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  WHY I LOVE HALLOWEEN
  by Ray Comfort
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Summary: Ray Comfort encourages Christians to transform Halloween into
an opportunity for evangelism by distributing Gospel tracts to trick-or-
treaters.

Topics: "Evangelism", "Salvation"
Scripture References: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 4:6, 1 Peter 3:15

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Ray Comfort shares a personal story of his family's cultural shock with
Halloween and their transition to using it as an opportunity for
evangelism by giving out Gospel tracts. He encourages turning Halloween,
known for its darkness, into a night of spreading the light of the
Gospel by welcoming trick-or-treaters and sharing the message of
salvation. Comfort emphasizes the ease of reaching people with tracts on
Halloween when they come to your door, removing the usual barriers of
approaching strangers. He urges believers to seize this unique chance to
reach the lost in a comfortable setting.

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When our family came to the United States in back 1989, Halloween was a
big part of the American culture shock. It horrified us to go to
supermarkets and see such a personification of evil. We would turn the
lights off on the night of Halloween, and go to bed early. If the door
bell rang, we would ignore it, and pray that the kids dressed as demons
would go away.

However, about five years ago we decided that we would let our light
shine in the darkness. We purchased some candy and placed them and some
tracts in plastic bags. That night, over one hundred people came to our
door and took Gospel tracts--over one hundred people! The experience was
so much easier than going door to door. There was no feeling awkward as
I stood in someone else's property. Neither was there the fear of having
a door slammed in my face--because the world came to my door, and I
closed it when I wanted to.

Turn the tables on the enemy this Halloween. Make the most evil night of
the year into the most evangelistic. Think about it. Isn't the hardest
thing about giving people tracts, having to

approach them? On October 31st, the world will come into your property,
to your door, and they will gladly take tracts from your hands. So put a
welcome sign on your lawn. Put the porch light on, and make sure you
take advantage of this God-given opportunity to reach the lost.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ray-comfort/why-i-love-halloween/
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