Patricia Bootsma, a key leader of Catch the Fire Toronto, has set her life goal to live a lifestyle of divine encounters and mentor others in doing the same. She combines three key elements: prayer, God’s Living Word, and the prophetic. This book offers insights into the benefits of living a prophetic lifestyle, keys to discerning true vs. false prophecy, and secrets to operating in the revelatory realms of dreams, visions, and prophetic.
Bootsma’s book, “Release the Power of Prophecy”, provides practical guidance and wisdom from her relationship with God and the prophetic. The book is full of wisdom and practical guidance, birthed in the place of prayer and relationship with God, as well as historical examples. The audio CD set of “A Lifestyle of Divine Encounters: Through Prayer, Prophecy, and the Living Word” is available for free download as a PDF file.
The book is also available as an audio CD set, narrated by Rowena, and is available in multiple formats, including audio CD sets. The book is filled with wisdom and practical guidance, birthed in the place of prayer and relationship with God, as well as historical examples.
In conclusion, Patricia Bootsma’s book, “Release the Power of Prophecy”, offers valuable insights into the benefits of living a prophetic lifestyle, discerning true vs. false prophecy, and operating in the revelatory realms of dreams, visions, and prophetic experiences. By learning from her experiences and applying these principles, individuals can experience a more consistent and powerful connection with God.
📹 A Lifestyle Of Divine Encounters
📹 A Divine Encounter
Ray Comfort shares with Amber—a sweet lady who was lost, and ended up in a special park for a special conversation. Watch …
Amber, I don’t know if you’re reading the comments, but know that there are people who are praying for you now… I am so sorry for the loss of your Mum… It is obviously still very raw and affecting you – as you obviously love her so much… I lost my Dad when I was 16 years old – when he was in a car accident. I’d been brought up in a Christian home, very loving/safe/happy etc etc.. When overnight that all changed. I got so angry with Jesus for allowing this to happen, and turned to drink/drugs/casual sex, and all the other nasty stuff! That went on for many years until I came back to Jesus Christ a few years ago. I felt so broken and sorry for all that I’d done to grieve him… It had messed up my life, my mind and i had missed out on all sorts of opportunities. I know that he has forgiven me and he will do the same for ANYONE who comes to him with a repentant and searching heart ♥ 💜♥️ My life has been radically turned around and its not from my doing! He has given me new desires and has been changing me from the inside out. I feel peace like I hadn’t done for years and he promises his forgiveness and peace to you!! He IS alive and his word speaks to us today! If you start reading the scriptures and ask him to speak to you through it, you’ll find he WILL… I pray for you Amber, that you will seek the Lord with all your heart. He promises in his word that… “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7v7.
Oh Amber, I lost my mom a few years ago also at the age of only 33! My heart breaks for you; but, with Gods love we can see if our family again. I pray that God continues to work on your heart so that you may come to know him. He will set you free of your heartache. You will be in my prayers and I hope everyone here prays for you too.
I said a prayer right as Ray was praying and I felt the Holy Spirit about to make me weep, but I didn’t this time. I kept my composure lol. Amber I hope Ray gave you his website so you could see your article posted. That way you could read up on all the encouraging words of GOD’s children. You will be in my prayers definitely! Writing ✍️ your name down in my own prayer list! 👍🏾😉✝️🙏🏾
Ray, can you leave the music out of the production while praying? This was very moving and I of course was compelled to bow my head and pray along side of you. The low volume music was slightly distracting. I love you guys so much… As my path would not have been cleared without your ministry. God bless you. Strength & Courage – Love in Christ
I so love it when this happens. You know when it is the Holy Spirit moving within you when you happen upon someone who is ready to receive the Gospel as this wonderful new sister in Christ has. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear someday that her dearly departed mother had prayed for her in the past, God answered that prayer this day. God bless you brother Ray and your little dog too! 🙂 Agape – Maranatha!
Transcript: What is the purpose of life? Do you ever feel life is futile? Do you think man is basically bad or good? Would you leave your purse on the table for an hour believing man is so good he wouldn’t touch it? Do you think heaven exists? Are you going there? Are you a good person? I’m going to be a prosecutor for a minute. I’m going to put you on the (witness) stand, and all I want from you is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God. Can you do that? How many lies have you told in your life? Ever stolen something? Ever used God’s name in vain? Jesus said if you look with lust, you commit adultery in your heart. Have you ever looked at someone with lust? So I am not judging you, but you just told me your a lying, thieving, blasphemous adulterer at heart. Do you still thing you are a good person? Do you know what the problem is? The standard for goodness if very low. You think a lying thief is a good person. You know, if you look in the dictionary there is over 40 different definitions of the word good. Number one is moral excellence. And when the Bible speaks of good, it speaks of moral excellence. And Jesus said there is none good but God. Only he is morally excellent. So here is the big question. If God judges you by the 10 commandments, we’ve looked at 4 of them. On judgement day, are you going to be innocent or guilty? Okay, now try that in a court of law. And the judge is going to say, I’m not going to judge you on the good works you do. It’s only on the crimes. That’s exactly the same with God. When he judges you, it will be solely on the fact that your a lying thief, a blasphemer and an adulterer at heart. The Bible says if you hate someone you are a murderer. That’s how high God’s standards are. The Bible says he is holy. So on the day of judgement you will be found guilty, and the scriptures say you will end up in hell. I would hate that to happen to you. That would horrify me. Now do you know what God did so guilty sinners would not have to go to hell? God did something incredible. Do you understand the legal implications of that? Well you and I broke the 10 commandments. The Bible calls the 10 commandments the moral law. We broke God’s law. Jesus came and he paid the fine. If you are in court, and someone pays your fine, even if your guilty, the judge can let you go. The judge can say is guilty, but someone’s paid her fine, she is out of here. When Jesus was on the cross, he said a very strange thing, just before he died. He cried out, “It is finished”. In other words, the debt has been paid. He came to suffer for the sin of the world. And when he had suffered and died and rose from the dead, he defeated death. And now God can legally dismiss your case. Forgive your sins. Commute your death sentence. Allow you to live forever, because of what Jesus did on the cross. Paid your fine on the cross with his life’s blood. What you have to do is repent and trust in Him. See most people don’t realize that death is an arresting officer, that will drag us before the Judge of the universe, for violating his law and will end up in God’s prison, a place called hell without parole. The Bible says God is rich in mercy and he is willing to forgive if we repent and trust the Saviour. And the Bible speaks of trusting Jesus. It’s like trusting a parachute. You just don’t believe in a parachute. You put it on. You put your trust into it. And it will benefit you. And it’s exactly the same thing that applies with the Saviour. The minute you repent and trust in Jesus, God will forgive your sins. Every one of them. All the secret thoughts and the deeds done in darkness, washed away in an instant, because God is rich in mercy. And he will grant you everlasting life so death has no hold on you. No sting on you. Does this make sense? So , if you were to die today and God gave you justice, you’d end up hell. There are 2 thing you must do to be saved. You must repent and trust in Jesus. When are going to do that? When are you going to die? So there is an urgency. The Bible says, today if you hear His voice, don’t harden your heart. You know I wasn’t going to come back and talk to you. I saw you walking along, and I thought to myself. That lady, (you were about a hundred yards from me, I was on my bike), could be distraught. And as I rode up to you, you were crying. Do you want to tell us why you were crying? Do you know what Jesus said? The Son of Man has come to seek and to save, that which is lost. And when I was 22 years old… I trust today was a divine encouter. I was praying when we bumped into each other. Your weeping over… Prayer: Father I pray for , that this day she will understand the depth of your love for her. And you have destroyed her greatest enemy, Death itself by suffering and dying on the cross and rising from the dead. It is not possible that death could hold you. So, I pray that you’ll heal the broken hearted, Minister her in a miraculous way. Make her a new creature in Christ. May she pass from death to life this day because of your Mercy. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
You got the art of leading sinners to Christ perfected so I use your arguments as well. One point however can be improved and have caused me to be unsuccessful because I had not considered it. The word REPENT. Its good to use this word if you know what it means but for many it remains a stumbling block to sinners who do not want to give up a conceited life style and can undo good work do. Of coarse we need to repent, but what is repent? Like “love”, I have asked many but many do not know. This must be better explained to the sinner. God himself repented several times in the Bible and He never sinned. Repenting actually means changing your mind about a subject. So about what do sinners need to repent of or about? Well about sin so how come we carry on sinning then some often remind me. Lets face it, no one can ever confess all theirs sins. One good reason is that no-one you can remember them all. But we can confess that we are sinners, and are in need of saving. Repenting is understanding this but then also to hate sin for bringing this about. Another reason is also bringing your opinions into line with that of God’s. We know He hates sin so we should do the same. This is repenting. Its much more than asking for forgiveness. To summarize repenting is therefor acknowledging you are a sinner and that you are in need of a Saviour and then change your opinion about sin and not just don’t care about it. At that point a person is ready to accept and acknowledge Jesus’s gift of salvation and invite Him into our hearts.
Love and prayers for you Amber!!! This encounter did not happen by chance. This was, like the title says, a “Divine encounter!!” All Glory to The Most High God! Thank You Jesus for your love and mercy!!! Love you Lord! Please prepare as all and guide us as we walk our walk of faith till that Great and Glorious day when we will be in your amazing presence!! Amazing grace how sweet the sound 🎶🎵🎶🎼
Absolutely made my heart weep! So happy she is now going to be in heaven one day. God.. your so good and you make it so easy for us to just open our hearts and say.. ” forgive me.. and please come into my heart. Thank you for your precious promise to hold us until that day when we will meet you.. face to face.
my heart went out to her you can see she had many heartaches and sadness in her face and she cries a lot a very unhappy woman walking alone and falling in the path of this wonderful pastor who encouraging her to pray it made me cry I felt her pain God God be with her give her the encouragement to find you closer to her heart she needs you Jesus thank you
God is Amazing and his Timing is Perfect!! 2003…I lost my Son…my Heart was Broken…he was just a Baby and I needed him in my Arms Badly!! I got very mad at God for my Son Dying. Over the Years…i tried to go back to Church but just couldnt do it. I always said that in my own timing when I was ready I would go back to God!! I believed in God/Jesus…I was just very hurt that my Son was taken from me!! Fast Forward to Summer 2017….God Spoke to ME….He TOLD Me that I had to stop being mad at him!! That was it….he said “You have to stop being mad at me over Mikeys Death!” Sept 25, 2017…my Beautiful and Smart 18 year old Niece took her own Life!!! I cried so hard…my Heart had only ever literally Hurt when my Son Died, for the 2nd time in my Life (i was 39 at the time) my Heart litterally Hurt and Ached!!! I promised God I would never leave him again!! We JUST passed the 1 year mark of my Nieces Death…Yesterday!! I read the Bible almost every day since we lost her!!! I continually tell God how Sorry I am for being mad at him for so long!! 🙁 I am so Thankful he came to me before I lost my Niece!!
Hey Ray, you have really impacted lifes, you don’t know what God has thought me through you. I pray that the Good Lord who is using you through his son Jesus Christ to bring people back to himself will bless you and give you the power and strength to stand firm till the end.Amen. Thank you for allowing the Lord use you so mightily.
Why did you say she has to… She has to repent. The Bible says you don’t have to do anything but believe in Jesus Christ to be saved. But you said you have to do something. That is works! All she has to do is believe in Jesus Christ and she is saved. She doesn’t have to do anything except believe in Jesus Christ.
Yeah she’s only human we are all sinners saved by grace. God is the judge we are not God forgives a he’s very mercifull,,he died on the cross for the whole world sins upon him his blood he she’d will wipe away all sins. By his stripes we are healed. Repent a trust in Jesus Christ he will save you today is the day for salvation. It’s never to late to give your heart to Jesus Christ. Put your trust a faith in Jesus name. Amen God bless you Amber.
Praise God for sending His Jesus to die for our sins!! There are many times where all I do is think of my own suffering but I must instead think about the suffering of others and use my time to minister to others. May we use our time and strength to tell others about Jesus as much as we can! Let’s repent of our sins, accept Jesus as our Lord and savior, and help others find Jesus too! God bless you all in Jesus’ holy name!!!!!
Ray is so gifted! I wish I could share the gospel like he does. Such a sweet encounter, and truly was divine. It reminds me of when Jesus and His disciples went across the Sea of Galilee to the Gaderenes. He encountered that demon possessed man who was naked and alone and probably for years. How lonely and trapped that poor man was, but Jesus went out of His way for that ONE man. Makes me cry just thinking of it. He set that man free and put him in his right mind, and then that man went out and told everyone about Jesus. Just amazing the love of God.
A divine encounter! The bible says there are no coincidences with God. I believe God sent Ray to this lady. I hope she accepted Jesus. The bible says that the spirit of God will not always strive with a man, which means an unbeliever could lose the chance for salvation if they continue to reject HIM. Today is the day for salvation. What if tomorrow never comes?
My heart can relate to how she is feeling, I can see and hear the pain she has gone through in her life and most of my life has also been filled with headache and pain as well, I have no family left that were close to me, they’ve all passed away on left me, but my strength doesn’t come from this world or the people on it, it comes from Christ Jesus the Lord and my walk in relationship with him. I have no goodness but his, I have no righteousness of my own, but I have the Lord’s, and I have been blessed with an amazing amount of faith, and because of that, I never feel alone. This kind and humble woman has gone through so much, but if her strength is in Christ Jesus and not herself, then it truly is life eternal that awaits her, and that means nothing that she has gone through in this world, has been in vain, God please bless this sister in Christ, keep her safe and remind her daily of the joy unspeakable that awaits her when this life is over and the next one begins! If I never do meet her while walking in this flesh, I know I will meet her down by that beautiful river of life in the kingdom of heaven in the next life, the one that will have no end! To God be the glory in all things, today and forever!
Dear Lord help Amber to find her way to you dear Lord, lord she’s lost help her see clear, help her find her way to you dear jesus, give her the strength, today to say no more my life belongs to you God I am here lead her God let her know you are the way the only way nothing else doesn’t matter but your amazing love and to honor you dear lord I am praying bold for her lord you are almighty God bless her with your promise in jesus name Amen
We love you Amber. You are a very beautiful woman. I am from country where christians are less than .5% of populations in the country. I couldn’t trust anyone I was so broken 20 years old. I was mad at my parent, sexual addiction, wrist cut, in teenage I cried almost everyday feeling I was worthless nobody loved me. But Jesus found me in darkness and all I could say first was shouting at him said I hate you. How can anyone make my life so hard? But God never stopped telling me His love for me. I was angry but God kept telling me that He still loves me even though I was a nothing but a worthless being through the love of christians who was around me and the Bible, God’s Word. And I had to say in the end is “okay, I accept your love, really all I got is You, God. Please help me.” Now I am a mother of 20 months old daughter who is very busy. I have a husband who loves the Lord. We are planning to go back to my country to preach the gospel of that is God’s will. Jesus died for our sin, and raised from dead!! In this way God showed his love for us. It is joy God gives me that I can’t explain every day even in difficult times.
I loved this article. I confess I’ve had trouble witnessing to my son and bringing up the part about hell. You see, my daughter-in-law, his wife, drank herself to death. Autopsy said alcohol poisoning. No one ever talks about her being in heaven like you do when a saved person dies. I try to hold out hope that maybe she made peace with God in her final moments. She had some good qualities and was a nurse who cared about people but the lifestyle was loose. There’s this elephant in the room concerning the subject of hell. Please pray for my son. He drinks heavily and has Hep C. He’s 40 years old. And pray for wisdom in talking to him. Thank you.
This is the one I have cried the most, praise Jesus, praise God! Thank you. Ray you are apart of our brethren, I pray for you and for this women, and I am at awe what good deeds that you do for Him. God meant for you to bring goodness in a sea of madness like we’re all suppose to do, which is His Word. 🙂 God Bless, hopefully I see you again
Oh my gosh we all are sinners. The good news is Jesus Christ took our sins on the cross. Did he ask her if she repented? Because I got only 2 minutes into this and had to back out. Jesus Christ died for our sins. HOW MANY TIMES DO CHRISTIANS NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THAT? The thief on the cross went to heaven with Jesus that very day. He lived a life of crime and confessed right there in that moment. This type of Hypocrisy is exactly what Jesus was so angry about with the pharisees. Good work gets you no where if you do not KNOW Jesus. That’s all there is to it. smh Praying for those who do not really know Jesus and God.
That is why we fail. We commit an act we know is bad, but because we believe we ultimately love more than we committed bad acts. We never see the truth. We live in a constant lie of narcissistic habit. It us a defense ….An survival instinct. But it isn’t easy trusting in who we really are. Politics breeds this type of people. Listen more; talk less.
For those Christians who disagree with Ray’s approach to evangelism, please read this. I believe that Ray would say that salvation is by Grace through Faith as Ephesians 2:8-10 states (my favorite verse by the way); however, the bible talks a lot about repentance. Do you believe Ray should not preach about repentance at all? What about Luke 24:46-48? How I pray someday the Lord will give me the courage to speak as boldly and eloquently as Ray Comfort does! Occasionally I do start a conversation with someone, but mostly fear gets in my way! Also, it seemed Jesus himself shed light on people sins, so that they would have a repentant heart, which could be a precursor to them placing their faith & trust in Him (and believing in Him as many versus word it). The rich young ruler and the Samarian woman at the well come to mind as immediate examples of this. Luke 24:46-48 English Standard Version (ESV) 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. Here are other versus discussing repentance and salvation as well: Repentance: Matthew 4:17, Matthew 21:32, Luke 17:3-4, 2 Corinthians 7:9-10, Jeremiah 31:19, Revelation 2:5, Luke 24:46-48, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19-21, Matthew 3:8, Luke 5:31-32, Act 5:31, Acts 20:21, Romans 2:4, Acts 11:18, Acts 17:30-31, Revelation 3:3 Salvation: John 3:16-17, John 5:24, John 6:47, John 11:25-26, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, Acts 16:31, Romans 6:23, Romans 8:1, Romans 10:9-13, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 2:8-10, Hebrews 6:1 May you have a wonderful and blessed day!
Fundamental problem with this God (iOS capitalizes the G automatically), if he is truly good and moral can you speak of him murdering Ezekiel’s wife to prove a point? 42 Youths mocked Elisha’s bald head. Just, good and moral do not fit here when speaking of recompense for mocking a balding man. Further more Leviticus 13:41 states if a man is balding he is pure, how so can we justify Leviticus just 8 chapters ahead when in 21:5 speaks of condemning baldness and gashes on hands and body.but then in Ezekiel 7:18 it speaks of baldness being pure again/being a sin under certain context. However balding is also spoken of as a grieving ritual. In Jeremiah 47:5 he begs for Gaza to become bald “Pure” HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Please pray for Ava her mom sister,dad,step dad,and step Brothers,and there mom.for healing,salvation., deliverance,forgiveness .and labors to come to all😪🤔🙏💖💖 of them.ava never wants to marry because of what she’s endured.ask the Lord to turn that around…and send her a God chosen man that will love her and protect her .and her sister too.💖thank you 1000 people praying…….in Jesus name …..
Beautiful woman, God bless her, take away her pain from the loss of her mother, I cried seeing this, I too lost my mother in 2018 February and I am heart broken. But I seek the lord every day for strength to get me through this, I could truly feel this women’s pain, she has lovely compassionate heart, it’s a blessing to see such a lovely women understand the words of our saviour. God bless you Ray, you do amazing work. And God bless this lady amen. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Dearest Amber … I understand your pain….I’m still hurting real bad and very sad and lonely for my dear, sweet mother….my mom passed February 1, 2018….and I couldn’t stop it. She was my dearest and closest friend in the whole world. I really cannot live without her….if it wasn’t for Jesus Christ being my Lord and Savior, I’d have ended my life by now. But, I belong to Him, and I know He has me here for some reason. Cling to God! As Corrie Ten Boom said, “When Jesus Christ is all you have, you realize that He’s all you need.” This is where I’m at. I cling to Christ! He is my Hope, my Joy, my Peace…..I pray that you too, Amber, will lean on Him hard…He’s able, so able to hold you, guide you, love you, and bless you with His joy as you lean on Him, trust in Him, and make Him King of your heart and soul! Shalom. 💖🕊💖
The TRUTH of Salvation: 1 Corinthians 15:1-4💒 Salvation is a FREE 🎁gift *from God !! Salvation and discipleship are two separate things, we must not confuse the two! It is NOT based on our works! Let us also not confuse salvation and service-they are not the same thing! For our works are like “filthy rags” before the Lord! We must focus on the work of the cross only. God does not need our “help” for our salvation! By HIS grace through our faith we have been saved, not through works lest any man should boast! God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes/trusts in *HIM* (plus nothing) shall not perish but shall have everlasting life! At the moment we believed, we were saved and sealed forever into the body of Christ! The Holy Spirit then begins to do a work in us to lead us into paths of righteousness! We Cannot be unborn in the spirit!!!! For example: just like the thief on the cross who acknowledge Jesus as Savior, and was saved! Christ told him “today you will be with me in paradise.” We are NOT saved because we give our life to Jesus, do good works, get baptized, or by our repentance, but we Are saved because HE gave HIS life for US- and we have salvation by trusting & believing in the complete redemptive work of the cross—that was a one-time event that happened over 2000 years ago! We do not work for our salvation! 1 JOHN 3:9: “Whosoever is born of God, does not commit sin (in the *spirit) for a seed remains in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God!
I wonder why my comment didn’t show up. Amber, I know you. From the club we both went to behind Timothy’s Bakery in Woodland, CA. Praying for you and hoping you’re on the path. If not, feel free to comment back and we can share emails, or FB messenger. God really does love you, and He much prefers you live than perish. If you think you have to be righteous yourself, I have good news: none are righteous except Jesus Christ Our Lord. He is the One who gives us His righteousness.
Oh, wow! Talk about a divine encounter – a set up by the Holy Ghost! I sure hope he offered her to pray the Sinners Prayer – her heart seems ripe and it would have been a sin & a shame if he left her without offering to pray the Sinners Prayer with her. I hope & pray she gets saved, reads the Word & pray each day, and finds a good, NON-Seeker Friendly church – I hope she finds a GOOD, GOSPEL TEACHING church to go to.
That was wonderful. I believe her Mother prayed for her, while on earth, to b saved. Jesus tell’s us ” Train up a child n the way that they should go, when they”er old, they won’t depart from it”Proverbs 22:6. Perfect example of the Truth of the Holy Word (The Bible). thank u brother for your work, bring pple to Christ!
For those folks who wants to commit and give their life to the Lord Jesus Christ pray this prayer out loud sincerely in your heart. “Lord Jesus I know you died on the cross for me, please forgive me of all my sins, I’m ready to commit and dedicate my life to you. I received You in my heart today, Be my Savior and Lord, my God and friend. From now on I will diligently read my Bible and pray to you! Thank you for forgiving my sins Lord, Thank you dying on the cross for me! …..In Jesus Christ name I pray! Amen!” Congratulations making the best decision of your life. Now find a good Bible Believing church to have fellowship with fellow believers and share your great story! Thank you Lord Jesus! Amen!
God is fair, just & righteous which is synonymous with his perfection; as there is nothing as fair or righteous than “we” ourselves choosing our own destiny especially our final judgment!! however our final judgment is a result of the contents of our heart!! and ultimately how we treat others!! and how much love we’ve shown!!! as it is written; Job 15:6 Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you. So we must remember when passing judgment upon someone whether aloud or within our heart because ; from your own mouth comes forth your own judgment; and there is “NO ONE” responsible for this but ourselves. This is right, fair & just .. Judgment is a logical conclusion, which is brought about by God honouring our choices in life, and such a judgment is both “right & just”
Awesome. I like the example of a parachute, I’m gonna remember that. When it comes to “being good”, I usually share that yes, people can be good – we give to charities, we treat others with kindness, many would return a lost purse rather than running away with it, so yes we can be good,….just not good enough. It’s like an Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming trying to swim across the Pacific ocean. They would make it farther than most others, but they’re still not going to make it. By God’s standards we all fall short. I’m so thankful for the blood of Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross. He is my parachute. 🙂
Great stuff Ray, i like the way you preach to the people. I am just against one thing you said ” There are two things you need to do repent and trust to be saved”. From your previous article “I am Gay and Go to church” with Danniel, I learnt you refer to repent as in repentance of sins. Where does the Bible say repent and trust to be saved? We ONLY need to trust (believe) in God to be saved. For salvation we need to (John 3:16) BELIEVE in God (repent unto God and not move away from our sins). Acts 3:19 NIV Repent, then and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out … When we turn to God that’s when our sins are cleared. Correct me if am wrong please
You and I broke “the Ten Commandments” – really? Is that what the New Testament teaches? Due to one man’s sin, all were made sinners – Rom 5:12-19 – and thus condemnation and death came upon all, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). But the free gift of justification of life shall come to those who believe in Jesus Christ. This is the true Gospel.
The Bible doesn’t tell us to repent of SIN and trust in Jesus to be saved. Those aren’t found in the Bible but salvation is to those who BELIEVE on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ!! We however DO learn to turn from sin and trust in Christ by the prompting of the Holy Spirit but these come after we are saved. “He that BELIEVES on him is not condemned: but he that believeth NOT is condemned already, because he hath not BELIEVED in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:18 KJV “For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:3 “For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17 “And he BELIEVED in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:6 “Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that BELIEVE: for there is no difference:” Romans 3:22 “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 “But to him that worketh not, but BELIEVES on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.” Romans 4:5 “But we BELIEVE that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
It’s so weird… I have such a difficult time witnessing – but Ray Comfort makes it sound easy breezy (especially with his accent) I love how he breaks it down & reaches them where they are Sure, he’s come across a few diehards… but for the most part – he just simply helps them to see the obvious Great job Ray … wouldn’t mind bumping into you myself
But, Ray, you tell this woman that her “standard of good is very low.” Yet, by your standard of good (or God’s) we are ALL going to hell bc none of us are without sin. There is literally no one on this planet in all of human history who hasn’t done what this woman openly admits to. I am definitely going to hell according to what you say.
Evening Ray my brother in Christ. Thank you for all the work you do in sharing the saving message of the love of God in the salvation message of Christ. I only have one complaint with this article and please take this in the spirit given. When she told you about the grief she had at the loss of her mother and how the park triggered this grief, you passed it off and kept with the Gospel message. When Lazarus died, before Jesus went to the tomb to resurrect him for the glory of God, He waited on Mary to come and the two of them cried together. The shortest verse in the bible was “Jesus wept”. You should have shared her grief first before continuing with the message. I lost my wife Oct 21rst of last year and while she was a Jesus loving Christian and I know that she is with our Lord, I still grieve for her and get set off by the sometimes the little things (like the first time I went grocery shopping without her). No greater impact could you have done at that moment then to share Ambers grief with her before you completed the mission of sharing the gospel. Remember Jesus impacted everyone around them when they saw him crying with Mary before the resurrection. Think of the empathy He had.. He KNEW he was going to resurrect Lazarus in 10 minutes but still he took the time to grieve with Mary and then perform his mission. Thanks for listening dear brother and keep up the good work! ✝🙏
Wow! When she strongly reacted to your response, “Try that in a court of law!” And then I realized why you always use God’s holy standard when witnessing. Just because the Law is impossible to keep in the inner man does not make it any less holy or it righteous or good. How ridiculous to measure ourselves by low set of sinful standards. How desperately I need Jesus Christ my Advocate.Thank you Ray for helping all of us see who we really are and why we need Jesus, we love you.
A divine encounter indeed!! I hope God changed her heart this day. I wish we could somehow see how Amber is doing and if she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior! I pray that is what happened. Lord Please help myself and others around the world to remember that you died for US and the only way to heaven is through you, Lord Jesus. We love you, please watch over us and protect us in this sinful world! AMEN!
Hello Ray, here people like leaders are saying their’s no 10 commenments coz it was replaced by Melzisedik coz by faith and only by His grace we are safe on the cross so be Baptized and born again Christian and their’s no 10 commenments to need to get Heaven and they knew as Jesus said,”I came here rather to fullfill the moral law but they don’t understand or can compared the same teaching of our lord Jesus Christ and they preach about love and so on but I need a article which I can share thou I’m not a perfect one but atleast I can show them how judgement day will be conduct to whom and to where, they just think by Baptism and reborn they won’t be judged but never realise that, they hate someone inside,angry and never forgive someone who did bad to them,or no,,they judge others but not them and I think maybe they ignore what the moral laws said about,”if I look a beautiful girl with lust I’m already committed adultery and if I hate someone and it’s hatred and Jeleouy and blasphemy are what is common in all the church of the NE INDIA which is the most populated said christians states but inside it’s we are ugly including me so may God bless us with your prayers coz you’re the one who brought the gospel but it turning upside down and it’s a fact and God forbid if it’s not what He wants me to write in this way Amen. Thanks
Watching a divine appointment happen like it just did for Amber & Ray is so uplifting..but it should do more than make us feel good and be hopeful for lovely but lost people like Amber. The Lord let’s us watch this to spur us on to not just be spectators but to say to Him ” here am I Lord..use me for one of your divine appointments. Give me courage, wisdom and grace to tell your story to a lost soul you put in my path” Amen!
This was Divine Intervention for sure like it is titled? Amber,God Bless you. You are in my prayers! I just subscribed to this website and I love it! I love that you preach the truth, and it has helped me and pointed out Alot in my walk with Jesus. I too was Catholic. I am grateful to have found this website and I love all the comments, it inspires and teaches. Love to everyone!
I just recently lost my mom and its been hard on me and my family but we are getting through it because of Gods help. I mean seriously most people would have committed suicide because of something like that but I’m getting through it better than I thought I would and I know this woman can get through it too 😊♥️
The word Jesus cried out on the cross, when translated into Greek, is “tetelestai.” Historical artifacts have shown that when creditors settled debts, they would “stamp” this word on accounts that have been settled / fully paid / reconciled. When you place your faith and trust in Jesus and believe in the One who sent Him, that same account status is “stamped” across your heart….even if you continue to struggle with some sins. If anyone comes to judge you and question that salvation, it is an attack from the enemy because pride is his favorite weapon above all other vices. Christ is Victor.
I love your articles, but there are some inconsistencies with your comparisons to the court of law. One can only pay one’s bail, in which case they will be freed until their official hearing. They are not freed for life, they are freed until official judgement. I suggest you don’t use this comparison as the court of law is a man made system, hence, it is automatically flawed. You can’t compare Jesus dying on the cross to someone paying a few thousand dollars bail in court. Jesus did not pay our bail, he served our sentence in full with his life. There is a fine difference. Keep doing your good work and spreading the word my friend.
I would have stopped the recording the moment she started to breakdown about her mum and just hugged her – sometimes thats all the ministering thats required. Also Just for her privacy and dignity. I dont think its good to share such a vulnerable moment with the world especially because it had nothing to do with evangelism. If she had started to weep from conviction then that’s a different story. Besides that I love, admire and appreciate Ray. He is awesome.
I pray for Ray as well that may the good God give him more strenth to reach out to many broken souls and tell them about the good news of our Lord. Jesus strenthen your soldier that he may find courage even if it seems above what he can manage in the name of Jesus I pray. I pray because God used you in my life to show how to witness to a non-believers without making them feel bad or judged at all. I pray that God bless you even more and know your work that you do Ray in Christ, we find it in South Africa and we are learning and witnessing to people that the Spirit of truth will convict them l. Glory be to the Most High God and forever lasting peace. Amen
Ask her to get baptise in Jesus name, seems she believe your message, and deciple her until being mature Christian. It is harvest time. Ac 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Dont let her alone, must protect her from the devil.
You can’t do anything to inherit life from God you can’t do anything to be saved what did the theif do next to Jesus he did nothing except look at Jesus he didn’t say a prayer to be saved “he said remember me” the tax collector said “i am a sinner” and his faith was credited to him as righteousness the woman caught in adultery didn’t say much ” Jesus never condemned her but her faith saved her and he said “sin no more” Mary washed Jesus’s feet with tears and kissed his feet again “not a sound” she simply had faith and her many sins were forgiven” yes I am saying repent but ultimately if you believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ ask God to fill you with His Holy Spirit and to help you have a changed heart to come to him like a child MATTHEW 18 trust in Jesus and you can’t earn or do anything to something that’s freely given period by the faith we have we want to produce fruit of the Holy Spirit by that will be evidence of our salvation of itself the fruit is evidence of the faith we claim to have.
I don’t know if she was lost so much as not being “honest”(which is fine because I mean.. it’s just her opinion given there first) because the truth is that the onion – layer – I believe she was saved and understood it – but she just didn’t know where you were going with it.. … I think she did understand it but only was upset with her mum and yeah that probably was hard. For her.
I agree with what ray says as far as the judgement- but Jesus says he wants us to be like him and I do think God pays attention to how we treat others. It’s part of the whole picture, an important part. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a lot of charity, kindness and doing things for others. He looks at our hearts- it’s not just about ‘’us’’.
Awe, God Bless her. I lost my daddy 5 years ago and my most beloved young brother 2 years ago. My mother is my best friend. When daddy died, she did ok, but when my brother died, it devastated her. I’ve seen her go downhill fast. She was so active and full of life before my brother passed. She and I have traveled with my children for years, but my brother’s death changed her. She has told me that she wants to go be with him, but I finally worked up the courage to tell her that she has 5 other children and grandchildren to live for. I understand how my mom feels, but this particular brother was truly the favored child. My brothers and I knew that growing up and we dealt with it, now she wanted to die to be with him. This time it hurt me to hear her express that her love for our brother was so much more than her love for us that she would rather die in order to be with him, than to live and be with all five of us. Today, I’m sure she still misses him, but she no longer wants to die. However, her suffering for him has taken its toll. She’s 85 now and I know that in the near future God will call her home. I love my mother and it’s gonna hurt when she leaves. Our God is so great and wonderful. He truly knows all things. I often think, how smart of Him to come into the world as a baby. Who doesn’t love a baby? And, there is truly nothing like a mother’s love. I’m sad for this lady’s loss, but I’m glad that she loves her mother still. I pray that life will treat her a little kinder and that one day we will all have our tears wiped away .
Faire des informations hier si vous en ligne de mon Y en ligne sur les JNKfusmnds Fdhmnvgdk Faire des informations confidentielles et le temps Faire des informations Et de mon coeur et Et le site de Faire des informations confidentielles et le site Faire des informations confidentielles et le site web et je suis à la semaine uernière fois Te fais pas de Te fais un petit Faire un petit Hier et de Faire une Te faire des informations confidentielles et je vous avez des informations
If we can embrace this it would be that the pain we experience when we loose someone we care for or even Love, how profound was it that God knew what we are going thru so we could acknowledge that sin works the wages called death and separation because of the kind of work we do in our lives like wrong doing even foolishness, but know this God lost a Son to this kind of life even our sins upon Him just so we could be saved, he experienced it to prove what we go thru in an understanding we have been living here, this made Him no stranger to life or death, even ours, being a son even a God. also who could pay for our debts and live again? if we believe and follow his example as God provided a way for us.