Do you, atheist, take this gospel...

Officiating a wedding for the first time in Finland, Bob Pecoraro got a rare chance to preach the Gospel to a group of guests with several atheists among them. The response was promising.

In late August, Pastor Bob Pecoraro from Calvary Chapel Turku in Finland was asked to officiate the wedding of a couple in his congregation. Knowing there would be several atheist guests at the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom specifically asked Bob to lay out the Gospel in its full glory - no holding back, no toning down. You don't need to tell Bob Pecoraro that twice, and thus the Gospel was preached with as much ferver as the subsequent "I do's" from the newlyweds.

"It was a great honor to be asked to perform this wedding. There were 120 people present on the day, and I felt God using the occasion to reach people who don't normally come into a church, let alone listen to a pastor teach from the Bible," Bob Pecoraro says.

After the ceremony, the bride and groom were approached by several non-Christian guests - including some confessing atheists - who explained to them that the Gospel had "touched them" in ways they hadn't felt before.

"Please pray for these people and their souls. God wants to save them, and I believe they're just now starting to feel His hand knocking at the door of their hearts," says Bob.

Click here to see pictures from the wedding ceremony.