The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1963

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They open each of the little door a nd read the cripture. Cu ri osity aroused nother ign. 'Thi i out of thi world"' ha a box with a flaming blaze to picture hell and Rev. 20: 14-15 written there . Another .. ro one ha ever een in ide of thi ," a peanut in a box with the word ·· To one \.\ ill ee the in ide of Hea en unle born again' and the cripture John 3:3, 6. !\f ) r u ual que tion after a few re– mark i "'If you hould die tonight would 1 ·ou be ure of Heaven?" Then. ..Do you want to be ure?" ..D o 1·ou know tha t God want you to be ure?" ·'Do 1·ou have a n1om– ent to it down and re t and I 11 how 1·ou from your bible that you can be ure if you believe God. ' ( We deal with Ca tholic with the Doua) Ver ion of the Bible). Rest area On our lot, back of the igns are little table with tent like helter to protect from the un or rain and there. eated in the open around the table we deal with the inquirer. I fir t open up the truth of John : i 0 -i 3. Then let them know that m 1 1 greate t need is being sure and rea11}' ..belie\ 1 ing on the ame of the Son of God. · Then to allow the Holy Spirit the opportunity to con– vict of ·· in. rightou ne and judg- Page 8 , February 1963 • • • J"I 1111i</ttc 111i11i\·tr.v is l>c>i11~ ,111<l11c ·te,I i11 tl1c .\1111t/1crs. ()/11,,. t1r<1<t ,l11ri11~ 1/1e .\1t111111er 11t<J11t/1s t<> retie /1 fJf.'<Jt>le ,,·11/1 tl1e G<Jspel ,v/1,> ,·1.\it /<ttr\ /! ere Rev. A . .I . 1\f <lr\leller. fJ<1.\lc>r <>/ ,c;1r1,t/1er,· B<1/Jt1,t I'al,er11c1c le tell\· <1l1ot1I tl1i,· 111i111.,tr)'. /1,, ,,, it is <'<>r1- <l11c·tecl. 1!1e re\ttlts of v11cl1 lV<>rl(, c,s 11 1 e// c1s tl1e pr<>hle,11\' e11c·o1,11 - tcred. Tl10,1st111<ls <>/ people ,i,ill flock le> C(>1111t)' fair tlzro11g /1 0/1io tl1is 11111111er . Perl1aps t/1ese idea ca11 be 11 e(l h)' pastors or cl1tircl1 ,vorkers i11 of /1er ( 'OLtnl)' fair to ad var1 tage. J )\' "'. \\l ll r ' tlitl ii co111c frc 111? S > it is \Vhc11 ,ve are a\ akcnccJ t tl1c I I ull1 ll f J l c ll Hllll thi s Jrcscnl wickcLI \Vc1r Ill I hat ,vc l1avc 1 c ·r1 clcli, 1 crctl frcl111 a11ll tl1 c 1 leaven we have l1ec11 <.lclr,crccl tc1. tf, ,n w~ arc rca,ly t se ll ()lit l"><)(I V SO lll atl(I sr>irit tc.1 1-Jis l .. Ol'(lsl11r> f()l' life. Wl1c11 we (I(). l{o- 111a11" I()· 9. I 0. 11 is lrt1c. When nn one ,o calls t111on tl1 · nan1c of the I t)r(I, ir1 the nttilt1dc of the J>ttf1Jican, ""ho cr1c(l "( ,otl be 111crciftl1 to n1c a \tnncr" (10<.I a 11~vYcr~. Signs of re p e ntance Rcvicw1ng the Roman Road, U\ – L1all) by thi\ time there are \ign~ of repentance tow~1rd God and we a. k then1 by f a1 th to bel icve and re– ceive what God ha promi ed . They u ually pra}·. Many need help in prayer . Then having made the de– ci ion, we explain, r eceiving "J e<;u5 C'hri t a Lord" of our live save us • • • at t air • county e ment' - John 16:7-11. Mo t of u u e the Roman Road to Heaven a I call it. Rom. 3 : 10 23, 19. The rea on Rom. 5: 12 Rom. 6:23a. But Rom. 5:8. Explaining the death of Rom. 6: 23 picture to them alvary and the great Creator becoming our Savior pointing out that death He died wa hell (Rev. 20: 14-15). The death man mu t pay if we reject Jesu Chri t a Lord . Salvation is gift But Rom. 6: 23b salvation and ever1a ting life is a gift ince J e u paid for it all for pa t pre ent and future ins. There is only one way to receive a gift, Titus 3: 5 ~ John 1 : 12. A mo t gift come in a package, the gift the package thi gift come when we have the package we have in is Je us Christ the Lord. Ju t as sure a we have Jesus Chri t a our Lord we have the gift. God aid so. So what does it mean to re– ceive " J e us C hrist as Lord.' Explain what the name mean . To illustrate, I often u e "The lave bought by a new ma ter to be "et free.' When the truth dawn upon the lave that the new ma ter mean what he ay and his word i believed, the lave would throw him elf at the new ma ter ' feet and beg to be hi lave for life. Why? from the pe11alty of in. "Once for all · but we need to be aved daily from the power of sin. Therefore, we need to make ure He i Lord. or on the throne of our heart con– tinually. Thi mean Con ecration . God only u e con ecrated ves el . Therefore, if we are going to be ble ed fruitful faithful ervants of the Lord, there mu t be no uncon– f es ed in in our lives. John 2: 1; 1 :9· Rom. 6: 6 11-13 16; and know– ing Cor. 6: 19-20~ Eph. 5: 18 can be a living reality. Many of these con– vert came back bringing friends or relative and even from one year to another would bring friend to be aved. Literature dist ributed We gave out about 14,000 Salva– tion Bible and thou and of tract . Al o a go pel of John and follow-up tract to all convert . Thi year we had 509 deci ion for Chri t at the Canfield Mahoning County Fair and 150 deci ion at the Columbiana Street Fair. ( I had 150 deci ion my– elf). Phillip Sweeney' facilities are be– ing u ed at other fairs and he i avail– able . Hi addres i 1032 Center St. W . Warren, Ohio. HLay not up for your elf trea ure upon earth.' ' THE OH IO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST