I'm Pastor Thompson. I'm the pastor of Shur foundation Baptist Church in Vancouver, Washington and
Our church is located just right across the river from Portland, Oregon
All right. So what is the purpose of your church?
purpose of our church is to fulfill the Great Commission we're supposed to
You know spread the gospel and get people saved and
That includes going and knocking on people's doors and any place we run into them and and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ and
that's the main mission of our church and also to teach people the Bible and
To get them baptized. So what is the purpose of life?
Well, I believe the purpose we were created in the image of God and he created us for his purposes in
Colossians 1 16 it says
for by him were all things created that are in heaven and that are in earth visible and
invisible whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers all things were created by him and
For him and he is before all things and by him all things consist
And so the Bible teaches that we were created by him and we were created for God and he has special purpose for our lives
So you mentioned a church?
That was sharing the gospel. So how did Christians share the gospel?
Well, the Bible teaches that we're supposed to go out from the church
Jesus said go ye therefore and to all the world and teach and preach the gospel
So we're supposed to preach the gospel and the Bible says in acts 542
It says in daily in the temple and in every house
They ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ
And so we're literally supposed to go to every house and try to give people the gospel and the gospel is the death
Burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and we're supposed to teach people that if they put their faith in Jesus that they'll be
In heaven someday and they are eternally secure
Why is someone in so important?
someone is so important because there's either two places you can go it's either heaven or hell and
You know
We are commissioned by the Lord Jesus Christ to go out and win people because if we don't
They're gonna go to hell this world is going to hell and it's up to Christians
You know Bible believing Christians to go out there and preach the gospel
So that people can get saved and it's it's it's eternal its eternity is at stake
So they're their life in hell, which you know, it's an actually the death in hell
We're trying to get them to avoid in a life that live that lasts forever in heaven
Well, how do we share the gospel?
Well, you know the Bible teaches that we're supposed to go out and share the gospel
In Acts 20 verse number 20 the Bible reads and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you
But have showed me and have caught you publicly from house to house
And so we literally believe the Bible and so we literally believe that we're supposed to send out
People that are trained in our church to go and knock on people's doors
Stop them on the streets and literally open up our Bibles and preach the gospel to them if they want us to
So obviously we don't want to just start
You know preaching the gospel people don't want to hear we're going to the people that do want to hear
And so we give ever try to give everybody an opportunity to receive the gospel
You just asked me a couple questions and then we end up asking them
If they want to hear if they want us to preach the gospel to them if they say yes
Then we take the Bible and show them, you know that everybody has sinned everybody deserves help
Jesus came died on the cross was buried rose again the third day and
You know if we put our trust and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
That they will be saved and the Bible says that they'll be saved for all eternity
Everlasting life and so once they put their faith in Christ then they are saved and then we
Invite them to call upon the name of the Lord
Well says who's before whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved in Romans 10 13
And so that's what we believe. That's what we teach
Obviously we take our time and make sure that people understand the gospel
before we pray with them, but the Bible is very clear on how to do it and
We just try to show them from the scriptures because we believe it takes the Bible to be saved and
Any good Baptist should believe that so that's how we get people saved and in a nutshell and you know
It's a free gift. You don't have to do anything to earn it. You don't have to do anything to keep it
Jesus paid for it all all we have to do is put our faith in him and nothing in our works
all right, so I used to attend an old IFP Church and
During that time
It was basically the man that went out and it wasn't really sharing the gospel behind the tracks
But you know, I feel a woman or children would go out and was kind of frowned upon
So what would you say who were supposed to be going out something?
Well, someone is for everybody
The Bible teaches that when the Holy Spirit came down upon the disciples of Pentecost that men and women
Preach the gospel so
You know men are the one that are supposed to be preaching in church
But at the doors women are allowed to preach kids are allowed to preach if they know how to present the gospel
And you know, we should be teaching our children to do and follow after us in the next generation
You know, it's not leave your kids at the babysitter and go
So wanting that's you know, it's a family thing at our church. We push strollers and we
Pack kids around with us and we take them door to door with us and they know
Basically, they get to see what we experience, you know
The loving of people and the loving of souls and it's so important because churches aren't doing anymore
You know, it's it's just a shame that you know people who would name the name of Christ
Would would just you know, shun the soul wanting they think it doesn't work
I think going door to door doesn't work, even though the Bible says it works
The Bible says to do it that way
but they've gone to
Contracting and hanging door hangers and running away and things like that and you know, we actually
confront them
We confront them with the truth and just say hey if you were to die today
Are you a hundred percent sure that you go to heaven and if they say no
Whatever their answer is we're going on to the next question if they say that they're saved. Well, how are you saying?
You know if they answer anything besides Jesus faith in Jesus alone
Then we go on to the next question
And say well, can we show you what the Bible says it takes to go to heaven and then basically we just you know
Let them make up their own money if they want to hear or not
but it's so important because churches just aren't doing it and
You know as a Baptist as a Christian we need to be out there knocking the doors and you know
Jesus said follow me and I will make you fishers of men
So if you're not fishing you're not following Jesus and therefore you don't have on the full armor of God
And therefore your church is just a joke
You know
You're just not doing what God told you to do
Your candlestick will be removed and basically you're just turned into a country club with a list of names on it
All right. Well, thank you pastor for your time and God bless you