any of the Lakers as they pass by?


Thanks to Matt Maki for his excellent editing debut.

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Atheists (and others): What say you?

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

This is a short clip from the TV show ER. What do you think of it? (Warning:Rated PG14 for some mild offensive language)

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Police Intervention

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

It was game 7 of the NBA Finals, Lakers Vs. Celtics, and here was the million dollar question: “If you died today, would you go to Lakers Heaven or Boston Hell?”

The evangelism team had preached everywhere on the property of the STAPLES Center with no interference whatsoever (click here to see). That is, until an overzealous officer from the LAPD told me I couldn’t preach using a sound system. I gently protested: “You are the first one, after all these guys [referring to the other officers of L.A.'s finest], who said we couldn’t do that. You’re the first one after all these guys….” The officer replied with a smile, “Someone has to step up.”

What’s an evangelist to do? Comply, of course. The guy with the gun always wins (see my article here). I continued to preach using only my voice. You determine which was the more peaceful method.


(Thanks to Chris Yarsab, who, unbeknown to be, recorded the whole thing.)

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Why Christians Don’t Argue with Atheists

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

So what do you do? What can you say to an atheist who will not let you speak, ridicules your beliefs, laughs at your claims and is an obvious adherent to the godless philosophies of New Atheism as put forth by  Hitchens, Dawkins and Harris? Watch this video. It’s the only way to counter the counter-evangelists. (This is part one of a multi-part series that will  continue next week called “Of Pagans, Pearls and Pork.”)

Here’s a review from one YouTube commenter: This is hilarious and sadly pathetic. The atheist is actually MAKING POINTS using valid arguments, and all the Christian is doing is preaching biblical myths and making baseless assertions without providing any empirical evidence to support his fictional babble. Typical. Why would you even upload a video of yourself being intellectually dominated and horrendously making a delusional fool of yourself? And, you have the nerve to talk about *reason*? Wow.

Worker Demoted for Discussing Intelligent Design

The Alliance Defense Fund has filed a complaint against Cal Tech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in a case involving freedom of speech in the workplace. A NASA specialist working for JPL was demoted and threatened with termination for discussing Intelligent Design with willing co-workers. Read the rest here.

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American Idol: Security Alert!

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

What would you do if Security interrupted your Gospel conversation on a public sidewalk at the American Idol Finals? You may want to try what I did….

Read the story of our preaching experience from the bushes by clicking here.

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The Doo Dah Parade/LIVE!

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

We went to the “alternative” Doo Dah Parade a few weeks ago; here’s a little sample of what it was like. (Click here to read the 2 part story.)

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The Infamous Corridor of Conversion/Final Cut

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Here’s the final version of a video I previewed here several months back that demonstrates how to preach to upwards of 90,000 people at one time. Watch it and apply it to your next big event.  I hope you are encouraged as you listen to the comments of the passersby.

See the other ridiculous thing we did on the campus of USC several months ago by clicking here.

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Interview with the Atheist

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

The man being interviewed is not foolin’ around. Watch this short video to the very end to get the surprise!

Now, read what a very compassionate person wrote awhile back by clicking here.

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Ray Comfort’s New Hair-Brained Ideas

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

A devious overt plan…

26,000 copies of On the Origin of Species were given out at universities in Australia and New Zealand on March 9th, without a hitch. This was to pre-empt meetings by Richard Dawkins (the world’s pre-eminent atheist) that were to be held in five major cities. Watch a clip from national TV in New Zealand by clicking here.

Here are the preliminary reports from the down under give away:

AUSTRALIA: “AWESOME!!!!! People were gathering around to get their copy. One of the groups at Melbourne Uni. got through about 2,500 books in just over 1 hour. . . What a great day it was. One guy tried to grab a whole box and make off with it, he wasn’t very successful.”

NEW ZEALAND : “It took from 11am until almost 2pm to hand out their 4000! They had a little resistance–some crazy atheists who were yelling “Jesus hates evolution” behind them–until some of the students who were getting books and engaging in conversations with the team yelled back at the atheists to shut up, as they couldn’t hear what our guys were saying. The atheists then went away. What a wonderful day we have all had speaking up for the LORD!!!”

Then Ray Comfort made a jacket for Richard Dawkins! A real jacket! Will the pope of atheism take it? Watch the video below:

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3 Years of Preaching Without a License

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

“Righteous” Richard Chavarria celebrated three years of preaching at the DMV last week. (He started on February 28, 2007.) During that time he has spoken to 11,051 hearers and has handed out 14, 947 Gospel tracts. You can print off and memorize his message by typing “Open Air Preaching Speech” in the search bar. Now, watch him in action:

You never know what God has in store for you. After Richard retired from the City of L.A. he decided he was going to serve the Lord—by working in the parking ministry of Hope Chapel. He wondered if that was all God had for him, after all, he had been a Christian now for 18 years.

Well Lo! and Behold! he ended up taking the very first evangelism class that I taught in 2006. (more…)

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Joker’s Wild: The Interview

Friday, February 26th, 2010

It probably won’t surprise you at all that this Joker is an atheist. Apart from the fact that he didn’t like  evangelists “screaming” at people in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, that he thought we were brainwashed, that he didn’t believe in God (though he believed in Jesus), and that there was no Hell (but there was a Heaven), this Joker was quite reasonable to chat with. You be the judge. Does he make some valid points? If video doesn’t play, click here to see it.


(Filmed and edited by Peter Johnson)

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The Wrath of God

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The 2 minute video below illustrates the current thinking about God from the man on the street. When I asked people on The Strand in Hermosa Beach if God is a God of wrath, people overwhelmingly said no. Surprised? I used this as an illustration from a sermon I preached over the weekend called “The Wrath of God,” based on Romans 1:18-32. When I read it to my wife before the church service, she cried, because it reflects the current dismal culture in which we live (I ended up revising it and wrote a hopeful ending). Nineteen people made some type of profession of faith during the weekend.

If you’d like to see the sermon or listen to it, click here. You can read it below, too. If you’d like to preach it and want the  PowerPoint presentation, all you have to do is leave a comment.

Sermon: THE WRATH OF GOD (Romans 1:18-32)
2/5/10

A subject that’s rarely talked about in Christianity these days is the idea of a wrathful God; it goes against the wishful thinking of unbelievers (who certainly don’t want an angry God to exist), and most Christians would prefer not to think about him in this way at all. (more…)

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Blast from the Past: Lightning the Cowboy

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Almost three years ago, when I first started interviewing people on camera, I ran into a colorful cowboy named Lightning while strolling along the Redondo Beach Pier. I think you’ll enjoy this.


(I’d appreciate your prayers as I prepare to give four sermons this weekend on the wrath of God from Romans 1:18-32)

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Rose Parade Persecution

Friday, January 15th, 2010

This is a very frightening and funny 3 1/2 minutes….

Watch what happens when “Righteous Richard” Chavarria and myself preach to the thousands waiting in the grandstands for the parade to start  at the 2010 Tournament of Roses. (Read about it here.) 

The crowd’s animosity is roused because the Gospel is being preached; if we were  doing a stand-up routine or talking about sports, I’m sure they would have welcomed us. But just mention The Name, and it’s a whole ‘nother matter.

The Rose of Sharon was definitely a thorn in the side at this Tournament.


Camera, editing: Peter Johnson

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The Very Strange Metal Ball Dude

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

This is one of the strangest dudes I have ever interviewed. This video is also a tutorial on how to share your faith with very strange dudes!


Camera: Val Scott Editing: Barrett Sanders, Peter Johnson

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Ray Comfort Thanks the Atheists

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Here are a few rave YouTube reviews from atheists who watched this Thanksgiving video of my interview with Ray Comfort from last weekend at the Huntington Pier. We talked about the very successful “Origin of Species” book giveaway (with a special introduction by Ray Comfort) among other things.

From Taurus01979: “Couple of loons, belittling others and calling it “love,” and twisting things to benefit themselves.”

MrJohnnyrace: “These two idiots are their own worst enemy.”

*Now read “You might be an atheist fundamentalist if…” by clicking here!

**See my very own “Blasphemy Challenge” video by clicking here!

***Read how my then 8-year-old daughter put an atheist in his place here!

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Professor Darwin of USC

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

I interviewed Craig Stanford, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at USC, on the day that we handed out Darwin’s “Origin of Species” at the University of California. I was not able to give the good professor any good news because he abruptly walked away, frustrated.

This video gives a great overview of the brainwashing that is rampant in America’s universities. Sad.

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Michael Jackson: “This Is It!” Pt. 4

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

These people were among the first fifty in line to see a movie, a silly movie! That’s right, they were willing to wait for 2 1/2 days to see the Michael Jackson documentary, “This Is It!” which wouldn’t even open for another month!

I had to give them something to think about while they waited for their ticket to the silly movie! (Start at Part 1 by clicking here.)

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Michael Jackson Fanboy: This Is It! Pt. 3

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Would you stand in line for 2 1/2 days to get a ticket to see a movie that will open a month away? Of course not. Yet some rabid fans of Michael Jackson thought this would be a good way to spend some time as they waited to get their passes to see his new documentary, “This Is It!,” set to open on October 27, 2009. (Read Part 1 by clicking here.)

READ THE CONCLUDING INTERVIEW IN PART 4 HERE.

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The Australian Two-Step Evasive Manuever

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Evangelists down under have perfected the art of Security evasion when interrupted while preaching the Gospel; it takes years of practice, but you will be quite amazed with the result.

Josh Williamson, an on-fire preacher from Australia, whom I met at Ambassadors’ Academy #12, demonstrated quite ably in this 20 second video how to continue preaching the Word when an official would rather you stop. At the Fiesta Hermosa last Labor Day he wowed the evangelism team with this wonderful technique derived from years of ignoring atheist kangaroo hecklers jumping to conclusions in the outback. (Read the original story here)

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