Fresh Bread

We are thanking our Father God for the batch of "fresh bread" - Bibles that we ordered to give away to our neighbors and travelers through central Iowa. Here at Iowa Seed Sowers, we believe there are still hungry souls that are looking for truth and for answers, and we know we have both in the Holy Scriptures. We want to get this latest delivery out in the streets and offer to those around us. Please pray for God to direct these people across our path in the days ahead.

We're encouraged by the Keith Green song, "Go To The Hungry Ones"....

Here are the words. May they challenge you to reach out to the lost for our Mighty Savior, Jesus Christ, while there is time!

Go to the hungry ones and fill them with His bread
They'll leave their darkness as you shine the light He shed
Point to His promises, believe in all He said
And His joy will be manifest in you
And the lost will be found as He works through you

Out on the highways, there's so many passing by
Step out in boldness and watch the family multiply
Pray up some miracles, let's open up the sky
And His joy will be manifest to you
And the lost will be found by the things you do

Oh don't you know that Jesus loves you
So let's go and spread His word
Redeem the time while there's still time
Let's share the call we've heard
Let's share the call we've heard

Is your house open to let strangers enter there
Give to the least of them, show them someone cares
And you may be entertaining angels unaware
And His joy will be manifest to you
And the lost may be found as He works through you
And His joy will be manifest in you
And the lost, they'll be found by the things you do

Read more: Keith Green - Go To The Hungry Ones Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

I Love My Wife!

I love my wife.
God truly blesses my life through her.
For example, I mentioned yesterday that I wanted some half-and-half to keep in the refrigerator at work. This morning, when I opened the fridge to get my lunch, I see this...and I just had to smile.

She had picked up what I wanted, and put a little love note on it. That blessed my socks off! What a wife. And since it was such a nice warm day here today in Marshalltown, Iowa, and since it is the 104th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we decided to meet downtown at lunch, and walk around giving out our Titanic gospel tracts from Living Waters.

Thank you, Lord, that you've given me a true and a wonderful "help-meet" in mi esposa, Maria.

The Weight of Glory.

The following is a section from a sermon entitled, The Weight of Glory, presented on June 8, 1942 to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Oxford, by well renowned author C.S. Lewis, who authored such books as Mere Christianity and The Chronicles of Narnia. In this message to the church, Lewis argues that there are no insignificant human beings, and no insignificant human encounters. That every single human being you meet will spend eternity in either suffering without hope or indescribable glory.

It may be possible for each to think too much of his own potential glory hereafter; it is hardly possible for him to think too often or too deeply about that of his neighbor. The load of weight or burden of my neighbor's glory should be laid daily on my back, a load so heavy only humility can carry it, and the backs of the proud will be broken....It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities...that we should conduct all our dealings with one, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendors. 

 With that being said, should I as a Christian, "bear the weight or burden of my neighbor's glory on my back?" I don't think that Lewis regarded this entire burden to be placed on my individual shoulders. There are so many factors that come into play with a person's salvation. But if I were to ask him what he is getting at, I am pretty confident he would say he is trying to persuade the church to do the work of the ministry (  ). This should be one of the primary focus' of a Christian's thought, and motivation when gazing upon the human race; and gazing upon the Lord's glory when we are supremely focused on Him.

If you would like to download the whole sermon, you can find it HERE.

Season Opener - Des Moines St. Patrick's Day Parade 2016

March 18th marks the Evangelism Season Opener with the Des Moines St. Patrick's Day parade. I think it went rather well this year.

For starters I got there around 10 am and started conversations early before the parade started at 12pm. It was a good time of prayer and really seeking the Holy Spirit for His help in wisdom, understanding, and relating to the people who come. 

Nathan had come later with his new Pastor and another member of his church. It's really cool to see others be stretched and share Christ with the lost. They gave out  THESE TRACTS and kids as well as adults loved taking them. 

As for the conversations that took place they were pretty good this year. Of course the majority were with unbelievers and those who say they are Christians who claim Christ but could not articulate the gospel at all. One such conversation I was able to use my Tactics In Defending The Faith, which I taught my church a few months ago. This conversation I had was with two couples in which when I gave Lucky Bucks, they asked what it was. I told them it was a gospel tract, and one of the ladies threw it on the ground and backed away literally at least 10 ft and looked visually disturbed. She even said, "I don't want that sh**! I believe in God but I don't want that garbage." It was obvious that she had no relationship to the Lord, nor cared to even know. Her boyfriend, who was a rather tall man, was pretty blunt with me:

Heathen: "You shouldn't push your religion on other people. You shouldn't tell people what they should believe." 

Me: "Why not? Is that what you believe?"

Heathen: "Uh, yeah..." Taken back by what I said. 

Me:  "So why are you pushing your beliefs on me? How come you can push your beliefs on me but I can't on you? See the problem?"

Heathen: "Well, you should just let people do what they want."

Me: "I'm human and doing what I want. Honestly all I am doing here is sharing gifts. Someone shared with me this gift and I am sharing with others. But that's ok. If you would like to in your own time scan the back code with your smartphone it will take you to a YouTube Video and will explain it in your own time." 

 Some of the conversations I had went really well like THIS ONE with a young lady and her father. Even though the audio isn't all that great and I am as excited as Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, it was a good conversation. I took it to show that you don't have to be an eloquent speaker to witness for Christ because He gets the glory anyway. It's my belief that I shouldn't just give the gospel, but encourage young believers with their walk, and to challenge them to share their faith. So many Christians out there need encouragement to grow and not be afraid to share their faith.I'm glad this father obviously invests the time in his daughter with her walk. We need more dad's like this, and it encouraged me to press on to the end. Thank you sir.

Towards the end Nathan and I were walking and watching the crowd. Men, women, and children were pawing, grasping, and screaming for useless plastic beads. Those same ones that rejected the gospel of life only found in Jesus Christ. They were pawing for useless beads and rejecting the precious pearl of great price. It was sad. Nathan turned to me and said, "It sounds like they are already in hell screaming in pain." Its true. In some ways they are, but that's why we are out here, so that we can save some (1 Corinthians 9:22). I knew what Nathan meant. A few years ago I was passing out tracts at the parade closer to the tall buildings. The screaming was deafening. It bothered me so bad that after I was done passing out my tracts I tucked myself in an alley, cried, and prayed for the souls of those who were there.

In the end I gave out all my 220 Lucky Bucks, Nathan gave out 800 and the other two 1,000. So we were just over 2,000 with 4 people. We were separated for most of the time until the end. Just imagine if we had more Christians with us who aren't afraid to share Christ with a lost world, and how much more area we could cover. We were able to cover an area from the start of the parade on MLK all the way up past Welmark on 12th St. Like my old Pastor used to say, "Many hands make light work.". We need more workers for the Kingdom. Consider coming with us.

New Video: Debunking the Palestinian Lie

In these last days, we should expect to see the fulfillment of prophetic scriptures leading up to the time of Jacob's trouble. To help people understand the history of the conflict in Israel, I've embedded a sketch video on the sidebar, "Debunking the Palestinian Lie."

I hope you watch this, and that it helps clear the fog regarding the history of  the Jewish people in the Promised Land. We have been,and continue to be fed lies by leaders of governments (our own, as well as others around the world), politicians, activists, school teachers & professors at University, and religious leaders as well.

Seems like everyone's ganging up on little Israel. Oh, that exactly what the prophet Zechariah wrote thousands of years ago:

Zechariah 12:3 

"And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it."

Maranatha!
Paul