Street Meetings of God — Leonard Ravenhill

The Loss of Street Evangelism

The street meetings have gone, the street meetings have gone, the street meetings have gone. Dear God, we've all kinds of ministries around here, but Tyler goes to hell. How many churches do you have, the mega churches in Dallas?

I guess you can't find one street. I spent 50 years of my life in street meetings. Every Saturday night I went out at 9 .30 till midnight, and after, every night, whether it was snowing or raining or what, we went out to the same place and people came out of taverns and out of movie houses at 10 o 'clock and stayed an hour and two hours in the cold.

Testimony as Evangelistic Preaching

No air-conditioned buildings. No nice, no attractive singers. Just testament, I call on one man, said this man was in jail. This man used to run around with women. This man has a prison record. This man over there used to beat his wife in the transport.

This girl was a prostitute and put them out living flesh and blood. Nobody could argue. People would stand and say, why are you the only preacher in the town that does this? I don't know, except God told me to do it and I do it.

Taking the Gospel to the Lost

Well, that's where the lost people are. A man would be an idiot to buy a $100 fishing gear and fish in his bathtub, and that's all we do in church. We're fishing with the same people every week, and people are dying without God.

We travel the country, but I walk the length of England, I walk the breadth of England with five college fellows. We slept in fields at night, we slept in churches. We didn't get a penny wage in six months, and nobody ever said a word.

Because at night, we kneel in the street at 10 and 11 o 'clock at night, and people get saved in the street. You don't care at home where you sleep. We slept in sleeping bags for three years. Slept on the floor of churches, anywhere they'd take us in.

The Danger of a Painless Gospel

But we had revival, the churches are still standing today. You know, we are preaching an acceptable gospel today. Make it as painless as we can. And all we do is give people a shot to put them to sleep so they'll get to hell quicker.

We need some hellfire preaching on repentance. We need some hellfire preaching on repentance.

Prayer for Conviction and Salvation

Father, I pray today that your glory would fall upon this campus, O Lord, and that men and women would be convicted of sin, and that they would come unto you for salvation, O Lord. Lord, I pray these things in the precious name of Jesus.

Anoint me, O Lord, and fill me with your spirit, and give me the words that I need to say. Here I am. Be with me, Father. O Lord, may I reveal all men unto you. May I show all men you, and reveal men you.

The Light That Exposes Sin

It says that the light came, and the darkness did not comprehend the light.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly. You can live in sin all you want.

Yeah, you can go on and have sex with your girlfriend. You can lie. You can go to the mall, steal all the things you want. And you can do that, but the Bible says you've sold yourself for your sins.

Sin as Rebellion Against God

It's a crime against God to lie. It's a crime against God to steal. It's a crime against God to take his name and beg. It's a crime against God to lust after another being. How long will you try the kindness and severity of God?

How long will you push him to the limit? How long will you see how far you can take your lie?

Rejecting Works-Based Religion

And for 15 years of my life, I was lied to. I was told if I could be good enough, if I could just give money to charity, or give money to church, if I could simply do the right thing, then I'll go to heaven.

And it's a lie. It's a lie from hell, and I sent it back where it came from. And I want nothing to do with it, because the Word of God says,.

Christ Died for Sinners

But he demonstrates his love towards us, while we were still yet sinners and enemies of God. While we were still yet sinners and enemies of God. That's when Christ died for us on the cross. A man just came up to me while I was just preaching right now.

And he just came up to me and waved and said, I love sex. And somebody just gave him a hearty amen. Somebody just gave him a hearty amen. But Isaiah the prophet says, Oh, he loves you so much. He's willing to die for you on the cross.

Salvation Through Christ's Sacrifice

To die for our sins.

His own life. And the biggest tragedy of your life will be when you choose death rather than life.

God, you got to send your son, Jesus Christ, into the world. To condemn this world. To condemn you. God sent his son into the world, that the world might be saved through him. And we're out here today, not fearing God, but God.

Awakening from Spiritual Slumber

Awake, let Christ shine his face upon you. Rise today and awake from the sleep. Awake from the spiritual slumber in which many of you are in. Arise. Awake. To believe in Jesus Christ and to believe in his word.

Repentance and Taking Up the Cross

Our transgression. Bow towards God. Be reconciled. Turn from your sins and your wicked ways. And seek after God with all of your heart. Seek after Christ and his suffering on the cross. Pick up your cross.

That Jesus Christ, who was crucified there.

The Narrow Way to Life

How narrow is the way that leads to life. How narrow.

It was by one man. Jesus Christ, just like someone who's lost on the street. The thing that keeps him back is pride for not asking direction. It's pride that keeps him. You must know that you're lost before you can be saved.

The Coming Judgment of Christ

Saved into the kingdom of God. And we are here to live our lives until the day in which the eastern sky will be broken. And he will descend and place his foot on the Mount of Olives. And will stand in righteous judgment.

The Cross as God's Warning

The scripture tells us that the preaching of the cross. That the preaching of the gospel. Is foolishness to those who oppose you. So if it is foolishness to you. Know that God is serving you. A warning.

And a warning to you.

That you are oppressing. Now let me say this. There's a thousand roads into hell but there's not even one road out. And the way to hell has been paved by our own sin. And it's wide. But narrow is the way that leads to life.

The Blood-Bought Way to Heaven

And the way to heaven has been bought by the blood of Christ. He paved the way with his own blood. The blood of the son of God.

Calling on the Name of the Lord

Jesus save me. If you would just simply call upon the name of the Lord. He would come. And he would change your life. And he could give you, the Bible says, a new heart. And a new mind. Let's go into the world.

Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus. Jesus Christ. The holy one of Israel.