CARNIVAL IN SALVADOR

     Every year in the city of Salvador Bahia Brazil during Carnival ( Mardi Gras) approximately 2million people come into the city for a 5-6 day street Carnival. Music, dancing, drinking, and most anything else you can imagine continues almost non-stop. "Trio-electricos"( sound trucks the size if a Tractor-trailer rig with a stage on the top) pass one after the other followed by thousands of followers drinking and dancing. It never stops!
      This is where the fun begins. Teams of volunteers that work out of area churches spend 10-15 hours every night (3PM - 5AM) doing street evangelism. Music, Florescent Paint talks, drama groups, Etc work together to present Jesus to thousands who would never enter a church.
      We begin with a numbers game to get a crowd. Then an Illustrated Message of the Cross with an invitation. Then our "counselors" work one-on-one to lead to a decision. Each "inquirer" receives a packet with a tract, contact card, mail-back card for a free Bible or video, list of churches, Etc. Every name is processed and made available to any church that wants it.

      It is amazing how many begin to watch the presentation as hecklers and end up with tear filled eyes praying to receive Christ. It is amazing that the simple message of "The Cross" can still change any person, any time, any where. That is because there is not any person, any where that does not need Jesus.

Here is why...
1. We were Created to have intimacy with God. (John 1:12/John 10:10)
2. We lost that intimacy by disobedience (Sin). This sin created a barrier between Us and God. (Romans 3:23/ Romans 6:23)
3. We can not get through the Sin-Barrier by Righteous Acts, the Religious Arts, or Rational Acrobatics. You just can't Un-Sin. (Rom 5:8)
4. Christ did what we could not do. He died on a cross and Paid in full our Sin-penalty. He Arose from the grave and He is alive now and is ready to actually forgive you. (Romans 10:9-10)

How do you do this? It is as easy as A,B,C
A-Agree with God that you have sinned. (I John 1:9)
B-Believe that Jesus Christ can and will save you (Romans 10:9-10)
C-Confess Jesus as your Lord and Savior for now and all eternity. (Romans 10:13)

In doing this you are turning away from trusting in your self or anything else and turning to Jesus alone for salvation. This is called Repentance. ( Luke 13:3.5, ROmans 10:9-10)


     Now there is a reason to Party!