Labor Day Weekend 2019

Mary and I ministered the gospel at the Des Moines Farmers Market this past Saturday, August 31, 2019. It rained off and on on the drive down, but it was fine down on Court Avenue and there were plenty of people at the Market. Here's the view from the corner of Court and 3rd where I speak:

 

I started off wishing everyone a good Labor Day weekend, and spoke on  John 6:27 and Hebrews 11:6  regarding the ultimate subject of what men should labor diligently for. Then I explained what we come down to the Market to do, and shared about what the gospel is, who Jesus is and what he's done for us; what sin is, and why we need to be delivered from its consequences. You can see the card with my outline, and the tabs I stuck in my Bible for the scriptures I shared, in the photo below.

When we arrived, Mary went across the intersection to pass out tracts, and as I was setting up my platform and my "Jesus Still Saves from Sin, Death, and Hell" witnessing cross, a woman and two young ladies stopped and asked if I was going to be teaching. I was getting my audio recorder ready, and started recording as we talked. Thought you might like to hear a part of that conversation: LINK.

I put a copy of the outline and all the scriptures I used in the message I shared at the Market below. If you don't know Jesus Christ as your savior, turn to him & trust in him for the forgiveness of your sins today. If you're a born-again child of God, please tell others about Jesus Christ while you can.

Maranatha!
Paul

OUTLINE

• Introduction: why we come to the Farmers Market

• To share Jesus Christ with you: who he is & what he's done

• John 17:20

• Sharing the gospel message that the Apostle Paul shared
• 1 Corinthians 15:3,4
• "...Christ died for our sins....": use the moral law (ten commandments) to explain what sin is.

• The Bible says that Jesus was "delivered for our offenses and raised again for our justification" (Romans 4:25)
• We need to be delivered because "the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)
• 1st death = death of the body
• 2nd death = eternal separation from God's love in the lake of fire described in Revelation 21:8

• The Gospel is "good news" because God has made a way for us to be reconciled to him
• Our sin alienates us from God and we are made "enemies in our minds through wicked works" (Colossians 1:21)

• Jesus came into the world to save sinners, not "good" people (Mark 2:17, 1 Timothy 1:15)
• Because of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Holy God and sinful man may be reconciled: "...that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them...." (2 Corinthians 5:19)
• God wants to be reconciled to you:
• Jesus did all that was necessary to pay for your sins 2000 years ago: on the cross he cried out "It is finished" (John 19:30) meaning "Paid in full."
• Righteousness is available to all, but not applied to any until they turn to God and trust in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins (Romans 3:22)
• Salvation is doing nothing more or nothing less than believing on the Lord Jesus Christ...trusting in him
• Note: "believe" or "belief", "faith" and "trust" are synonyms as seen in Ephesians 1:12-15