For the fourth year in a row we were able to do an outreach at the Texas Rangers opening 
day. Wally, Brendan and I handed out 2500+ Gospel Tracts. The crowds were huge. I assume the game must have been a sellout. At one point one of the police officers mentioned to me that he was not sure where all of the people could possibly fit into the stadium. It seemed like people just continued to come in waves.
The crowd was friendly. Most would take a tract. Some did not. What amazed me is the people who were carrying two (or four beers) and their hands were full so when we handed them a tract they said they could not hold it. Anyone know the “story” of the man caught in a flood? He goes on top of his house and is waiting for God to rescue him. A guy in a canoe comes buy and says he is there to rescue him. They guy says, “no, God will rescue me.” Then a guy comes in a motor boat and again he declines and says “no, God will rescue me.” Next a helicopter comes by and lowers a rope ladder to rescue him. Again he says, “no, God will rescue me.” Finally he drowns and ends up standing before God. He asks God, “why didn’t you rescue me?” God tells him, “I sent a guy in a canoe, one in a motor boat and one in a Helicopter.”
Do you think the guy with his hands full of beer will have a similar reaction when he faces God on judgement day? Now, I am not claiming that every person that rejects a Gospel tract is in fact not saved. But I just get to thinking, how ironic that a man would cling to his beer when the words of eternal life are being handed to him.
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead. (Acts 17:30-31 ESV)
Whether people heed the warning to repent or not is not the point. Our point in going to share the Gospel is to be obedient to the command to “Go” and proclaim the Gospel. Paul tells us to preach the Gospel “in season, and out of season”. Baseball season is a good season to preach the Gospel. Today is opening day. Do you have a Major League ballpark near your house? Do you have a minor league ballpark near you? Why not order some Gospel tracts and then get a group of friends and go to a ballpark near you and hand them out. Could you make a commitment to do it once or twice during the baseball season? Perhaps one day in heaven someone would say “I got this tract from a guy at a ballgame and I learned about my sin, repented and trusted in Jesus!”
Go to a ballgame to share the Gospel! If you decide to go, please contact me and let me know you are going so that we can pray for you!
