Crab Fest 2010

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Mr. Smith

Actually, I believe 35 was probably the record attendance. "It's not about the numbers" is a statement that only comes from people who are highly disappointed in their number.

Of all the things I've seen on AFF, this statement by Mizpeh is probably the most nauseating I've ever seen. The high-pressure "Score a touchdown on every play" mentality of evangelism produces NOTHING. But becoming a part of the process of seeing people give their lives to Christ is often a long, complicated, and drawn-out process. It can take years of blood, sweat, and tears. Lots of tears. But when we invest in relationships, invest into the process of "Becoming all things to all men" so as to "Reach them", we potentially invest in heartache, rejection, turmoil, and oftentimes, failure. It's risky and it's HARD WORK. But it's worth it every single time. It's the ONLY purpose of the cross!!

The "Hit-n-run" evangelism style of crusades, bumper stickers, t-shirt slogans, and passing out tracts, is MUCH easier....and produces virtually nothing.

To "Become all things to all men" requires "Becoming something." And to "Become something" requires change, compromise, dedication, and sacrifice.

So for someone to come on a thread about Baron's Church's crabfeed and selfishly and ignorantly post, "Yeah, but how many got the Holy Ghost" (or whatever), is the post of a person who has never or may never enjoy the thrill of investing endless hours into the life of a person far from God who eventually takes the ultimate step of faith and transitions the cross from being a bible story into something that's real.

She must use the Apostolic version of Evangelism Explosion...as you approach someone in the mall and say, "If you were to die today..." Only the Apostolic versions is, "Have , you been born again of the water and the Spirit?"