Blount County's best spots to go witnessing. I'm not talking about going to church & telling everybody how God healed your cold or gave you a raise. I'm talking about going into the highways & byways & compelling them to come in to the Kingdom, cold turkey, just go up & start talking. I'd like to hear your ideas.
1. Sandy Springs Park Especially in the warm weather you will find many people milling around just hanging out with their pals or resting from playing basketball, or going on romantic walks on the greenway (those are always interesting when you mention that if you look with lust you've committed adultery on your heart, talk about letting the air out!). Sometimes you can catch 5 or 6 young people hanging out at a picnic table, kind of like mini-street preaching.
2. Springbrook Park Similar to Sandy Springs but not quite as many people & they are spread out in more inconvenient places. The pavilion is the best spot to catch groups hanging around.
3. Foothills Mall* I have an asteric because it would be better for you than me. We were told not to witness there any more by a security guard after a guy we were speaking to got too loud. But you should try it until they make you stop. Lots of high school kids there for no particular reason other than to see other kids. Good in any weather.
4. Wal-Mart (Alcoa HWY) parking lot & outside front entrance. There's always some guy out there smoking a cigaret while his wife or whoever is inside shopping. He won't run back inside on you because cigarets are expensive & he wants to get his money's worth. We spoke to eight young men who were standing around outside together one night in 23 degree weather! But they were not going in until they had finished their smoke. The new Wal-Mart hasn't quite caught on as well yet as a hang out.
5. Broadway in Downtown Maryville Lots of people here going in & out of the bars from 5:00 pm to midnight. A little older crowd than the average you see at the park, plus they may be drunk, which can make it interesting. Having a partner with you is recommended.
6. Thunderworld Combines aspects of 3,4 & 5 Mostly young people although some mid to older. Once again, they have to go outside to smoke which makes them easy to talk to. There is a bar there so some of these people may well be enebriated. (did I spell that right?)
7. Your Living Room This can work well from two angles if you have teenagers. When they bring their friends over you sit them down and take them through the Law, judgement, hell, repentance, the sacrifice, forgiveness & grace. One of three things could happen: <a>.It could go in one ear & out the other, which is not an unusual occurance when talking to teenagers. <b>.They could repent of their sins & put their trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord & Savior (the best option) or <c>.It will really wierd them out & they will leave (not a bad second choice if they don't go for b. My daughter had a particularly seedy friend that she brought to the house one time, we started going through the Law & got stuck on lying & hell. I've never seen or even heard about him since).
8. Any Convenient Store with a Laundrymat People are sitting around outside killing time, & of course, smoking a cigaret, waiting for you to move in with words of life.
Well, I was hoping to do a top ten, but that is all I could come up with. Let me what you think of these & if you have a favorite spot.
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