Battle Log
Sunday 11 April 2021
Posted 11 April 2021, 3:32 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
Today there was a team of four in the city, after church meetings in the morning. It was a bit of a slow outreach, lots of rejection. I got quite a few chats started, but only two finished. And one of those, the guy just wasn’t interested! :( I was talking to three people in that other chat - and of them, only two were engaging in the conversation. But then something interesting happened. They left me, and then one of those two that were engaged walked over to a flip chart and started talking to the team running that! That one person went through the whole flip chart (pictured). Their two friends left him.
So, I guess, often our labours can seem in vain, and yet they never are. Even if no one stops and talks, or no tracts are taken, at the very least God has been glorified in our obedience to go. I love God and want to obey him. May you be encouraged to go, wherever you are there will be people you can attempt to reach with the gospel - do it with gentleness and respect.
We wrapped up early. I’m glad we did as there were two girls leaning against the wall close to where I had parked my car. After putting the flip chart in the boot, I circled back to offer them tracts. I’m glad I did! Because they were really receptive. I was able to explain how we know God exists, and I was able to ask what they thought would get them to heaven (being good), and so I was able to briefly explain the gospel. They then asked me about LGBT. So I simply responded with: “who makes the rules?” and one of them responded with, “Oh, I get it, God makes the rules”. Exactly, and God has said that homosexuality is a sin - but Jesus died on the cross so sinners can be forgiven! By this stage a third girl had arrived, who was more resistant and the conversation wrapped up. They all took tracts (the original two took two kinds). Lord, I leave them in your hands - may they grasp the gospel, it’s your power to save them!
Many gospel chats online through the weekend too - but I’m out of time to write about them. Glory to God alone for any fruit that comes!
View previous Christchurch (NZ) report (9 April 2021)
Christchurch (NZ) Team
Weekly outreaches:
Tue 3:30pm - 5:30pm - Riccarton (corner of Riccarton Rd and Rotherham St)
Fri 1:30pm - 3:30pm - City (Bridge of Remembrance)
Sat 11am - 1pm - Riccarton (corner of Riccarton Rd and Rotherham St)
Sun 1:30pm - 3:30pm - City (corner of Colombo St and Cashel St).
Contact Glen Richards or Andy Barlow for more information.