Battle Log
Sunday, 9 May, 2021
Posted 9 May 2021, 3:42 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
Ok, a weekend of evangelism. I’m so grateful God gave us two more days to reach people with his amazing grace. May his patience continue, but it won’t last forever.
Susan and I were in the city on Sunday afternoon - no flip chart, and we paired up to approach people. There were lots of people out. Warm weather, but cloud cover to protect from the sun.
Before Susan arrived, I was handing out tracts on Cashel Mall when suddenly three teens came up to me and started peppering me with questions - so fast, that I couldn’t keep up and they started to stack up in my head. It turns out I had talked to at least two of them before. The third one was the one with the most questions. Eventually one of them asked if we could sit down - so we found a bench and the conversation continued. The first two are professing faith, and so I was encouraging them in the reality of a changed life that will result. A change of direction, not perfection. The third, said that those were the clearest answers she had ever heard (glory to God alone). They all accepted “Who Made It?” tracts and contact cards for my church.
By this stage Susan was with me, so we prayed together and then headed off. Our first approach was with a young man who said: “I don’t believe in God because I’m a homosexual”. I think he thought it would scare me off - it didn’t. I was able to briefly share the law and the gospel with him, without focusing on his homosexuality, but making it clear that it was a sin. But he didn’t really want to chat, and he received a phone call that rescued him!
In Cathedral Square, I had an opportunity to share the law and gospel with a guy who seemed to be homeless (but I’ve not seen him before).
My last chat of the day was with a guy on the High Street end of Cashel Mall. He didn’t think about what happens after life, but he was happy to chat. So I sat down to explain the gospel to him. I noticed near the end of the chat that I was talking a lot and wondered if I was monologuing. I asked him a final checking question, and he got it completely wrong. He then admitted that he hadn’t been listening! I was monologuing! My bad. So, tip of the day: try to communicate via questions to involve the person you are talking to, to aid in understanding. Want to learn how it’s done? Check out the daily Operation 513 live streams of gospel conversations on Facebook!
Of course, I was sharing the gospel online over Saturday and Sunday too. Many gospel chats!
If God wills, may we continue to have many opportunities to share his gospel with people. Be encouraged to join an outreach team! And thank you so much for your support - esp. in prayer.