December 2009

Christmas comes once again. It is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Friends and family get together. Good food is cooked, and lights and Christmas trees go up. And many wonderful Christmas songs are sung.

As we Celebrate Christmas we see the manger scenes and their presence makes us think about God's Son. Jesus’ birth was the miraculous birth that changed the world, and because of that birth 2000 years ago, this world can never be the same ever again.

Here are some easy questions to ask people. What does Christmas mean to you? Do you have a church background? Do you know Jesus? You will find His beautiful description on the pages of the Bible. My Christmas wish is this Christmas season you would really Celebrate Christmas.

It would be a great idea this Christmas season to open up the Bible and read about Jesus. What should you read? I suggest starting in the book named "John," and then read the one named "Romans." Whatever you decide to read, make sure you read it. God will never let you down.

 

This month I got the chance to hand out Gospel Tracts at our local Toy Run with hundreds of Motorcyclists. There were about 500 bikers gathered in the parking lot with toys the annual toy run. While they were waiting for the start of the run, most of the motorcyclists walked around checking out each others bikes and telling many stories.

Many of the motorcycles were parked in a long line across the parking lot and most were either in line for refreshments, in line for the restroom, or in line with their bike for the toy run. So it became easy to go from person to person handing them a Gospel tract, and talk to them.


I got to hand out about 50 DVDs of "The Big Question" and about 200 of "Are You a Good Person?" Gospel Tracts. God gave me the boldness to leave my lukewarmness and comfort zone in my car and step right into His zone. What a day, I thank God that He gave me the privilege to be there and talk with so many people who desperately need to hear the truth.

One man after I asked him what happens when people die, told me he's for sure gonna be riding on his Harley in the clouds with his friends. Another told me that he would be in Hell partying it up with his friends, even after I had told him it didn't have to be that way, he said that Hell didn't concern him. These are the wrong answers lost people will tell you, but you have the right answer, Jesus.

There were several small conversations with people, but I really enjoyed how God let me end the day. I was given a great big huge from a guy there with crosses on his leather from Calvary Chapel Paradise, who thanked me for being out there and for sharing the Good News with people.

Even the two men at the event who where dressed up as santa claus in the front of the pack received tracts. Someone even took a photo of me handing santa a tract. I'll be honest, I was really scared, and so full of fear walking up to them and wanted to give up several times, but kept going. I thank God for allowing me to be there and to strengthen me to be bold in the midst of leather wearing bikers.

I didn't care that some were smoking, chewing, or even rolling their own cigs, but only cared about their eternity. And to think I was just going to stay at home because I didn't feel like going downtown because it was cold. What a lame excuse that was, but thankfully I repented. We shall see one day what the Lord does with the seeds planted. Be bold for the Lord because people are listening.

I want to challenge you if you are not already sharing your faith in Jesus Christ to start to. Make sure this is the Christmas season that you share your faith with the lost. If you want to but just don't please check out the many Online Resources that will help you, and may you be encouraged. Also the malls are full of lost people who love to buy gifts, so just go ahead and be bold to tell them about the greatest Gift ever!

"And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior."  
Luke 1:46-47

Oh...And if Santa were real and went by the Ten Commandments would you be found "naughty" or "nice"?

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Coco spends a day with Dad at work

     Due to the cold weather with a high temperature of 45*, Coco got to spend a day with Dad at work. As I'm taking this photo she is looking for me in the room trying to find me. I think she found out where I spend most of my time at work. She napped on my lap most of the day, but her highlight was going outside to chase the squirrels, and neighbor cat away. Oh and she had fun running through the leaves on the ground.

     As you can see I've got my Christmas tree up at work, and even a huge red stocking hanging from my work window. There is also a digital photo frame that Anna got for me on my bookshelf to the left of my chair. What a wonderful birthday gift. Well back to work now, Coco says Hi too.

Thanksgiving whirl

Several months back, I felt the Lord put it on my heart to host our first Thanksgiving dinner for our family in our home. Over time, it grew and became an event that would have 17 people in our home for Thanksgiving day. I had also decided that I wanted to do all the major cooking on my own, despite the women of the family loving offering their help. This was something I needed to do on my own, at least once. Well, I cooked and cooked all day Wednesday and Thursday. What resulted was a beautiful dinner with all of our quite mixed family laughing and enjoying each other on one of my favorite holidays. Everything turned out lovely and I was quite excited. The family decided that I was such a wonderful hostess, that I was elected to do the task of hosting Thanksgiving every year. Despite the flattery, time will tell if I really will do this again. I had a blast but I haven't been this exhausted in quite some time.



The food on the counter is probably about half of what I prepared

 Some of our beautiful family that was able to join us for dinner

 

A job well done

November 2009

November was a very interesting month for me, and allowed me to submit to God in all areas of my life declaring him as the Leader. I had the privilege to lead an 8-week Bible study on evangelism at my church and use the Way of the Master basic training videos to show some real one-to-one witnessing. It was such a great time to grow closer to the Lord even in the midst of my constant fear of public speaking.

Matthew 9:37-38 says "Then said he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest." And I was so blessed to be able to see God raise up some more workers for His kingdom and see them pass out tracts, and get into some really good conversations with strangers. It was the 'Prince of Preachers', Charles Spurgeon, who said the words, "Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you are not saved yourself. Be sure of that."

Did you know that an evangelist is any Christian who explains his or her beliefs to a non-Christian and thereby participates in Evangelism? This is someone who preaches the Gospel, who is spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 4:5 says "But watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of your ministry." So, this is the name given to all believers who herald the message of salvation through Christ.

After America celebrated Thanksgiving (for the Christian, every day should be a day of thanksgiving) my Dad and Stepmother stayed an extra week and I got to hand out tracts with them at the Saturday morning market. I was so blessed to be with my Dad and I had a great time as we passed out Gospel tracts to strangers. We all went for a walk too and I got to give a pocket Bible to a lady who is going through a divorce, and my wife and stepmother both got to pray for her also. Please take the time to pray with people, it means to so much to them.

At the Saturday morning market I got to pass out about 200 Gospel tracts, and take some new believers out to witness. I got to encourage a few guys who stated they were believers, and even got to pray for a girl who was fighting her way through cancer. Remember that you have the sobering responsibility of speaking to other peoples' loved ones. Luke 6:46 says "And why do you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" The love of God in us will motivate us to seek and save that which is lost.

I got to help out with a project called "Origin in to Schools" on the University campus.We passed out one-thousand books of Darwin's "Origin of Species" with a special introduction on Intelligent Design and the Gospel.On that day also hundreds of pocket Bibles were passed out thanks to the Gideons being on campus too and we got to hand out about a thousand Gospel tracts also. A small group of us went downtown to do some more witnessing at lunch time.



I had several great conversations, but I think my most interesting one was with a displaced individual who was a believer. He wanted some Gospel tracts to give out to others, and since then I've run into him three other times, and been able to give him hundreds of Gospel tracts. I got to witness him pass them out to each vendor at the Saturday morning market one booth owner at a time.We should even be thankful in the midst of problems. The Apostle Paul said, "Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation." (2 Corinthians 7:4). He knew that God was working all things together for his good, even though he was going through trials (Romans 8:28).

Please remember that there is no task more important than to be entrusted with the Gospel of Salvation and to be working with God for the eternal well-being of dying humanity. It was Charles Finney the minister who became an important figure in the Second Great Awakening who said "If you do not make it a matter of study, how you may successfully act in building up the kingdom of Christ, you are acting a very wicked and absurd part as a Christian."

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Saturday morning farmers market

I was blessed by going to our Saturday morning farmers market and gave out about 200 tracts one week, and then about the same amount again the next week. I met up with some friends and some people helping them to step outside of their comfort zone. We were asked to move outside the market area due to no leafleting inside the conned off area. Without wanting to get into a huge disagreement we complied and the Lord blessed that.

A lady with 3 dogs needing adoption came beside us and gathered more people than we could hand out tracts to. The next week a man dressed as a clown brought dozens of kids next to us also. Remember that evangelism itself isn't converting people. It is simply telling the message of the good news of Jesus Christ. We don't hope to evangelize. We do it, knowing that God is glorified in it. God commands everyone who believes in Christ to preach the gospel. It is not a guilt-driven burden, but a joyful privilege.

Balloon Fiesta!

Tim and I went to Albuquerque last week. Tim had a business trip and I had vacation. We got to see some beautiful scenery and spent some time at Skip Heitzig's Calvary Chapel. The last few days we spent at the international balloon fiesta and it was beautiful! Friday morning we went up in a hot air balloon. Saturday morning we were at the fiesta bright and early, 5:45 AM for "dawn patrol" and later "mass ascension" These picture don't do the event justice. You had to be there. Hopefully this will give you a little idea of the array of colors we saw in the balloons. It was truly a blessed week!

The Rio Grande with the Sandia mountains in the background

Roadrunners!

Falltime colors on the Sandia Mountains

Beautiful Catholic church in Old Town Albuquerque

A pretty little courtyard in Old Town

Setting the balloons out Friday morning

The balloons are filling!


Tim got to help fill the balloon we rode in


Up, up and away!


who wounldn't be smiling?! This is looking into the balloon from the gondala.

The view from the balloon we were in

the whole balloon fit in this little bag!

Tim helped to put the gondala back on the truck

Firing up the balloons for Dawn Patrol Saturday morning

Yay for Fiesta!

Mass Ascension! There were hundreds of colorful balloons everywhere!

October 2009

This month was a time of depending on the Lord and being very thankful. When I got to take my dog to the local groomer I was able to give the lady a Pocket Testament Gospel of John and a generous tip. Even in the ordinary everyday things of life there are people who need the Gospel and there are so many opportunities in front of us.

If you are not growing in your relationship with God, and need more fuel then I want to encourage you to start witnessing and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When you share your faith in Jesus Christ, by witnessing it will do the following: Drive you to the Bible, Drive you to Prayer, and Drive you away from Sin. Halloween was another opportunity for us as we gave out tracts with candy as kids came to our door.

Remember that when you witness, you can trust the Holy Spirit to do the following: Illuminate the mind of unbelievers (2 Corinthians 4:3-4), Pierce the heart of unbelievers (Acts 2:37), and Move the direction of unbelievers (Luke 15:18). Don't let the gospel that you preach be molded by what gets an immediate response.

Preach the whole gospel, trying to persuade and plead for people to believe, but know that you cannot convert a person. And then let God do with it what he will. He alone can call the dead to life. The gospel is powerful, and God is committed to using us to spread this good news.

I was blessed by going to our Saturday morning farmers market and gave out about 200 tracts one week, and then about the same amount again the next week. I met up with some friends and some people helping them to step outside of their comfort zone. We were asked to move outside the market area due to no leafleting inside the conned off area. Without wanting to get into a huge disagreement we complied and the Lord blessed that.

A lady with 3 dogs needing adoption came beside us and gathered more people than we could hand out tracts to. The next week a man dressed as a clown brought dozens of kids next to us also. Remember that evangelism itself isn't converting people. It is simply telling the message of the good news of Jesus Christ. We don't hope to evangelize. We do it, knowing that God is glorified in it. God commands everyone who believes in Christ to preach the gospel. It is not a guilt-driven burden, but a joyful privilege.

During one of my lunch breaks I went to our downtown plaza and had a great conversation with a stranger. The guy had some strange concepts about the afterlife but said he was a believer in Jesus. I got to encourage him to read His Bible and left him with a "Why Christianity" tract. Even though this man had no job and no place to stay he was thankful that he had his truck to sleep in.

Wow, how many times have I been thankful for God meeting my needs? As a spiritual person your family no doubt will be looking to you. You now have an opportunity to pray for the meals, and talk about how thankful you are that God saved you. Anywhere people congregate is a great place to reach the lost. Practice, Practice, Practice. Cary tracts with you where ever you go.

My wife and I went to Albuquerque in New Mexico for a week due to my work having a conference there. However we got to meet up with some brothers and sisters at a Calvary Chapel there who were going through the Way of the Master training class. We were both strengthened and blessed. After the conference we stayed a few extra nights, and did some witnessing.

One night I had felt I had not done enough witnessing and couldn't sleep. We had brought 500 tracts called "Why Christianity?", so I slid a Gospel tract under every single door in that three story hotel building. Near the end a lady on staff told me that there was no soliciting and my heart nearly stopped. I must have looked like a deer in the headlights, but she was only joking and told me it was okay to leave tracts for people.

We had several great conversations in the airport and on the plane using the plane and law of gravity analogy telling people to choose the "parachute". We handed out tracts to people waiting to board the planes and know that the Holy Spirit will do the rest. Remember that Acts 5:32 shows us that we are working with the Holy Spirit being obedient to the command of God. So if we do not witness in the power of the Holy Spirit, then our efforts are in vain and will be ineffective.

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Deepak Chopra at Laxson Auditorium

Wow, I had an amazing and by far one of the most interesting times in witnessing. As many of you know I went to the Laxson Auditorium to hand out Gospel tracts at the Deepak Chopra event.

I got to talk to a lady who lives in town and we had a very nice conversation about our houses and why we were there at the event. She told me she was there with her church called "Chico New Thought Center for Spiritual Living" that meets at the Lakeside Pavilion. She told me her lady minister invited her whole congregation to come and then asked me what church I went to.

I told her, and she told me she used to go there back when it meet at a different location before she left Chico. Once she came back to Chico she moved to another church. She told me that she believed that there is more than one way to God and to Heaven. I politely asked her "what do you think about Jesus?", and at that point she ended our conversation and left looking for her lady minister and church friends.

The reason Jesus is the only way is because Jesus declared it. John 14:6 says "Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me."

Once the auditorium doors opened I got to hand out the tracts left and right, and as I was passing them out to people I said to them "Enjoy the show". I even got to give out what time it was, direct people to the water fountains and to the restrooms. Suddenly a man from inside came up to me and asked me what I was handing out. I told him "the Truth about how God loves people".

Colossians 4:5 says "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."

He then asked me what organization I was with, so I said the first thing that came to mind "Jesus". At once he threatened me that I needed to leave or else he would call the police. I have to be honest, I told him to go ahead and do that. He left and then minutes later came back out and informed me that I can hand them out on the sidewalk but not on University property unless I have an approved permit.

So I politely apologized and said I didn't know and then moved down to the sidewalk. Colossians 4:6 says "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man."

I got to pass more tracts down there on the sidewalk, where it became a better location since most people already went in. A lady approached me asking what time is was, and we got to talk awhile. She was waiting for her son who works at Enloe Medical Center who was running late.

Suddenly a huge man (about my height) came up to me and started to verbally assault me and said to me "You are spreading lies, and are going straight to hell". (It was great to know that he believed in hell at least.) I told him that I'm not against Deepak Chopra and I want to see him saved and come to Jesus. He then continued to hurl insults at me and loudly. I told him that he has a right to believe what he believes and then he gave me back the tract and left.

Just then as I was feeling that I should give up and I was so discouraged, two people were walking by and very intrigued by what I was handing out. The guy and girl read it and then came back up to me. They both said "Everything in this is right on" and "the Scriptures you used are True". Isn't that great to know that there are people who are seeking Truth, and we get to tell them.

The two were Christians asked me what church I went to and I told them. They were looking for a church that is "Bold for Jesus" and "not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ". The lady who before was asking me what time it was then asked me what it was that I had handed her and told her "the Truth about God's love for people." She said she would read it and enjoyed talking to me and thanked me for talking to her and helping her as she waited.

Galatians 2:20 says "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

Overall I got to hand out 345 tracts, was threatened "with calling the police", verbally assaulted, thanked, encouraged, and had a very blessed night. Please pray for the lady I talked with and her misguided church, pray for the lady who asked me what time it was and for her son, and please pray for everyone who received a tract and all of those people at the event. Thank you for your prayers and support.
(PS. Here is the tract for those who would like to see it)

A Day with Beau

Over the weekend we got to spend the whole afternoon with our adorable nephew Beau. It was a blast. Maybe next time we can go to the park. Here is a glimpse of our day.

Beau and Coco ran and ran all day. They are good friends.


Coco found a new friend to play "fetch" with.


Thumbs up Dude!


Uncle Tim helps Beau put on his shoes

Groggy from a walk

Winding down after a long day.

With binky and bottle in hand, it's time for bed
Nite Nite Beau

September 2009

Wow, I had an amazing and by far one of the most interesting times in witnessing. As many of you know I went to the Laxson Auditorium to hand out Gospel tracts at the Deepak Chopra event.

I got to talk to a lady who lives in town and we had a very nice conversation about our houses and why we were there at the event. She told me she was there with her church called "Chico New Thought Center for Spiritual Living" that meets at the Lakeside Pavilion. She told me her lady minister invited her whole congregation to come and then asked me what church I went to.

I told her, and she told me she used to go there back when it meet at a different location before she left Chico. Once she came back to Chico she moved to another church. She told me that she believed that there is more than one way to God and to Heaven. I politely asked her "what do you think about Jesus?", and at that point she ended our conversation and left looking for her lady minister and church friends.

The reason Jesus is the only way is because Jesus declared it. John 14:6 says "Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me."

Once the auditorium doors opened I got to hand out the tracts left and right, and as I was passing them out to people I said to them "Enjoy the show". I even got to give out what time it was, direct people to the water fountains and to the restrooms. Suddenly a man from inside came up to me and asked me what I was handing out. I told him "the Truth about how God loves people".

Colossians 4:5 says "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time."

He then asked me what organization I was with, so I said the first thing that came to mind "Jesus". At once he threatened me that I needed to leave or else he would call the police. I have to be honest, I told him to go ahead and do that. He left and then minutes later came back out and informed me that I can hand them out on the sidewalk but not on University property unless I have an approved permit.

So I politely apologized and said I didn't know and then moved down to the sidewalk. Colossians 4:6 says "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man."

I got to pass more tracts down there on the sidewalk, where it became a better location since most people already went in. A lady approached me asking what time is was, and we got to talk awhile. She was waiting for her son who works at Enloe Medical Center who was running late.

Suddenly a huge man (about my height) came up to me and started to verbally assault me and said to me "You are spreading lies, and are going straight to hell". (It was great to know that he believed in hell at least.) I told him that I'm not against Deepak Chopra and I want to see him saved and come to Jesus. He then continued to hurl insults at me and loudly. I told him that he has a right to believe what he believes and then he gave me back the tract and left.

Just then as I was feeling that I should give up and I was so discouraged, two people were walking by and very intrigued by what I was handing out. The guy and girl read it and then came back up to me. They both said "Everything in this is right on" and "the Scriptures you used are True". Isn't that great to know that there are people who are seeking Truth, and we get to tell them.

The two were Christians asked me what church I went to and I told them. They were looking for a church that is "Bold for Jesus" and "not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ". The lady who before was asking me what time it was then asked me what it was that I had handed her and told her "the Truth about God's love for people." She said she would read it and enjoyed talking to me and thanked me for talking to her and helping her as she waited.

Galatians 2:20 says "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."

Overall I got to hand out 345 tracts, was threatened "with calling the police", verbally assaulted, thanked, encouraged, and had a very blessed night. Please pray for the lady I talked with and her misguided church, pray for the lady who asked me what time it was and for her son, and please pray for everyone who received a tract and all of those people at the event. Thank you for your prayers and support.


Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter
(PS. Here is the tract for those who would like to see it)

A Party for Trin!

Anna and Sierra have been friends for many years. This weekend we went to a half birthday party for Sierra's daughter, Trinity. It was a great time to spend a cool evening with friends.


Playing in the water with Mama Sierra


Trinity, the speed crawler!


Trinity with Daddy Travis


Trinity with "Auntie" Anna


It's been a long evening

August 2009

I went with my church down to the Jesus Center (they offer hospitably in the name of Jesus) again. This is such an awesome ministry because the Jesus Center is a place where people can come and get food and clothes and God's Word. I had such a blast and was able to share with 4 people, 1 who I had talked with before a previous time.

Awhile back when I got to talk to some Spanish speaking guys talking about Michael Jackson's death and they wanted to know how he died. I got to one of the men a book in Spanish called "One Heart Beat Away" by Mark Cahill. It's a great book talking about how to prove there is a God, evolution and why it can be disproven, proves the Bible true, and deals with the question of "What is out there after we die?"

I also got to talk to a guy who had been in prison for six years and had only been out for three days. I was able to share with him how we have all fallen short and sinned before God, and can be redeemed. He told me that Christianity was forced on him as a kid and that now he is just living life for today. I was having a great time talking to him, when we got interrupted but another guy.

This other guy appeared interested in the conversation but then provoked the new guy about what happened in prison and brought up a lot of bad memories and stores. At that point he kind of scared him away. Remember it's not important to dwell on negative stuff because it brings up old feelings and emotions.

So at that point I begin to witness to this other guy who said he is saved but told me that he is trying to do good works to get to Heaven, even though he knows Jesus died for his sins. Please pray for him as he doesn't see his sins should count because his good deeds should make up for all the bad stuff.

One way to explain our relationship to God is to consider civil law. Imagine a man who has been charged with murder. He says to himself, "He had it coming...I did everyone a favor, and I'm basically a good person. He thinks that the judge will not be so harsh with me." He is deceiving himself because he doesn't see the serious nature of the crime.

As you talk to those unsaved, you will hear them justify the serious nature of sin. They need to tremble before God's Law, or they will never appreciate the beauty of the gospel, and turn from their sin and trust in the Savior. We must acknowledge our transgressions, and our sins before our blameless Judge (see Psalm 51:3-4).

After talking to the other guy, I left and went outside to find the first guy I had been talking to. I told him I was enjoying our conversation and was sorry for the interruption. At that point I could tell he had been thinking about what I had said inside before and told him about God's love and that God can give him a clean heart, forgiving our sins and wash us white as snow (see Psalm 51), casting our sins as far as the east is from the west (see Psalm 103:8-13). Before he left I made sure to give him a gospel tract and told him that God loves him and I be praying for him.

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Neighborhood Ice Cream Social

Last week we had a neighborhood ice cream social in our drive way. It was so simple, so much fun and a great way to meet more of our neighbors. I highly recommend it. Sorry I was having too much fun to get any pictures but some of the kids on our block really got into the ice cream. The whole night was a huge success!

Vacation, All We Ever Wanted

Tim, Coco and I got to go to the Coast and the Redwoods a few weeks ago and it was great. We got to see beautiful forests like this...


drive through a tree like this ...



see a canyon wall covered in ferns like this...



play on the beach like this...



we even saw a large herd of elk, like this...



It was so nice to get away. And speaking of vacations, I also posted an album on the sidebar of some of our pictures from Israel. We took hundreds and hundreds of pictures so the ones posted are just a few from such an amazing trip to the Holy Land. Enjoy.

Welcome

So Tim and I have made the decision to cancel our myspace and facebook accounts but we still wanted to be able to keep in contact with our friends. Thanks for checking out our family blog. Tim and I will try to keep it updated regularly. Be patient as I transfer over stuff from our old (not as good) blog. Check back often for new updates!

Thursday Night Farmers Market

I had another awesome time down at our local Thursday Night Farmers Market. I met up with Jon Talley and Gary Jacques. I had felt last week I was not very fruitful and only gave out about 200 or so gospel tracks. The enemy whispered to me that people where just going to throw them away.

This is something that I have learned that when we are not witnessing the enemy will tell us not to because we don't know enough or are not really good at it in the first place. Then when we are witnessing the enemy will tell us to stop because we are not really making a difference and we should go back to being a cozy Christian.

So I stood purposely next to two large trash cans and handed out more than 400 gospel tracks with only 2 rejections in the trash. So 0.5% didn't want it and threw a tract away and 99.5% did, I consider those very good odds. Most people wont event hand out a tract because they are afraid of rejection or say it just doesn't work. How do you know unless you try?

I also had more than several great conversations and remember that the face of the lie the enemy tells us is all about pride, this is because we don't want anyone to think badly of us. So step out side of your comfort zone and you will step right into God's. Please put your trust in the Lord, he will always amaze you!.

July 2009

Here is a fascinating thing about Mark 16:15. The original Greek meaning of "Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" opens up some interesting thoughts. The word for "go" is very captivating. It is poreuomai, meaning "go". The word "all" also carries with it gripping connotations. It is hapas, and actually means "all".

And if that doesn't rivet you, look closely at the word "every". It is pas, and literally means "every". So when Jesus commanded us, "Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature", to be true and faithful to the original text, what He was actually saying was, "Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature". We are so fortunate to have access to knowledge like this.

I also had another awesome time down at our local Thursday Night Farmers Market. I met up with Jon Talley and Gary Jacques. I had felt last week I was not very fruitful and only gave out about 200 or so gospel tracks. The enemy whispered to me that people where just going to throw them away.

This is something that I have learned that when we are not witnessing the enemy will tell us not to because we don't know enough or are not really good at it in the first place. Then when we are witnessing the enemy will tell us to stop because we are not really making a difference and we should go back to being a cozy Christian.

So I stood purposely next to two large trash cans and handed out more than 400 gospel tracks with only 2 rejections in the trash. So 0.5% didn't want it and threw a tract away and 99.5% did, I consider those very good odds. Most people wont event hand out a tract because they are afraid of rejection or say it just doesn't work. How do you know unless you try?

I also had more than several great conversations and remember that the face of the lie the enemy tells us is all about pride, this is because we don't want anyone to think badly of us. So step out side of your comfort zone and you will step right into God's. Please put your trust in the Lord, he will always amaze you!.

Also a side note I send out text messages to my friends and one of them had switched phones numbers. However a guy that I had texted some Bible verses too and had mentioned some upcoming events at church came to church looking for me and wanted to talk about Jesus. Please pray for him and his wife. You just never know how God will use you to impact others.

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Witnessing Downtown at Lunch

I got to go downtown again on my lunch break and got to talk to a guy who works at the Orland Farm Sanctuary with all different kinds of animals raised on today's industrialized farms that are abused from what they call factory farming. He was not sure what happens when we die, and said that he will find out when he gets there.

I got to share with him about the Bible, Christianity and Jesus Christ. He was very interested and there were a lot of things that he didn't know about. Like he didn't know that we could be saved and what that really meant. It was really an awesome conversation to talk about being secured in Jesus and knowing that we can be in Heaven.

I also got to talk to some Spanish speaking guys at the Jesus Center who were talking about Michael Jackson's death and wanted to know how he died. I told them he had died of a heart attack. If you haven't heard about Michael Jackson's death your living under a rock. The man I had met before I got to encourage again and hand him the Gospel of John to take home and read.

June 2009

I got to go downtown again on my lunch break and got to talk to a guy who works at the Orland Farm Sanctuary with all different kinds of animals raised on today's industrialized farms that are abused from what they call factory farming. He was not sure what happens when we die, and said that he will find out when he gets there.

I got to share with him about the Bible, Christianity and Jesus Christ. He was very interested and there were a lot of things that he didn't know about. Like he didn't know that we could be saved and what that really meant. It was really an awesome conversation to talk about being secured in Jesus and knowing that we can be in Heaven.

One way to explain our relationship to God is to consider civil law. Imagine a man who has been charged with raping and murdering a woman. He says to himself, "She was just a prostitute, and I'm basically a good person, so the judge will not doubt be lenient with me...I should be out of the courtroom in no time." He is deluding himself because he doesn't see the serious nature of the crime.

As you talk to unbelievers, you will hear them demean the serious nature of sin. In their mind, bearing false witness is simply telling fibs and "white lies"...theft is trivialized...lust is "natural"...adultery is merely an "affair". They need to be made to tremble before God's Law, or they will never appreciate the beauty of the gospel. They need to hear the Law's judgment for their offenses-death and damnation-or they will not turn from their sin and trust the Savior.

Also got to talk to a guy who is a Sergeant in the United States Army and recruiting in town. He had been in the army for about 6 years, was from Washington where his wife is still at. He had been sent to Afghanistan after 9/11 for a couple of years, and got to see some live action. He told me he had seen the face of death by watching people around him die, and has seen bullets fly near him. He has experienced the fear of death, not of combat but of the loss of life. He said that he believes that we get a choice of what or where we want to go, once we die.

I was able to share about how we get the choice here and now, and not then and there. I got to share with him about what I believe and why I believe it, and how I'm secure in knowing that when I do die I know that I'm going to heaven. Remember when people ask you what you believe in they also want to know why you believe what you do. I also got to thank him for his service to our country, and was able to tell him that I'll be praying for him and his wife as well. Remember to thank our men and woman in uniform we owe them a lot for our freedom.

I was with my church at the Jesus Center (they offer hospitably in the name of Jesus) again. The Jesus Center is a place where people can come and get food and clothes and God's Word. I had such a blast and was able to share with 4 people, 1 who I had talked with before a previous time.

I got to talk to some Spanish speaking guys talking about Michael Jackson's death and wanted to know how he died. I told them he had died of a heart attack. If you haven't heard about Michael Jackson's death your living under a rock. The man I had met before I got to encourage again and hand him the Gospel of John to take home and read.

I also got to talk to a Native American lady who is looking for work and a good church to join. We had a good time talking and got to talk about reincarnation and the truth of Jesus Christ. She shared her concerns about modern church today. You see the same divisions present in Americas Church took place among Indians before the settlers came.

One of my brothers in Christ at the Jesus Center was talking to this guy who came to serve who was new. So we invited him to church, and he was excited to come and learn the scriptures. Isn't it great to know that this kind of witnessing doesn't work? Be bold and speak the truth in Love, if you do run into Christians, encourage them to read there Bible, and obey what they read, and to pray daily as well.

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Witnessing at the Downtown Plaza at Lunch

Met up with Raymond at the downtown plaza and we prayed together before stepping out in faith. I got to talk with a guy who is a believer in Jesus. He is out of work and looking for a job. He still has some personal struggles and temptations and allowed me to pray for him. We had an awesome talk about the Bible, the Gospel, and I got to give him a tract, and share my personal testimony about how Jesus has changed my life.

Before in our conversation he had said that he didn't have a pocket Bible, so I asked if I could get him one. Well I didn't have one on me or even in my car, but found a recovery Bible at a local bookstore downtown. When I gave it to him he was so thankful, and had said that he had one of these before but not as small as this one. Remember to do crazy things like buy Bibles for people we don't even know, it impacts people and can change there lives. What a wonderful day I had.

May 2009

Met up with a a friend named Raymond at the downtown plaza and we prayed together before stepping out in faith. I got to talk with a guy who is a believer in Jesus. He is out of work and looking for a job. He still has some personal struggles and temptations and allowed me to pray for him. We had an awesome talk about the Bible, the Gospel, and I got to give him a tract, and share my personal testimony about how Jesus has changed my life.

Before in our conversation he had said that he didn't have a pocket Bible, so I asked if I could get him one. Well I didn't have one on me or even in my car, but found a recovery Bible at a local bookstore downtown. When I gave it to him he was so thankful, and had said that he had one of these before but not as small as this one. Remember to do crazy things like buy Bibles for people we don't even know, it impacts people and can change there lives. What a wonderful day I had.

Well I went downtown again and had an awesome time at night. I got to hand out about 200 tracks and had 5 short but good conversations with people. One which I attends church and was able to encourage. However near the end of the night, I met some resistance by a so called believer who claimed to be a prophet. He has a lot of anger towards the Lord and people who encourage him to read his Bible. At one point when he was yelling at me I thought he was gonna hit me.

Matthew 5:44 says, "But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you". How we encounter people is so important when we witness to them, because it is the whole package. The words we use, how we speak, non verbal communication, etc. How we encounter them speaks volumes to them, and our words are the overflow of our heart.

Thanks be to our Awesome God, he took care of me and I had an awesome group of Christians praying right behind me (my wife Anna, and Josh and Tanya Allen). I've heard it said that when you toss a rock into a pack of wolves the one who yelps the loudest is the one who is hurt. This guy is misguided in his beliefs and is believing in a false doctrine, please pray for him to see the truth and the love of Jesus. I thank God that the day before when I encouraged a believer to read his Bible he allowed me to buy him a recovery Bible, and almost cried thanking me. We serve an Awesome God!

I had another great time at the downtown market and passed out about 400 tracks and had a few conversations. I learned this week to wait on the Lord, and ask Him for His strength and to fill me with His Holy Spirit many times. Pray that the message is getting into the right hands. I have seen people pass a tract to another person in there group and even have had many people run back up to me asking for more.

How can we keep the best thing that happened to us, only to ourselves? And that guy who claimed to be a prophet of God but didn't like to read his word, should be an example to us that we need to out witness people like him. Remember there are strangers all around you. Don't let them get away!

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Our Home Improvement Project

So after our house closed on my birthday (yay!) the home improvement projects began. We have all the major changes done now. Tim painted the kitchen and a wall in the living room. I updated the window treatments and changed the theme of the kitchen to red and sunflowers. We love it! We also started a garden this year. I can't wait for next year when we can add more and the things we planted this year will be in full bloom. The bedroom isn't quite done yet. I'm having a hard time finding good valences. I'll add those pictures when they are ready! We are so excited to be home owners. See our before and after pictures in the sidebar!

Witnessing at the Jesus Center

Our church planed to be down at the Jesus Center (they offer hospitably in the name of Jesus) and I knew this was for me too. The Jesus Center is a place where people can come and get food and clothes and God's Word. It was early and I really don't like getting up before the sun does, however the Lord is not working on a time table. I had such a blast and was able to share with 5 people, 1 who I had talked with before a previous time.

I got to talk to one who believes in Jesus, but a friend has invited him to Jehovah Witness meetings where he is now going. I told him that the 144,000 is Israel and not the church, and he said that he thinks there are a few seats left in Heaven. We had a great talk about the Bible and I got to encourage him to read his Bible and talk to God.

I got to talk to a second guy who believes in reincarnation, but went to church before. He lost his son, and then went through a divorce. His heart is broken. I told him that I would be praying for him. Another guy I got to talk to also believes in Jesus but his wife of a very short time died. This left him very heart broken and upset with God. He is trying to fix the broken heart, but only Jesus can do that. We had an awesome talk.

Also down at the Jesus Center I talked to a guy who has an Islamic faith and grew up in Iran. We had a super cool talk about how the Qumran says our works will be put on a scale and how a sure way to get into Heaven is to die for the faith and in the process take others lives. He doesn't believe in that now. I told him about Jesus, and he said that Jesus could not forgive him because of his sin. We had a good conversation indeed.

Please pray for them, I was able to plant seeds, water some, and please pray as Jesus will do the rest. Step out for Jesus and be Bold!

April 2009

Jury Duty. But I got to tell people about what I believe and struck up several conversations at the county court house. Once I was selected to be on the Jury I knew God had plans for me to witness to some of the fellow Jurymen and Jurywoman and I was able to invite five people on my jury to our Church's Easter service. Most all the jurors were pretty receptive.

I had some great conversions and even had previously worked with one of the jurywoman so she got to see first hand how different I was now that I'm a Christian. Thank you Jesus! Please remember to make the most out of every opportunity. Remember you haven't "got" to go to jury duty, but you "get" to go to jury duty! The opportunity to plant seeds with the lost are all around us.

When I wasn't on Jury duty and had a day off I went downtown and had an interesting hour and half conversation talking to a man, which I could see his heart was broken and that the world had bruised him. I ask that you keep him in your prayers, as he has made up his mind that at this point he can't believe in something he cannot see and cannot believe in.

It breaks my heart to hear it but I know that the Lord can still work a change in him, and open up his heart to hear the truth and be drawn to God. He loves the things of this world too much right now but I pray that he will see the path he is heading down.

Then I meet up with Jim Culp and Jon Talley downtown. I got to talk to a guy and his friend who are looking for work. The guy has been to church but he is not sure what happens when we die. I was able to tell him about Jesus and he knows about Jesus but does not yet believe in Him. Pray his eyes will be open. It was a quick talk but they were thankful.

Then I got to talk to another guy (who told me he was named after 1900 prophet) who has been through a lot. He was working for local Home Health company about 10 years ago and saw a lot of death. He had also been in a bad car crash awhile back on highway 20 and has never looked at life the same. We got to talk about Eternity real fast and shared the Gospel with him. He has been able to see Christians who don't act like it, and I apologized to him that they misrepresented the faith. He believes in God but needs more proof of the Bible. Pray for him to see the Truth!

Another time when I didn't have jury duty which lasted two weeks, I went downtown. I had a really good conversation with a guy who did not want to talk about anything spiritual at all. Not the same guy that I met before, however after 20 minutes later he had all kinds of questions for me. We had a good time talking, but pray for him as he loves the things of this world too much right now.

I also got to talk to another guy, who had actually talked to my friend Jon before. This guy had been to church before but been burned. I apologized for those who misrepresented Jesus. We then had a great talk about Eternity and the Bible. Remember people not everyone who calls themselves a Christian is really one (see Matthew 7:16 "You shall know them by their fruits.")

The Lord has been working on my heart and I've been going downtown to our local Farmers Market downtown. I gave out about 40 tracks and had 4 really good conversations, I was really nervous but thank God he still used me. God has chosen us reach the world through us. In fact, God uses our faithful (and sometimes fearful) efforts at evangelism to help us grow.

Through evangelizing we must commit ourselves to God in trust and we must be familiar with His Word. The more we know about God, the better our ability to answer the questions put before us. There are many other blessings associated with evangelizing, but the greatest I have experienced is the personal joy of seeing someone come into a relationship with Christ. And of course, Pray, Pray, and Pray.

Our church planed to be down at the Jesus Center (they offer hospitably in the name of Jesus) and I knew this was for me too. The Jesus Center is a place where people can come and get food and clothes and God's Word. It was early and I really don't like getting up before the sun does, however the Lord is not working on a time table. I had such a blast and was able to share with 5 people, 1 who I had talked with before a previous time.

I got to talk to one who believes in Jesus, but a friend has invited him to Jehovah Witness meetings where he is now going. I told him that the 144,000 is Israel and not the church, and he said that he thinks there are a few seats left in Heaven. We had a great talk about the Bible and I got to encourage him to read his Bible and talk to God.

I got to talk to a second guy who believes in reincarnation, but went to church before. He lost his son, and then went through a divorce. His heart is broken. I told him that I would be praying for him. Another guy I got to talk to also believes in Jesus but his wife of a very short time died. This left him very heart broken and upset with God. He is trying to fix the broken heart, but only Jesus can do that. We had an awesome talk.

Also down at the Jesus Center I talked to a guy who has an Islamic faith and grew up in Iran. We had a super cool talk about how the Qumran says our works will be put on a scale and how a sure way to get into Heaven is to die for the faith and in the process take others lives. He doesn't believe in that now. I told him about Jesus, and he said that Jesus could not forgive him because of his sin. We had a good conversation indeed.

Also my wife Anna and I got to give a ride to the last guy and we drove him up to Forest Ranch who we had met before. He is a believer and was in the Jesus Movement in the 70s. Got to encourage him and share with him. He is sharing with the downcast about Jesus. A cool guy who is out there for God.

The Gospel was shared with each person and I leave out there names for respect (although both God and I know there names). Please pray for them, I was able to plant seeds, water some, and please pray as Jesus will do the rest. Step out for Jesus and be Bold!

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Downtown Plazza at Lunch - teacher from Brazil

So, I thought that I was going to be "Bold For Jesus" and go downtown with my friend Jon Talley, however the Lord had different plans. Oh, I still went down town and talked to people about Jesus, only I was being "Bold With Jesus". From the moment I sat down with a man who the Lord had already been working on his heart. Please pray for divine appointments and to God for people before we talk to people about our God. And remember we are to have conversations with people about Jesus not presentations.

He was a teacher from Brazil and just got his working visa because his friends invited to America. We talked about how nice the day is and then about our jobs for a little bit. Since he is a teacher looking for a job I asked him what he thought about the school shootings and so we talked about that for a bit. I then asked him what he thought happened to those people, did they just walk off the face of the earth are did they go somewhere.

We talked about what is on the other side of this life and how do we get to a place better than this. We then talked about the Ten Commandments and how no one can keep them, and about how we cannot erase our past. But I was able to tell Him about Jesus, and what he did for us, and how we can be with him after this life. By the end of the conversation he asked me if I needed to get back to work, and I told him that I would. Be willing to go the extra mile it means so much to people for them to see that you care.

I told him that I was there to talk to him about my faith and what I believe in because God told me go and talk to him. He was very surprised and told me that I wasted my lunch break on him, and I so disagreed. You will want to make sure in heaven that there are some strangers (although they will be strangers no more) that will thank you for taking the time to share with them what Jesus did for them. We serve an Amazing God! Don't be afraid to step out in faith.

Our New House

Escrow closed today, the day after my 25th birthday! Tim and I are now proud owners of a brand new solar powered home! Thanks Chris Corbitt for directing us this way. And praise and Thanksgiving to God for leading Chris to think of us and letting everything work out! We are looking forward to home improvement projects to make the new place our own. Stay tuned for updates!

March 2009

So, I thought that I was going to be "Bold For Jesus" and go downtown with my friend Jon Talley, however the Lord had different plans. Oh, I still went down town and talked to people about Jesus, only I was being "Bold With Jesus". From the moment I sat down with a man who the Lord had already been working on his heart. Please pray for divine appointments and to God for people before we talk to people about our God. And remember we are to have conversations with people about Jesus not presentations.

He was a teacher from Brazil and just got his working visa because his friends invited to America. We talked about how nice the day is and then about our jobs for a little bit. Since he is a teacher looking for a job I asked him what he thought about the school shootings and so we talked about that for a bit. I then asked him what he thought happened to those people, did they just walk off the face of the earth are did they go somewhere.

From using that we begin to talk about good and evil, heaven and hell, life and death, and the Bible and about Jesus. He had said that he grew up somewhat in the church but His mom is still very religious as is his brother. He said that he didn't like them forcing their beliefs on him and that it should be a choice and not pushed on people. I agree totally, however we continued to talk for over an hour on my lunch break. Please remember if your going to shove Jesus down someones throat please don't share him at all.

We talked about what is on the other side of this life and how do we get to a place better than this. We then talked about the Ten Commandments and how no one can keep them, and about how we cannot erase our past. But I was able to tell Him about Jesus, and what he did for us, and how we can be with him after this life. By the end of the conversation he asked me if I needed to get back to work, and I told him that I would. Be willing to go the extra mile it means so much to people for them to see that you care.

I told him that I was there to talk to him about my faith and what I believe in because God told me go and talk to him. He was very surprised and told me that I wasted my lunch break on him, and I so disagreed. I handed him a tract with more information and we talked about churches and he asked me where I go in town, so I also gave him a card with our church information as well. I could tell he had been thinking of checking out a local church but just didn't know of any good ones.

As I was leaving he said that if he was to share this with his mom that she would be too happy. You see he told me that his mom has been praying for him to go to church and this would be an answer to her prayers if he decided to go to church. I could see that he was now thinking about what we had talked and about what Jesus did for him. Please remember just because we go to church does not make us saved. Only the blood of Jesus can wash us white as snow.

Remember folks that every friend you have today began as a stranger. If you are married, there was a time that your spouse was a total stranger. Just think: you actually married a total stranger. You will want to make sure in heaven that there are some strangers (although they will be strangers no more) that will thank you for taking the time to share with them what Jesus did for them. We serve an Amazing God! Don't be afraid to step out in faith.

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

February 2009

As I was doing some yard work in the front of my house two people approached me. They were going around and talking about water or such subjects that were of interest to people. I asked them if they knew about the water walk (supports building wells in places like Africa) in Bidwell Park this year but they switched subjects.

The guy said that they were sharing their beliefs with people and I told him that's really cool. So we had about a 10 to 15 minute calm discussion on the Bible, Jesus, and our Beliefs. Remember it's important to be real with people and hear them out.

I told them that I was a Christian and that I believe that Jesus died on the cross and on the third day rose again. And that he paid for all of our sins and is coming back again one day. The guy told me that he believed that Jesus died and paid the price for our sins, but he also said that faith without works is dead, and wanted to show me some scriptures. I could tell we where going to have an interesting conversation. Please remember it's important to take our time when we talk with people about Jesus.

Ah...I said you mean James chapter 2 where it talks about Faith and Works. The guy said yeah that's the section and asked my thoughts (see James 2:20). I told him that I think faith is like the root of what I believe and works are the fruit. And that we are not saved by our works (see Ephesians 2:8-9), just like the man that died next to Jesus on the cross.

He said "today you will be with me in paradise" and so the man only believed and Jesus never told him to get off his cross and do some works to be with him in paradise (see Luke 23:43 ). I do believe that man next to Jesus on the cross saw his sins upon Jesus and that he had sinned against a Holy God and at that point repented and trusted in Jesus.

The guy then asked me if I thought works were something we should be doing. I told him that while works are good, they are more of a heartfelt response to what Jesus did for us and it allows us to grow closer to Him. And that one day we will be in heaven with Jesus. To that The guy asked what I thought we would be doing in Heaven.

I said I really didn't know but I do know that we will be worshiping God and He will be our only source of light as scriptures tell us and all we need (see Revelation 21:23). Please remember we have a concern for other peoples soul and share the truth in love.

The guy said that even the disciples where commanded to go into the entire world and preach the gospel (see Matthew 28:19-20), however I could tell we had some different thoughts on what the Gospel is. So, I pointed out again and again that I believe that the gospel is simply this "that Jesus died on the cross, rose again on the third day, was seen by more than 500 people and will be coming back again and those who believe in him will join him in Heaven". It's time we rise up church and go into the entire world and preach the gospel.

From there the discussion we were having went into Heaven, Hell, and our fallen state of sin. The guy talked about how Adam and Eve messed it all up for the rest of us. I told him that if I were in Adams shoes I probably would have done the same thing and it would have been just a matter of time.

The guy then talked about hell and Shiloh which is the grave of man where people go when they die and is really just 6 feet below the ground. To that I replied that I didn't really know much about that but knew that when Jesus died on the cross he lead the captives free, which means he took home Abraham and his descendants and led them to Heaven. Remember it's okay to admit that we don't know, because we don't know everything.

At that point I was really interested in which church they were from and asked "So which local church are you from?" and the guy replied we are Jehovah Witness. (Oh, I thought how wonderful, my pastor just talked about Revelation and how Jehovah Witness believe that they are the 144,000 and them alone.)

So I asked "What do you think about the 144,000 mentioned in Rev. 7 and 14?". The guy said that he believed that we need to take Revelation figuratively and not literally. I told him I thought different and believe that the 144,000 is Israel and not the church as he has stated. And that I think it's Israel because the Bible says it's Israel and even list's out 12,000 for each of the 12 tribes.

To that the guy said that he thinks not everyone is going to Heaven. I agreed but once again we had a different view on God's standard and his Holiness. However I told the guy (and the girl standing next to him quietly) that Jesus died on the cross for us all and not just for a chosen 144,000 only.

I told him that I think the Bible would say something like the 144,000 is like the people of Israel or like the church if that's what it was trying to say. I told him that just as Jesus marks his followers in Revelation, Ephesians talks about how we are sealed with the Holy Spirit that the anti-Christ will also seal his own (see Ephesians 1:13-14).

We discussed about what and who the anti-Christ is and I told him that there can be more than one of them and that one day the last one will sit on the throne in the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem and declare that he is god.

I also told him that I believe that Jesus is throughout the Bible, and even in Genesis it mentions the trinity about how it says "come let us make man in our image" (see Genesis 1:26-27) and in the beginning of the Bible it talks about the spirit hovering above the waters (see Genesis 1:2). Please remember it's important to talk about truth and to do so in love.

The guy said that he's not sure about the trinity and that even Jesus prayed to the Father but wouldn't need to if they were really one. To that I replied honest that I didn't fully understand the trinity and that I'm glad I can't put God in a box where I can figure out how it all works and that I'm okay with believing that the three are one.

The guy said that he thought Jesus came from the Lord. And I told Him that I believe that Jesus was God incarnate and had a perfect relationship with the father. Also that when we die we are absent from the body and present with the Lord (see 2 Corinthians 5:6-8).

At that point I think the guy did not want to talk further and thanked me for taking a moment of my time. I said no problem and shook their hands and got to know their names at that point. The guy asked if I would be interested in further discusses and be around next week. I said that I' am and will be around the same time on the weekends.

As they were about to leave I asked if I could pray for them, and that's when the guy told me "No, I'm sorry but we can't do that, that they could pray for me but now allow me to pray for them". So I told him that I would be praying for them anyways. So then they went on their way.

Right then I begin to pray as they walked down the street and later came inside to do some research into what Jehovah Witness believe and I couldn't believe how the Lord led me to share exactly what the main differences we had on Bible, Jesus, and our Beliefs.

(I found out that we differed on the following: the trinity, man's soul once he dies, if hell is real, who are the 144,000, about salvation such as grace vs. works, and that Jesus was crucified on a cross.) Please pray for them as I continue to think about them and pray for them now more than ever, and pray for me to continue to have boldness.

I also shared on what we have in common but couldn't believe that the Lord had just used even me. The previous night I was at a Church men's dinner and we read 2 Timothy 4 about being ready in season and out of season (see 2 Timothy 4:2).

Wow, this event has really caused me to see the need to share the true Gospel, and to become more bold in sharing my faith in Jesus Christ with others. Thank you Lord for allowing me to share your word and your truth in Love!

Please pray for me as I'm wanting to be more bold for Jesus, and out-witness these people. Also this month I met a new friend named Jon Talley who introduced me to a book called "One Thing You Can't Do in Heaven" by Mark Cahill. Awesome book! (check out www.markcahill.org)

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter