Battle Log
What is the Battle Log?
The Battle log is where the weekly reports from each of the Operation 513 evangelism teams are posted. It gives you a brief idea about what occurred during the outreach and some of the best moments.
Old Teams: Redcliffe, Skypecast, Sheffield.
RSS Feed available! You can keep track of the reports that posted here at the battle log using your RSS news reader.
Twitter Feed now available! You can instantly be notified when a new report is posted here, simply by following our Twitter feed.
Please note: While we do endeavor to upload the evangelism reports from each week's outreaches, sometimes time does get away from us.
Latest Reports
Sunday, 5 February, 2012
Todays weather was really bad, with heavy rain and wind, and so when we met at mine for prayer and fellowship before hand, from the natural, things didnt look good. Howevere we prayed for hecklers and good conversations, and God blessed us, even though the weather didnt stop.
Charles preached first, and our amp had got wet, and so had to project his voice. Most people were hurrying past sheltering themselves from the elements, but again we think we have a ministry for husbands who wait outside shops for theior wives to finish their shopping, as quite a few stood and listened while he spoke.
I then preached and tried to explain to people what would make us come out on a day like today, with the weather being as bad as it was. We said it was the Love of God that compeleld us, and even though survivors of the Titanic m,ay have been damp and cold and wet and miserable after finding a liferaft to save them, that wouldnt have stopped them, from trying to reach out and try to pull others into the boat with them.
2 Older teens stopped to listen to the preaching, and I managed to engage them in conversation, and whilst this was going on, 3 other teens from the shcool I work at recognised me and also stopped to listen. This led to great discussion with them all, and managing to reason with them and to make sure they all had tracts to take with them. We briefly mkentioned the subject of evolution, and so I am sure that next week we will now be able to go into further discussion about the false ideas it leads to, and how creation DEMANDS a Creator. 2 girls also stopped to listen to the preaching, and Dewi managed to engage them with conversation and explain the gospel to them.
Russ preached, and we got our answer to prayer! A woman walked past with a dog and made some angry comments, claiming that Russ had sworn whilst he was preaching. He obviously hadnt, and tried to reason with her as she walked past about what he had allegedly said. Unbeknown to us, a man behind Russ knew the woman, and was also adamant to stick up for her, and so came stormig around the corner to approach Russ to his face about what he had supposedly said. The claims were entirely false, but this didnt stop the rather large and angry man from acting rather aggressivly and intimidatingly, being the same height as Russ even though Russ was standing on a soap box! Before we needed to go over and aprehend the situation, 2 security guards from the nearby store where he had just came from marched up to him, pulled him away, and deneid Russ had said anything wrong.
This caused a few to stop and listen, before Russ finished his message. A lady who sells helium balloons always is opposite us when we preach, and numerous times has asked us to hold her balloons whilst she goes to the toilet and gets a drink. This leads to good conversations with her and lots of tracts, and finally this week Dewi spoke to her about if she had read an of them and thought about what they had said? This time she said she had, and so was good to kinow us being in the same spot every week was at least being recognised and people were listening behind the scenes.
All of todays conversations happened with really bad weather, when most people were rushing by with coats up, umbrellas and sheltereing away from the street where we were. Hwoever God was faithful again to allow people to stop and here the good news of the gospel, and we pray that unbeknown to us, many are hearing and responding to the gospel as Gods spirit draws them to repentance and faith in the Saviour.
Saturday, 7 January, 2012
Last Saturday 4 of us went into the city centre again to preach and hand oiut gospel tracts to passers by in the city of Plymouth.
WE all took it in turn to preach, which resulted in mixed responses. Many people hang around outside the shops waiting for their wives to finish shopping, which leads to quite a few stares and remarks.
Charles was witnessing to a group of about 7 teens, who on first appearences seemed quite antagonistic, feeling that we were trying top scare them into believing in God by talking about God. We tried to reason with them, that just like the many adverts that warn you to make sure you wereyour seatbelt, even though they are blunt, shocking and to the point, Gods warning about Hell is not to force you to believe in him, but to show his justice and righteousness.
I used this analogy that actually the seatbelts adverts were loving, as the consequences, death, were far worse. We chatted for a further 10 minutes about how we had both become Christians, and that we were not 'good' people ourselves, but trying to warn people of their fate of dying with out Christ, but the amazing provision he had demonstrated of his love on the cross.
The conversation actually ended very well, with all of them taking a tract, and shaking hands, saying there was something for them to now consider and think about.
We had another gentleman called Ben come across to chat to us whilst we wee preaching. At first we thought he had some genuine questions, but then realised he had many red herrings he was trying to tangle us with. He aid he used to be a Christioan, but then the more he read of the OT with the NT, found many supposed 'mistakes' and 'contradictions'. He also said he didnt believe with the scriptures that said that Homosexuality was a sin, even though he said he himself wasnt.
He turned out to be a false convert, who was trying to weigh us down and trying to take our time away from preaching and handing out tracts. WE managed to finish the discussions with him, and I gave him my email, and I said I would be more than happy to discuss any quesrions he had. Unsuprisingly enough, he never replied!
In the afternoon after the outreach, I handed a mpn tract to a guy at the same bustop at me. I asked him if he had understood it, after he had read it. He said that he did, and that he was a Christian. I then asked him what Church he went to, and he said he was a JW! By funny coincidence (or Gods timing!) wew were both getting the same bus, and so manmaged to carry the discussion on. The conversation got onto me saying that as a Christian, I could say I knew I was going to Heaven when I died, because of what Jesus had done for me. He could only say the 144,000 'good' JW's wewre in Heaven, but that him and everyone else would end up on the new earth. He didnt believe in Hell, believed most people went to the new earth, maybe including Adolf Hitler! and he also wouldnt agree with breaking Gods laws meanrt we were guilty before him.
He believed that God was all loving and merciful, knew we were just human, and would forgive us all.
I should have said he was breaking 2nd commandment- Idolatory, but left him with the MPN tract and another about which was the right way to Heaven. A seemingly semi-drunk man on the seat next to him chipped in on the conversation too, which was really surreal, especially for all the other passengers listening to us, but prayed good seed fell on good soil, somewhere!
Saturday, 14 January, 2012
Saturday was cold this morning, but shoppers were quite active even in this chill. Perfect opportunity to share the Gospel! The team consisted of myself, Roman and a gentleman from another church named Ola. This was his first time out doing evangelism in Brentwood, and he was very excited to be able to come along. We all handed out quite a number of million £ notes, but because of the cold few people were stopping to chat. The best conversation I had was with a bunch of young boys who I use to teach music to at Doddinghurst Public School. They all took tracts and listened intently so I hope seeds were sown into their lives this day.
Andrew chatting with some young kids.
Roman talking to a lady sitting on the benches.
Ola enjoyed himself and said he would return when his family commitments allow. Hopefully this will be the beginnings of regular combined church evangelism in Brentwood! SDG
Friday, 6 January, 2012
A wintry January evening but thankfully not too cold, it was a great night to head out and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with people in and around Leicester Square, London. The team was at least 20 in number, which was excellent. It was a blessing too that we could be in the spot that is best suited for preaching open-air. As we have just moved into 2012 I felt it would be good to begin by talking about new year’s resolutions. I used this to transition into the gospel by mentioning that often a new year’s resolution fizzles out since we are hardly perfect. We frequently stumble and fall in life, and the biggest area that we fail in is our morality. The Fall puts man and God at hostility between each other, and it is God who has the last word for the guilty sinner, but, it never has to come to that because God has worked the impossible and has provided reconciliation for all who would humble themselves before Him, for those who would repent and trust in the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Below is a video of the message I preached.
The open-air preaching really worked well in that it initiated a number of really good conversations.
In the picture to the right Wesley is talking with a gentleman who admitted that he was once an atheist and that although he does now believe in God and attend church, he recognises that he has not yet fully committed his life to Christ. Commenting on the message he’d heard me preach, he told Wes: “You don’t hear preaching like this in churches today.” Sadly, this is true. There are churches however that are preaching God’s Word. Please pray for the church in the UK, that it would honour God by honouring His Word. Please pray too for the many churches that are preaching God’s truth, pray that they would remain faithful in a hostile land. Lastly, please pray for the gentleman in this picture, that he would consider the cost of his refusal to repent and would turn to Jesus in repentance and faith.
In the video below Mike is sharing the gospel with a chap named James (you can also see Mike witnessing to someone in the picture to the left). If you watched the video of me preaching you’ll have noticed him in the crowd. Mike did a great job of taking advantage of the open-air to get into conversation with James. The video is great to watch, as you see recognition on his face concerning his sin, to the point that he said, “I’d be guilty,” to Mike’s question: “Will you be innocent or guilty on the Day of Judgment?” The law certainly is a schoolmaster to lead sinners to Christ (Galatians 3:24). Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, in his fantstic book "Studies in the Sermon on the Mount," wrote: "Evangelism must start with the holiness of God, the sinfulness of man, the demands of the law, the punishment meted out by the law and the eternal consequences of evil and wrong-doing. It is only the man who is brought to see his guilt in this way who flies to Christ for deliverance and redemption. Any belief in the Lord Jesus Christ which is not based on that is not a true belief in Him. You can have a psychological belief even in the Lord Jesus Christ; but a true belief sees in Him one who delivers us from the curse of the law. True evangelism starts like that, and obviously is primarily a call to repentance, 'repentance twoard God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ,'" (emphasis added). I have since emailed James just to get his thoughts from Friday night. Do pray for him.
In the picture below Annika is joined by Melissa as they share the gospel with someone who stopped to take a tract. Melissa is still quite new and it's really encouraging to have her with us. I encouraged her to shadow someone and Annika did a great job helping her. It really is such a joy to see people growing in the area of evangelism. Over the years I have seen the shy and the timid step outside of their comfort zone because they are burdened with a desire to see the lost saved. If you too share that burden please let me encourage you to step out. Let your love for Christ swallow your fears.
Towards the end of the evening I spoke with a Muslim chap named Ash. Our conversation was brief but we managed to exchange contact details. On Saturday I received a text from him in which he gave his thoughts on Jesus’ words in John 10:30: “I and the Father are one.” We’ve swapped a few emails and now we’re meeting shortly for coffee. I’m very encouraged. Click here to learn more.
It really was a great night. It’s so wonderful to be used of by the Lord for the lifting up of His name.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Sunday, 1 January, 2012
For 6 days over the Christmas and New Years break, 4 men from our church set off to stay at Forestside Christian centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to stay at the church for fellowship and evangelism.
Over the 6 days we were very fortunate to have lots of theological discussions, great food, table tennis and lots of witnessing opportunites out in the city centre. Northern Ireland is the predominantly Protestant side of Ireland, and although having MANY different denominational churches there, there are still many there who are not sure what the gospel is, how it is appropriated to someones life, or feel that religion and Church attendance are enough. So with our Living waters 'Intelligence Test', easil, a soap box and loads of tracts, we headed out onto the streets most days to call people to repent to God from their sins, and to put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
One guy I chatted with had Jewish parents and said he was Jewish, though was not really practising it.I therefore tried to reason with him about how he was going to heaven when he died? He listed many things, including being a good person, believing in God etc, that God was merciful and forgave all sin etc, but I kept referring him back to the OT commandments,how he had broken them, and explaining how Jews had their sins covered in the past, through sacrifice. The verse in the OT and NT that 'without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness/ remission of sins' was used to show him that he needed a blood sacrifice to atone for his sins, and yet with the Jewish temple being destroyed in AD 70, what was he going to do to get right with God?
It was great, as we went onto discuss what the sacrifices composed of in the OT, and then logically led onto Jesus the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. He had to go quite sharpish, but It definatly led him to think about what this meant, with some tracts to take with him as well.
2 Atheists wanted to try the intelligence test, and although they got 5/6 correct, they had some very strange ideas, such as saying there was no energy in the Universe, as it is cancelled out by negative energy and black holes etc? They kept saying the burden of proof was on us to prove God exists, but yet had no reasons to give why he wouldnt exist. They tried to refute the notion that just because buildings need builders and paintings need painters, that creation would need a creator. They kept tangling themselves up, saying things like you cant be sure on things, so I said are you absolutely sure, or that they didnt have absolute knowledge of the universe, but refused to acknowledge they were therefore agnostics etc. We left them in the end as they werew there fore an arguement and not to be reasonable.
Other Christians encouraged us as we preached on certain days, some hearing of Ray Comfort and the Way of the Master before and the million pound/ million Euro tracts we had.
People there of all ages seemed so much politer there, with Tracts so much easier to give out of all sorts, ones about evolution and creationism, to ones about which religion was the right one to choose etc.
We managed to visit the local Museum which was great with lots of colourful displays, dinosaur fossils, different varieties of species of butterfly and insects etc... and LOTS of evolution theories, supposedly portrayed as scientific act. These included Ardi- austro Lyphythicus (bad spelling!), drawings of how supposedly a dinosaur had evolved into becoming archaeoptryx, big drawings of how the moon supposedly came from the earth after a meteorite hit it etc, yet stating how we relky on the moon so muh to support life with tides/ gravitational forces and light etc.
We planted lots of Anti evolution tracts around, and at the end I questioned one of the staff there about some of these so called 'evidences' for evolution, stating lots had been proven scientifically wrong, yet theyt were lying to people stating them as fact! The staff member was not happy about us 'distributing reliigious paraphanelia' around the Museum, but the manager in charge just weakly said there was nothing he could now do about it. The security guard got a million euro tract at least.
We were also all able to share our testimonies on the Sunday evening at the Church which was great, and many said how they were encouraged.
It was a great few days away, though is disheartening coming back to Plymouth where people just sem to apathetic about spiritual things. But at least we can rely on God to do the saving if we continually sow the seed, some will fall on good ground and produce a harvest. It also shows us how we need to pray for more labourers too as the fields are ripe! God blessed us with a great time away and many tracts were given out and the gospel faithfully, lovingly and truthfully proclaimed to the city of Belfast. Soli deo Gloria!
Russ & Dewi At the Museum planting tracts! Young people taking the ''Intelligence/ Good person' tests.
Charles preaching in Belfast city centre
Me doing the Intelligence test in Belfast city centre
Saturday, 24 December, 2011
As it was Christmas Eve today, I didn't want to miss the opportunity to hand out tracts to the manic shoppers of Brentwood. Steve Smith and myself arrived early afternoon, armed with a mountain of million pound notes and red Santa hats, we began to distribute the Gospel in written form to a multitude of frenzied pedestrians.
We were later joined by Elyske and continued to hand out tracts in various parts of the high st.
I had only one conversation with a young woman named Holly. She enquired about the tracts we were handing out and I began to share about Gods righteous requirements and judgement upon sin. This led into the Gospel and discussing the only solution provided by God for mans sin - Jesus Christ. She appeared to understand, and she went away with a handful tracts and a head full of Gospel. Thanks be to God for the opportunity to share the Gospel in this community - SDG and Merry Christmas
Friday, 16 December, 2011
It was a great encouragement this past Friday to join with brothers and sisters in Christ, on a very cold night indeed, in the proclamation of His name. After a time of sharing and study in Cafe Nero we headed to our choice spot near the Empire Theatre. I was really pleased to see that it was vacant and so we immediately began to set up and get ready.
After we had finished praying I looked up to see that someone had joined our little huddle. At first I thought it was a new visitor, perhaps a friend of someone on the team. I learned this was not the case and that our new visitor had joined us after he had been walking past and seen us praying. He introduced himself as Paul, and after we had said hello to each other, I listened as he lamented two areas of his life that he had been struggling with recently. It was interesting to discover that they were “praying” and “reading the Bible.” I wasn't sure where he stood spiritually so I tried to discover if he had made a commitment to the Lord. He seemed unsure so I led him through the gospel in as clear a way possible as I could. We spoke for some time and it was at times a little frustrating. I say this because there seemed to be a difficulty on his part to understand fully all that I was saying. I am not an expert in the area of psychology but it did seem that perhaps there was a particular mental handicap that he suffered with. I had to repeat myself many times and it just seemed that he was struggling to grasp some rather basic concepts. Even so, he was a delight to talk to. He mentioned that he has been attending a local church on and off recently but did not feel that he was growing in understanding. I took his address details, gave him my number and have since recommended a church to him. He hasn't come back to me just yet and so I will contact him again soon. Do pray for him. 
After I had said goodbye to Paul I realised that some time had past. I would have normally stood up to preach by this point but that was okay. Everybody on the team had been actively talking with people, which was great. I decided to preach and by God’s grace a number of people stopped to listen. Again, it was very cold and so it was really encouraging. I preached on the true meaning of Christmas and why the greatest gift God would give us this Christmas is the same gift He has been offering to the world for the last two thousand years: Himself. Recently I have realised the importance of going beyond simply saying: “Jesus is the way,” or “Jesus is the answer.” This is not enough and if we fall short here we fall short of presenting a complete and full gospel message. We must also stress why Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. This is something I have known for a long time but I am noticing that it is not stressed enough today. The doctrine of substitutionary atonement is a vital ingredient of the gospel. 
A little later on I had a really good conversation with two young men. They seemed to really listen and take in the message of the gospel. They were very appreciative and appeared quite genuine in thanking me for giving them plenty to think about. It was apparent that they needed to be somewhere but I was so grateful to God that they did stop when I approached them with a tract. They left with a few more tracts and my card. It would be awesome if I did hear from them again but if it do pray the Lord would arrest their hearts and bring some more Christians across their path.
We’d had a great night and it was wonderful to have been used of by the Lord for the glory of His name.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Friday, 9 December, 2011
The team met again at Cafe Nero this past Friday evening and we continued our look at presuppositional apologetics, which is based on a biblical framework for making a defence for the Christian faith (we are working through a book together at the moment called “Every Thought Captive”). Our time together in the cafe is always helpful and really gets us focused before we head out. We were between 10 and 12 in number (a few more joined us later in the Square).
We have come to expect an ever changing Leicester Square, particularly considering the redevelopment of the area in preparation for the 2012 Olympics in London. Finding a good spot for open-preaching has become more challenging, and although there are now a number for new obstacles in front of us, I feel it is vital that we stay in the area, as consistency is really important when it comes to public outreach.
We headed to the spot I feel is best suited for witnessing but unfortunately we arrived at almost the exact moment a group of buskers did. It was a shame, had we arrived just five minutes earlier we could have used the spot. Not to be defeated we headed back to the spot we have used before near McDonalds. The Swiss Clock Tower had a barrier around it so I had to stand opposite. It was not ideal but it did allow me to preach. It was very cold and in front of me to the left there were some people giving out free hot food. As I was about to preach I learnt that they were members of the Hare Krishna religion. This was very interesting, I had not had the opportunity before to preach the gospel in quite a setting. In front of me there were a number of people enjoying the hot food that had been provided by the Hare Krishna’s. In that sense it was wonderful, as I had a somewhat captive audience. It was a challenge though, as it was very noisy and the position I was in most not ideal. I preached a short gospel message with very little interaction from the crowd. Still, those standing by certainly heard what I had to say.
After I finished preaching a man approached and told me he felt that what the Hare Krishna’s were doing was far superior to what we were doing. They were helping people by giving them free food, whereas we were simply “preaching at them.” Immediately I thought of Jesus’ words: “Do not labour for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life” (John 6:27). I explained to him that as Christians we do help people by providing for their material needs, as did Jesus, but ultimately we, like Jesus, are far more concerned with their spiritual needs and so we want to make available to people “food that endures to eternal life.” He objected quite strongly that we had what people need and I soon discovered that I was talking with a relativist (someone who holds to the idea that truth is relative and that what may be true for me is not necessarily true for another person). Talking with a relativist can be very frustrating, especially when they do not concede that the logic they have adopted is absurd and self-refuting (when someone says there are no absolutes they are making an absolute statement). I did my best to show that he was being illogical and arbitrary in his objections, but unfortunately it was to no avail. Perhaps walking away from a conversation like this we could say that it was to no avail. However, God’s Word always accomplishes what God wills it to accomplish. To this end I committed this man into the hands of the Lord. May He grant repentance and faith to him that he may be saved.
The rest of the team were all engaged in conversation and although it was terribly cold it was very encouraging to see that people were willing to stop and engage with us. Shortly after I had the opportunity to talk with Maciej. Maciej is a magician from Poland who often performs in Leicester Square. We have spoken a few times but I haven’t had much opportunity to share the gospel with him. It was really encouraging that he came up to me and said, “Hi Rob.” We got talking and before long I put to him a few questions regarding what he thought about God, life after death, etc. He said that he felt there was “something out there,” an “energy” of sorts, but that really was about as far as he went. I built on this by explaining to him that the world we see around us, and in particular relational and rationale people, is all evidence of a personal, creative God, who is Himself a person, and not just a form of energy. I transitioned to the gospel and opened up to him as best I could the realisation that we have all sinned against a holy God and that we are deserving of judgment. But Jesus, the Son of God, motivated by love, stepped down into this world and became a man. He lived a sinless, perfect life for us, the perfect life that we can’t live (2 Corinthians 5:21), and then died in our place on a Roman cross, so that the justice of God would be satisfied, and we could go free. He listened without objection as I shared with him, which was really encouraging. We exchanged contact details and I have since emailed him asking if he would like to meet up for coffee. Do pray that we would be able to meet up some time soon.
We all came together at the end of the evening and thanked the Lord for His grace to us and for using us to make His name known. It had been a great evening.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Saturday, 3 December, 2011
Saturday 3rd December
Today, Charles, Russ and myself met up in a very busy city centre to preach to a packed town full of eager Christmas shoppers.
We shared a bit, prayed, then I spoke first, preaching on Matthew 1 v 21 and Isaiah 9, on the titles of Jesus and what they showed about him.
I tried to ask people to relect on how Christmas comes around so quickly, the minutes we all had left on this earth dependant on our ages, the death of Gary Speed last week, views of where he is, and the almost worship ands idolisation of him as a person, when in actual fact it was murder, and how he left a wife and 2 teenage sons behind. People have seemed to treat his death like he died in a car crash or a house fire, and yet it was him taking the easy way out, though no one as of yet really knows what led him to this.
For his family and many others, Christmas without loved ones can be a tragic time, as I met a 17yr old girl the other day and found out her Mum had died when she was aged 8 in a car crash, what Christmas is really all about, and what the 2 scriptures mean- Jesus being a councellor- a mediator between us and God, being called God and equalled deity of the Father, and yet iut was Jesus who in the incarnation was born in a manger, how Jesus is the everlasting Father- is eternal and the creator of all things, and he is the Prince of peace, how we wont have peace this Christmas until we have peace with God through Jesus Christ and are in a right relationship with him.
There were a few people who stopped to losten, including encouragement from a Christian family out shopping that day. A teenager was listening and came to speak to me afterwards, and I would never have guessed what he would have asked!
-The 'boy' was 19yrs old, and said that since the age of 12, he has felt like a girl trapped in a mans body. He was dressed a bit like Edward scissors hands with black leather, metal buckles and starps and big black boots, with long 'side show Bob' wavy hair, and a pale complection. 'He' said he has some surgery of some desacripton and is now in a homosexual relationahip, and wondered what God thought of people who were Homosexual?
'He' was very softly spoken and polite and seemed genuinely interested. He said he was an Atheist, but I managed to explain what the Bible said about homosexuality, listing 1 Corinthians 6 v 9, and saying Hetrosexual fornication was equally as a sin to God as homosexuality, and regardless o0f his gender of sexual orientation, he was still a sinner in the eyes of God regardl;erss, as he agreed he had lied before, stolen and blasphemed Gods name. I also said thats why people claim to be Atheists as they dont like Gods boundaries and rules and want freedom to sin, but instead use atheism as a pretense.
The guy listened intently, and took a card with a website on I explained would give more answers a lot better than I propbly had, but he seemed to go away eager to see what it said. This was a very unusual experience that I would never have guessed would occur!
Charles preached afterwards, and whilst preaching, someone walked past and called him a 'Nigger'. Charles was very gracious and instead of getting irate, used this against the man to show how his lack of understanding showed even more how he needed Jesus Christ in his life.
Russ also preached after I had to leave, and afterwards said he had a rather 'fruitful' conversation with an Angry Atheist who claimed there was no evidence that Jesus was even a real person, or that he needed saving.
Lots of tracts were handed out and although we were only there for a short time, many people heard how Jesus is God in the flesh, the only mediator between man and God, and how people need tosee the reason why they are celebrating Christmas this year. Replacing Jesus with 'Happy X-mas' or 'Happy Holiday' wopuld not stop Jesus from being Lord, someone who needed recognition and adoration this Christmas for who he is, what he has done and what he will one day soon acomplish by Judging the living and the dead.
We are also very fortunate that our friend Nigel Williams has given us some '180 Movie' DVD's to hand out to people on the streets, and already I have gotten my Mum to watch it and it has really shown her some things to consider. We were also able to drop a Bible round to a couples house, who requested one when receiving a tract from one of us on the streets, and contacted Nigel's ministry for a free Bible. We had a good chat with the gentleman and his friend and encouraged him to read the gospel of John, and to consider going on the NeedGod.com website and to think things through.
Praise God he gives us the right words to say, the right tone of voice to say it in, at the right moment for the right person in the right place!
Saturday, 26 November, 2011
Brentwood High St had a special event this Saturday. The council had partitioned off the road for the "switching on" of the Christmas Lights. Naturally this means more people to share the Gospel with! As well as regular stalls with food and drink, the churches in Brentwood worked together to give away warm mince pies and put on some live carol singing for the public.
The OP513 team consisted of Rob, Roman, and Myself and were later joined by Elyske and Ingrid. We began handing out tracts and soon enough I came across a gentleman who said "heaven was a myth". I gently began by asking him how he 'knows' heaven is a myth. This started destroying his naturalistic worldview and as you would expect, he didn't appreciate it. When it came time for him to explain how non material things such as "laws of logic" can exist in his purely material worldview he became frustrated and decided to end our conversation. He did take a tract as he walked off and I pray he would think about our conversation and how his worldview comes up short.
My next most interesting conversation was with a young Catholic man. We began conversing on the street and eventually decided to go have a coffee and talk. I asked various questions about the Roman Catholic understanding of salvation, works and mariology. Since I didn't have a working knowledge of Catholic theology I decided to keep asking questions and let him talk. Eventually I challenged him about a few issues and he quoted some scriptures that were quite out of context. We agreed to continue the discussion and I took his email.
This is Me talking with Sean the Catholic
Later we decided to get some lunch and went to a cafe. Rob began handing out tracts to the staff and engaged them in conversation.
Rob and I also met a Christian from a different Brentwood Church who is very interested in sharing the Gospel with people. I'm praying this will be the beginnings of Christians from different churches uniting together in Brentwood towards consistent evangelism! SDG
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49