The tall man and other witnessing opportunities....
Yesterday, I went into Edinburgh to do evangelism. God gave me 3 good witnessing opportunities. The first was with a tall man. I said as I walked beneath him, "How's the weather up there?" That led to a fun conversation that focused on God's mercy. His idea of God's mercy is that God accepts sin and the sinner. I explained judicial forgiveness and God's mercy for us in punishing Christ in our place. He also did not want to agree with God about his sin. I ended with, "Until we acknowledge our sin we won't seek the Saviour."
The next opportunity was with two construction workers who appeared to be on break. I said as I walked up, "Break time already?" They laughed and entered into a conversation as I said, "Did you get to church yesterday?" The one man answered, "The pub is my church." I said, "You pay a lot to worship there." Most of our conversation was on how alcohol hurts us, our society and our family. Please pray for conviction. It was a straightforward conversation, but the man ended with, "I wish you all the best." I responded, "I wish you would find Christ."
The last conversation was with two alcoholics. They were drinking at 11:00 AM. They were middle aged men (36 and 45.) They acknowledged that their sin was killing them. I gave them John and Romans and explained the Gospel and God's power to deliver us from the power of sin. Please pray that God will set them free.
Today I put out leaflets on the South Side of Edinburgh about 2 miles from our church location. I had 3 short witnessing opportunities. One was with a man who was antagonistic about the content of the flyer. He said, "My idea of God is that He is a forgiving God (meaning he accepts sin and sinners.) I said, "Yes, but how does He forgive? By crucifying His Son for our sins."
I also shot some short videos yesterday and today. A supporting church has asked for a video and I'm seeking to prepare something which we can share with all of our supporters to update you on our family and ministry. Thank you for praying and keeping up with our ministry.