You've Got To Be Kidding, Lord. You Want Me To Tell WHO About You?
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Share the Gospel? Does the thought make you want to hide in bed with the blankets over your head? If it does, you’re not alone, but help is at hand. Here is what Chuck Antone, Jr. says in this exciting book written with great humor and much understanding:
"Are you ready to experience sharing Christ with the lost? Does one name keep popping into your mind? Has God been whispering in your ear? If so, be challenged, make that contact and see what God can do.
"Be encouraged by just being available. Just be the instrument, the tool. Let God do the work. He is much better at it than we are, for He has had a lot more experience in bringing someone to His Son, Jesus Christ. After all, He is God, the Mighty One, the Powerful One, the Creator, Our Savior, Our Father, the One and Only God."
Chuck and Doni have been missionaries since 1981. They live on the Big Island of Hawaii. They have two children, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. They have helped start churches in the Philippines, Hong Kong, South Africa and also Taiwan where Chuck ministers four months each year. Chuck is the Pastor of the Kona Coast Chaplaincy on the Big Island of Hawaii, and he along with Doni are the Directors of Go Spread His Word Ministries, Inc. founded in 1990.
Chuck Antone, Jr
Chuck with his wife Doni have been missionaries since 1981. They live on the Big Island of Hawaii. They have two children, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. They have helped start churches in the Philippines, Hong Kong, South Africa and also Taiwan where Chuck ministers four months each year. Chuck is the Pastor of the Kona Coast Chaplaincy on the Big Island of Hawaii, and he along with Doni are the Directors of Go Spread His Word Ministries, Inc. founded in 1990.
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You've Got To Be Kidding, Lord. You Want Me To Tell WHO About You? - Chuck Antone, Jr
To Ruby Nobles, our special friend, who is now in the arms of Jesus.
The following words are her thoughts: "Only if you are a proof-reader, can you appreciate and understand the complexity of the procedure. It entails much more than placing the commas, periods and semi-colons in the proper positions. What is the author trying to convey? If a sentence clearly detracts from his intent, it must be altered in a most subtle manner. God forbid that his train of thought be lost! Over time, practices in punctuation and writing as a whole do change, thus adding to the difficulty in trying to reach perfection. I have yet to return chapters to Chuck without thinking, 'Perhaps I should go over it one more time.'
"His scripts are fun and a joy. He writes the way he speaks, making it infinitely easier and as I read, I can 'hear' him telling the story. I was deeply touched by this manuscript because of his persistence, persuasive manner and eventual success in bringing those souls into the Kingdom. Think of the transformation in people's lives simply because he was bold enough to challenge the unsaved.
I now ask God for help in recognizing every opportunity and to never allow me to let one pass by without my telling someone about Him. After all, the Holy Spirit will put the words in my heart and mouth. He will do the same for you, I promise!
Endless blessings, Ruby Nobles.
Acknowledgements
To Jesus, my Friend and Savior, who gives me the opportunities to be His witness.
As always, to my wife, Doni, even though you have a million other things to do, you find the time to type my manuscript. . .and make all the necessary corrections, for how many times, I can't remember. And reading my writing is a gift, and you've got it. . .thanks!
My life would not have been the same without you.
To my two proof readers: Ruby Nobles and Donna Kahi, for your ideas that make the stories flow better.
And for putting the commas, periods, questions marks, exclamation marks (and the list goes on) in all the right places.
You are more than proof readers, you are my special friends.
To the three of you, many, many thanks for all your encouraging words.
They mean so very much to me.
Also I would like to thank Editor, Chris Wright, for coming up with great ideas, putting the cover together and the final editing of the first edition. Doni and I both agree that it was a pleasure working with you. We so appreciate you and all your help.
About the Author
Chuck and Doni have been missionaries since 1981. They live on the Big Island of Hawaii. They have two children, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
They have helped start churches in the Philippines, Hong Kong, So. Africa and also Taiwan where Chuck ministers four months each year.
They have also done outreaches in Japan, Indonesia and in the mainland USA. They have smuggled Bibles into mainland China and have hiked up mountains in the Philippines while being watched by the New Peoples' Army, a Communist group that lives and hides in the mountain areas.
Chuck was also arrested in a third world country and faced a year in prison for teaching a seminar on how to be a witness for Christ. After three weeks he was deported and sent back to his home in Hawaii.
He says, Being a Christian is only boring when one makes it be boring.
Chuck is the Pastor of the Kona Coast Chaplaincy on the Big Island of Hawaii, and he along with Doni are the Directors of Go Spread His Word Ministries, Inc. founded in 1990.
You can contact Chuck at:
antoneyboksu@gmail.com
or write
P.O. Box 4404, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
Chuck's books can also be purchased through major Internet sellers.
Books by Chuck Antone, Jr.
Lord, Send Me
The author’s feelings and emotions while facing a one year prison sentence in a third world country.
Paperback only
You’ve Got to be Kidding, Lord. You want me to tell WHO about You?
Share the Gospel? Does the thought make you want to hide in bed with the blankets over your head? If it does, you’re not alone, but help is at hand. Here is what Chuck Antone, Jr. says in this exciting book written with great humor and much understanding:
Are you ready to experience sharing Christ with the lost? Does one name keep popping into your mind? Has God been whispering in your ear? If so, be challenged, make that contact and see what God can do.
Be encouraged by just being available. Just be the instrument, the tool. Let God do the work. He is much better at it than we are, for He has had a lot more experience in bringing someone to His Son, Jesus Christ. After all, He is God, the Mighty One, the Powerful One, the Creator, Our Savior, Our Father, the One and Only God.
Paperback ISBN 978-1-9350-7934-7
Also available as an e-Book in most formats
You’ve Got to be Kidding, Lord
(See previous book for details)
This edition is in Chinese.
Paperback only ISBN 978-1-4818-2238-1
You Can’t Be Serious, Lord. You want me to love WHO?
This book is written to encourage you to love one another. Not always easy, but it’s a command from our Lord Jesus Christ. Has God ever told you or commanded you to love someone you find hard to love? Have you ever heard yourself say, "You can't be serious, Lord, you want me to love who?" And then when you give in and love that person, he or she can become your very good friend.
This book will help you to understand God's special love that He has for each of us. By reviewing 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter, and Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit, we not only see His love, but the love we should have for one another.
At the end of each chapter you will be challenged to do just that. So have your writing instrument and a notebook ready and be honest with yourself.
Paperback ISBN: 978-1505514629
Also available in most e-Book formats
Paul’s Island
Fiction. Volume 1. A Kit and Kat mystery. A mystery about eight university graduates who spend five days on the island. When one of them is murdered, the others help the Inspector solve the case. The two main characters are Christians with criminology degrees.
Paperback ISBN 978-0-6154-7577-6
Also available in most e-Book formats
High Seas Murder
Fiction. Volume 2. A Kit and Kat mystery. Kit and Kat have just set up their own private detective agency, and are ready to go on a Mediterranean cruise before they open up their doors for business. The cruise is meant to be a time of relaxation, but the onboard theft of a necklace worth over $3,000,000 needs their investigative skills. Soon it’s not just stolen jewelry that Kit and Kat are involved with, as theft turns to murder on the High Seas.
Paperback ISBN 978-1-4681-2356-2
Also available in most e-Book formats
Barcelona Jones
Murder on Broadway
Fiction. Barcelona Jones is a Broadway star. Her new play, Murder on Broadway is a big hit with people waiting months to buy a ticket to see it.
At one evening performance, at the end of the first act, real bullets are put into the prop gun killing one of the cast players. Were the bullets meant for him or one of the other players?
Soon, another murder occurs, as well as two attempted murders: one of them on the star, Barcelona Jones herself.
Barcelona hires a private detective to investigate the crimes, and he completely falls in love with her on their first meeting.
Will her feelings for Sam, the detective, be the same? And who is the murderer? Could it possibly be Barcelona’s friend and stage actress, Brenda Summers? That’s up to you, the reader, to find out.
Paperback ISBN 13: 978-1-4949-6945-5
Also available in most e-Book formats
The Centurion and the Crown of Thorns
A fictional story about the Centurion who, at the foot of the cross, said, Truly this was the Son of God.
As people leave the scene of the crucifixion, the Centurion, known in this book as Marcus, stays a little longer. While he’s looking up at Jesus who is still nailed to the cross beams, a small earthquake happens. The crown of thorns falls off Jesus’ head and rolls to the feet of Marcus, where it stops.
As Marcus bends down and touches the crown he senses a strong power coming from it. He immediately feels clean and new, and a great peace comes over him. He doesn’t understand it but he enjoys the feeling.
He takes the crown home to share his story with his wife, who wants nothing to do with it. After all, she was one of the many who were in the courtyard yelling for Jesus to be crucified. On the other hand, his ten-year-old son is fascinated by what his father tells him, and is intrigued by the crown and wants to learn more.
Marcus and his son Antony become believers, and Marcus searches out ten Bible prophecies that Jesus has fulfilled. He wants to teach his son many things about their new Messiah.
The crown not only gives Marcus strength and peace, but it also has healing powers that bring him and his son Antony closer in their walk with the Lord.
As the story unfolds, Marcus learns how each of the ten prophecies was fulfilled. And because of this, he is now ready to completely give his life to his new God, especially after he has an opportunity to meet with the risen Jesus face to face, who tells him it is time to give up the crown of thorns.
Paperback ISBN 13: 978-1-4812-9390-7
Also available in most e-Book formats
Ava Montez -- Her Life and Death
Fiction. Who killed Hollywood legend Ava Montez, once known as the most beautiful woman in the world? The murder has been unsolved for over forty years. But that’s about to change, when the New York Reader’s reporter, Rae Collins, is assigned to do a story on the life and death of Ava Montez.
The murderer, who has felt safe all these years, is now threatened by Rae’s interviews with the four original suspects. And she’s already getting too close. The only way to prevent being caught and sent to prison for life is to murder again. And Rae is to be the murderer’s next victim!
Paperback ISBN 978-0-6154-4522-9
Also available in most e-Book formats
Barsabbas
Fictional love story between a man and a woman, and their love for Jesus, as He teaches them from the book of Mark.
Paperback ISBN 978-1-6157-9058-6
Paperbacks books and e-Books (where done) are available from most online retailers.
For paperback order form and information on books and CDs:
P.O. Box 4404
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
United States of America
A Word from Chuck
Dear Reader,
I have added five extra chapters to the new edition of this book. Have you ever felt like saying, "You've got to be kidding, Lord. You want me to tell who about You?"
Well I have. Sometimes I'm ready and sometimes I'm not. But yet, I know it's what God wants me to do, so I do it . . .some of the times.
Well, I pray that this book will help you to share Christ more. And that it will encourage you to know that not everyone we share Christ with will believe in Him.
So, don't give up! Every once in awhile the Lord will allow you to bring someone to Him. There's a Bible study in the back of this book, and if you're serious about being a witness for Christ please take the time to do the study. It will help you to be braver. It will help you to have more boldness. It will give you more ammunition which will make you more effective. And it will encourage you to share Christ more with the lost.
There will be times when you'll turn to the Lord and say, "You've got to be kidding, Lord. You want me to tell who