by: Rex Fahr
What can God do in just two minutes? It was a Tuesday night, a soul-winning night when our church, Heritage Baptist Church, goes out and knocks on doors. We meet at 6:30 and try to put in an hour from 7:00 to 8:00. I was paired up with Bro. Dave Bishop. We were working along Mines Road, and it was 7:58 pm. We could have quit because it was so close to quitting time. But instead I said, “There is one more house, let’s just finish it.”
It was my turn to do the talking, so when I knocked on the door a young lady answered. I told her who I was and started to talk to her. She was obviously of the Mennonite faith according to her dress attire. I asked her if something were to happen to her was she was 100% sure she would go to Heaven? She asked me to wait and called her husband to the door. Again, I introduced myself and Mr. Bishop. He said his name was Kenny, and he had a young boy in his arms named Tyler. We talked for awhile, and he knew of our church. When I asked him if he knew how to go to Heaven, l got the response of being good and trying to do good. That is the Mennonite Faith (good works). l asked him how many good works do you need to do, and if l don’t have as many as him BUT am a good person, do I still go to Heaven? He wasn’t sure, so I asked him If I could show him some versus and he said I could.
I showed him Titus 3:5 which says, “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;” I told him that salvation is not by works, but by God’s mercy we are saved. I proceeded to tell him the story of Nicodemus who came to Christ in the night to ask him how to go to Heaven and he answered, “Ye must be born again.” Then I showed him John 14:6 which says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” I continued to show he and his wife, Lou, the road to salvation explaining each verse. Then I asked them to pray and ask Christ to be there Saviour with me. They did pray and received Christ as 
their Saviour. I then explained about being in God’s family and how nothing can change that. Just as they have earthly parents, they now have a heavenly Father and his SON Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Before leaving, I invited them to church as I always do. We left and got back to church 35 minutes late. Kenny, Lou and Tyler came to church that Sunday and have since been baptized and joined the church.
In TWO minutes God allowed two people to be saved. What if I would have said, “It’s close enough, let’s just go home?” If I would have done that a family would not have been saved. I would have missed out on the blessings of that night. Two people belong to God, but to watch those people be baptized brought tears to my eyes. They are now active members of our church. Another blessing! Tell yourself God can do anything even in just two minutes with our lives given to HIM! The next time you want to quit early, I hope you will remember the value of two minutes.
Rex Fahr
Church member
Heritage Baptist Church
Martinsburg, PA