What Would YOU Do?

[Alive]

1 minute ago, Sower said:

Kinda makes you want ta go out and some some seed, huh?

This hits the mark in a funny way. Yesterday, I daydreaming of the way it was when I first got saved in 74. We witnessed in parks and streets and passed out chick tracts, so I went online and ordered a bunch of them. I look back at those days with joy and fondness.

[missmuffet]

2 hours ago, Alive said:

This hits the mark in a funny way. Yesterday, I daydreaming of the way it was when I first got saved in 74. We witnessed in parks and streets and passed out chick tracts, so I went online and ordered a bunch of them. I look back at those days with joy and fondness.

I have distributed those chick tracts. I would put them in books or leave them in a reception room of a business. If you hand them out most people would say "no thanks". 

[Sower]

3 hours ago, Alive said:

This hits the mark in a funny way. Yesterday, I daydreaming of the way it was when I first got saved in 74. We witnessed in parks and streets and passed out chick tracts, so I went online and ordered a bunch of them. I look back at those days with joy and fondness.

How did you do?
I also used Chick Tracts as a baby believer, when still filled with the first love.
I noticed the prices have gone up for them but they are more attractive now.
Mostly I went two by two knocking on doors of church visitors or new residents.
Those were mostly 'cold' visitations, with some but little response.
I went with the pastor or other seasoned believer to get experience, every Monday night, for years. My job when visiting was to pray, get the kids quiet and try to turn the TV down or off, allowing the parent(s) to better listen to the pastor.

The first time I went on a visitation I saw the birth of a child of God, and in three hours conversation, shared gospel truth, and that was seared in my memory. I want to continue to witness the miracle of spiritual births. To live.

The past several years my mission field has mostly moved to my back yard, my shop that when a driver delivers mail/packages/lumber etc, we give them bottled water and they end up taking a quickie break. A pause in their fast pace which gives me opportunity to bring a friendly conversation about work or latest government blunder to 'drift' over to how God has taken care of my family faithfully since we have become a child of His. Short conversation and give them a "Bible Promise Book for Men (Women)" They respond to them more so than the complete bible.

Never had the boldness of a 'Ray Comfort'/Living Waters type witness. But I can sit and watch him in action for hours on the tube. He has the gift. Once I get started,  I actually have fun scattering the seed. Never know when one might sprout.

 

[Alive]

31 minutes ago, Sower said:

How did you do?
I also used Chick Tracts as a baby believer, when still filled with the first love.
I noticed the prices have gone up for them but they are more attractive now.
Mostly I went two by two knocking on doors of church visitors or new residents.
Those were mostly 'cold' visitations, with some but little response.
I went with the pastor or other seasoned believer to get experience, every Monday night, for years. My job when visiting was to pray, get the kids quiet and try to turn the TV down or off, allowing the parent(s) to better listen to the pastor.

The first time I went on a visitation I saw the birth of a child of God, and in three hours conversation, shared gospel truth, and that was seared in my memory. I want to continue to witness the miracle of spiritual births. To live.

The past several years my mission field has mostly moved to my back yard, my shop that when a driver delivers mail/packages/lumber etc, we give them bottled water and they end up taking a quickie break. A pause in their fast pace which gives me opportunity to bring a friendly conversation about work or latest government blunder to 'drift' over to how God has taken care of my family faithfully since we have become a child of His. Short conversation and give them a "Bible Promise Book for Men (Women)" They respond to them more so than the complete bible.

Never had the boldness of a 'Ray Comfort'/Living Waters type witness. But I can sit and watch him in action for hours on the tube. He has the gift. Once I get started,  I actually have fun scattering the seed. Never know when one might sprout.

 

I do not know….time will tell.

[Littlelambseativy]

On 8/3/2022 at 4:00 PM, Selah7 said:

So you can see that these verses still apply to us. The seventh and last trumpet sounds, signaling the return of the true Christ (there will be no pre-tribulation rapture).      Selah 

Can you please tell me who the 24 elders are who sit on thrones in Rev 4:10 if there has been no rapture and all the redeemed are still on earth or dead? Who is this group? 

9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

11 “You are worthy, [g]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they [h]exist and were created.”

 

[Selah7]

3 hours ago, Littlelambseativy said:

Can you please tell me who the 24 elders are who sit on thrones in Rev 4:10 if there has been no rapture and all the redeemed are still on earth or dead? Who is this group? 

9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

11 “You are worthy, [g]O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they [h]exist and were created.”

 

Hi, again …

The 12 apostles and the 12 patriarchs of the 12 tribes, in my opinion, make up the 24 elders. And because I believe the crowns signify the first resurrection, I assume the time period in question corresponds to the 7th trump.

Jesus is talking to His disciples and tells them:

So Jesus said to them, "Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

- Matthew 19:28

selah

[Leonardo Von]

Well, on the contrary that people thinks, the rapture of the church won't be secret.

[Littlelambseativy]

1 hour ago, Selah7 said:

Hi, again …

The 12 apostles and the 12 patriarchs of the 12 tribes, in my opinion, make up the 24 elders. And because I believe the crowns signify the first resurrection, I assume the time period in question corresponds to the 7th trump.

Jesus is talking to His disciples and tells them:

So Jesus said to them, "Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

- Matthew 19:28

selah

However, the 24 elders are there before the bowls are poured out or the trumpets. There is only one resurrection and it is after Armageddon. So,  how did the 24 elders get to heaven before the bowls are poured out and trumpets sound?

Edited August 5, 2022 by Littlelambseativy

[Selah7]

6 minutes ago, Littlelambseativy said:

However, the 24 elders are there before the bowls are poured out or the trumpets. There is only one resurrection and it is after Armageddon. So,  how did the 24 elders get to heaven before the bowls are poured out and trumpets sound?

They are in heaven already!  :-)

[Littlelambseativy]

But, there has been no resurrection of the patriarchs of the 12 tribes of Israel nor have the 12 apostles been resurrected. They are all, the 24, still asleep in the graves. So when dies their resurrection occur?