Battle Log

Sunday, 18 August, 2019

Posted 18 August 2019, 6:11 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink

Saturday saw rain, just like last Saturday.  So I decided to letterbox drop instead of the usual city outreach.  And I’m so glad I did as God gave me a wonderful follow up opportunity.  I was walking past a bus stop, and a young man was there who recognised me.  Earlier in the year I had shared the Gospel with him via the flip chart outside the hospital.  He had accepted a Bible from me then, and he said he had been reading it!  (Although it was clear he has not repented yet.)  At that moment, another guy arrived at the bus stop, so I had an opportunity to share the law and Gospel with them both before their bus arrived.  (They are both pictured getting onto their bus.)

Sunday saw a team of four head to the city in nice weather.  There were a lot of people around.  We hadn’t even finished setting up a flip chart, when two young men came up keen to give it a try! (pictured).

While that was happening, I had a follow up opportunity with a man who one of the team had talked to on Friday night.  He is currently doing a Christianity Explored course.  After sharing the law and the Gospel with him again, he confirmed that he understood it, but needed proof that it was true.  I explained that he actually already knew God exists, and showed him how he knew it (as per Romans 1).  I followed this up by giving him the tract: “How we know God exists and why it matters”.  It turns out he has read Mark, Matthew, and John in the Bible, and that he is about to start Romans!  Perfect timing.

Another flip chart conversation got started with two guys, but one of them wasn’t interested and walked on a bit to wait.  So I decided to go over and engage him.  I told him I was a Christian and what I was doing, but it was clear he wasn’t interested.  I respected that, so moved the discussion to other things (where he was from, etc).  To my surprise, he then switched the conversation back to spiritual things - he wanted to hear what I had to say!  So I had the privilege to share the law and the Gospel with him after all.

A fairly busy outreach continued from there.  At one point, three girls went through - one being pushed in a shopping cart!  Not something you see every day.  So I approached them and asked if they were keen to try the good person test - they were!  (pictured).  The heard the law and the Gospel, but sadly, they clearly rejected it.

We finished the outreach with open air preaching in Cathedral Square.  As I was preaching, two guys holding hands walked over.  They sat down a slight distance away.  When I asked if anyone had told a lie, one of them responded with “yes”.  I continued going through the law, with the guy engaging.  But then they got cold feet and started to walk away.  So I stopped preaching to go and talk to them (pictured).  They said they were homosexuals right off the bat.  I had an opportunity to continue talking to them about the Gospel (as I would with anyone else).  They were very resistant but they took tracts before leaving… a few minutes later they came back, and I offered them a booklet called: God and Sexuality, by Ray Comfort.  They accepted it.  I was able to finish sharing the Gospel in the open air as well.

A very busy and encouraging outreach.  Thank you for your prayers and support! :)