Open Air Preaching

Proverbs 1:20-21 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:  She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words... The Gospel Messenger Church is an open air preaching ministry dedicated to spreading the great news of Jesus Christ; his birth, death, and resurrection.  We preach repentance to God and Faith in Jesus Christ for remission of sin (Acts 2:38). We also proclaim that The Holy Bible is the Word of God and that it is error free. Our messages are a call to righteousness and a cry to abandon wickedness (Jeremiah 8:6) shouted aloud from the street corners of Atlanta and everywhere as the lord directs.

The Fellowship of the Unashamed

I am a part of the" Fellowship of the Unashamed."The die has been cast.I have stepped over the line.The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.I won't look back,let up,slow down,back away,or be still. My past is redeemed,my present makes sense,and my future is secure.I am finished and done with low living,sight walking,small planning,smooth knees,colorless dreams,chintzy giving,and dwarfed goals. I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity,postion,plaudits,or popularity.I now by presence,lean by faith,lift by prayer,and labor by power. My pace is set,my goal is Heaven.My road is narrow,my way rough,my companions are few,my Guide reliable,my mission clear.I cannot be bought,compromised,deterred,lured away,turned back,diluted or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,hesitate in the presence of adversity,negotiate at the table of an enemy,ponder at the pool of popularity,or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.I must go until Heaven returns,give until Idrop,preach until all know,and work until He comes." Iam not ashamed of the Gospel" Romans 1;16

In the Holy Bible it says to preach repentance and remission of sins in the name of Jesus Christ (luke 24;47).God be willing the gospelmessenger church will try to go to as many large events where the wicked gather and preach the gospel of Christ to them and to remind people "that God is angry with the wicked every day Psalm 7:11."And that they must believe,repent and be saved

nonbeliever view on being a Christian

FROM A NONBELIEVER." IF I FIRMLY BELIEVED,AS MILLIONS SAY THEY DO,THAT THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF RELIGION IN THIS LIFE INFLUENCES THE ETERNAL DESTINY OF OTHERS,THEN RELIGION WOULD MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME. I WOULD CAST AWAY EARTHLY ENJOYMENTS AS DROSS,EARTHLY CARES AS FOLLY,AND EARTHLY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AS VANITY.RELIGION WOULD BE MY FIRST WAKING THOUGHT AND MY LAST IMAGE BEFORE SLEEP SANK ME INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS. I WOULD LABOR IN ITS CAUSE ALONE. I WOULD TAKE TOUGHT FOR THE MORROW OF ETERNITY ALONE.I WOULD ESTEEM ONE SOUL GAINED FOR HEAVEN WORTH A LIFE OF SUFFERING.EARTHLY CONSEQUENCES WOULD NEVER STAY MY HAND NOR SEAL MY LIPS.EARTH ,JOYS AND GRIEFS,WOULD OCCUPY NO MOMENTS OF MY THOUGHTS.I WOULD STRIVE TO LOOK UPON ETERNITY ALONE AND ON THE IMMORTAL SOULS AROUND ME,SOON TO BE EVERLASTINGLY HAPPY OR EVERLASTINGLY MISERABLE.I WOULD FORTH TO THE WORLD AND PREACH IN SEASON AND OUT OF SEASON,AND MY TEXT WOULD BE,WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAINS THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSES HIS OWN SOUL?

CHANGED LIVES

7/14/11 BROTHER BOB AND I WENT TO THE COBB COUNTY COURT HOUSE TO WITNESS ABOUT JESUS CHRIST AND ENDED UP PRAYING WITH 4 PEOPLE TO RECIEVE JESUS AS THEIR LORD .GLORY BE TO GOD!!!.

how to be saved

How to be saved -- Why does man need to be saved?How to be saved is the most important quest of any human life. This quest begins when a man or woman first realizes their true state before a holy God. The intimate and sweet fellowship that the Father longed for with man, the crown of His creation, was lost when Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s commandment in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve sinned they lost their right to eat of the tree of life which would have enabled them to live forever. They were expelled from the garden and as such denied the loving relationship that God desired to have with them. Their sinful state made them unfit to linger in the presence of God. Far from being a minor event, this Fall and expulsion of man was the cataclysmic turning point of history and set humanity on a descent which continues to this day. Man without God makes his own plans, follows his own counsels and lives by his own rules. Nevertheless, because man was created for fellowship with God, there remains a dissatisfaction and longing within man that can only be fulfilled by God Himself. As man is now hopelessly decadent and God is perfectly holy, there exists the need for God and man to be reconciled so that the fellowship may be restored.
How to be saved -- What has God provided for man’s salvation?How to be saved has been outlined for every man in the preaching of the Gospel. The Gospel is the good news about Jesus Christ. “For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. . .” (2 Corinthians 5:19). God, fully knowing that man would fall, provided a means of reconciliation for man; He knew that there was nothing that a man could do to make mankind acceptable to God. God sent Jesus Christ, who provided restoration for man with God by giving His own life, shedding His own blood. There was no other way to eradicate the effect of sin except by blood. “. . .Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins” (Hebrews 9:22). This shedding of blood indicated that the penalty for sin had been paid; a life had been sacrificed for the lives of all who have sinned. Jesus Christ’s willing submission to the massacre on the cross paid the price for our sins and affected the means of reconciliation. “Because one person disobeyed God, many people became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many people will be made right in God's sight” (Romans 5:19).
How to be saved -- What must a man do to be saved?How to be saved is within the reach of every human being on the face of the earth. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, He provided salvation for all. “‘And when I am lifted up on the cross, I will draw everyone to myself.’ He said this to indicate how he was going to die” (John 12:32-33). Salvation has been provided; it now must be accepted. Once a man or woman recognizes the need for salvation and realizes that God has provided for their salvation through Jesus Christ, he or she must go on to embrace it. Salvation is simply a process of confessing and believing. A man must confess that Jesus is Lord, which signifies his realization that Christ must have full rule over his life with all of His righteous requirements. This confession of Christ as Lord also assumes that it is Christ who will work and fulfill His own righteousness within man. Next, he must believe that God has raised Jesus Christ from the dead. This belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus carries with it the realization that the penalty has been paid for sin and power is provided for man to live a life free from sin. Thus man’s relationship to God is restored. “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. As the Bible tells us, “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved” (Romans 10:9-11). Do you feel unworthy to “go to heaven”? Peace with God is within your reach.Do you understand that you are a sinner, and you believe that Jesus Christ came as the one and only Redeemer of sin? Are you ready to receive God’s gift of His Son, Jesus Christ? If so, believe in Christ, repent of your sins, and commit the rest of your life to Him as Lord:

YOU WILL BECOME WHAT YOU YOU DO

THE BIBLE WARNS US THAT WHATEVER YOU SOW YOU SHALL REAP.SEEDS TO THE FLESH OR SEEDS TO THE SPIRIT.ARE YOU BORN AGAIN? IF SO YOU MUST SOW SEEDS TO YOUR SPIRIT 1 PETER 1;23 STATES “THAT HAVING BEEN BORN AGAIN ,NOT OF CORRUPTIBLE SEED BUT INCORRUPTIBLE SEED,THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD .GAL 519-21)19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, the devil
KNOWS HOW TO PERVERT A SONG BUT SONGS ARE GOOD THE BIBLE TELLS US TOspeaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.(Ephesians 5:19)YOU SING THE SONGS OF THIS CULTURE YOU WILL BECAME THIS CULTURE.THE FRUITS OF FEEDING YOU SPIRIT WITH THE WORD OF GOD ARE( GALATIANS 5;22-23) the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.EMULATION IS TO BE BETTER OR EQUAL TO SOMEONE.IF YOU WANT CORN DON’T PLANT WATERMELON SEEDS DON’T BE DECIEVED TO SAY WHAT I WATCH AND LISTEN TO WON’T HURT ME! IT MAY DAMN YOUR SOUL TO HELL BEWARE FRIEND.

THE MAKING OF A STREET PREACHERThis is my story on how I went from being a drunken dope smoker, fornicator, liar, reviler, rock and roll freak, deceived Roman Catholic and general dirt bag sinner to being a Jesus loving ,devil shoving ,Bible toting, scripture quoting, Holy Ghost filled, open air preacher. It easy after I let go and let God run things. Let me take you back to BC –( Before Christ).I was raised by violent parents who suffered with alcoholism and with each other. My early years were so bad that I stuttered because of the abuse of my mother. I commented from time to time that I would have been better off raised by wolves because at least I would know how to hunt (ha-ha). I spent most of my life thinking I was 10 feet tall and bullet proof. Then in 1995 a vein inside my head started to leak and as quick as you can say aneurysm or stroke, I was no longer 10 feet tall and bullet proof. My wife, Vickie, stood by me and to tell you about her grace and strength would be another entire story. After brain surgery I found myself scared for the first time in a long time. I went back to my telemarketing job. Yes, I was the guy who called you up on the phone to tell you how better your life would be with TV Guide and other magazines. After I got saved I could no longer lie to people on the phone. But God gave me another position in the same company in customer service. Praise the Lord!
And how did I get saved? While I was still in the hospital waiting to be transferred to a rehab center to learn how to walk again, my wife’s uncle came to visit me. The only thing I really remember is his advice that when I get out of rehab and back home to find a church to attend. Prior to my stroke we had gotten into the habit of only attending church 2 or 3 times a year. After my wife, two daughters and I returned to Marietta, GA, we started going to church at Open Bible Tabernacle. The pastor was Eugene Holder, a man of God. But I was still smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol. I was a total mess. But God spoke to me one day and told me how people were praying for me. He asked me why I wanted to hurt everyone. So I decided to quit going to church with the family. I was going to hide from God. My heart was so full of sin that I would not let my Jesus in. I call those my dark days. Then one Sunday I went to the evening service. I had every intention of not ever going back, but Jesus had other plans for me that night. When the altar call was made, I went down. I can’t remember why, but at that little country church I got filled with something better than booze, sex or drugs. Praise the Lord; I was filled with the Holy Ghost. Life from that moment on has been different. My wife knows what happened to the sinner who went to church that night and never came back. She has no complaints.I first started knocking on doors and inviting people to church service. Then one Sunday in 1996, a college campus preacher came to speak at our church. As I listened to his stories the Lord spoke to me and I did not run this time. He said to me that you can do what this man does - be a street preacher. Then this preacher issued an invitation to everyone to come join him at Little 5 Points in Atlanta, GA, a very, very tough part of town. I raised my hand and said, “I will go with you, preacher!” I was the only one in church who went the next Saturday. I had my first taste of hard core street preaching as I traveled to Atlanta with John Duncan and his wife, Ellen. I discovered every evil that I had heard about Little 5 Points was true and then some. From 1996 – 2000, I went everywhere passing out tracts and witnessing to everyone who would listen. I was even asked to speak at a church in Loganville, IN. But getting around was hard. The stroke left me legally blind, diabetic and walking with a limp. I also had a plate in my head and fluid on the brain. I could not drive, so I ride the bus to Atlanta which is about 40 miles round trip. No sweat! I was on a mission from God. I did this on the weekends while working during the week.
One day John Duncan told me I needed to meet his brother-in-law DCwho had a ministry in the projects of Atlanta. How weird because 3 months later who do you think I met at church – one of the best brothers a man could have DC He had this trailer ministry called JAM Street (Jesus and Me). Well this is becoming a book, so let me wind up the making of a street preacher. Bro. DC and I did JAM Street every weekend until the projects shut down. THAT ministry is another story about open air preaching.By the grace of God in 2002 I became a full time open air preacher. I have traveled with Brothers Ruben and DC to many different states to preach at various events. I have preached for four years at Mardi Gras and at three Super Bowls. Other places I have traveled to have been to Washington, DC on Easter day (Bush era) to protest again the homo protesters Family Pride at the White House, many different Bowl games, gay pride parades, sports events and rock concerts. I have seen hundreds of people come into repentance unto Christ over the years.
In closing I would like to thank those who have had a positive influence on my growth as a street preacher throughout the years: John Duncan, the late Eugene Holder,DC, Ruben Israel, Mark Cahill,Pastor Brooks, Chap and many others. Today I am a full time open air evangelist in Downtown Atlanta and I still do events, gay shame, rock concerts, etc. It is still a 40 mile a day mission trip, but it gives me time to talk to the other bus riders about Jesus or drop me a line at gospelmessengerchurch@gmail.com.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IT 'S BEEN 3 DAYS OF DIFFRENT KINDS OF CROWDS.AND THAT REQUIRES DIFFRENT WAYS TO PRESENT THE GOSPEL. ON THURSDAY I WENT DOWNTOWN AT MY REGULAR SPOT AT 730 AM AND STAYED DOWNTOWN FOR A FEW HOURS AND CAME BACK HOME ONLY TO LEAVE AGAIN THAT EVEING FOR THE GA DOME AND A FALCONS GAME.THE CROWDS WERE LARGE AND ROWDY.AND ON FRIDAY I WENT DOWNTOWN TO PREACH TO THE BLACK GAYS AND THE SCI-FI FANS AND FOUND OVER 300 OF THE SCI-FI FANS LINED UP OUTSIDE THE HYATT HOTEL WAITING TO GET CHECKED IN.IT WAS LIKE SHOOTING FISH IN A BARREL.AND AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR THE LINE STARTED TO MOVE AND WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER THAT .THEY WERE GONE AND THAT LEFT ME TO GO MIDTOWN AND TELL THE GOSPEL TO ANY BLACK HOMOSEXUALS THAT I MAY FIND AND I HAD SOME CONVERSTAIONS WITH A FEW.AND ON SATURDAY I WENT TO THE DRAGONCOM SCI-FI PARADE WITH OVER 3,500 PEOPLE IN THE PARADE.THE STREETS WERE PACKED WITH PEOPLE YELLING AND CHEERING FOR THEIR FAVORITE SCI-FI PERSON .HELLBOY HEARD THE GOSPEL AS WELL MOST OF THE STAR WARS PEOPLE.IT WAS CRAZY..MARK 16;15 SAYS PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE.AND THIS WAS DONE TODAY AS SOME CREATURE WHO LOOKED LIKE THE CAME THE DEEP PART OF SPACE. AND AT THIS EVENT THERE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO REJECTED THE HEARING OF THE GOSPEL.I'AM WORN OUT.GOD BLESS YOU AND PLEASE REPLY SO THAT I KNOW THAT GOT THIS REPORT AND HUNDREDS OF TRACTS WERE PASSED OUT OVER THE LAST 3 DAYS HERE IS LIST OF EVENTS THAT WERE EVANGELIZED BY ME

Black Gay Pride Events, Melia hotel, Midtown
DragonCon Parade, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Auburn Avenue (between Park Place and Peachtree

FALCONS FOOTBALL GAME