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
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
