Why Street Preachers Make Me Sick

I live in Australia, and these so called “street preachers” haven’t appeared as yet (the ones that preach hate)

I think street preaching has done it’s dash. Non-believers find it offensive to be invaded with the message that they don’t want to hear. This invites jeering and heckling, which makes the preacher look foolish. A friend of the family was street preaching and was arrested and put in jail. There is no such thing as freedom of speech and he was accused of causing trouble. He was imprisoned for a month I think.

There are many other ways to reach the unsaved, and I think it’s time to accept that in the 21st century, street preaching is not the best way to do it. I don’t care if people do – I just don’t think it’s the best way.

We like to go out on the street looking for people who have an illness or who the LORD directs us to. We find out what their deal is, and then ask if we can pray for them.

We see people healed by the power of God all the time. Sore knees, problem backs, getting out of the wheelchair, neck pain, etc.

It’s great to demonstrate the Love of God through His Power.

Lots of fun too!

4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 ¶ Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
1 Cor 2:4-6

@Skipper: I think street preaching can be effective when done the proper way. Your story makes me thankful that we do have free speech here in the United States.

@Teddy: The ministry that your are doing sounds amazing! I’ll remember to keep you and your ministry team in prayer.

Hi Cliff,

I have to say that in one sense I agree with you and in another sense I completely disagree. I agree that if the street preachers you have encountered are truly preaching hate, then they are doing so wrongly. However, based on my experience, I wonder if you are misunderstanding the street preachers? For instance, consider the picture you have posted. This man has a sign that is a Bible verse that clearly portrays God as a righteous judge who is angry with the wicked. What do you do with those verses in the Bible that clearly portray God’s wrath as abiding on man?

Brian,

That picture is just a picture I found. I really did not intend for it to support my argument.

God’s wrath is real. I’m not denying that. However, I believe that God draws us to him with love and kindness (Jeremiah 31:3).

God loves first and everything else comes after that. He sent His son, because he loved the world, not because he was angry with the wicked, sinners, etc.

Cliff,

I would just encourage you to really think about it some more. I would argue that both God’s love and God’s hatred for sin are equally true. If that were not the case, then the cross does not make much sense. Why would God need to die on a cross to atone for our sins if God did not also hate sin? My point is simply this: our evangelism should include the truth of God’s anger and wrath, as well as the love of God and the gift of grace. The two of them together make sense.

I live in Miami, Florida. I am a street preacher, but I don’t stand on the corner with signs preaching words of hate and violence. What I do is simply walk up to a person or a group of people, and talk to them about Christ. If they accept him, great. I invite them to my church. If not, I simply nod my head in respect to their wishes, and walk away. That’s what a Street Preacher should do. Not tell people that God hates them. The people you obviously talk about, should study more.

There are some street preachers out there who do know how to preach. However, the ones that I have encountered are self-righteous,
narrow-minded, subtly prejudice, and outright bigoted. They use the Bible to degrade people who criticize them. The best example would be James Lyman. He is somewhat hard to track because his YouTube profile is always getting deleted or suspended. He has already been banned from GodTube due to his behavior. On one of his old videos, he did tell a mormon man to put his wife on a leash because she had criticized him. He also told a woman who was offended by his sign, which read “HILLARY SHOULD BE AT HOME DOING THE DISHES!!!”, that she was a prostitute if she had opened her mouth and that she was going to Hell. His current videos show himself burning a Book of Mormon, a Muslim Prayer Rug, and himself holding a Book of Mormon while wearing a Devil costume. His current profile is warningsinners. He seems to cherry-pick individual verses in order to justify his behavior. Little does he know that he will be judged when he dies and that his works will burn since they are of sticks and straw instead of silver, gold, and stone. He has preached in some churches but they have told him not to return under penelty of law.

You misunderstand the scriptures and that is your problem.
The scriptures DO teach that God can hate an individual (Psalm 5, 7 and 11). We are to reprove and rebuke as we preach (2 Tim 4:1,2, Eph. 5:11) and at times a SP’s methods may seem harsh (Prov. 17:11) because that is what is needed. This especially seeme harsh to the sissified, seeker-sensitive liberal “church” of today.
2. Jesus, Paul and John the Baptist did use names on people, like “children of the deil, viper, liars, fools etc.”
3.. The comment above by Alex is typical from those that do not preach biblically, do not warn sinners of the judgment of God etc. And he misrepresents me. I am in numerous churches every year and have never been threatened by law to not return. Many of these churches have me in every year.
4. Do you go to the gay parades, the rock concerts, the Muslim Mosques etc. to WARN the sinners of judgment? Until then, perhaps you best grow in the Lord until you do so, that you might receive some DISCERNMENT!

James, you need to understand the difference between good preaching and bad preaching. To win souls, you cannot try to incite them nor use derogatorial terms. However, sinners do need to be warned of their sins, but it has to be done properly. You do cherry-pick individual verses for your “preaching” while you rarely use one that Christ spoke. I am not big fan of the secular progressives myself. In fact, I despise them because they do know what they are doing and they enjoy it. They call putting a Bible in a toilet art but they call putting a Quran in a toilet a hate crime. However, you do need to conduct yourself as Christ did. When Mary Magdeline washed his feet, Christ said (Luke 7:44) “…I entered your house; you gave Me no water for my feet, but she has washed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.” after the pharisee said that Mary led a sinful life. Sinners do need to be saved, but the right preaching must be used to save them. Using the wrong preaching will only turn them away from God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

Good Word & insight, Cliff. I hear your heart. Who do we think Jesus wants representing Him on the streets? You know that He, more than we, weeps over the fruitcakes, the loose cannons, the halfbaked-halfsaved wackos that make him look like a mindless, angry clown! They are woefully, dangerously UNSENT! But He also cries over lost souls He came to save. A true JohntheBaptist-like street missionary is as rare as a comet! Where are those whom He has gifted & sent to the Streets?-who could preach the terror & mercy of God with tears, with HolyGhost urgency, cultural creativity & prophetic authority?! Yeah, I pray too for the Lord of the Harvest to send forth such lights in our insane generation. Could one of them ever be me?!… or you?!

David,

I’m with you. I truly believe that God’s heart is hurt when people represent him in the wrong way. I just hope people learn that we can draw souls to Christ with name calling and speaking words of hate.

You mushy liberals always stick together. The scriptures that I gave you are accurate and biblical. We are to reprove and rebuke. By the way, where does it state that John the Baptist had tears? It does not! What would you preach at a Gay Pride Parade-Jesus loves you? You are ignorant of the scriptures. Does God hate the wicked? Read Romans 1 and Psalm 5, 7 and 11! You sissified types do little good (if you preach on the streets at all) in these last days.

Alex, You are very undiscerning. Christ treated Mary this way, but remember she was washing her feet, the wicked are spitting at our feet, throwing beer at us, swinging at us etc. because we name sin! No derogatory terms-are you stupid? Christ called people “fools” “children of the devil” etc. as did John and Paul used many derogatory terms. Put on a skirt guys with your effeminate preaching!

Hey Cliff,
nice work, you broached (sp?) a difficult subject well and stated a sad truth without being judgemental of our brothers/sisters in Christ. In my old church we used to approach locals and chat to them about Christ and their percived wants and needs and found it to be an effective (yet intimidating) experience. People really do have misconceived notions about Christians and in an effort to win souls, some brothers/sisters end up turning people away which is saddening.
We hope to develop more outreach based ministry here in NZ in a ministry I’ve recently joined, should be fun!

‘James the Preacher’: instead of writing ‘poison letters’ why not pray that we will come to see our error if what you say is true.

Cheers again Cliff

Thanks for the comment Harry! I believe that street preaching can be effective when done the right way. I’ll keep you and your ministry in my prayers.

I think if you a street preacher and speaking the truth with is the love of christ, then its fine. Now you have fake preachers in church that might be speaking the world of christ but there hearts are far from him.

Last spring, there were street preachers at our college campus. I work there and they happened to preach for 2-3 days just outside my window. I was amazed by how many people would listen. I noticed 3 types of people in the crowd, the first group mocked just about everything they would say. The second group tried to talk with the street preachers and fix them, they told them they were preaching too hard. The last group were people that just listened and agreed with most of what was being said.

I listened with my window propped open and they mostly quoted scriptures. The crowd got angry because the scriptures were exposing sin(s) in their lives. That crowd was starving for the truth of God’s word. They were under conviction.

James the Preacher that comments here is one of th emost vile digusting hypocrites to walk the earth.

He bears false witness as he commits perjury to try and silence some users on YouTube, he also commits sin according to his own interpretations of scripture as he is seen wearing more than one type of fabric at the same time.

He is also preaching hate towards nonbelievers and gay and he is the onbelievers (of which Im one) best weapon to deconvert fencesitting christians.

He is a mysoginistic hate mongerer and he is getting what he deserves on YouTube where his username is MrPleasentPreacher better known as Mr Unpleasent Preacher.

Thank you James for deconverting so many.

Mr.Pleasant Preacher, does not preach the word or God,but his opinion.I’ve seen most of his videos and commented on them, even asked him a question video response about one of his videos”Woman should be keepers at home”.He blocked me and never did answer my question.
This man and others like him and this is my opinion only,That they want to go back to the past and control everyone to think the same way as he does.Back to when Woman was raped,beaten and stoned to death, simply because they didn’t listen to the male gender orders.
Now that we have covered the Mr.Pleasant Preacher.
I have a message for all churches and street preachers,now listen very carefully,cause I’m only going to say this once. “THERE’S ONLY ONE TRUE GOD,SO CHILL AND LET THE FATHER DO HIS JOB!!!!

James The Preacher aka WarningSinners now known as MrPleasantPreacher, you are doing a great disservice to the cause of Christ. I used to be a Christain, furthermore I have even done streat preaching. However, I never shouted at people with a megaphone. I never called a lady a prostitute at a Indy 500 race, even though I actually did minister to some real prostitutes. What I did was stand in the main street of my town on Friday and Saturday nights and passed out tracts. (for those who don’t know a tract is a piece of gospel literature) I have led people to Christ, and I did it by showing the love of God. Yes there is a time and a place to call sin a sin. However, it was to the Pharaises that Jesus rebuked and yelled at. Jesus was a friend of sinners. Your behavior on the internet, hurts real evangelism, and your behavior has hardened the hearts of many. Because of people like you, many will never consider turning their life to Jesus.

Why I left the faith is my own business and I don’t wish to discuss it in this forum, but you have turned more people away from Christ than Richard Dawkins could ever hope to do.

@Cathy
Thanks for the comment. I believe that we all have a place and a role in the kingdom of God. Jesus commanded us to go into all of the world and preach the Gospel. We just need to do is it with the same heart, sincerity and wisdom that he displayed.

@HappyCabbie
Your comments are right on! I am sorry to hear that you no longer consider yourself a Christian. God still loves you no matter what you have been through. I would love to hear about what you have experienced. Let me know if you would be willing to share your story with me.

@James the Preacher
There are two words from the scriptures that have stuck with me most of my life, and will most likely be with me the day I pass from this world. ” Unconditional Love “. Those words carry such a profound meaning for me, that to even consider them for a moment, fills my heart to bursting. If Jesus..on the cross and dying, could love us enough to ask forgiveness for his own murderers, Then how could you possibly say that God is hateful? To say that he is hateful, implies that he takes pleasure in punishing us for the sins WE choose to commit. I believe Jesus was prone to anger, because he was of the flesh for a time, but God Has NO such weakness. I truly.. in my heart believe that if Satan himself repented and asked for forgiveness..That it would be given ( despite all he has done ). I am no preacher, but I hold fast to my belief in God, and I draw strength and comfort from those two words. I strive everyday, to give as much ” unconditional Love ” that this weak..sinful..less than perfect body of mine can muster. But it makes me weep to see someone turn a soul from god..because they will undoubtedly suffer the greatest in the end. Leading the lost should NEVER be done by force, but by gentle loving guidance. The world is already full of hatred and pain..why add anymore?

@Cliff.thanks for the information,but I won’t be needing it.I’m not a christian.I only gave that last quote only because I felt it was necessary.It was suppose to make you folks stop and think.I failed.So I’m going to have to explain what I really mean.You want to preach your word of God,good for you.Then keep it to yourself.Not everyone want to hear it.Not everyone thinks the same as you.Now say someone comes to you and wants to listen,that’s fine too.But to stand out on the streets, go door to door,public places and preach your word is wrong,keep it in your church or in your homes,please.I don’t go out and preach my religion,I keep it at home where it belongs and I do not force it upon others.
@James the Preacher, you and your bible,videos are totally wrong!You never answered my question when I asked if woman are to be keepers at home,then what happens when the man can no longer work,who takes care of the family then??And why don’t you have a real job?Preaching doesn’t pay the bills,well unless your taking people’s money or living off the GOVT.Is that being a real man??After all you said all woman are to be keepers at home,then real men should be out working a real job and supporting that family.You shown us nothing but double standards that benefit yourself and that book. I wouldn’t give you a dime for your words,not worth it.

Sigh…there are things I see on the streets and in other places everyday that offend me greatly, but I’d probably get shot if I told them to “keep it to themselves.” Matthew 10:14 actually says “and whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.” I suggest you read it for yourself. I figure if people can freely peddle hell, then you should also by law be free to peddle heaven.

Actually, I like street preachers. At least they don’t pussy-foot around pretending that god loves people. All one has to do is read the story of Noah to realize that love does not factor into any of this. So, when the preachers yell at people about hell, it just reinforces the countless stories of god’s genocide and fury as told in the bible.

In order to understand the calling of a street preacher you must come out of your chicken little world of an apostate religion,then climb on the streets yourself and take the spitting,beatings and redicule from jelly backs like yourself that spread a cupid style gospel of all love and no repentance and to be mocked to scorn just like Jesus and the apostles and look a Hell bent world in the face and not afraid of giving your life for the gospel to understand it better My Friend try the Cross on for size it fits everyone and then you will see why Psalms 9:17 Say That the wicked shall be turned into Hell,and all nations that forget GOD.Not long from now you will know what this scripture means EXCEPT YOU REPENT YE SHALL ALSO PERISH> Rev Frank Long Street preacher

I once had a run in with james the preacher.
I have NEVER ever felt such a vile, evil feeling as when I met up with him once. He was street preaching at some event, and I as a bystander walked up to video what he was doing. I had my baby daughter on my backpack: He proceeded to froth at the mouth and call me all sorts of dirty names. He then went so low as to condemn my baby girl to hell. At this point, my daughter screamed in terror, and I got out of there so she wouldn’t have nightmares of the real devil inside the soul of the eveil man.
In the meantime (This took mere seconds) I didn’t tell him one thing about who I was or what I believed. I simply walked up to him videoing him, as his female sidekicks videod me!
Later on I went back with some other folks to observe him, and I mentioned to someone within ear shot, that the man condemned me and my little daughter to hell.
The guy in the devil constume (had his mask off), jerked straight and in a loud voice called me a hypocrite! For what? Telling the truth?

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Judelva,

What you have done here is in violation of the Second Commandment. You have created a god using your imagination that is not real and then began to worship it. The Bible preaches that the wrath of God abides on us.

Gospel music makes me sick. I like some street preachers. But I dont care about many gospel musicians.

Street preaching is real good for saints to go out but not to say that God hates what he has created because that is blasphemy to say that God hates people just because they are living in sin rather iiit's gays males and lesbian females or just fornicators adultries from men and women or other types of sins that God only hates. But to hate men and women all over this world that is not God's heart at all period. He is not willing that any should perish but through Jesus his lovely son we will have life more abundantly. That bastard named satan and his demons is those whom God actually hates from the beginning when their stupid ugly looking behinds got thrown out of heaven for their stupidities of working against God in heaven. Now many souls will be lost and go to that horrible place for not excepting the true gift that God has offered way back on calvary when Jesus his Son died on the cross between 2 criminal men. this is all true and I know it. As far as those on earth who are going to church every week no matter what day they who hate their fellow brothers and sisters who are white or black just because of the color of ones skin will have their part in the lake of fire no matter what man say on that last day it doesn't matter if you are indian mexican puerto rican chinese japanese oriental asain or any other race creed color language from all parts of this whole entire world or planet a few out of every nation nationality and tongues will inter the kingdom of heaven only and all the rest who reject God will burn in hell forever no matter how much you think that you speak in tongues and have the holy ghost period. may I say more. you and I everyone can live in a church 24-7 even in services too but have an inche of hate against even a caucasion child or any race and me being of color knows this greatly you might as well see the side of Jesus on Judgment Day You didn't think at all for one point of time there standing before him on the throne that you or me wouldn't see at all but do see and then go to hell for ever and ever because of hate against your fellow sisters and brothers in Christ.. God sees what's in the darkest secret parts of our hearts rather man believes this or not. Don't be stupid less you die and end up in that terrible place of torment That goes for me too. By the way I do eat my bible pages to get much better cleansing in my soul heat and mind even deep down inside my spirit where I was deeply wounded by others years ago It is helping me think much clearer and live much more like christ lived and talk like him as well. You see. John ate the book and so did the early saints back in early days before Jesus came and after he came to earth to complete his mission a lot of christians don't eat their scripture pages like they are supposed to do that is why the churches are full of too much sinners they do believe that they are really sanints but what the Lord showed me they are not his children at all. I can't afford to be one of them that is why I stay out of those church gatherings period. I sit in parks near them only or stay at home and read my Bible and then eat the pages and take water behind the pages that I have read and swallow them down and take jewsih wine and bread with butter on the bread for communion only this is how the real saints cleans themselves back then and it should be going on today. I cannot afford to be caught in sexual sins on the day when Jesus appears in the sky to take his real followers home to live with him. I will say this that I stay out of these church services because God told me to do so and I'm sure having a real relaxing time doing so for sure. I need all the help that God gives me now and forever so that I can be truthfully ready when He returns to rapture the saints home. I want to be clean and spotless from this nasty worldly sinful world when the tribulation times come. those who don't do this will deny Christ themselves and those who profess to be filled with the full baptism of the Holy Ghost and with fire will also be lost as well because they are not eating their bible pages like they are supposed to do and why should I listen to such ones who think that they are real saints in that way and don't do what I am doing such as reading my bible pages and eating them and taking communion with jewish wine and buttered bread? I refuse. I would still be lost myself like they and those who they say are living in sin themselves will be lost on that day. Even those Chrsitians who scandalize those in the white house such as Abama George W Bush Clinton Ben Laden and all those working in the leadership parts of the countries everywhere like our country United States of America itself. You Christians that don't truthfully believe In God like you are supposed to do yourselves stop calling the new pope the antichrist because he is a human being himself and all the catholics are real human beings like you and I ourselves are. Knock it off and I mean this too before God turns all of you christians over to a real reprobate mind and you will all send yourselves to hell for good. Stop saying when Jesus is going to return and stop saying things about numbers that the Bible didn't say or you all will be guilty of blasphemy against the Holy Ghost yourselves. Do you all want that for you souls? It's a very scary thing to dnow that a soul has done this wrong and is in fear whenever that soul or souls sleelp at night. It's very uncomfortable for sure that a soul would commit such an unforgiveable sin like that which is recorded in the nenw testimant that Jesus speaks about a soul that speaks against the Holy Ghost. Now think about this what is being said and also we are not too far from those days ahead called the tribulation days. They are not good when they actually come Even some Herbalife distributors are going to heaven because of what they are now doing as far as cleaning up their souls by eating their Bible pages after reading them. as I now doing for life because things are going to get so bad to where others are going to run and try to find a bible to eat after reading and can't because it will be way too late for them to clean up their souls. Do you church going Christians who only go to warm up those seats full of sin and hatred want this for yourselves. I don't think so at all because I don't need that eaither because that lake of fire is way to hot for any soul to go there and have to fall forever and ever with the devil and his demons period. No flesh will see the kingdom at all Jesus has said in his word back then and now. When we die lost and not pure clean and ready we go to hell and burn forever and ever. And why go to these churches to go up to the alter to let filth lay hands on you to pray what you are doing to yourselves is collecting more spirits into your souls minds and spirits to make you much worse than what you were before you started heading to those alters to pray for the junk to come out of your hearts. Instead of getting healed and better we are getting worse and worse beyond that point to where man becomes their own gods. Now this is true because of what God has shown me lately and will talk on this soon to other member of the Herbalife company and to my own manager who is now sponsoring me today. You see There is a lot more to this than just going to church fasting and praying and letting those leaders lay hands on souls and praying for them I had to stop all of that nonsense myself because I wasn't getting anywhere but to be a fool boun with a sexist demon that I also hate very much in the past I wasn't geting healed like I expected because the people leading the prayers on the alters are saved themselves so I found a much better way to get cleansed from all these evil spirits that still had me bound for many years and causeing me to hate myself because I was so vulnerable to this stupid sex problem that I wished that it didn't ever happened to me period. So lets just be obedient to the tru voice of the Lord in heaven and come out from among them and be ye separated and touch and teach not the unclean thing anymore. I Believe that tihs is what the Lord has told me and I can't allow that no good spirit of satan to get in my way to get clean and stay clean. But if I were you all as such ones who believe that church keeps you saved you are badly mistakesn very much to where you all talk about this to other but you all would shake and be real nervous in your minds and spirits because you all don't have any proof that you all are real saints I know this and you can say that I am judging but I am just telling the whole main truth about the whole matter. Think this all over what I am telling you.

Don't worry about him anymore because he is lost and pray for him and forgive him and stay away a far distance from him because you don't know what he's capable of doing to you and your lovely preciuos daughter. This man might have a foul spirit because when a preacher says something that the word of God has not said at all that is blaphemy against the Spirit of God. Read Matthews 12:20-32. It should tell you about the things that the Bible tells us all not to do at all period. The unforgiveable sins that God will not forgive once that sin is committed by any soul on earth here. Email me at

leticiaquinonez41@yahoo.com

Don't be afraid anymore.

Leticia

My opinion is that you must be an ignorant person, Do you preach at sodomite parades etc. Probably not

Which on is extortion? Christian: Accept Jesus as your savior and you will live eternally with him in Heaven and rule for eternity. Mafia: Take this offer you cannot refuse and you will be rich and never have to worry about anybody giving you a hard time. Christian: Reject Christ and you go to Hell. Mafia: Reject the offer and you will find yourself at the bottom of the river in concrete shoes.

Which one is extortion?

Street Preachers spewing their hate is one reason of a few that I would NOT convert to christianity. The main reason though is that there is no convincing evidence and no empirical evidence what so ever that there is a divine jesus christ. No divine jesus means no salvation which means no christianity needed. Anyone who can provide empirical evidence supporting a divine jesus please submit it.

may god be less

Romans 9:10–13
10 And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, 11 though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— 12 she was told, u“The older will serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

God hated Esau before he was born even. We cannot judge God. but our father in heaven can and does judge us.

Jesus set the example by speaking most of the time with compassion and conviction one-on-one with individuals. Street preaching by using hate speech, hate picket signs, and in your face “your going to hell if you don't repent” stance. This only turns people further away that otherwise may have been saved…the “JESUS WAY' of evangelism!

Anyone who's against street preaching… either is completely ignorant of Scripture, Jesus words' , and the OT Prophets whom God used to call His people Israel back to Him(which they ignored, sneered, mocked, beat, and killed). The false prophets were the ones that only preached “LOVE LOVE LOVE, You're going to PROSPER! God loves you the way you are!” Jesus said “Woe unto you when all men speak well of you… for so did their fathers to the false prophets”

Your objections don't fall on deaf ears… your knowledge just doesn't stand against those that know the Scriptures, context, and history much better than you do, and wish to reach the lost in a biblical way by the Holy Spirit's conviction and drawing through confrontation of sin. Jesus told people to preach on the rooftops, to PREACH(caruso, lift your voice) the Gospel, to go into the highways and byways(where people pass). Paul PREACHED and was mocked, beaten, jailed and martyred. “How can they hear without a preacher?” was the the rhetorical question of Paul in Romans 10:14…

It's upsetting that you don't think it's effective too, as if that's how to judge true conversion. Don't get me wrong, I'm not for preaching only 1 side of God or 1 portion of the Scriptures only(like Westboro Baptist)—that is incorrect because they don't offer repentance and faith. They don't preach the cross, they just condemn people in all that I've seen(so if I'm wrong, show me)—but yes, I would agree with you there.

But above… that's my brother in Christ, Jesse Morrell… and from what I've spoken with him, he had a great love for God above and all loves sinners even more to risk his life to preach to them. Also, if you aren't out preaching the “proper” way according to your interpretation to try to correct brethren and show that through your proper way true conversion has brought people to Christ(not just numbers, true disciples)… I would call you a hypocrite(not sure if you are, just self-examine). I was brought to true repentance and faith by a rebuke, and I praise God for sending those men my way who corrected me in my false compromised worldly teachings.

God Bless

Cliff! I may call you that? Anyway, God loves you for you. You may not be the most handsome man in the world, but in GOD’S eyes you are. Some street preachers do not know how to preacher GOD’S love. I agree, they shouldn’t be condemning people, they should be just telling them that GOD loves them and they should love themselves enough not to do the things they are doing. It is sort of like manners. There is good manners and bad manners. GOD allows us to make choices, but HE also wants us to realize that our bad choices reflect on how we are to others. If someone stepped on your foot, you would holler and then tell that person what they have done. But the person may say they are sorry, if you were a Christian then you would automatically say that was okay. (Meaning that you forgive that person.)
You need to read your Bible more often, then you will understand more. I have an 18 year old son, walking to Washington, D. C. from Mississippi with a cross and he is a street preacher. He didn’t get over 60 miles from home and was arrested for street preaching. Street Preaching is not illegal as long as you are not asking for money, selling something, or soliciting. There are many who do both and worse. Pray for my son to have a safe journey. 

Sean, you have no clue what the bible really teaches.  Your just regurgitating the same garbage to justify your own hate.  No Prophet ever picked on the ordinary folk, just the self righteous and power hungry.  So I dont need to hear that regurgitated garbage.  PS.  Westboro Baptists church believes the same crap that filthball Jesse Morrell believes.  Plus Jesus did not say to be a complete jerk about it.  Jesus only yelled condemnation against the pharisees.  Yet you people are the real pharisees who go around condemning everyone who doesnt conform to your fascist standards.

God is love and he loves everybody, but he do not like the sin. we have to be carefully when we preach on the streets. because we will never change people, BUT THE WORD OF GOD WILL.

Just came on your post looking for information on street preachers as me and a friend are going to go out and hold up large signs for Jesus on street corners and may work into street preaching.  While I agree with much of what you said…I have to add that I like what street preachers do a whole lot more than what most people who profess to be Christians do sitting in their pews Sunday after Sunday while the world goes to hell in a hand basket.

Carlos

Just like every Christian denomination claims to be Bible
based, and to believe and preach the one true Gospel, not every Christian street
preacher is preaching the same Gospel. So ask the Lord of the harvest,
therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.

wow! i’m from a developing nation, where people in some parts are being killed and butchered for their faith, and this i know. the love God has for His creation is undeniable. however, our mistake is to think that He is tolerant of sin, because He makes it clear that He is not. in these times when there are so many ‘gospels’ going on, God has not changed. His love and the evidence of it (having His Son being ridiculed and humiliated even to the point of death for us all) still live today. eternity is the worst place to discover the consequences of indecision, revelry, ungodliness and rebellion-why choose to hurt yourself, when He came to save you from that? please, think on this.  His love can never fade….only our distance from Him makes it harder to see. the life i live is proof of all i’m saying through this forum.

What would one say if they heard someone saying:  There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, No but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do you think that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, No: but, except ye repent, you shall all likewise perish.   Luke 13:1-5

Watch out for that James Lyman guy, he made some pretty perverted statements regarding a child, I suspect he is a pedophile.