By “Righteous Richard” Chavarria I had an interesting conversation with a Muslim man after preaching at the Hawthorne Department of Motor Vehicles; he wanted to ask me some questions about my faith. He said that he didn’t believe the Bible was accurate because in Europe the Bible has 72 books. Also, he explained, the preface of the King James Bible has errors in
By “Righteous Richard” Chavarria I preached 11 times to 260 people standing in line at the Hawthorne DMV in the month of November and handed out 615 Gospel tracts. I hope to do better in December. I’ve investigated another location: the Inglewood DMV. There are two entrances; one entrance is just off the public sidewalk. I passed
This is an excellent article from about 150 years ago written by the Prince of Preachers. Every would-be street preacher needs to keep a copy of this with them and to read it thoroughly.
Please copy and print this. Things have not changed that much since Spurgeon’s time. You will laugh and shake your head at his wisdom.
Here’s an excerpt from OPEN-AIR PREACHING – A SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY AND REMARKS THEREON By Charles H. Spurgeon
I must linger a moment over Robert Flockhart of Edinburgh, who, though a lesser light, was a constant one, and a fit example to the bulk of Christ’s street witnesses. Every evening, in all weathers and amid many persecutions, did this brave man continue to speak in the street for forty-three years. Think of that, and never be discouraged. When he was tottering to the grave the old soldier was still at his post. “Compassion to the souls of men drove me,” said he, “to the streets and lanes of my native city, to plead with sinners and persuade them to come to Jesus. The love of Christ constrained me.”
Now read the entire text:
Howdy! Just a note to let you know how the month of October went as I preached from my new location at the Hawthorne DMV: I “open-aired” 8 times, passed out 375 tracts, and had 270 listeners. I hope to do better in November. Steve’s note: Well done good and faithful servant! Read other “Righteous
Porta-Potty Preaching
When Jesus said to “Go!” in Mark 16:15 I’m pretty sure He didn’t mean this: I wanted to preach at the Rose Parade Porta-Potties last year when I saw the crowd waiting nervously in line, but I wasn’t prepared. This time, at the 2008 Tournament of Roses, “Righteous Richard” Chavarria brought along his portable preaching stool
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