Speaking of Soul winning I tried to go talk to a woman yesterday on the 10th. I walked up to her car window as her children were playing on the swing sets, and she was messing with her Iphone, or something I think.
Well I handed her two tracks (which I later learned were a mistake, and will explain below.) and than proceeded to try and witness the Gospel to her. She pretty much took control of the conversation. I was able to talk a little, but couldn't get much in because she just kept talking, and talking.
She told me she was a former mormon, and since I know nothing of their beliefs I was kind of stuck in a hard place on that, but since she wasn't anymore I suppose it really wouldn't have helped. She mentioned some mega church she was in, and I was going to tell her about it, but I could get anything in, and kind of forgot about it, because she kept talking. I think the church she goes to is in Kansas City, but I'm not sure...She mentioned two Pastors. One a man, and one a woman. I don't remember the mans name, but the woman's was "Pastor Cathy," she called her.
I was going to call her out on that, and say there is no such thing as women Pastors. She used the King James Bible she said (I think mormons, and Jehovah's witnesses do also don't they? but there's have some things edited to it? she was a former mormon of course...)
I gave her the websites to "Biblefortoday.com, Local Bible Publishers website, and also the KJV store."
She already knew the KJV store, and said she had it as a favorite on her computer she thought, but shes always looking.
She said she didn't believe anyone could know for sure that they were saved. I shared I John 5:13 with her. I would say we talk 20 minutes, or so, and she probably talked like 18 of those, and me 2...
She talked circles around me, and made a fool out of me to be honest. I was baffled standing there, and didn't know what to say, or even what scriptures to say to her...I was stuck, and she just kept talking, and talking, and running circles around me where I couldn't get anywhere.
Than after this I went to the other park, and there were some people playing ball there. I was going to hand them some tracts, and go talk to them, when for whatever reason I turned one of the tracts over (They were all from Fellowship tract league. The website Bornagain, or Christian40 I think? posted earlier this year for free Gospel tracts.)
And began to read the back of the tract...something caught my eye, and the more I read I realized they were just telling people on these tracts to "Say the sinners prayer." and that was their actual words on one of those tracts. At that point I gave up being so discouraged from the talk with the women like 5 minutes ago on the other side of town at the other park, and headed back home feeling like a failure. I am far from being ready to witness to anyone
That is also reason I said earlier above that it was mistake I gave those tracts to her. At least now I know. I think even the Chick tracts do the same thing, or at least some of them, however they are slightly better, and i do have some, but i'll need to examine them for sure.
I don't want anyone to go to Hell, but it really looks like I can't witness effectually to them so they can escape it by Jesus Christ.