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The online outreach team continues to have people joining in.  On Tuesday we even had a guy join us all the way from the Philippines - the wonders of technology!  We started with explaining how we share the gospel (pictured), and then, after we prayed together, I did an Omegle demo to everyone in the team.

The team then split up, and I stayed with the newbie - I would have video chats via Omegle, while he watched and prayed.

The first was with a guy who believed he was a good person, so I took him through the law, and I could see he was deeply challenged.  I was very encouraged by this, but I wasn’t surprised when he disconnected before he could hear the gospel.  May he not be able to forget what was said, may it bother him, may the Lord bring a conviction of sin, and may he have an opportunity to hear the gospel!

I then moved into a conversation with a young man who didn’t want to talk, but type responses instead.  He heard the law and the gospel and was very open to it.  It seems he was already a Christian, but was just lacking some clarity on the gospel and surrounding concepts.  He eventually ditched the typing and started talking to me directly.  He seemed genuinely appreciative for the conversation.

I finally had a long video conversation with another young Christian guy who also received clarity on the gospel, but then started asking a string of good questions which I did my best to answer.

It was a very encouraging afternoon of outreach!

Earlier in the day I had a weird text chat with someone who wanted to see me nude! :O

You: Last Q, 3) have you ever murdered someone?
Stranger: No
You: I'm glad,
Stranger: Do you send nudes
You: needGod.net - in case you bolt, but Jesus said, anger is like murder in the heart, and lust is like adultery, so, no, I don't send nudes - I don't think you would want to see them anyway!
You: There is good news, but
Stranger: I mean I would like to see them
You: I don't send nudes, but, if you died today, and faced God, and he judged you by perfection, would you be innocent or guilty?
Stranger: Idk
Stranger has disconnected.

On Wednesday I also had some interesting text chats.  The first was with someone who bailed as soon as I mentioned God:

You: ok, here is the point: anger is like murder in your heart.
You: to God.
Stranger: I thought u were religious
Stranger has disconnected.

But I then had a long conversation with someone with a Christian background, but didn’t understand the gospel.  They were very postmodern (can’t know things to be true; whatever you believe is true), so I worked to address this:

You: ok, I won't labour the point. But, If I wanted reality to be that 1+1=3.... well, I can believe that, but it will have dire consequences when I do my taxes :)
Stranger: tru tru
You: Let me change tack, where did the universe come from?

I then was able to share the law, and it seemed to strike true:

You: last one :) 3) Have you ever murdered a human.
Stranger: nah
Stranger: have i wanted to before? hell yeh
You: You've hit the nail on the head.
You: Because
Stranger: becauseeee?
You: Jesus said, anger is like murder in the heart to God (I'm paraphrasing)

They kinda understood the gospel, but misunderstood some related concepts:

Stranger: repent
You: What does repent mean?
Stranger: pray, and forgive yourself of your crimes

Wrong answer!

So I was able to clearly explain the wonder of the gospel, and the resulting change that would occur.  I’m confident they understood, but they became resistant, and started to be illogical to get around it.  Their shields went up.  I tried to fight it for a bit, but then resigned myself.  Here is how it ended:

You: we don't make the rules tho.
Stranger: ik
You: And nonexistence is not just.
You: God is good, and must give justice.
You: But he is also merciful, and has paid the fine.
You: If you TRUST that Jesus paid your fine.
You: But most reject the gift, cos they know they will change if they do. And they want to live their life their way, not Gods.
You: It's a paradox
You: A gift, that will cost you
You: That sounds like a contradiction, but it's not.
Stranger: yeah but im not gonna change, i got no reason to lol
You: You have every reason to: there is justice.
Stranger: i dont need justice
You: It's not you deciding.
Stranger: true but i believe in myself so it doesnt matter
You: You are fooling yourself, we have already covered this.
You: It's like saying
Stranger: yessir i know
You: I don't believe in trucks
You: And then cross the road in front of a truck.
You: This is the hardest things about what I do.
Stranger: ha id do something that stupid
You: I talk to people who know what I'm saying. They know, and they reject it.
You: I'm helpless, I can't change you. Only God can.
You: :)
You: So what is my job?
You: To tell you the truth, and share the good news.
Stranger: im sorry but i have my own beliefs and trust in myself and i know everything about the bible and what it means i just dont think about what will happen in the future, i go with the flow no matter what
You: ok
Stranger: i should go now, its late and im tired so it was wonderful talking to you mr. stranger have a good time and stay believing in what you do
You: needGod.net
You: is a summary of what I want to share with ya :)
Stranger: ill look it up
You: God bless ya, thanks for your time :)
Stranger: God bless you too and ofc :)
Stranger has disconnected.

I ended my day with a wonderful conversation with a young man in the US.  A Christian, who I wanted to check he understood the gospel, and as I was taking him through the law, he said, “I’m familiar with Ray Comfort”.  I still spent some time discussing the gospel with him, and then we settled into a chat where we compared notes on our walk with the Lord.  Up until recently he wasn’t right with God, but he had made some drastic changes in his life to change that and has a desire to grow in the Lord.  He showed me some of the Bibles he was reading.  We even connected on Facebook.

A great way to finish.  Thank you for your continued prayer and support of the Operation 513 team - we really appreciate it.

PS, yes I shaved!

View previous Online Evangelism report (12 April 2020)

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Online Evangelism

Here are the tentative weekly outreach times for online evangelism:

Sunday 1-3pm (Practical Training Outreach)
Monday 9am-5pm
Tuesday 1-5pm
Wednesday 1-5pm
Thursday 9am-5pm
Friday 1-4pm
Saturday 1-4pm

These times are all in AEST (GMT+10), so adjust them based on your own timezone.

How to take part

To watch any of our online outreaches, you can watch live on our YouTube channel or Facebook page. Or to take part in any of these outreaches, email us for the virtual room meeting link.

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