John & Ellen Duncan
Based in Athens, GA
Preaching in the
Open-air since 1993

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Open-Air Preaching

Is It Biblical?

Historical Examples

The Motive

The Message

The Audience

The Fruit

 

Related Sermons

Preaching as to Convert Nobody (Finney)

Wisdom in Winning Souls (Finney)

Ten Shekels and a Shirt (Paris Reidhead)

Open-Air Preaching - A Sketch of Its History and Remarks Thereon (Spurgeon)

 


Biblical Evangelism

Open-air preaching is the most used method for Biblical Evangelism.  Jesus was an open-air preacher (Sermon on the Mount), John the Baptist was an open-air preacher (he preached in the wilderness), Paul was an open-air preacher (Mars Hill), Stephen (Acts 7), and many more such as Peter, Jeremiah, Amos, Jotham, Jonah, Isaiah, etc. 

We believe that the Gospel is a confrontational message, a call to forsake all known sin, and a committing of the soul and the whole being to Jesus Christ.  We fervently oppose the message that one can continue in sin while in a relationship with God.

Beginning at around noon, with no amplification, Ellen and I approach the free speech area in the secular universities and lift up our voices, crying aloud and sparing not against sin, as the Bible says to do in Isaiah (Is 58:1).

I believe that one of the greatest needs in America today is aggressive evangelism in the open-air. Many of our modern methods only reach those that want to hear it, read it or tune in.  Open-air preaching reaches those who would not come to a traditional evangelistic meeting otherwise.

I have tried it all: pizza suppers, musical outreaches, door-to-door witnessing, literature distribution, book tables, etc.  All these have been effective to a degree, but open-air preaching is by far the most effective (as well as the most controversial).

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