tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34260133270002437532011-07-30T14:35:15.311-05:00But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. -Acts 24:14............they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether [what was preached] was true. -Acts 17:11Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-488615049485527052010-05-27T13:29:00.001-05:002010-05-27T13:30:32.487-05:00

Several new YouTube videos have been posted on our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheWay1711Lots of good conversations! Praise the Lord!

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John 3:3Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Acts 9:1-18Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-33099543914003424832010-03-03T10:41:00.008-06:002010-03-03T11:51:59.653-06:00

I hope you've been encouraged, challenged, and/or convicted when reading my posts about Mardi Gras. It truly was an awesome experience of fellowship, preaching, and trusting the Lord. More than anything, I hope my stories (which are really God's stories as told through a broken vessel - me), anyway, I hope these stories will stir a fire within you to go out and "seek and save that which is lost".

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-53035703166994198872010-03-02T08:17:00.019-06:002010-03-02T12:00:05.625-06:00

The rest of the week, all the preachers got up between 7-9am. We would each spend a little time on our own (or maybe with one or two others) doing our daily devotions. We would then get some breakfast, debrief for the day's events, and head out to contend with those who forsake His law.On the second day, I was caring some pretty heavy gear (remember, we pretty much packed for an all day event).

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So as I mentioned in my last post, I finally arrived in New Orleans after driving 19 hours, 1,200 miles, through 7 states, all with 5 other people I had never met before (and who were going to Mardi Gras to party). A street-preacher driving partiers to their party...you can't script that!!I departed from my new friends at the budget rental car return around noon on Friday. My preaching friends,

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Many of you know that I recently went on a trip to New Orleans to preach at the Mardi Gras event. Below is a "brief" summary of how this trip started out. What should have taken me a few hours of flight time to arrive in New Orleans, turned out to be quiet the event. Something that only God could orchestrate. It started out with me leaving the Duluth airport and arriving in the Twin Cities to

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This file was too big for email and YouTube didn't like the music for some reason, so I put the video on here so everyone could see just how blessed I am to have these kids!!

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This video is about 11 minutes long, please...take the time to listen to it. I got this video from a site I recently found called I'll Be Honest (http://www.illbehonest.com/index.php). I recommend checking this site out. It has a lot of encouraging, convicting, and challenging material on it. 2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-88527982380851108222009-05-09T13:56:00.007-05:002009-05-09T18:11:59.138-05:00

As I wrote in my last post, I made a sign for my girls to hold when we go out on the streets. We want our children to love and serve the Lord. One way to do this is to have them participate in sharing the Love of God reveled through Jesus Christ at a young age. As parents, we will never have this opportunity again - they are only 3 and 2 once! I do not want to regret not taking them out even

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-7652952696241046552009-05-07T14:02:00.003-05:002009-05-07T14:28:21.662-05:00

I was recently given a book titled The Heavenly Man (2003). This book is about a Chinese man, Brother Yun, who was born in 1958 and became a christian around the age of 10. The book is basically an autobiography of his life as a christian in communist China. One nice thing about the book is the dates of the accounts are not a thousand years old. Many, if not most, are within my life-time,

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We went out to the UMD campus today to pass out tracts and share the Gospel using banners. I decided to take my two daughters with me, ages 3 and 2 (almost 2). It was a great day with them as they were able to pass out many tracts and watch us share the Gospel with people. Upon leaving, my oldest daughter Amariah asked when I was going to make them a sign? They said they wanted to "hold a sign

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-81597642922261037722009-04-03T10:45:00.001-05:002009-04-03T13:19:19.402-05:00

Praise to our Great God and Savior, we don't deserve it but sometimes God shows us the fruit of our labor...for that I am thankful! Please read...I mentioned in a few blogs about a young man named "Tim". When I first met him on the streets a year ago he was a self-proclaimed satanist. When I first approached him he was very adamant that he wanted nothing to do with my "religious message". He even

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If you were to go back to my April 18th post you would read about a satanist I encountered on the streets. To make a long story short, on the above date I approached a young man, asked Him if I could talk to him but was declined. He said he and I had nothing in common, stating he was a self-proclaimed "satan worshiper". I left him alone only to be approached by him an hour later with this

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1 Corinthians 3:5-8 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase Recently this scripture has been brought to my mind over and over again. We as believers are nothing, only vessels our

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-5869472347491069072008-12-04T13:10:00.009-06:002008-12-04T16:02:15.458-06:00

Oh how I love when a sinner gets saved. What a glorious thing when a person repents and puts their faith in Jesus Christ. It always reminds me of when I got saved in that hotel room on the night of March 4, 2004. Nothing compares to knowing you are forgiven!A few months ago I received a phone call from one of the people who we fellowship with. His name is Michael. He has been very active in

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It's been a long while since I last posted anything. I have several postings I've been meaning to post but time has got the best of me. I was recently given a sermon by Paul Washer called "10 Indictments". I do not know if an audio is available but if you click this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7wzfvYkCW0 you will be able to watch the sermon on YouTube. It is a 2 hour sermon BUT WELL WORTH

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In today's churches (and social circles) we hear so much about God's love, mercy, and forgiveness. Although these characteristics about God are true, they are only half of the story. In fact, I would dare say those characteristics of God make very little sense if we do not understand (or know about) His wrath, anger, hate, and vengeance.Several years ago I came across a sermon by Johnathan

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The Duluth News Tribune printed two articles about this ministry. Both of the "articles" come from the READER'S VIEWS (opinion section). The articles follow.Article #1 Friday August 15, 2008RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS CHOSE WRONG PLACE FOR MESSAGEThousands of visitors lined up to enjoy the three replica sailing ships in the Twin Ports as part of the weekend Maritime Festival. Duluth could take a bow.But on

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It has been a long while since I last updated this blog. The last month or so has been very busy with ministry and life. We were trying to get out on the streets and attending the last of the summer events before the snow starts to fly here in Duluth...which by the way was this time last year!!We ended the summer preaching at the: Bayfront Blues Fest, Lake Superior Dragon Boat Races, and the Gay

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-48168739170030842262008-08-05T14:41:00.010-05:002008-08-05T15:20:16.896-05:00

We went down to Canal Park on Thursday to watch the Tall Ships come in. The crowd size just to watch the boats come in was insane. It was PACKED!We found a good place to stand that gave us access to a funnel area. Again, the people had to walk by us. Josh and I did some open air preaching as the crowds funneled past us.As the evening continued on, Tina and the girls joined up with us. Tina held

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We spent last weekend out in front of the DECC during Finn Fest. The theme of the day is that the majority of people thought we were protesting and/or against the Finnish people. We were assured by many that the "fins are probably the most christian people you'll meet."Ironically, we had many people upset with out message, some even flicking us off and/or swearing continually at us because of our

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-42472929868223214122008-07-21T14:58:00.006-05:002008-07-21T15:48:57.325-05:00

WOW, what an experience this past weekend! We spent all day (9am-5pm) Saturday and Sunday out at the Duluth Air Show. It was estimated that over 32,000 people attended the two day event...and most, if not all, of them had to walk past our signs. We arrived on Saturday having no clue what we were going to do, where we were going to go, and how it was going to all work out. We trusted in God, but

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We spent Saturday July 12 outside of the Bayfront Festival Park as the Reggae Fest was going on. Although there were hundreds of people that entered the gated area, we had very few conversations. We learned too late that our message should have been geared towards their beliefs, calling them to repentance, to turn to the TRUE God, and obey Jesus. Next year should be more fruitful because our

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We found ourselves on the sidewalks of Duluth the sidewalk days from July 9-11. It was a busy time, but the weather was not very cooperative. We did get out for two full days, but missed the last day. It seems the people were more interested in the material things of the world, than the preaching of the Gospel.We did have a few different encounters with the Police again. We came across the Potato

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On July 4th. We set up in front of the Bayfront Festival Park around 3ish. The first part of the day was spend in the Canal Park area. It was a LONG day to say the least. For the most part, the day started out pretty slow, with very little for conversations. There were literally thousands of people that passed by us and read our signs. We did have conversations here and there, but for the most

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Yesterday was a beautiful day, probably one of the (if not THE) nicest days of the year. Mild temps., little to no wind, and a small blanket of cloud cover to keep us from burning up. It was an exciting day because two new people came out with us. Rob Skutevik and Nick Olson. They've been wanting to get out with us for some time, but job and other priorities seemed to be hindering them. So to say

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This past weekend was a definite learning experience. There were literally thousands of people who stormed the city of Duluth for running, fun, and seemingly most of all drinking!We went out on Friday from 11am - 8:45 pm and Saturday from 8am - 8pm. It was a long and grueling weekend. At this point I don't have the time nor space to explain all of our encounters.Tina came out with us on Friday

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-72290755653343669662008-06-18T12:55:00.004-05:002008-06-18T13:27:15.850-05:00

It's been a long time since I last posted a recent update of our street ministry. I was gone on vacation visiting family, but Josh and a few others remained faithful and spent a few days on the streets preaching the Gospel of salvation.Yesterday was yet another day filled with many encounters. Josh, Steve, Val and Erik Larson came out to Canal Park from 4ish until 9:45.It started with the same

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-47757941673173333942008-05-29T12:37:00.005-05:002008-05-29T13:43:44.896-05:00

Well, I now have another revelation. Trying to update this blog is going to be a lot harder than I thought. With summer fast approaching and the weather beginning to warm up, we hope to be out on the streets nearly everyday. If our encounters last night are any indication of what the summer holds for us, then trying to relay the days events to you the reader will be next to impossible.Last night

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-45562894077226603482008-05-23T10:42:00.005-05:002008-05-23T12:41:52.024-05:00

I'm beginning to see that my posts, although different in wording, will often times be very similar in content. People's opinion towards our signs and/or message is becoming very similar. Some like it, others hate it, some reject it, others embrace it...but most are pretty indifferent to it. This mindset is actually helping me to rethink what needs to be put on our signs.I have been doing some

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-28296273060027004442008-05-15T14:56:00.002-05:002008-05-15T15:47:46.522-05:00

We went out yesterday evening from 3:30-8:30 down in the Canal Park area. It was an amazing "coincidence" that there just "happened" to be a scheduled air show in that area. So as the day progressed, the area around us was being flooded with people. Several hundred people were within reading distance of the sign. The day started relatively "slow" in that we did not get much, if any

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-71342081969739496162008-05-10T09:25:00.008-05:002008-05-12T13:31:28.332-05:00

FINALLY we got the chance to go out witnessing this week. It has been a hard week on me because MY plans kept being altered because our girls were sick. It's hard to not be selfish when YOU want something so bad. I know God had plans that were WAY more important than mine. Besides, one GREAT thing that happened this week was that Amariah has learned to say "YES" to everything rather than, "yeah",

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-70441977793105943612008-05-05T15:25:00.001-05:002008-05-05T15:26:29.925-05:00

Hey everyoneThe schedule is "set" (bar any changes - weather permitting) for this week:Wednesday: preaching/witnessing at UMD campus (location TBD)Thursday: preaching/witnessing in evening (3ish - whenever) at Canal Park/Marine MuseumFriday: preaching/witnessing location and time TBDSaturday: preaching/witnessing TBD (bring the family if down at Canal Park)We have designed and will be printing

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-66360395972580118972008-04-30T09:45:00.008-05:002008-04-30T13:16:08.716-05:00

Well, there has been a resolution in regards to the situation we encountered last Wednesday when we were asked to leave the Canal Park area by a federal employee of the Marine Museum (see last post for details). The last week I have been EXTREMELY busy contacting the City Engineer (basically she develops/lays out the street plans, right-of-ways, property ownership, etc), LT of the Duluth Police

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Yesterday found us outside enjoying the BEAUTIFUL day the Lord had made! It was sunny, 65 deg with a slight breeze. We started out at our usual location, the Holiday Center Bus Station on Superior St. We were very surprised how few people were on the streets since it was so nice out. Josh busted out his newly made hat, which brought A LOT of attention as we walked into our position. I made

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17127628761952043042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426013327000243753.post-69865342651357564902008-04-21T10:45:00.009-05:002008-04-24T09:38:14.144-05:00

SYesterday we had three of us out (Steve, Josh, and Erik Larson). The day started with me trying to talk to a self-proclaimed "satanist", to say the least, the conversation didn't last long he wanted no part of me or what I believed. I asked him why he was a "satanist", and he said, "Because God has never done anything to me and satan has done a lot". WOW...that was probably one of the best

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