Chronicles of a Fisher of men: Preaching at a Tent Crusade

Friday, November 13, 2009

Preaching at a Tent Crusade

Praise be to God!! A while ago whilst out preaching in our normal fishin' stream in Church Street, a professing believer passed by - an African man named Shadrack - who works in the Courts as a court translator. On that particular day he asked if he could translate for me as I was finishing the preaching session.

We spoke about the preaching of the Gospel and at that time he took down my cellular number and an informal invitation was mentioned to me to attend a prayer meeting at the courts. Nothing came of it.

Until now, I believe the time has now arrived by God's Sovereign Grace in that I was contacted in part last week by Shadrack to come and preach at a tent crusade being held in the Edendale / Dambuza Township - an extemely dark, spiritually dead area on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg - a rural area that has a high level of crime. The invitation has been extented and accepted as I surrender myself to God that His will be done no matter where we are to preach.

Tomorrow, Saturday November 14th, 2009 from 18H30 to 20H00 in Edendale / Dambuza Township (we don't know the exact site of the tent crusade) - Phillip and I will be going to 'Nineveh'. (Read the Book of Jonah)

Please keep us covered in prayer for God to be Glorified by the preaching of Repentance and the Gospel of salvation.

MISSION

The mission of this blog is to encourage Christians to be obedient to The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8) given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ and to Glorify our God by proclaiming the Law and the Gospel of Grace to the unsaved.

This blog is to give all praise and glory to the One and only True and Living God Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

I hope to be faithful "rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15b) in recording sound biblical doctrine and theology and that the posts are not to solicit personal praise, but to give rightful honour and glorious praise to all the victories belonging to our Lord and Saviour - King Jesus.

For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but to us which are saved it is the power of God. ~ 1 Corinthians 1:18

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumblingblock, and to the Greeks foolishness; But to them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. ~ 1 Corinthians 1:22-24

And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
~ Matthew 4:19

Let Down Your Nets
There is no exclusion put upon any tribe or clan, no classes are laid under ban, no individuals are exempted. Therefore, Church of Christ, by the love you bear to your crucified Master, by His wounds and death for you, and by His living love to you, seek out the lost and gather together the outcasts. You fishers of men, launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught. You sowers of holy seed, go abroad, and sow the untrodden wastes. You consecrated builders, break away from old foundations, and lay fresh groundwork for a larger temple for your God and King. Surely the Spirit of love in a church will suggest this.
Spurgeon Gold