Geoffrey's Notebook

Note: These 12 workshop-styled talks were covering some basic helps with evangelism. The concept with basic vs advanced is that the Holy Spirit especially continues to teach you more advanced lessons the more you witness or share. The last few talks were during the 2017 Winter Young Peoples Gathering held at Richmond VA that year. Dana Congdon was also sharing that weekend. We ended the weekend with some various testimonies and comments. All of those are included at the end here. Watch the complete series on YouTube ↗ Messages in the Series The Spirit of the Gospel Making Disciples The Fire of the Gospel The Work of an Evangelist Witnessing The Fellowship of the Gospel God’s Glad Tidings Reasoning The Way Unashamed Sowing Seeds Soul Winning Conference addendum: Dana Congdon and Sounding the Trumpet ↓ Evangelism Basics · Message 1 of 12 The Spirit of the Gospel Geoffrey Pittman Watch on YouTube ↗ Evangelism Basics · Message 2 of 12 Making Di...

Is Psalm 88 the saddest psalm? It seems to be sung near the gates of Hades.  There is no change for the better at the end, no note of victory to be sung. This ends with no friends but darkness. Jehovah, God of my salvation,  I have cried by day and in the night before thee.  Let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear unto my cry.  For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draweth nigh to Sheol. Soul-troubles and a death-like feeling happens to us. This is a crying out by day and in the night to the Lord. There is a victory in hopeless darkness just by bringing it all before your God and staying before Him with it.  The three friends of Daniel knew that God could deliver them from the fire but even if He didn't they would still be faithful to Him (3:18). All of this may seem like a complaint but do you complaint about God? or do you complain to God? I am reckoned with them that go down into the pit;  I am as a man that hath no strength:  Pro...

Jesus is my Lord! We were at a place where the Muslims did not want any Christian activity. Early in the morning our time of baptism began with a short word and a fast translator (into Chinese). Those baptised shared their most basic testimonies: "My name is _____, and Jesus is my Lord!" It was a joyful and blessed experience. Some hotel staff started to watch and ask questions but we were too fast to get into any trouble this time. Video by sister Marcia ( original link ) while on the 2023 Egypt and Israel Bible Study Tour 301 "From Egypt into Canaan - the Path of Growth."

Note: These two messages are part of a larger series a few of us shared. (I'll add a playlist for that once I have it). These two can stand alone as well. The first crowd was there on a Wed night for a weekly worship time. The second crowd was a set of those serving in the church (mostly).

And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. Leviticus 1:15 As we're on the altar of fire —" a living sacrifice" — our High Priest does His expert work on us.  We are not only cut into pieces by His double-edged sword of the Spirit, but our wounds bleed and must be drained out.  The cuts of the cross may also arrive from other people. It seem to hurt the most when coming from our beloved brothers and sisters in the church. We are left with wounds. We are left bleeding from their words or actions.  It hurts ... and we bleed.  We forgive ... but we still feel the blood pouring out. The wound is still open.  It hurts ... but let the Lord drain the "blood" all the way out. As our own soul's life is dried up from this work of the cross, this altar experience, we end up fully dead to it. There's no more that may be done to us. We are drained out. No more ble...

I started a short series with a brother on this topic of the kingdom but we never finished it. Here are the ones we've covered so far. These were meant to be short and simple introductions to some concepts that are often too complicated or controversial to cover easily.  These are based off of many talks in our living room when some questions would come up about gift or reward or future prophecies and we'd end up on a tangent with a messy whiteboard.