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"over 120 more people in our Sunday school classes as a result"
Senior Pastor Cornerstone Church
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"Secret
to an Open Door
follows a very biblical approach to personal evangelism.
After reading this book, we were inspired to begin a new outreach
program here at Rev.
Maury Davis, Senior Pastor
"I
must share how your book, Secret to an Open Door
has helped my spiritual life and
witness. The local prison director asked us to visit Area 16.
This is the area where the most dangerous inmates are located (those who
have killed more than 3 people in very heinous crimes). We used the
principles found in your book and God opened the doors very wide.
Within two weeks, 60 inmates in Area 16 accepted Jesus Christ as their
Savior. Within a couple months, over 100 inmates were converted by
the power of the Word of God! Now (5 months later) Area 16 is
setting the example for the rest of the prison in model behavior.
Even the mayor of the city visited the prison to encourage them to keep up
the good work. The
prison director then assigned us to another problematic section (Area 14),
because he has become convinced that the Word of God can change the life
of a criminal. Area 14 is full of people who have committed sexual
crimes. Within two weeks, over 50 inmates in Area 14 gave their
lives to Jesus Christ! Secret to an Open Door is a great tool for the expansion of God's kingdom. It is evident that God is with you and your ministry. I am currently working with a team of translators led by two professionals, who are reviewing and correcting the work, so we can publish your book in Spanish. Thank you for your service to the Lord!" Esteban Reyes Juarez,
"After
hearing you speak on evangelism, I went home and read your book last
night. I was moved to tears
and wept profusely for my unsaved family members as well as for other lost people in
general. Today, I was still
very burdened and kept praying for an open door to witness to someone. I went to the YMCA to pick up my fiancé.
While I was waiting for him, I noticed that the lady sitting next to
me was nervously wringing her hands.
Moved
with compassion, I began to talk with her. She opened
up about some very
difficult problems she is facing.
By God's grace, the conversation turned naturally to the Lord. After a substantial discussion, she readily admitted that she
was a lost sinner in need of salvation.
With tears streaming down her face, she confessed those sins to
Jesus Christ and received Him as her Savior.
What a blessing. Thanks
so much for what you shared with us! Rose
Figueroa Kenosha, Wisconsin
"Shortly after hearing you speak on Biblical evangelism, I took 10 New Testaments and hit the streets of Macon to do some witnessing. I had given eight of them away, but no one wanted to talk at length about Christ. Then I remembered the Colossians prayer that you shared in your training. I opened one of the remaining New Testaments to Colossians 4:2-6 and prayed that passage back to God. Almost immediately, a lady slipped and fell right in front of me. I helped her back on her feet and we began to talk. Within 15 minutes, tears were streaming down her face as she prayed to receive Jesus Christ as her Savior. Then, I had one remaining New Testament and I opened it to the Colossians prayer and prayed it again. When I looked up, there was a man standing in front of me staring at me. We began to talk and shortly thereafter he too accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior!" John
Davis, Georgia
"There was a middle aged man in our hospital for an extended period. He was very belligerent and none of our nurses could get along with him. He was truly testing our patience. I gave him a copy of the Life Reference Manual New Testament. I noticed him reading it day after day and then one day he prayed to receive Jesus Christ as his Savior. The last week he was with us in the hospital, the nurses were asking, "Why has he been so nice lately?" I said, "God has changed him!" One nurse commented, "I noticed he has been reading that Life Reference Manual much of the time." What a testimony to the power of God's Word. He has been attending church regularly for months. I Praise the Lord for this wonderful evangelism tool. I give them out to people all the time." Deb Evans, Nurse – Brownstown, Illinois
"In
the Sunday morning service, I had the congregation stand and read
Colossians 4:2-6 aloud, in unison. We
then prayed as a congregation that God would open doors for us, that He
would provide boldness and give us the words to say.
He answered that prayer within hours!! Sunday
evening, we hosted a concert for high school and middle school kids.
The band gave their testimonies and we had counselors available to
talk to the kids who wanted to know more about how they could have their
sins forgiven. We used the Life
Reference Manual New Testaments and showed each of these inquiring
young people that God had provided help for them in the Scriptures.
Then we showed them how they could know Him personally.
As a result fifteen boys and girls prayed to receive Jesus Christ
as Lord." Don Wingfield
"After
reading your book, I asked the Lord to fill my mouth with His words
in proclaiming the Gospel to the unbeliever’s heart.
When my tiny vehicle was in the shop to fix the engine, I took a
45-minute taxi ride to my home away from the city.
I asked the taxi driver about different aspects of his life.
He shared that he had attended a Pentecostal church for a while.
He then left there to attend a Baptist church.
After that, he attended a Roman Catholic Church. David,
thank you for the book on evangelism and for your prayers and support for
the Lord's work here. I love to read Secret to an Open Door
over and over again and apply it in my daily life. I would like to translate your book into our
Cebuano vernacular for all of the Filipino ministers that have a passion for the lost soul.
With
Much love and prayer! Rev. The Philippines
"David, I have a friend named Darryl in St. Louis, Missouri. Darryl is truly a committed servant of the Lord. Thursday evening he called and asked how he could get some New Testaments. He had 15 people from his church going out Saturday morning to do some street witnessing. I gave him some of the Life Reference Manual New Testaments from Biblical Evangelism Ministries. Brother Darryl called me today and said, 'Gene I have to share with you what happened Saturday morning in North St. Louis. We witnessed to many people, gave out all of the New Testaments, and were able to pray with 15 to 20 people. Three (3) of those people made a profession of faith and received Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.' What a great testimony of the Holy Spirit at work through His Word in the lives of lost people in St. Louis. Praise God! Thanks so much for the New Testaments." Gene Walls, Illinois
"This little book demystified personal evangelism for me. It truly gave me a new understanding of God’s complete sovereignty in soul-winning and what my role is in the process. My brother-in-law was lost. I prayed the Colossians' prayer and specifically prayed for him. I watched God completely re-arrange his entire life to place him under my roof for several weeks providing me the “open door” to explain the gospel – something that had truly been a mystery to him. He prayed to receive Christ one night during his stay. Now I am praying that the simple and straightforward message of Secret to an Open Door will be the catalyst that enables more brothers and sisters everywhere to begin to experience great fruitfulness in soul-winning." Clay Coulter, Tennessee
"After reading Secret to an Open Door, I began meditating on the concepts in the book and praying for open doors and the faith to witness to people. One day I went into a convenience store to get some cash from an ATM. A lady in the store was giving the cashier her numbers to play the lottery. She was completely stressed out and seemed very worried. God moved on my heart with compassion for her. I went out to the car and shared that with my wife. When the lady left the store, I pointed her out and my wife said, 'That's my cousin!' We invited her to get into our car and talk. She was considering suicide because of many personal problems within her family. I prayed for God to give me the words, just as you say in your book. We talked for a while and then she said, 'God must be speaking to you, because the things you are saying are the very problems I am facing.' We prayed with her and talked about the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Before parting, I gave her some specific Scriptures to read. She called us about a week later and said the Scriptures spoke to her so much that she went to church on Sunday. The message at church ministered deeply, so she went to the altar, repented of her sins and gave her life to Jesus Christ. She plans to be baptized very soon. She also stated that she is not going to play the lottery anymore. Instead she is trusting God to meet her needs." Craig Hightower, Macon Georgia
"Thank you so much for sending us the Life Reference Manual New Testaments. Our ministry serves several hundred free meals each week to disadvantaged and forgotten people. Often, we are able to counsel these people and the Life Reference Manual makes solving their problems and sharing the gospel so much easier. We periodically see people accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. At one outreach recently six (6) people received Jesus Christ as savior. Thanks again for these wonderful New Testaments!" Bonnie
Hummel
–
Fire of God Ministry First Church of the Nazarene – Gainesville, FL
"After reading Secret to an Open Door, I was encouraged to talk with people about the Lord. I came to realize that it is God who saves, and all I need to do is be available. I called a friend of mine that I had not spoken with for over 2 years. During our conversation, he expressed that he had lost hope and was thinking of committing suicide. I asked him if we could get together and talk. When we met, I was able to encourage him and pray with him. He asked the Lord to save him and help him start a new beginning in life. Thank you David, for the timely book and insight on reaching people for Jesus." Bill Collier, Tennessee
"I read Secret to an Open Door on the airplane, up through chapter five. I prayed through the Colossians' and Ephesians' prayers and closed the book. Sitting next to my wife was a 28 year-old law student from Taiwan, who was flying to Albany to take her bar exams. I turned to the young lady and started to talk with her. The conversation very naturally turned to the topic of salvation, just as you said in the book. She was raised in church and felt she could earn her way to heaven by being righteous. I turned in the Scriptures to the book of Romans and to Psalm 119. Twenty-five minutes later, the light bulb came on in her mind. She prayed to receive Jesus Christ as her savior. Thanks for the book, the encouragement, and the admonition." Bob Miner, New York
“I
have read and reread your book, Secret
to an Open Door. I must admit that often I didn't allow the Holy
Spirit to do His work. I have gone on the open-air witness for many
years at The Gideon International Conventions with some success but never
was able to lead anyone to Christ. Before attending the Convention in When we were bussed to the capital steps the first day, it was raining. Napoleon was standing out of the rain at a bus stop looking at a tract. I asked him if he knew where he would go when he died, and his response was, ‘To heaven, I hope.’ When I asked if he would like to know for sure, he said ‘Yes.’ As Napoleon and I read together the Scriptures on the back page of my personal New Testament, he was very interested in God's ‘Remedy for Sin’ found in Romans 6:23. He said he had done some bad things in his life. He also shared that he had been in a religious organization for 20 years and that he had never accepted Jesus as his Savior. God convicted him of his sins, he prayed the sinner's prayer and became a new creation in Christ. Napoleon now knows for sure where he will go when he passes on!" Pat Swan, Connecticut
“Just last week, I prayed specifically for a young lady I
had known for several years. She
is a captain in the National Guard and would be leaving that week to go to
I asked her how she was doing emotionally and spiritually.
‘Not too good,’ she told me.
‘I know how you feel. I
felt the same way once. If you
die in Iraq, do you know for sure you will go to Heaven?’
She shook her head, ‘No’. I
continued, ‘Would you like to know?’
She nodded. With that I
shared with her the plan of salvation.
When we were done, she turned and left my office a new creature in
Christ. I could see that her countenance had changed and a weight had been
lifted off her shoulders. I
was feeling a bounce in my step as well. David, you say in your book that each time we share with
someone, the message is slightly different.
God gives us the words to use and He ‘opens the door for the
word’ for that particular person. That
is the way it has been with me each time I have been privileged to lead
someone to the Lord. Thank you
for your book. It really takes
the mystery out of personal evangelism.” Jim
Blunk, Texas
"I'm
on the evangelism team at David, I hope this strengthens your walk. Grace and peace to you!" Nick Staley, Michigan Calvary United Methodist Church
"One Sunday, the Holy Spirit impressed on my heart that I should go to the jails. I made several attempts with various different people, but I had no success at getting our church involved in the local jail ministry. About that time, you gave me a copy of your book, Secret to an Open Door. As I read the book, one underlying theme kept surfacing - God must open the door - God must open the door - It is Him, not me - For I can do nothing without Him! I started praying earnestly, as you admonish in your book, and opportunities to present the Gospel started coming my way. Then one day my pastor said, ‘Phillip, the pastor over the jail ministry just invited us to join him in the local ministry.' We have placed many copies of God's Word at the jail, presented the Gospel and have seen lives changed. Recently a young man was saved and baptized. He and his mother came to our church last week. Praise the Lord! A few weeks ago, a man told me that a lady (just let out
of jail) was downtown on the street and all that she had in her
possession was one of our Bibles in one hand and a church bulletin in the
other. They took her to church and now she is attending every
time the doors are open. What a blessing! Phillip Purvis Readyville,
Tennessee
"God has truly blessed you with a heart for evangelism. Your book was so encouraging to me. For years, I have struggled with personal evangelism, thinking I had to bring everyone to a decision or I was a failure. Your book helped me to realize that it is God that brings the increase. After reading it, I began praying the prayer in Colossians. One Sunday morning after praying that prayer, I had to go to the hospital to visit my Dad who was having a procedure that morning. Following the procedure, we were visiting in his room. My Dad is a retired pastor and naturally we began to talk about the Lord. The
man in the next bed was 39 years old and had been admitted for chest
pain. He attended church for a time but had done many things for
which he was not proud. He shared that he read the Bible by his
bedside the night before and God had convicted him about getting his life
in order. Under my breath, I said 'THANK YOU LORD!' I took my
little pocket New Testament and shared the plan of salvation with him.
He gladly prayed to receive Christ. Just a few minutes later his son
called and this man confessed his salvation to his son. I praise the
Lord, because God just dropped that soul in front of me. God truly opened
a door of utterance for me. David Drennen, West Virginia
"After reading Secret to an Open Door, God exposed my heart to a place of repentance for neglecting the lost condition of my family and others. In the past, when I did share Christ, it was me doing the witnessing. I was not trusting God. Through this book, God has revealed to me that I cannot cause the lost to understand the things of the Spirit. Unless God opens a door, the gospel is a mystery to the unbeliever. After coming to this realization, I began crying out to God on behalf of my sister (who had pushed me away whenever I tried to witness). Shortly after that, my sister came to visit and she was very hungry for spiritual things. God gave me the words to speak and she later told me, 'It was weird, but for the first time, I understood everything you said.' She is no longer a lost soul. Now I know that only God can open the door of understanding to the mystery of the gospel of Christ." Gary L. Murphy, Tennessee
"I enjoyed reading your book, Secret to an Open Door. I must admit that I don't always feel comfortable when witnessing. Since reading your book, it has been much easier for me. I showed it to Chris and he sat down and read the entire book in one day. He was so excited after reading it. He was convicted that he had not been witnessing, as he was accustomed to doing. The following week at our business, he led a man to the Lord and was so excited. Two weeks ago, a friend of mine had knee surgery. She is a precious person and has shared with me her desire to witness, but also the fear that she has. I gave her your book. Yesterday at church, she thanked me for the book. She told me how she had started reading it, then put it down, but the Holy Spirit dealt with her to continue reading. She realized that her fear of witnessing to others was the fact that she did not know what to say. After reading your book, she feels more prepared and is excited about witnessing. Thank you for listening to the Lord and sharing your thoughts and teachings through your book." Cindy Creel, Mississippi
"Your book gave me the confidence to talk to my mom about her salvation. It culminated with her praying the 'Sinners Prayer'. Thanks!!" Lou Alverides, Tennessee President, Holliday Enterprises
"Thank you for the second shipment of the New Testament – Life Reference Manual. As you know, we are chaplains at a local youth detention center. We give them to the youth that we teach in a weekly Bible study class. These youth quickly saw how helpful these reference manual New Testaments are for studying the Scriptures, especially in the areas where they struggle in their daily lives. But something unexpected happened as they began to experience the power of God’s Word. Our Bible study youth began to ask for extra copies to give to those back in their sections in the detention center. They are using them to encourage others and persuade them to come to our Bible study. As a result, the reference manuals have become a very significant evangelistic tool in the center, and the evangelists are the youth themselves. Praise God for His Word and His way!" Robin Moore Joyce – Harrisville Pennsylvania Rejoyce Moore Ministries, Inc.
"Brother David, I am glad to write this letter with prayer towards you in Jesus name. Thank you very much for your books that Brother Wayne Lawton gave to us while visiting in December. Through these books, God has given us much good knowledge by the Holy Spirit. Secret to an Open Door is wonderful and very useful for reaching the unreached with the Gospel. The Life Reference Manual is a wonderful Bible and is very useful for all our pastors and trainers. I appreciate you in the holy name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We are praying for you and your ministry. Thank you in Jesus name!"
"Thank you for your book, Secret to an Open Door. I started reading it while traveling home on the airplane. As I read the Colossians' prayer, I prayed and asked the Holy Spirit to open doors for me and that I could truly speak the mystery of Christ. Shortly after that, the young man sitting next to me asked how my day was going! We began to share little things and he started opening up to me. Tears came as he shared that he had lost his mother at age 14 to breast cancer. He was so attentive and appreciative as we looked in the Bible to find comfort. We had at least 30-45 minutes of sharing before we landed. It was precious. This weekend we stopped at McDonalds before going to Bible camp. A lady who works there asked if she might talk to my husband and I before we left. She poured out her heart about a broken relationship. I was so overwhelmed with compassion that I couldn't keep the tears from streaming down my face. Later, we had an opportunity to pray with her and her daughter. It ministered to them in a powerful way. Those experiences might have happened just the same. But, I do know that I specifically asked God to open the door for me to speak the mystery of the gospel. Thank you David. I am touched, blessed and appreciative of this book." Becky Hager, North Dakota
"Many, many thanks for a copy of your splendid little book, which I came across completely by accident (an associate pastor was using it when I called on him). It took me nearly 3 days to fly back to Australia and I was so grateful to have a book that I could read and contemplate and read again. I would like to report that I had tremendous results with the people who sat next to me on the crowded flights. I found the thoughts written in your book to be splendidly helpful and relevant to me." Roger Martin, Australia
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