Stop and Talk Podcast: Evangelistic Praying

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Episode 011

In this episode, you will meet Bonnie, a sweet lady who stopped to pray for Tony.

[bigsistermaria]

Wonderful! I love how you pray for someone and with someone and give the gospel. How awesome is that!

[patrickc]

Thank you for sharing this encouragement. Always good to confirm first, with the information you have been given, whether someone is genuinely a brother or sister in Christ.

[barbertim]

Very encouraging vid brother! God Bless!

[readJames]

Very good explanation on the "perseverance of the saints"...struggled with that doctrine many years before my sister introduced me to reformed theology through Michael Hortons book 'Putting Amazing back into Grace"

[Winter-Lake]

Amen, Tony! *Glory to God!*
John 11:25-27
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

She saith unto him,
*Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.*

Matthew 28:6
He is not here: *for he is risen, as he said.* Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Thank you, JESUS!

[jamieh.]

I wish that I could find or that the Lord would lead me to more people like you out here in Nevada. There's a serious lack of true Christian fellowship here. I used to live in Elizabeth Illinois and used to go to Davenport all the time. I feel that the Lord is leading me to Tennessee but I don't know how to get there.

[jp]

We can get very caught up in “Chrisitanese”. Some of it good, because it is good to use words to define what we mean, but sometimes bad, because it can hide a false or misleading teaching, and words can sometimes prop up our pride. It is very good to really go into a deeper understanding of God’s truth, and the Christian will seek this by the grace of God. But there are times when we need to step away from the higher language that people may misunderstand or even not know what we are talking about, even though they truly are a Christ follower.

When I became a believer in Jesus Christ by His grace, if you had asked me to explain the doctrine of Soteriology, I would given you a blank look because I had no idea what that word means, but I knew that I had eternal life in Jesus Christ. Now as God is sanctifying me, I have learned what Soteriology means (certainly not perfectly, but I have learned). Is it wrong for me to use that word? Depends on the context of the discussion and the understanding of myself and others around me. We have to have a good understanding of our context for the language we use. Does not mean we change the gospel message at all, but we seek to have clear communication with others. And watching Tony Miano for many years has shown that he grasps the context of those he is speaking with and I have learned from him and been blessed by him, because God is using Tony.

[Alejandro_Figueroa]

I see a lot of pride. Great part of the video is about judging Bonnie's heart.
But, Tony, do you know your own heart?

The fact that Bonnie was a prodigal does not disqualified as being born again before leaving God's house. Not at all.

What I see? Bonnie having a constant feeling/need for praying for you. Why? Only God knows. She parked her car and talk to a guy who is doing a great service.
I also see a guy trying to find a piece of mind by doing the appropriate thing.

I have been a street preacher, giving tracts, prayed for people on the streets and giving food to the homeless as well. And what I see, it is the love of God through Bonnie to Tony. God persuaded Bonnie to stop by and tell you one thing "I know what you are doing for me". This is it! It is not about the right doctrine or if it is appropriate to pray for her, or judging her heart, or when she was born again.

Jesus eat with tax collectors and were the Pharisees the ones judging the appropriateness of doing that.