How did it all start?

Recently I have received emails wondering how I overcame my fear to evangelize plus how I got involved with The Way of the Master. I thought I would share a portion with you too:

When I got saved, I was immediately caught up into a zeal for God and a passion for His glory. Evangelism was the by product of knowing that many of my friends and family did not know Jesus as Lord and Savior. The inevitable judgment for the lost, in Hell, broke my heart! I began involvement in evangelism with my local church doing outreaches, door to door evangelism, and other forms of reaching the lost all were part of my walk with God at an early age. I was preaching the "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for you life" message. It was not until I was introduced to a street preacher at the Santa Monica Promenade in Los Angeles, California that my views on evangelism were radically altered.

It was under the preaching of Ray Comfort that my style of evangelism was changed forever particularly in the area of the role that the Law (the Ten Commandments) played in evangelism. I soon saw that God actually had specific laws which He had set up as the standard of righteousness and that we had broken specific rules from our Creator. Initially I was skeptical and pretty mad at this short little man with a funny mustache and catchy accent. I thought he was being mean. “How could he tell people they are going to hell?" I thought.

The way in which Ray spoke the Word of God with fire, conviction, and no compromise was shocking to me. I had never seen such a thing on the streets. So I continued to return to the Promenade, every Friday night--for years, actually.

Though at first I saw Ray as a man who was just being hard on people the more that I heard the message and considered the Scripture, the more I realized that what he was preaching was just Gospel truth. Then shortly after that someone gave me a message Hells Best Kept Secret and that changed my life forever. That was almost 10 years ago.

So how have I overcome my fears? Just thinking about the lost going to Hell, wakes me up out of my slumber. Plus, having watched just about every DVD that Ray has available and read every book has really equipped me to share my faith. Also, I have found others that are bold in sharing their faith and teamed up with them to hit the streets.

Here's a great place where you can link up with churches that use The Way of the Master in their Evangelism: My Fishing Hole

So, when I get timid or if I'm fearful which still happens, I think of what Ray has said--it goes something like this, “If you could conquer your fear of man "problem" if someone gave you 100 dollars every time you shared your faith—how come you can’t overcome your fear of man "problem" for the love of God?!”