Hey Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I hope your day was filled with the love of God and the Steadfastness of Christ your Savior. I had a good day on campus and Matthew prayed to receive Jesus and Steve trusted in Christ. After going through the Gospel with Steve, I asked if he believed, “Jesus is God He died for your sins and rose from the dead?” He said, “Yes.” “And do you place your trust in that to be forgiven?” He said, “Yes,” again. “Well, the Bible says if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, He’s God, and believe in your heart He rose from the dead after He died for your sins, you will be saved.”  He believed. He was the older brother of Marisa who prayed to receive Jesus last semester. He is a big round guy with rectangle rimmed glasses, short hair and a Michael Jordan mustache. He was taking a class at Church, which was mostly an emphasis on going to Church.

 Matthew was sitting in the cafeteria. He was eating but agreed to do a survey. He had a square chin and sharp jaw line, hawk nose, kind of a diamond shaped face. He was clean-shaven with a curly mop of hair on top, short on the sides. He wore a grey t-shirt and was eating a Chipotle bowl at a table. He was a Roman Catholic who went to church each week. I asked him what he would he would say to God if he died and He asked, “Why should I let you into Heaven?” “I followed the commandments. I tried to be the best person I can be, always looked up to Him, always prayed. I tried to be the best version of myself.” He thought the likelihood he would get into Heaven was 90%. I began to go through the Gospel with him saying Jesus said eternal life was knowing God. But God had to take away his sin so He could live inside him. I asked what Jesus had done to take away the sins of the world. “He forgives you?” he tried. “Well this is what He does to forgive you,” I said. I explained the sacrifice of Christ and His blood to cleanse him and be a payment to God for what he had done. I explained the righteousness of God Jesus earned that was his when God adopted him. I told him we receive Christ by faith believing He was God had died for our sins and rose from the dead. Then Grace by faith saved him not works. I asked if he wanted to be forgiven trusting in what Jesus had done. Then he would live inside him and take him to Heaven when he died. Or did he think something else? “Definitely forgiven,” he replied. So I said if he wanted to be forgiven there was a prayer he could pray. I talked him through the prayer and read the line, asking, “Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?” He nodded it did. So I said if he wanted he could pray it right now. I wouldn’t hear him but God would hear and he’d know he was forgiven. “Sure,” he replied. He took the booklet then and prayed to receive Jesus. I showed him the question again, “How likely is it you are going to Heaven when you die?” I said this was now 100% trusting in the blood and righteousness of Jesus. I gave him Bible Promises for You and I wrote his name and the date and “forgiven!” in the front. He was happy with that. I also gave him The Case for Christ Answer Booklet and a Bible Study on ways Jesus claims to be the God of the Old Testament. I told him I would pray a Bible verse for him each day until the spring and one year after asking God to bless him. “I don’t know if I’ll see ya again but if I see ya around I’ll just say hi,” I said. I shook his hand and said, “God bless you man.” “You too, take it easy,” He replied and I headed off. About a half hour later I passed him in the hall and as we passed each other he gave me a fist bump and I said again, “God bless you man.” “I’ll see you in Heaven,” he said with some joy. “I’ll be there,” I replied and we headed off in opposite directions.

 So thanks for your prayers for the ministry and for evangelism today if you had a chance. God truly blessed.

 In Him,

Bob