Shining Light: The Call to Evangelism and Compassion
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "We missed a moment to be the church. We missed a moment to speak into a young person's life." [02:53]
2. "It's our job to present Christ. It's the Holy spirit's job to reveal Christ. See, I'm not trying to talk you into something because if I can talk you into something, somebody can talk you out of something. I don't want that. I want you to have a genuine moment. I want it that you are changed and you come up and you know, you're changed and it has nothing to do with me or something or somebody, or it's, I want it to be the Holy spirit." [04:27]
3. "Wherever you're at at the moment is your mission field. Don't miss that moment." [29:16]
4. "Mission is never the next trip. Mission is where you're at at the moment. I'm telling you, if you're at Walmart, and you see somebody that can't pay for their food, you see a mom at the gas station, and she sends little Johnny in with $5 to get him to pay for gas, that's a good time to swipe your card, because $5 is only one gallon." [16:02]
5. "I don't judge nobody. I hear all kinds of stuff, what people go through. I don't say, you don't believe that. Oh, surely you don't believe that. No, I say, you know what? I don't say that. I just nurture them. Because I want to leave them better off than I found them." [22:06]
### Quotes for Members
1. "I began to pastor children. Matter of fact, the first time, the first ministry I really got involved in, we had Vacation Bible School. We had 54 kids. Me and my wife brought 37. I had them packed in that car. I had a pickup truck, man. I had them stacked like sardines. I said, we're going to church. And we got to church and man, we had a blast. Those kids loved it. And the pastor called me over to the side toward the end. He said, Joey says, you can't bring these kids back. I said, do what? All these kids lived about two miles from the church. He says, we don't have enough snacks. I said, we'll put it on my tab. I was a young believer. And I'm telling you, I was heartbroken because, and I had to take these kids home one by one and say, you know what? You can't come back. The last girl I dropped off, she cried and wept. She had her first baby at 16." [02:53]
2. "I got on a plane about three or four years ago and I wrote my little book. It was one seat on the plane. How many of you know, when you fly Southwest, if you get a seat beside you, that's your upgrade. That's my first class. And, uh, and I saw her coming down the aisle. I said, Oh Lord, please. I held my head down. I started calling. I started coughing, you know, please don't sit here. I'm real spiritual on the plane. But anyway, and lo and behold, she sat beside me and she was happy. I was like, Lord, I got one. I don't, don't talk to me. I'm, you know, but anyway, she said, I am so happy. I said, why are you happy?" [06:11]
3. "I met Edith and Fabian a couple weeks ago. And Fabian was in a bad way. He was strung out when I saw him. And I could have said, you're just a lowlife. Anyway, when did you snap out of it? I don't do nothing like that. I said, Fabian, what's going on? After he told his name, I started encouraging him. I said, can I pray with you? He said, yeah, but I could tell he was spaced out. As a matter of fact, when I came back through, he was laid out. I said, well, I probably just wasted five bucks there. Then another week passed. I saw him and his wife together. He said, hey, babe, this is the preacher. Come, come. And she come over. And I said, oh, thank you. And he said, oh, thank you. I still had his card. This was a week later. How many of you, if you're homeless, you're going to hang on to a card? Okay, you're down to a duffel bag, and you're hanging on to a card. And then another week passed, and I saw him at a bus stop. And, man, we had a great time. We prayed. There were some other kids there. We just had like a little revival at the bus stop. And then on a Sunday morning, I went through this park." [27:42]
4. "I had a bad day last year in November. November a year ago. November of some year. I don't know what a year was. And I had honestly quit. I said, Lord, I'm 60. These kids didn't keep listening to me. I heard the Holy Spirit say, Lord, you show up, they will. Okay. But I still quit. And I got home, and I had already just, I was done. I was just going to tell my support base, support somebody else, and I was going to Trader Joe's. And I got a phone call. I said, Joe, there's somebody looking for you. I'm I didn't do it. She said, there's a girl looking for you. She said, she remembers you when you were a kid. When she was a kid, you came to her neighborhood. Her name was Elena." [20:16]
5. "I bought an old school bus from Wayne Christian. They wanted $500 for it, and I didn't have $500. But some mackerel, some lady come by my house and she wrote me a check for $500. I'm like, who are you? I get it now, but as a young believer, I'm like, who are you? I painted that bus with 187. I painted that bus with 187 cans of spray paint. You want to see my neighbors riding by. They said, what are you? I said, man, I'm the modern day Partridge family. We're going to sing. We're going to dance. Man, I had all my neighbors talking." [18:11]
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1. "We missed a moment to be the church. We missed a moment to speak into a young person's life." [02:53]
2. "It's our job to present Christ. It's the Holy spirit's job to reveal Christ. See, I'm not trying to talk you into something because if I can talk you into something, somebody can talk you out of something. I don't want that. I want you to have a genuine moment. I want it that you are changed and you come up and you know, you're changed and it has nothing to do with me or something or somebody, or it's, I want it to be the Holy spirit." [04:27]
3. "Wherever you're at at the moment is your mission field. Don't miss that moment." [29:16]
4. "Mission is never the next trip. Mission is where you're at at the moment. I'm telling you, if you're at Walmart, and you see somebody that can't pay for their food, you see a mom at the gas station, and she sends little Johnny in with $5 to get him to pay for gas, that's a good time to swipe your card, because $5 is only one gallon." [16:02]
5. "I don't judge nobody. I hear all kinds of stuff, what people go through. I don't say, you don't believe that. Oh, surely you don't believe that. No, I say, you know what? I don't say that. I just nurture them. Because I want to leave them better off than I found them." [22:06]
### Quotes for Members
1. "I began to pastor children. Matter of fact, the first time, the first ministry I really got involved in, we had Vacation Bible School. We had 54 kids. Me and my wife brought 37. I had them packed in that car. I had a pickup truck, man. I had them stacked like sardines. I said, we're going to church. And we got to church and man, we had a blast. Those kids loved it. And the pastor called me over to the side toward the end. He said, Joey says, you can't bring these kids back. I said, do what? All these kids lived about two miles from the church. He says, we don't have enough snacks. I said, we'll put it on my tab. I was a young believer. And I'm telling you, I was heartbroken because, and I had to take these kids home one by one and say, you know what? You can't come back. The last girl I dropped off, she cried and wept. She had her first baby at 16." [02:53]
2. "I got on a plane about three or four years ago and I wrote my little book. It was one seat on the plane. How many of you know, when you fly Southwest, if you get a seat beside you, that's your upgrade. That's my first class. And, uh, and I saw her coming down the aisle. I said, Oh Lord, please. I held my head down. I started calling. I started coughing, you know, please don't sit here. I'm real spiritual on the plane. But anyway, and lo and behold, she sat beside me and she was happy. I was like, Lord, I got one. I don't, don't talk to me. I'm, you know, but anyway, she said, I am so happy. I said, why are you happy?" [06:11]
3. "I met Edith and Fabian a couple weeks ago. And Fabian was in a bad way. He was strung out when I saw him. And I could have said, you're just a lowlife. Anyway, when did you snap out of it? I don't do nothing like that. I said, Fabian, what's going on? After he told his name, I started encouraging him. I said, can I pray with you? He said, yeah, but I could tell he was spaced out. As a matter of fact, when I came back through, he was laid out. I said, well, I probably just wasted five bucks there. Then another week passed. I saw him and his wife together. He said, hey, babe, this is the preacher. Come, come. And she come over. And I said, oh, thank you. And he said, oh, thank you. I still had his card. This was a week later. How many of you, if you're homeless, you're going to hang on to a card? Okay, you're down to a duffel bag, and you're hanging on to a card. And then another week passed, and I saw him at a bus stop. And, man, we had a great time. We prayed. There were some other kids there. We just had like a little revival at the bus stop. And then on a Sunday morning, I went through this park." [27:42]
4. "I had a bad day last year in November. November a year ago. November of some year. I don't know what a year was. And I had honestly quit. I said, Lord, I'm 60. These kids didn't keep listening to me. I heard the Holy Spirit say, Lord, you show up, they will. Okay. But I still quit. And I got home, and I had already just, I was done. I was just going to tell my support base, support somebody else, and I was going to Trader Joe's. And I got a phone call. I said, Joe, there's somebody looking for you. I'm I didn't do it. She said, there's a girl looking for you. She said, she remembers you when you were a kid. When she was a kid, you came to her neighborhood. Her name was Elena." [20:16]
5. "I bought an old school bus from Wayne Christian. They wanted $500 for it, and I didn't have $500. But some mackerel, some lady come by my house and she wrote me a check for $500. I'm like, who are you? I get it now, but as a young believer, I'm like, who are you? I painted that bus with 187. I painted that bus with 187 cans of spray paint. You want to see my neighbors riding by. They said, what are you? I said, man, I'm the modern day Partridge family. We're going to sing. We're going to dance. Man, I had all my neighbors talking." [18:11]
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