Monthly Archives: June 2009

Who do you say I am?

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Roger Williams

During His ministry on earth, Jesus Christ asked His disciples as to who the people thought He was.  Now, it wasn’t that He didn’t know what the people were thinking or saying about Him, but He used this to challenge … Continue reading →

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Deep sadness in their lives.

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Roger Williams

From the street, the home and property looked interesting.  The garden was slightly over grown, the weather-board house looked to be in need of painting and maintenance in comparison to the one attached to it and I could see numerous bird cages in the closed-in veranda.  The … Continue reading →

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No time for your Jesus or your Bible.

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Roger Williams

I spent a very interesting hour with Scott, a New Zealander in his late twenties who at one time was caught up in the teachings of a well known cult.  He didn’t actually join this cult, but in his time of searching for … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a lot of guilt you know.

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Roger Williams

He introduced himself as Jack Brown when he answered my knock at his door.  He was a tall old gentleman with bright eyes and a sharp mind and quick to tell me he was in his 80′s.  After introducing myself and explaining that I represented … Continue reading →

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Different Gospel responses from all kinds of people.

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Roger Williams

Many people I met with were more than aware of their lack of knowledge of God and as such were embarrassed.  Others felt guilty.  For a lot of them the embarrassment and guilt set in when their children and grandchildren began to ask them questions about where … Continue reading →

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He said he’d missed death by inches many times in his life.

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Roger Williams

One mid-afternoon I walked by the home of a smiling old man standing in his front door entrance.  I stopped and introduced myself and informed him I was from the local church around the corner.  He looked pleased when told of this … Continue reading →

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Guilt, Confusion, Fear, Anger……..

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Roger Williams

As a messenger of the gospel of Jesus Christ working in one of Melbourne’s middle-class suburbs, I learned to discern very quickly the plight of so many individual people.  Guilt, fear, confusion, worry, anger, anxiety, hurts, bitterness etc – if these were not verbally expressed, then … Continue reading →

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You’ll think I’m mad, everybody else does!

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Roger Williams

With her approval, I shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with Jean at her doorstep, I prayed for her, gave her my phone number and then said that when she felt the need for God’s help, to then pray to God the Father in Jesus’ name … Continue reading →

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Not always smooth sailing out there.

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Roger Williams

Being a street minister for the gospel of Jesus Christ is not easy work.  In four or five hours of any one day I would meet a variety of people and I never knew what to expect from any one them.  Some were … Continue reading →

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In his experience it was too political.

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Roger Williams

He introduced himself as Jim when he answered my ring on his doorbell.  I explained that I was in his street today representing my local church, offering prayer for any personal or family needs.  Jim, perhaps in his mid-fifties, was surprised, telling me his local … Continue reading →

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