Battle Log
Saturday 6 June 2020
Posted 7 June 2020, 1:55 AM by Matthew Andersen. Permalink
Saturday Night in Brisbane City there were people everywhere! The outreach came after a long day of protestors had been in the city and the area was buzzing, more people than a normal Saturday night. This meant there were many more people with which to engage, regarding their eternity and the gospel!
The first convesation of the evening was a sad one. A man who was shown the flaws in his own arguments and given a very clear explanation of how we know God exists was absolutely adamant that it couldn't be true. It was pointed out that it was his desire to live his own way that had caused this. He was shown his guilt, via the law and left with the seriousness of his eternity in Hell that was coming because he was unwilling to even hear the gospel.
The next conversation was with Addy. It was exciting and enlightening at the same time. At one point whilst she was coming to saw God's standard of perfection and the gospel she asked, "What type of Church do you go to?" She was told baptist and then she clarified why she'd asked, "I thought you might be part of a cult because I have never heard this ever before! In fact I have never heard anything like it".
As the conversation continued she came to grasp the simple message of the gospel and she was shocked and overjoyed. The implications of the effects it would have on her life were already on her mind before she was even asked and she could not stop saying, "Thank you for sharing this with me". She was blown away by the good news and also noted, "I was always worried that I couldn't get to Heaven because I feared God's judgement but now I know that I am forgien because Jesus has paid for my sin".
This was followed by a conversation with a Sikh. The sad part was, once he saw that he was guilty, heading to Hell and that the punishment is eternal and the he deserves to pay his pride came out loud and clear. He didn't want to trust that Jesus Christ has paid for His sin, he wanted to keep living his own way. He was so adamant that he even proclaimed that he would rather go to Hell than to trust that Jesus paid for his sin.
Last conversation was with a couple, the girl professed faith in Christ and had a clear understanding of the gospel, the guy was totally out of it. When asked the way to Heaven he had no idea. When taken through the gospel he was quite lost and ultimately he took offense a little at the challenge being bought to him because he attends Church every week. After a few explanations of the gospel he still didn't seem to grasp it and was warned desperately that he cannot stand behind his girlfriend on judgement day, he will enter Heaven on Hell based on who he is trusting in to pay for His sin.
Please be praying for those who heard the good news tonight, pray for those who were open and willing to engage and those who were hard hearted and resitant to God's free offer of forgiveness.
View previous Brisbane (QLD) report (30 May 2020)
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