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RECENT OUTREACHES NEW YEARS EVE, SHREVEPORT LA New Years Eve is a great opportunity for Christians to hit the streets to share the gospel. New Years Eve is a big party night for many lost souls. There are churches that will have their own New Years Eve parties, especially for their youth groups, and maybe will invite unbelievers to attend. But lets get serious. Sinners don’t want to go to a church party for News Years Eve. It would be better for churches to have outreaches rather than parties. We should be going out to the bars and clubs with the gospel of Jesus Christ. I went out to the Red River District of Shreveport Lousianna, which is where many of their bars, clubs, and casinos are. It seemed to me that many people came from all over to go to the “Eldorado” Casino. As the night time approached, the people started hitting the streets to go to the bars and clubs. That was our opportunity to preach Jesus Christ!   There is a particular wall that we have stood on before that has lots of people walking in front of it on the sidewalk. It seems to be a pretty busy area, especially during the beginning of the night. In fact, that is the same place that the Police will come and block off a street because of the amount of people that walk through there. When we stand on the wall we hold our banners, which automatically captures attention. Some people will come to talk with us just because of the signs. But many people will just continue on going to the bar or club. Therefore, we try to master the 30 second sermon. We will try to say a few quick points to plant the seed of the gospel. For example as a crowd walks by, obviously dressed for the club, we will say to them, “I hope you guys aren’t out here to sin tonight. The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is everlasting life through Jesus Christ.” Or sometimes something simple like, “God is going to judge your life. Get ready. You will die and give account of your life to God. Give your life to Jesus Christ. Beg God for mercy and pardon.” It is my hope that we startle sinners as they carelessly head out to live wicked, that these sayings will disturb their conscience and awaken them to their danger. Some people may question the effectiveness of street preaching, but saying something is much better than saying nothing. The gospel was meant to be preached, not kept secret. What did get a response from crowds as they walked by was when we started saying, “Happy New Year!” They would instantly respond back by saying the same. We would then say, “What is your new year resolution?” But nobody really responded to that. So we would say, “It should be to forsake your sin and follow Jesus” or something along those lines, exhorting them to come to Jesus. Certainly gave them somehing to think about for the New Year. Of course, most of the people going out to party were telling us that they are Christians already. They said that they will be in Church on Sunday. Girls will walk by in very tight and revealing clothing and yet claim that they are church-going Christians. I sure hope they don’t dress like that for church! We always exhort them by saying that a real Christian is someone that loves and obeys Jesus. As I already said, at the beginning of the night we stand on a certain wall with a busy sidewalk. But later on in the night the crowds are in line waiting to get into the bars and clubs. So as the night progresses we move around to make sure that we are where the people are. And we are never short of conversations. When people see our signs and t-shirts with a clear biblical message, they come up to us to talk with us. It is very good to get to the party crowds while they are still sobor. As they are waiting in the lines to get into these sinful places, we stand and preach the gospel. I can recall one man in particular who came up to talk with me. He was sobor and in his right mind. But he seemed very upset. He asked if I had any contact information. So I gave him my card that has my phone number and email address. He said that he had recently gone through a divorce, that the family he is staying with are believers, and that he is really close to becoming a Christian. He had to go but he had my contact information. I pray that our presentation of the gospel helps him to make up his mind to be a Christian! CAR PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD I was on my way to Kilgore College to start off the new semester when I got a flat tire! At first I thought it was a minor set back. I planned on putting on the spare and continuing the course. But when I tried to start the car to move it to a better position to change the tire, the car wouldn’t start! I popped the hood and could see right through to the tire. It looked to me like there was some damage caused under the hood with wiring and other things. So I had to call for a tow truck and have it hauled off to a machanic shop. This was not only a set back for the start of my campus ministry for the new semester, but also to our financees. The insurance did come through to help cover some of the repairs, because we had run over some type of animal, but they did not cover everything. We have been praying that the Lord would help provide through the body of Christ. KILGORE COLLEGE, TX In 2005-2007 I would preach regularly at Kilgore Jr. College. At first I would use their “free speech” area and go through their permit process, but as their policies became more restrictive in regards to how much time you could speak, I abandoned their free speech area and permit for the nearby public sidewalk. As it turned out, their public sidewalk was a better location anyways. And there was no permit to obtain or time restrictions to abide by. I had some really good open air meetings there in the past but had not been back there since I moved out of the area in 2007. But now that I have moved back to East Texas, I plan on preaching there regularly again. I went right back to where I used to preach and the weather was so good that there were many people walking around. I had no signs, banners, or gospel t-shirt, but with just my Bible and my voice was I was able to draw a crowd. It didn’t take long to get the attention of the students. All I had to do was preach against getting drunk, smoking blunts, premartial sex, homosexuality, and Obama. I warned the students of the judgment and wrath of God and pointed them to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins. I preached the problem and the solution very plainly. Nevertheless, there were those who accused me of only preaching the negative and not the positive, of preaching an unbalanced message, etc. I greatly emphasised God’s forgiveness, grace, love, and mercy through Jesus Christ, so it is my belief that those people just had selective hearing. I think that some people’s opinion of a “balanced” message is one that really is unbalanced; one that does not include any wrath or judgment at all. But I argued that only those who are under God’s wrath are in need of God’s mercy; that only those who deserve to go to hell are in need of salvation through Jesus Christ. After I had been preaching for a little while a Police Officer came up to me and asked for my student ID. When I told him that I was not a student he said that I would need a visitors pass. I argued that I was on the city sidewalk and was not actually on the campus and therefore would not need a visitors pass from the campus. The Officer said that he wasn’t sure about that so he took me to their Chief to talk about it with him. I explained to the Cheif that I used to preach on that sidewalk almost every week almost 5 years ago and that the Cheif of Police back then even spray painted a line in the sidewalk as to where the public easement was. He said that he would look into it and get back to me, but in the meantime requested that I get a visitors pass. So I went to the Visitor Center and gave them my name. They wrote my name down on a name badge and gave it to me. So I went back out to the sidewalk and began preaching again. My original crowd had dispersed by now but I was able to draw them in again. Eventually the Chief of Police came back out and said that he spoke with the previous Chief on the phone. He said that I was on the public easement and would be fine to speak there from now on. The City newspaper heard on the Police scanner that there was a preacher at Kilgore College. So a Journalist from the newspaper came out to cover the story. He took some pictures and interviewed a few students. He was actually a friend of mine that I went through a Christian internship with back in 2002-2003. In fact, he was there with me when I first started open air preaching. Now he is a Journalist in Kilgore. The City Paper did feature a picture of me preaching with a small subcaption and the campus newspaper said that they would be doing an article themselves as well. The campus paper had covered my outreaches in the past. At the end of the open air meeting there were two students who spoke with me in conversation.  One said that he was an atheist who didn’t believe in God or the gospels. I argued that the proof of the infinite is the existence of the finite, since by law of cause and effect the finite could not exist without a cause. And the first cause, by necessity, must be self-existent. And I argued that our cause must necessarily be greater than us, and therefore cannot be some unintelligent, impersonal, thing or energy. And I argued that the Gospels and the New Testament Epistles were the written testimonies of credible witnesses. I explained that the Apostles testified to what they had seen and heard, that they didn’t merely hope or belief that Jesus rose from the dead but all claimed to have eye witnessed it. And they were willing to seal their testimony with their own blood. I went on to explain how in the court of law, any testimony that a witness gives in his own favor actually has the tendency to discredit his testimony. There would  be a suspicious of motives. However, any testimony that a witness gives against his own favor actually yeilds credibility to his testimony. The suspicious of lying for ones own benefit is removed. And since the testimony of the Apostles put them at odds with the Roman Empire and with their own brethren the Jews, who ultimately did make martyrs out of the Early Church, you could not ask for a more credible witness than what God has provided in the Bible. The atheistic student still insisted that he had no proof of God and no reason to believe in the Bible. I have noticed from long experience that atheists typically continue on in their dream world where there is no God, despite all of the obvious evidence. They have a precommitment to their worldview and are not really governed by reason and evidence but rather by preference. Ultimately they are sinners who don’t want God to rule over them. The other student, however, who was talking with me had a very different heart. He admitted that what I was saying was very reasonable. He asked me where I learned to preach because he said I was very well spoken. He said, “You are the first preacher that I ever cared to listen to.” When I was preaching I invited the students to a Church that I will be speaking at on January 29th. This student brought that up to confirm the location and said that he might make it. TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE, TX The guy with the funny hat made a sign that said, “I’m with stupid” with an arrow pointed at me while I was preaching. It was not a very original sign. I’ve seen better. Its sad that this was his only contribution to our discussion about the Bible. He didn’t have anything more intelligent to say. I really don’t expect much from college students today anymore. However, I think that this student did help me in drawing a crowd. Since this was a new semester there were certain students that had not seen me before. Its good to make a biblical impression the first week of classes! I’m trying to help them start off this new year right. However, there was the typical heckling and mocking. A few students did ask some good and genuine questions. One student asked why God gave us free will since now there is so much sin in the world. I explained that God took the risk of granting man free will, knowing that it was possible for man to rebel against His will, because without freedom of choice there can be no love in the universe. The very reason that God created us was so that there would be a loving relationship between God and man. If God did not grant us a free will in creation, therefore, there would be no possibility of man fulfilling God’s purpose in man’s creation. God had good reasons and good motives in taking the risk of giving men free will. One man came and listened to me for a while. I could tell by the way that he was dressed that he was not a student. He came up to me afterward and said that he was a local Pastor. His wife works at the campus and he sometimes comes here for that reason. He said that he has heard me preaching in the past as well. He wanted my contact information he said, “And we’ll see where the Lord leads.” Then he had to go. It is always my prayer that my outreaches will encourage and inspire the body of Christ to do the work of evangelism. WEST END, DALLAS TX The “West End” of the city of Dallas is a bustling place full of people going to and fro. This is the bus/train section of the West End. We arrived just in time for the burst of evening traffic. Many people take the trains and busses to get to work and across the city. Out of all the street corners in Dallas that you can preach on, I have found this corner to be the best after my nine years of experience in street preaching in Dallas. We lifted up our voices and our banner to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. It looked like a lot of teenagers just sit around and hang out at this particular corner. So from the very beginning we already had a crowd to preach to. And every ten minutes a so a train would come through and drop off a large crowd of people. There is also a McDonalds on this corner which wasn’t there before which seems pretty busy, and a new apartment buildling also which we can bounce our voices off of. The acoustics are therefore very good at this spot, except for the occasional noise from the trains and vehicles.  My friend from East Texas came out with me to preach. It was his first time street preaching in Dallas. I always enjoy showing street preachers new great places for street preaching. I still can’t believe that it was nine years ago when I took my first group of Christians into Dallas for street preaching. The years go by faster and faster as I get older. But I know that despite how many street preachers have gone to this city, it is still largely unreached. There are approximately 1,299,543 people in the city of Dallas. That means that if a street preacher reached 500 people a day, it would still take 2,599 days to reach the entire city. That is 7 years! Lord, raise up more street preachers in every city!    When it comes to the Police in this location, it seems to be hit or miss. It all depends on what time or what day you try to preach there. I have had some Police Officers walk right by me without saying anything. While at other times, I have had Police Officers tell me that this area was private property and therefore that we needed to leave. Now with the new McDonalds there, I figured it would be easier to argue that it was public property. During this particular outreach we did have a Police Officer tell us that the area was privately owned and therefore that we needed to go further down the street. I asked him about a particular city street light pole, as to whether that was public and if we could stand next to that. He just looked at it and road away without answering. He knew what we knew, that it was obviously public. So we moved a few feet over to where the city street light pole was, which was also next to some newspaper vending boxes, and preached from there without further problems from the Dallas Police. SUNDANCE SQUARE, FORT WORTH TX   Sundance Square in Fort Worth TX has a very busy nightlife on the weekends that attracts a large variety of different kinds of people. There are young people, middle aged people, and elderly people that come out on Friday and Saturday nights. Some of them come out simply to enjoy the resturaunts and the stores while others are out to party at the bars and clubs. It is a much safer and diverse place to preach than the other club districts that we preach at in other cities. I always enjoy preaching there. I used to street preach in Sundance Square every weekend back in 2005 and 2006. But when we lived on the road I only got to come through maybe once a year. Now that I live in East Texas again, I will be able to come out more often. Though it seems that there are plenty of street preachers that go out to Sundance Square on the weekends now. That is why I started going to the Red River District in Shreveport instead. I’m the only street preacher that goes out to those bars and clubs, except for any street preachers that I might bring with me! I have the whole place to myself! And both Sundance Square and The Red River District are about the same distance from my house. Although the Shreveport nightlife is much more dangerous than Sundance Square in Fort Worth.  One plus that I always liked about Fort Worth is their amplification laws. Street preachers can preach on a bullhorn or an amplifier until something like 10:30pm. That is a great help to us. We usually preach for hours at a time and we can really wear out our voices, especially street preaching because we have to compete with all the noise. So we brought our bullhorn with us and preached to the whole block easily! Our message was plain and simple. “You know in your heart that you have broken the law of God. You are guilty. You deserve to be punished by a holy God. You deserve to go to hell. But God doesn’t want you to go to hell. God sent Jesus Christ to die for you. Jesus shed His holy blood for all of you. Through Jesus Christ you can escape the punishment that you deserve. But you need to repent of your sins and turn to Jesus. Cry out to Jesus Christ tonight! Beg God for mercy! Plead with God for pardon! He is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that you turn and live. The Bible says let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and return unto the Lord and He will abundantly pardon. God is calling all men everywhere to repent because He has appointed a day when He will judge the world in righteousness by the man Jesus Christ. Its heaven or hell when you die. Make sure you make the right choice. God sets before you life and death, therefore choose life. Choose you this day who you will serve.”

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A PERSONAL REQUEST FROM JESSE Dear Friends, I wanted to write a personal support letter to my friends and supporters to raise up the necessary funds for me to go to Connecticut to meet some of my immediately family, for the first time. Since I was 3 years old I have not seen my father. For the past 25 years I have wanted to get in touch with him but he has been very hard to find. He has alcohol problems and is often homeless. Recently, I was informed that he was in prison and so I wrote him a letter. I was very excited when he wrote me back. In the letter he told me how to spell my older brothers last name. I had not seen him in about 20 years. I just got in touch with my brother through the internet. He has spent some time prison but has recently gotten out and wants to live a better life. I myself came to know the Lord after spending some time locked up. My father also told me the names of my younger brother and sister. I had heard before that I might have a younger brother and sister, but never knew their names or how to get a hold of them. I have not gotten in touch with both of them. My brother is with an adoptive family right now and is 18 but my sister is 14 and is in the foster care system. My father, sister, and two brothers, are all in Connecticut but I am living in Texas. So I want to make a trip up to Connecticut to meet them, get to know them, and to be a Christian witness in their lives. A plane ticket would cost me about $230.00 to fly up there just myself. If I were to drive up there with my wife and two small children it would cost me about $600 in gas there and back. I’m asking my friends and supporters to help finance me to travel to Connecticut so that I can meet my family and witness to them about the Lord and what He has done in my life. While I am there I will also preach on the streets and campuses. Particularly, I plan on preaching at the University of Connecticut, Central Connecticut State University, and Yale University. So it would be a mission trip in many ways. If anyone would like to help my cause, you can send a check to: Jesse & Krista Morrell P.O. Box 1527 Lindale TX, 75771 Or send money safely through Paypal: Click Here

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These two profound books were written in the 1800′s and brilliantly expound upon the open view of God. They are two of the most important theological writings of the 19th Century and arguably two of the best writings on the topic of open theism. This book is a must read for any Christian who wants to understand the scriptural and logical arguments for the open view of the future. 490 pages $20.00 To Order: Click Here The Foreknowledge of God by Gordon C. Olson is a classic work on the open view of God which was first published in 1941. The reader will find the arguments presented in this book as challenging and thought provoking. Olson’s love for God and for the Scriptures enrich his writings in such a way that the even deep theological issues which he addresses are a pleasure and a joy to read. 116 pages. $8.00 To Order: Click Here An Historical Presentation of Augustinism and Pelagianism by G. F. Wiggers is a classic and impartial work on the Augustine/Pelagius debate. By appealing to the original sources that are available, Dr. Wiggers compares and contrasts these two opposing theologies, defining and explaining the various doctrines within each system of thought. 369 pages $15.00 To Order: Click Here   The Essentials of Salvation contains Gordon C. Olson’s booklets, “The Moral Government of God,” “Holiness and Sin,” “The Entrance of Sin Into The World,” and “The Lovingkindness of God our Savior” all in one volume. 338 pages   $15.00   To Order: Click Here The following Books Are Coming Soon:   The Natural Ability of Man: A Study On Free Will & Human Nature by Jesse Morrell is a thorough explanation and defense of the doctrine of free will. “Jesse Morrell has provided much needed evidence that man is capable to meet his obligations to God. He has compiled evidence from historical Christian leaders, Biblical declarations, and the compelling demands of man’s conscience and reason. An honest mind will see the truth with clear conviction.” Dennis Carroll, President, Gospel Truth Ministries 688 pages COMING SOON The Governmental Atonement is a compilation of multiple authors on the issue of the atonement of Jesus Christ. The various authors include Charles Finney, John Morgan, Henry Cowles, John Miley, Jonathon Edwards Jr, Moses Stuart, and Nathan Beman. The book shows the necessity, nature, and extent of the atonement. It examines the “penal substitution” and “payment of a debt” view and argues for the governmental view. COMING SOON     Check out our online store Biblical Truth Resources for great books, DVD’s, and tracts: BIBLICAL TRUTH RESOURCES

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Objections To Calvinism As It Is & Other Classic Christian Books!

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Check out our online store Biblical Truth Resources for great books, DVD’s, and tracts: BIBLICAL TRUTH RESOURCES MORE RARE CLASSIC CHRISTIAN BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE! Objections to Calvinism As It Is by Randolph S. Foster is a classic rebuttal to the doctrines of “Reformed Theology” from the 1800′s. The false theology of Calvinism is refuted by the authors scriptural and rational arguments, plainly exposing the so-called “Doctrines of Grace” for what they really are. Some Christians have called this work the best book on Calvinism out there. The authors use of logic, scripture, and sarcasm makes this book a blessing to read! 274 pages $13.00 To Order: Click Here A Defense of New England Theology by Albert Barnes is a very rare book, originally published in 1829. It contains Barnes sermon, “The Way of Salvation” for which he was accused of heresy by Rev. Dr. George Junkin. The doctrines in question were human ability, imputation, and atonement. Barne’s response and defense to the charge of heresy is also contained in this volume, for which Barnes was acquitted by the Synod of Philadelphia. “New England Theology” was a theological movement with notable men like Moses Stuart, Albert Barnes, Charles Finney, Asa Mahan, and others. The modern movement of “Moral Government Theology” has its roots in what was “New England Theology.” 194 pages $12.00 To Order: Click Here The Scriptural Doctrine of Atonement by Caleb Burge has been said to be the best book on the Governmental Atonement theory. Burge expounds upon very profound concepts and presents them in a very intelligent and understandable way. This book was originally published in 1822. It contains pure theological gold on one of the most important doctrines of Christianity. It will be an absolute treasure in your library. 135 pages $10.00 To Order: Click Here Divine Nescience & Foreknowledge contains two classic works from the 1800′s in one volume. They are “Divine Nescience of Future Contingencies A Necessity” and “The Foreknowledge of God, and Cognate Themes in Theology and Philosophy” by L. D. McCabe. Because these books were out of print, these books have been very hard to find and very expensive to purchase, until now. These two profound books were written in the 1800′s and brilliantly expound upon the open view of God. They are two of the most important theological writings of the 19th Century and arguably two of the best writings on the topic of open theism. This book is a must read for any Christian who wants to understand the scriptural and logical arguments for the open view of the future. 490 pages $20.00 To Order: Click Here The Foreknowledge of God by Gordon C. Olson is a classic work on the open view of God which was first published in 1941. The reader will find the arguments presented in this book as challenging and thought provoking. Olson’s love for God and for the Scriptures enrich his writings in such a way that the even deep theological issues which he addresses are a pleasure and a joy to read. 116 pages. $8.00 To Order: Click Here An Historical Presentation of Augustinism and Pelagianism by G. F. Wiggers is a classic and impartial work on the Augustine/Pelagius debate. By appealing to the original sources that are available, Dr. Wiggers compares and contrasts these two opposing theologies, defining and explaining the various doctrines within each system of thought. 369 pages $15.00 To Order: Click Here   The Essentials of Salvation contains Gordon C. Olson’s booklets, “The Moral Government of God,” “Holiness and Sin,” “The Entrance of Sin Into The World,” and “The Lovingkindness of God our Savior” all in one volume. 338 pages   $15.00   To Order: Click Here     The following Books Are Coming Soon: The Natural Ability of Man: A Study On Free Will & Human Nature by Jesse Morrell is a thorough explanation and defense of the doctrine of free will. “Jesse Morrell has provided much needed evidence that man is capable to meet his obligations to God. He has compiled evidence from historical Christian leaders, Biblical declarations, and the compelling demands of man’s conscience and reason. An honest mind will see the truth with clear conviction.” Dennis Carroll, President, Gospel Truth Ministries 688 pages COMING SOON The Governmental Atonement is a compilation of multiple authors on the issue of the atonement of Jesus Christ. The various authors include Charles Finney, John Morgan, Henry Cowles, John Miley, Jonathon Edwards Jr, Moses Stuart, and Nathan Beman. The book shows the necessity, nature, and extent of the atonement. It examines the “penal substitution” and “payment of a debt” view and argues for the governmental view. COMING SOON Check out our online store Biblical Truth Resources for great books, DVD’s, and tracts: BIBLICAL TRUTH RESOURCES

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Walking the Christmas Parade Route…. PREACHING!

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RECENT OUTREACHES   Lousianna State University, Shreveport A friend of mine flew down to Texas from his home in California with his wife to preach with me. I wanted to take him out to some good campuses to have a good open air experience. Another local brother was also available to come out and join us, so the four of us went out to LSU in Shreveport to evangelize. I have preached at LSU in Baton Rouge and I have preached at the Casinos, bars, and clubs in Shreveport, but I had never preached at LSU in Shreveport. I was not sure what the campus policies were regarding free speech. LSU in Baton Rouge is an open campus when it comes to free speech, so I assumed the policies were the same. To make sure I contacted a friend of mine who had preached there before and he confirmed that LSU in Shreveport was also an open campus. It wasn’t too long before the campus Police became aware of our presence. After all, we were standing in the middle of campus preaching loudly with banners. The Police came to talk with us and showed us where the “free speech” area was. We were standing on the sidewalk in front of the Student Union but they wanted us to stand on the grass. They even blocked off the grassy area from the sidewalk! I actually prefer this because it keeps the crowds back. Without any barrier, the crowds will eventually circle around us which makes it harder to preach to everyone. What was strange was how the Police asked for our ID and took pictures of us with a camera. We should have the right to exercise free speech anonymously. I am concerned over the direction that our country is going.  With the help of our banners, we gathered a crowd of students asking questions before we even started open air preaching. I cannot stress to much how helpful signs and banners are for open air preaching. They are so beneficial that I almost never preach without them anymore. We were not on the campus very long, maybe only ten minutes, when we were heckled by two lesbians. That shows the sad state of affairs on these universities even in the Bible belt. The students had seen preachers before because my friend has visited this campus. Nevertheless, the students were still pretty upset at certain times. They were certainly not hard and caloused. What we were saying about sin, judgment, and hell certainly disturbed them. They stayed for hours to discuss these issues with us. Most of them were making excuses and arguments for their sin. But the word of God was preached and they were given an opportunity to receive it. Tyler Junior College, TX    I am always trying to think of creative ways to get people’s attention on biblical truth and to find good ways to communicate the gospel to the general public. During the Halloween season I kept seeing Halloween customes in the stores. I have known different preachers use customs to help get attention and communicate a message. One friend of mine even dressed up in a cow outfit to preach at a Hindu festival! Another one dressed up like the devil and stood outside the Mormon Tabernacle during their huge annual event, endorsing the church! These kind of things remind me of what the prophets used to do to get attention and communicate a message from God. Jeremiah wore an animal yoke around his neck. Its true that Isaiah did not wear a custom. But that is because he wore nothing at all! Anyways, my friend who flew in from California brought a devil mask with him after hearing me talk about how useful they might be. When I was preaching to the students, he would sometimes put the devil mask and contradict what I was saying. For example, if I was preaching that homosexuality is a sin and should be repented of, he would put the mask on and tell the students that it was ok and they can keep doing it. It made a point in a dramatic sort of way. Or if somebody started heckling me and contradicted what I had been preaching, he would put the mask on and tell the crowd that he agreed with my heckler. It was funny and good. I recognized a lot of the same students from previous outreaches and previous years. Our continual presence on this campus, I pray, will make a lasting impression upon their hearts and minds for Jesus Christ. Texas A&M in Commerce   Six years ago, I preached at Texas A&M at College Station and had a great time there. On my drive back home from Canada, I noticed that Texas A&M had a campus in Commerce, TX. This was only about an hour from where we now live. I was very excited to see that there was another local campus that I could regularly preach on, especially a campus that does not have any other campus preachers preaching on it. Before I went to the campus I went online and searched google for maps of the campus so that I could become familar with the layout and pick the best spot for open air preaching. I also looked for public streets that run through the campus, just in case the police tried to give me a hard time. I wasn’t sure if this campus would be open to free speech like the campus in College Station was. As it turned out, the best place to preach on campus was right behind their huge new Student Union building where all the students go during lunch time, which also happened to have a city street running right next to it. I decided that it would be the best place to preach for three main reasons. First, it was right next to the cafe where the students get their food for lunch so it would have a lot of foot traffic. Second, the city street was right there in case the police try to kick me off campus. And thirdly, there was a big tree that provided shade for me and the crowd for the hours we would be preaching. A good size crowd did form rather quickly. They had never seen preaching like this before. At first the crowd was very calm and respectful. Some of the Christians on campus were sayig “amen” to my message about Christ. But after the first hour or so the crowd started heckling until eventually, they were pretty upset. What it came down to was that they loved their sin and they didn’t like me telling them to stop it and obey Christ. My friend from California brought his video camera out because he airs my videos on the public access channel there in California. He was able to capture about twenty five minutes of good footage for the TV show and I uploaded that footage to my YouTube account. You can find that below in this newsletter. Haunted House, Tyler TX Some good friends of mine have gone out to a local haunted house to hold signs and pass out tracts, as a husband and wife team, for the past couple years. In years past I have always been on the road traveling somewhere else during this time but this year I was in East Texas and was able to join them. We stood right at the exit of the haunted house so we could offer tracts to everyone walking out and they could read the sign that says, “Turn to Jesus and Live.” They said that in years past there were larger crowds at this place during Halloween night. But still, there were a good amount of large groups walking out of the building that we gave gospel tracts too. Those who put on the haunted house, like the owner and the staff, also came out and spoke with us a little bit. They had seen my friends doing this for the past couple years. Surprisingly, this haunted house is on private property and yet the owner has allowed them to do this. When they first invited me I didn’t know what to think because I have a hard time preaching on public property, let alone private property! Nevertheless, the owner didn’t have any problems with us holding a Jesus sign at the exist and passing out gospel literature. Christmas Parade, Tyler Tx I had heard that there was going to be a Christmas tree lighting in the city of Tyler in the city square. This sounded like a good opportunity to evangelize. So I got in my car and drove to the downtown area, but I found that the streets were all blocked off. When I parked and walked to downtown, I found the streets were empty and the sidewalks were all lined up with people waiting for a parade! Originally I was expecting to just pass out some tracts and do a bit of preaching in the square. But now, I had an entire parade route lined with thousands of people that I could preach too! So I lifted up my banner and walked down the street preaching the message of Jesus Christ to the thousands that were waiting there. This was a rare opportunity for me to reach a group of people that I do not normally get to reach. This event had families. There were mostly parents with their children. They don’t normally get to hear preaching like this because they do not go to college or the bars and clubs where I usually preach. I was very excited for the opportunity to preach Jesus Christ to the families of Tyler Tx. Once the parade started I got out of the street. I stood on the sidewalk with my banner and held it high for everyone marching in the parade to see too. One man in particular, who was playing bagpipes, approached me. He said that he was a Firemen in the parade and saw my banner. He said that he watches open air preaching videos online and really likes it. He took my contact information and has since contacted me to get together to talk about ministry. Praise the Lord! After the parade had finished, crowds of people went to the city square to await the tree lighting. I realized that if I stood with the crowds, nobody would see the banner because everyone was looking at the tree. So I broke from the crowd and went behind the tree and behind the stage where everyone was looking. I made sure to hold my banner nice and high for all to see. It said, “Forsake All Your Sin & Follow The Lord Jesus Christ.” Jesus Christ not only came to give up His life for us, but now we must give our lives to Him.

Check out our new online store Biblical Truth Resources!  There you will find great books, DVD’s, and gospel tracts! Go to BIBLICAL TRUTH RESOURCES REPRINTING EXCELLENT CHRISTIAN BOOKS! The Lord has put it on my heart to reprint classic theological works and get them back into circulation. There are many wonderful books which are very rare, expensive, and unknown which ought to be made known and easily available again to the general public. I am in the process now of formatting and printing books and writings from various authors such as Gordon C. Olson, L. D. McCabe, Albert Barnes, Charles Finney, Moses Stuart, Nathan Beman, Jonathon Edwards Jr, and others. The topics of these books will include doctrines such as moral government, free will, atonement, salvation, open theism, holiness, repentance, regeneration, moral depravity, the existence of God, the Trinity, etc. THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH www.LuLu.com Be sure to check google and the LuLu homepage for any Christmas coupon codes    The Foreknowledge of God by Gordon C. Olson is a classic work on the open view of God which was first published in 1941. The reader will find the arguments presented in this book as challenging and thought provoking. Olson’s love for God and for the Scriptures enrich his writings in such a way that the even deep theological issues which he addresses are a pleasure and a joy to read. 116 pages. To Order: Click Here     An Historical Presentation of Augustinism and Pelagianism by G. F. Wiggers is a classic and impartial work on the Augustine/Pelagius debate. By appealing to the original sources that are available, Dr. Wiggers compares and contrasts these two opposing theologies, defining and explaining the various doctrines within each system of thought. 369 pages To Order: Click Here     The Essentials of Salvation contains Gordon C. Olson’s booklets, “The Moral Government of God,” “Holiness and Sin,” “The Entrance of Sin Into The World,” and “The Lovingkindness of God our Savior” all in one volume. These classic theological writings deal with doctrines such as original sin, free will, total depravity, regeneration, holiness, repentance, faith, atonement, etc. These writings have been charished by many believers because they shine a bright light of truth upon many dark issues and clear away any theological fogs upon the mind. 338 pages   To Order: Click Here   Divine Nescience & Foreknowledge contains two classic works in one volume. They are “Divine Nescience of Future Contingencies A Necessity” and “The Foreknowledge of God, and Cognate Themes in Theology and Philosophy” by L. D. McCabe. Because these books were out of print, these books have been very hard to find and very expensive to purchase, until now. These two profound books were written in the 1800′s and brilliantly expound upon the open view of God. They are two of the most important theological writings of the 19th Century and arguably two of the best writings on the topic of open theism. This book is a must read for any Christian who wants to understand the scriptural and logical arguments for the open view of the future. 490 pages To Order: Click Here    THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE COMING SOON   The Natural Ability of Man: A Study On Free Will & Human Nature by Jesse Morrell is a thorough explanation and defense of the doctrine of free will. “Jesse Morrell has provided much needed evidence that man is capable to meet his obligations to God. He has compiled evidence from historical Christian leaders, Biblical declarations, and the compelling demands of man’s conscience and reason. An honest mind will see the truth with clear conviction.” Dennis Carroll, President, Gospel Truth Ministries 688 pages COMING SOON   The Governmental Atonement is a compilation of multiple authors on the issue of the atonement of Jesus Christ. The various authors include Charles Finney, John Morgan, Henry Cowles, John Miley, Jonathon Edwards Jr, Moses Stuart, and Nathan Beman. The book shows the necessity, nature, and extent of the atonement. It examines the “penal substitution” and “payment of a debt” view and argues for the governmental view.  COMING SOON     Objections to Calvinism As It Is by Randolph S. Foster is a classic rebuttal to the doctrines of “Reformed Theology.” The false theology of Calvinism is refuted by the authors scriptural and rational arguments, plainly exposing the so-called “doctrines of God” for what they really are. Some Christians have called this work the best book on Calvinism out there.     COMING SOON   BE SURE TO CHECK OUT BIBLICAL TRUTH RESOURCES

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MORRELL FAMILY!   We wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our son Justice has grown enough that he can now play and laugh with his sister Elizabeth! I am very grateful to the Lord to have two beautiful happy children! We are all settled into our new place in East Texas and are excited about having a home base to travel from. And we are excited about celebrating our first Christmas as a family in our new home. Please remember my family in your prayers during this holiday season. I have noticed from years past that our financial support always slows down during the months of December and January. Now that we have a house, of course, we have more bills and expenses than we have had before. But I am trusting in the Lord that as I continue to work hard in the ministry that He will continue to provide for us through the body of Christ.

HOW YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT THE MORRELL FAMILY The Morrell Family is supported entirely by personal gifts from individuals. The financial support we receive from the body of Christ makes it possible for us to continue to live and to travel and preach. All personal gifts from $5 -$500, either monthly or one-time, makes a huge difference. Will you consider being a monthly supporter, giving as little or as much as you can?   Paypal: Click Here Physical Mail (NEW ADDRESS): Jesse & Krista Morrell P.O. Box 1527 Lindale TX, 75771 Special thanks in advance to our supporters. THE BATTLE IS ON! We couldn’t do it without you!

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