Redeemed to Reach Others

As in this guy's house and he was over there and I he's you know just in the process of talking to him I started witnessing to him and he said Go save your breath I'm already a member of hell. He said I'm just not dead yet. Oh, I good and and I just kind of looked at him And I was like wow and so I began sharing my testimony with him You know and long story short, you know Got brought him a Bible and give to him and he started to read his you came back for the Bible. Yeah Welcome to the ignite with Barry Maguire podcast where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's love are Guaranteed to ignite your life now listen in and prepare to have your life ignited They great to have a few minutes with you. We were both laymen, but we're both in full-time ministry, right? Right, I mean that amazing And if you ever think that God would be using you every day to lead people to him. I mean And things weren't always great in your life. I mean you you had you've come through some tough stuff, right? Right. Yeah, you know being raised a pastor's kid I knew the way to go and for a few years I chose to go the other way and Ended up in a horrible situation almost took my own life But the Lord's the Lord pulled me out of that in a miraculous way saved me and now I told him You know because my next breath doesn't belong to me So I said it belongs to you. I'm a little bit more life for you the rest of my days Yeah, and so that's what for the Lord if we don't set a reason the same way, right? I owe everything to you I just like I'm all in all right. I shouldn't be here So I'm gonna use every opportunity that's yeah, that's the true And you get to share the love of Christ, you know, the privilege. Yeah, I was telling you one I was telling you earlier I was at this put in florist for living I was in this guy's house and he was over there and I he you know, just in the process of talking to him I started witnessing to him and he said Don't save your breath I'm already a member of hell. He said I'm just not in yet. Oh, why good And and I just kind of looked at him and I was like wow and so I began sharing my testimony with him You know and long story short, you know Got brought him a Bible and give to him and he started to read and his you came back with a Bible Yeah, the very next day I came and I obviously that first conversation you made some progress right him right where he was starting to listen right And the next day I was finishing his job and he came and brought me a tip and he said here you go And I said will you keep that and promise me you'll read this book? Oh, and so he said I will and so I gave him that Bible But you know a lot of his family had got to him and told him that he was He was done because you see the dashboard and I said where he was at and so I just told him what he what he did for me You know, I mean I was gone. I mean just in that same situation Yeah, and I just told him hey, man. This is what God did for me There's no respect or persons what he did for me. He'll do for you. And he said no He wasn't receiving it, you know, and I just said man There is nothing that you have done that the blood of Christ will not cover You know and other and what you've been told by family members or whoever is not the truth And I said you're living and believing a lie that you are already in hell when the truth of the matter is that there's no sin That you've committed that Christ cannot cover with his blood and you can be brand new, you know And and sharing with him like that and I could see the lights. Oh, man. He hadn't heard that beginning to come on because people Can't even comprehend that right. It's easy for us to right for granted, right? They don't realize that there's a God who loves them. Sure. They got me on God could never love me. Right, right? 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Yeah, you know, and you tried if you're still breathing Then then Christ and save you We're so like we could keep on sharing stories for hours and hours But thanks for this little time. We've had with you anyway Her with and she says yeah, well, I think I would and that's perfect Let's pray and and so I prayed over her and I explained to her that that Jesus had died on a cross and and it was for her and that if she believed in it Confested that she could have this joy that that that that he had for her and so she did that and immediately her eyes lit up It was like for the first time she could breathe again or for the first time she saw color Around her it was an amazing experience and I'll never forget it Ellen or who was 87 If you're a believer go out there and share your faith anybody could do it if I could do it I was a kid living under a bridge Who had no faith and I could do that then surely you can do it too If you enjoyed today's episode let us know and don't forget to subscribe Great and review to help us reach more listeners Remember sharing your faith ignite your faith See you next time on the ignite with Barry McGuire podcast