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Join Brackston Combs, Ken Hisle, and their team in heralding the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ at the Illinois State University home football games this 2021 season.
If you would like to join them please contact Brackson at 941-518-0629 or brackston.combs@gmail.com or contact Ken at 309-275-1487 or thecrossguy@hotmail.com.
If you have any questions, please let him know.
Home Game Schedule
2021
| Saturday | Saturday | Saturday | Saturday | Saturday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14 | 9/4 | 10/2 | 10/16 | 11/6 | 11/20 |
| 6:00pm CDT | 6:30pm CDT | 1:00pm CDT | 2:00pm CDT | 12:00pm CDT | 12:00pm CDT |
| Red-White Scrimmage | Butler | Missouri State | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa | Indiana State |
Game Summaries
11/20 - From left to right: me, Ken Hisle, last is Jeff who goes to church with Ken.
10/16 - This is Saturdays game at ISU's football stadium. It was the 100th homecoming for their school so there was a parade and a ton of tailgaters. Usually there is about half or more of that amount of attendees at these games. The guys laying down while Joshua Payne is preaching is quite drunk; mind you it is about 1pm! At any rate, I preached on Mark 8:34-38, read some Scripture (Matt. 5-7 & Romans 1-2) and quoted Doug Wilson: "The more like Jesus you are, the more like yourself you are going to be. The less like Jesus you are, the more monotonous and predictable it's going to be. Sin is monotonous. Godliness is not."
It was an excellent outreach. Jacob Nelson came and preached as well as Joshua.
More About Brackston:
Brackston Combs – Bloomington, IL
My Name is Brackston, I currently reside in Havana, IL with my wife Amanda and our Four (Almost Five!) Children. We have been married for almost 12 years. We have been blessed to Homeschool all our children. I am a medically retired U.S. Army Veteran with 2 combat deployments to Iraq.
I am a previously professing backsliding Atheist/Agnostic. The first time I came to Church was when my wife tricked me into going by telling me we were going to an Ice Cream Social, but God was dealing with me far before that during Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation shortly before I left the Army.
I spent most of my life addicted to some sort of Drug. I needed inebriation almost constantly because I did not want to face the absurdity of my World Views. You know the story, I blamed God for all of the bad things in my life – But refused to worship him or give him Thanks. But, God had mercy on my soul by putting people in my life who were not afraid to tell me the truth of my ways and rebuke me.
After a very traumatic PTSD episode which involved me attempting suicide by Jumping out of a moving vehicle – I came to the end of my rope after my Pastor came to visit me and sternly told me – I am not allowed to test God. I still struggled with full repentance, I was counting the cost as you would say.
But, God Finally opened my eyes in the end of 2015 and he began to start ripping all of the idols that I had, out of my life. He was breaking me for service. In the beginning of 2016, I would struggle with the two idols I hadn’t fully let go of – Drugs and Alcohol.
After coming across Evangelism videos on YouTube, and watching The Way Of The Master I began to realize God's calling for my life was not to evangelize to my pot-smoking buddies. I began to search on the internet, and found an amplifier and decided to purchase it. When the box arrived, I began to look at it – and realized I could not be a Cigarette and Pot smokin’, drunk of an evangelist. On that day, February 2nd 2016 I surrendered to God all of my remaining Idols – my lifelong addictions.
After this day, I began to go to locations with my amplifier and attempt to evangelize but, would ultimately chicken out. I began to pass out tracts in various parts of Bloomington and Normal, Illinois and that is when I ran into another street preacher and began getting involved with Him and several other evangelists in my area. I began to instead of trying to quench my thirst for drugs and alcohol, I developed the unquenchable thirst for learning more about God, His Righteousness and the true way my life is meant to be lived, and to most importantly to fulfill my calling to “Go and Preach the Gospel to All Creation.”
I am currently working on my Bachelor’s in Christian Ministry Degree from The Master’s University.
I am blessed to be a member of Covell Community Church in Bloomington, IL.
Soli Deo Gloria!
More About Ken:
Ken Hisle
– Bloomington, Ill
My name is Ken Hisle and I live in Bloomington, Illinois. I have been married to my wife Dee for 24 years and my life’s passion is sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with this lost world. I have been doing open air preaching and street evangelism for about 7 years. I live minutes from Illinois State University and have joined with other men and women locally to do outreach in our community.
I have been blessed to attend the Ambassador’s Academy twice (#12 & #18), the Super Bowl Outreach in 2013, 2014 & 2015, Revival Preacher Training 2013, the Kentucky Derby 2013, 2014 & 2015 and Fall for Greenville 2012 and 2013.
For the past 2 1/2 years I have been traveling to Chicago with the Chicago Evangelism Team (you can find us on Facebook) at least once per month and we are beginning to travel to other large cities within a few hours of us (St. Louis, Indianapolis). I am currently a self-employed contractor and one day hope to be doing full time evangelism…Lord willing!
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