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Lost Liberties/USA: DMV Bible Reader Arrested

Apr 28, 2011Steve Sanchez27 CommentsLost Liberties, PERSECUTED!

Mark and Brett are friends of mine. I’ve served with them at a few Ambassadors’ Academies as leaders of various evangelism teams. They were arrested for reading the Bible at the Department of Motor Vehicles in California. (Read the account here.)

What do you think? (By the way, what the police call “Captive Audiences,” we call “Organic Congregations.”)

But there’s some good news to report. Last year, a man was arrested in a Sacramento mall for sharing his faith with patrons. A lawsuit was brought to bear. Here is the ruling from that affair from the Pacific Justice Institute:

Evangelism Gone Wrong? Pt. 10: Avoid Weird Guys & Pointing Fingers

Apr 21, 2011Steve Sanchez3 CommentsBIG Events, PERSECUTED!

In this continuing series that tens and tens of people are reading, I want to offer a few more situations that can go wrong if you let your guard down, especially in this age of Internet popularity where anyone can video your actions and put them on YouTube. (Start at part 1 of “Evangelism Gone Wrong” by clicking here.)

At the Hollywood anti-war protest we attended (Read the war-protest 2011 series here), there were some strange black men claiming that they were the true Hebrew Israelites.

Dressed in garb reminiscent of a bad small church Christmas program, these guys were loud, angry, profane and quite perturbed. One of our team, Ed Lee, got a little carried away, entrapped in the argument, especially when they started calling him a devil. See it yourself:

Part 1 (2 minutes)

Part 2 (30 seconds)

May I suggest that you not try to reason with these types?

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The Crazy Drunk Heckler, Part 2

Apr 15, 2011Steve Sanchez12 CommentsE-vangie VIDEO!, Open Air, PERSECUTED!

When we left off in part 1 (See it here first!) a drunk man was giving me a hard time as I preached in Huntington Beach to another man who was listening to every word I was saying. Suddenly the police drove up. Here’s what happened…. (Read the rest of the story below.)

The drunk man was apparently on leave or just got out of the military. He said that the worst mistake he ever made in his life was enlisting.

The Crazy Drunk Heckler, Part 1

Apr 14, 2011Steve Sanchez6 CommentsE-vangie VIDEO!, Open Air, PERSECUTED!

While in Huntington Beach last week I had a great time asking trivia questions and preaching the gospel—until a drunk guy swaggered in—then it became even more exciting! There’s some great filming and editing from the Way of the Master team. I will post part 2 when it becomes available. (See part 2 by clicking here.)

This will be the featured video for the show “On the Box” where I was a guest today with Tony Miano and Chad Williams.

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Hollywood Anti-War Protest, Pt. 5: Opposing Forces

Apr 3, 2011Steve Sanchez3 CommentsAnti-War Protest, PERSECUTED!

Good elevation is always an imperative when attending events that cater to large crowds; the higher up you are—the more visible—the better for unsaved people to hear the life-changing, life-giving message of the Gospel. Unfortunately, the more visible you are, the bigger target you make. At the ANSWER L.A. protest on March 19, we had a multitude of platforms in which to herald the Good News.

And we were opposed on every front. (Click here to start the series at part 1.)

On the first block of the march I put our half-mile haler, affectionately named “Hell-boy,” on a tall ledge. (See the other sound systems we use here.)

The reaction to my message was not exactly welcomed. (I took the photo with one hand, and held the mic in the other.) They blocked me, but Hell-boy did his job unscathed.

On the second block of the march, I nestled under a shade tree and put Hell-boy high up on an electrical box. Again, the Good News was under-appreciated:

When they blocked me and Hell-boy, I simply passed the speaker to a fellow soldier who continued to hold it up and out of the way so the message of peace with God through His Son Jesus could still be broadcast uninterrupted. Hey! What’s that lady reading? Isn’t she the same person who blocked the hater bullhorn guy from part 2?

The third block provided the perfect place to preach: the first floor of the Hollywood Gay and Lesbian center.