SUBJECT Soul Winning

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SCRIPTURE READIN,- ---- - --------

DELIVERIES: F.B.C. F.B.C.

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SAR!J-15 &::

3-17-85 1-10-94

Hour a .m. a.m.

Place San Angelo, TX San Angelo, TX

EVANGELISM

E.F #96

CLASSIFICATION:

--EXPOSITORY - -BIOGRAPHICAL

- - TOPICAL - --DEVOTIONAL

(XXX+++) 3L 2 Bapt.; (XXX++++) 2 Bapt. 20o+ SW) ;

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DELIVERIES: Date Hour Place

FBC 1/25/ 82 a11 San Angelo

FBC 3 / 17/85 A.M. San Angelo , TX

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CLASSIFICATION:

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--TEXTUAL - --TOPICAL - --DEVOTIONAL

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(XXX+++ ) 3L & 2 Bapt.

"YOU CAN WIN OTHERS ! "

SCRIPTURE : Matthew

INTRO: YOU CAN WIN CAN! YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PREACH A OR SING A SOLO , OR WRITE A BOOK , BUT YOU WIN OTHERS .

AND I SAY THAT ON THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST. IT WAS HE WHO SAID , "YE SHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME IN JERUSALEM , JUDEA, SAMARIA & UNTO THE UTTER­MOST PART OF T_HE (Acts 1 :Sb). AND INCLUDES SAN ANGELO , TEXAS , RIGHT WHERE YOU LIVE , AND THE PEOPLE YOU ALREADY KNOW.

BUT YOU SAY, "I AM NOT GOOD WI H OR AM • NOT A SALESMAN, AND I CAN'T QUOT MUCH OF THE

BIBLE " BUT NONE OF THESE ARE NECESSARY. THE FACT IS, CHRIST CAN TAKE YOU WJIBRE YO U ARE

AND BEGIN TODAY USING YOU TO WIN THE MOST THING YOU CAN EVER DO FOR A

FRIEND IS TO LEAD HIM TO JESUS PER­SONAL SAVIOR. TO FAIL TO DO THIS IS TO ROB YOUR­SELF OF THE GREATEST JOY A CHRISTIAN CAN EVER KNOW AND TO ROB THAT FRIEND OF THE GREATEST EXPERIENCE ANY PERSON CAN EVER HAVE.

SO RIGHT NOW I WANT YOU TO SHUT ALL NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU C AN WIN OTHERS!

YOU CAN WIN OTHERS: I. WHEN YOU SHARE THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST -- att. 9:36 ,J

- -NOTE: As Jesus saw the multitudes, he saw which the souls of me n ; He saw

as it creeps in a nd separates families; He saw the a that are left on the hearts of parents wh.ile c hildren forsake the ir faith fo r a l ife in s in; He saw covetousness, laying hold of the dee pe r recesse s of t he heart until thing s and wa alth became

the goal of life; He saw lust as it slips into a c revice of the mind making its v ictim a

_moved with compassion!--He

I "Chose to Care. ti '' He did not have to care. He could have done as

we often do, turn his head, or say, "That is someone elses

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1 . Because of the Anxiety of Others ("distressed , II "anxious" ; "troubled ")

6:25 "Stop being anxiou s abo ut your life, what you should eat , or d rink , or we ar .. . 11

- -NOTE .-Anxiety cannot abide when we rest secure in Je s Chri st.

2. Because of the Purposelessness o 'D .

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The. number 3 of death of young people (15-19) i s n a time when youth has more material goods, higher economy, more easily gained education, and brighter promises of success--Why! They are still "scattered abroad' '--

3 . Because of of Love sheep no shepherd" .

Teenage girl on drugs, outside "His Place," Ble sset Holl§J"wood--" No loves me! 11

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II. WHEN YOU THE CONTRAST DRAWN BY CHRIST --Matt. 9:37 --NOTE : Christ ls saying, "There is so much to be

and so few to do it! 11No ~ ar~ ,r - - tv,-11

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Harvest Is Plenteous" -So yet do not know how to come to pastor asked 29 adults on the street in a county seat town in Missouri how a pe is saved--only 7 could answer (The Call to Soul Winning, p. 3). /q 1e:

Laborers are Few" i.e. year it took some resident members to win people to Christ.

only half of our resident members ) had chosen to care enough to witness, and of these if only half (H,r, had been able to win one person to Christ all year long we would have seen .J.f,,fr) rather

won & baptized! How of the - people

ied in without Christ? And how many of them died knowing someone who knew Christ but who failed to share Him.

III. WHEN YOU Hf-:AR THE CALL OF CHRIST

1. r>oes He Call? --"His disciples" (vss. 37 &

-- - --NOTE: He does not call those who have no mes-sage to bear--no experience to share. He calls His disciples and he calls you! Behi..1nlvjPi.l 1 1

2. Why Does He Call? (1) He Calls Us to Prayer --vs. 38 - -NOTE: "send forth" --literally "cast out,"

"throw out" or "thrust out." This word always implies urgency, haste, constraint, and here

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• means that the laborers sho uld be sent o ut promptly--and for thi s s hould pray

When a person begins to pray that God will 11 send forth laborers II he himself will most likely be among the first whom God will II Se nd Forth l II

(2) He Calls Us To Power

--NOTE: Powerless disciples at foot of Mt. of Transfiguration . Afflicted boy's father told Christ 'I spoke to thy disciples that they

cast h im out; and they could not. " ( 9 : 18 b)

e 10:1 The same men who were power­less at the Mt. of Transfiguration now can heal a ll manner of s ic kne ss--Why ?--An empowering of C hri st!

WHEN YOU RESPOND TO THE COMMAND OF CHRIST - - 10

That We Begin Where We ~ ti - - Vss. 5-6 --NOTE: lost of the ho use of

because they were the most apt to respond ... ..J..

(Je s us' Concern .• . p. Wel?e

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This is one of at personal

(1) It can be done anywhere --ILLUS: Mike Henderson, by oil well; Don Smith in Cafe

It can be done US: Nicodemus-night; Samaritan woman-noon

(3) It reaches all kinds It is direct and personal

--NOTE: Preaching is of ne~essity general (5) It is a proven method

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- -ILL US: Jesus in John's Gospel used it 85% of time. 7 of the 11 disciples so won

2. That We Share The Gospel --vs . 7 --NOTE: This is our only message. It is the only thing

that Christ promises to use or to bless. "Is at hand "--the availability of sal

3 . That We our Responsibility. Sb 11 ye have received , .,

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att. 4.:1 "And He saith unto them, me, and I make you fishers of /If 1. PersonalJs:now\edQe of Jesus Christ as Saviour

--includes things (1) A knowledge that our own sins have been forgiven (2) A knowledge that the risen Christ is delivering us

daily from the power of sin (3) An absolute surrender of our will to Jesus Christ

as our Master and Lord 2. A Life That Is Clean Within and Without ---II Tim. 2 :21 "If a man therefore purge himself from

these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified , and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto good work."

--ILL US: · c on ship-surgery ned spoon). We cannot channels of blessings If our _lives not free from known sin, We barriers be and a hindrance

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V WHEN YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT TO WIN OTHERS TO CHRIST

6:8 (KJV) "Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? said I, Here am I; send me. 11

- -NOTE : We s e ldom do anything we do not our-selves to do. ·

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ON: "Lead Me to Some Soul Today, g 0 teach me, Lord, just what to say; -- , Friends of mine are lost in sin, And cannot find their way. ~ Few there are who seem to care,

<I!' and few there are who pray; r1p5-~ot!f Melt my heart and fill my life, .;.)

me one soul today. 11 _£5//-;. <'i"\11"1

SOURCES:

Jesus' Concern For People, Matthew 9:36-10:1.

The Call to Soul Winning, McBride, Jerold.

Your Call to Personal Soul Winning, Luke 14:21-23.

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"YOU CAN WIN OTHERS! 11

You Can Win Others! Matthew 9:35-10:8

Sardis Baptist Church January 18, 2015

The most wonderful thing you can do for a friend is to lead him to Jesus Christ as his personal Savior.

You can win others:

I. When you share the compassion of Christ - Matt. 9:36 1. Because of the anxiety of others - "fainted" 2. Because of the purposelessness of others - "scattered abroad" 3. Because of the lack oflove - "as sheep having no shepherd"

II. When you see the contrast drawn by Christ- Matt. 9 :37 > "The harvest is truly is PLENTEOUS, but the laborers are FEW "

m. When you hear the call of Christ - Matt. 9: 3 8 & 10: 1 1. Who does He call? - "His disciples" - vss. 37 & 10: 1 2. Why does He call?

(1) He calls us to prayer - "Pray" - 9:38 (2) He calls us to power - "He gave them power " I 0: 1

IV. When you respond to the command of Christ - Matt. 10: 5-8 1. That we begin where we are - vss. 5-6 2. That we share the gospel - vs. 7 3. That we fulfill our responsibility - vs 8b > The qualifications of a soul-winner:

+ A personal knowledge of Jesus Christ as Savior + A life that is clean - II Timothy 2:21 + A belief that people without Christ are lost + Love

V. When you make a commitment to win others to Christ - Isa. 6 :8

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