The Soul Winning Life

Ephesians 4:11-12, “11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Jesus gave the five-fold ministry gifts to the church when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day…

Romans 10:15, “And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” The role of the preacher is to be called, filled with the Holy Spirit, trained, and sent out. All disciples are to be gospel preachers, thus, all disciples are…

1 Timothy 2:1, “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people.” Prayer has preceded every great move of God in history and in modern times.  From the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost to the modern day revivals sweeping across the nations of China, South…

2 Timothy 2:2, “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage— with great patience and careful instruction.” According to Paul in the above passage the Word of God has three main functions in preaching the gospel, to (1) correct, (2) rebuke, and (3) encourage.  I also believe that…

Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” The Holy Spirit has two main roles in preaching the gospel.  First, the Holy Spirit fills and empowers the disciple…

Romans 10:9, “If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” The role of the sinner is to freely accept the universal gift of salvation and confess Jesus as Lord.  Why? Because God has given all men the right…

2 Timothy 2:2, “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” The role of the church in preaching the gospel is two-fold; first, to train up soul winners and send them out to preach and second, to…

Matthew 5:11-12, “11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” If you do what Jesus did…

Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” According to the “Joshua Project,” an online database for Christian missions, there are around 16,791 total people groups in the world and 7,275 are still unreached which is…

Luke 15:4, “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?” Jesus in the above passage gives the heart that every gospel preacher should have- just one more.  We in the church…