April
2008
When
was the last time that you personally led a soul to Christ? Would you
like to win more souls? I know for sure that I would. So, we would
like to encourage you as we encourage ourselves on what we need to do to
be more effective soul winners for Christ.
Pray –
Jn 15:7-8 - we have to pray to that end – Lord use me today to
preach the gospel to someone – God answers that prayer and is glorified
when we bear much fruit
Yield –
Rom 6:13 – we have to yield to the presence of the Spirit of God in us –
the Spirit is here to reprove men of sin, righteousness and judgment but
he is going to use your mouth and mine to get the job done – therefore
we must yield to him so that he can use us to do this – we must be very
aware of what he is leading us to do – this can be very difficult when
we are running around in this fast paced world of distractions
Memorize – 1 Pet 1:23 - we have to know the scriptures well enough for
God to use them to speak through us – you’ll have your arsenal ready –
know the verses and know their addresses
Testify
– Acts 20:24 – we have to open our mouths – you and I must testify to
what we know about Jesus Christ and what he has done for us – we have to
sit down and open the Bible and show sinners how to be saved
Care –
Matt 9:36-38 – God needs laborers that care – we need to be people who
are concerned about souls – as Dr. Ron Hodge has said, “the heart of the
matter is a matter of the heart” – when Jesus Christ saw the multitudes
he was moved with compassion – compassion will move us, too
Pair Up
– Lk 10:1-2 – go out by two and two – if you pair up with someone and
set a time, it causes you to be more encouraged to go and gives you a
prayer partner – I have always been more effective as a soul winner when
I have worked with someone else – my first partner, right after I
resigned the bank, was an ex-con – my next two were a missionary on his
way to South Africa and a classmate in Bible college – several of the
men in our church have paired up with me and now they are paired up with
others, as well [spouses or friends]
Be
Ready – 1 Pet 3:15 – at a time when you may not be expecting it an
opportunity will present itself and then it will be time for you to
speak out – if you are not ready that opportunity could come and go as
quickly as a rabbit being chased by hounds
If you
are looking for good material to give to new converts to help them learn
their Bibles, check out Jeff Williams’ New Zealand Correspondence School
of the Bible. You can order it in book form or on CD from Verity
Charity Publications – Line Upon Line at
www.veritycharity.com.
We are beginning to use it for prison
correspondence and for the ladies at the Jubilee Home. It is good
stuff.
We are currently working
with our architect on the floor plan for a new sanctuary, additional
Sunday school rooms and offices. It is a tedious process, but the more
kinks we can work out on paper, the smoother the construction will go
later, Lord willing. There are many months of planning, designing,
documenting, permitting, bidding and so forth ahead of us. So, it will
still be a while before we will see any actual construction begin.
Thank you for your
prayers,
Pastor Bevans Welder
