Soul Winning Series

K No matter how good, how religious, how sweet, how kind, how benevolent, how dedicated, how rich, how poor, or how tormented in this life, regardless of church membership, observance of "sacraments" or rituals, nationality, family ties, or heritage without repentance of one's sin and an acceptance of Christ as Lord and Savior one is headed for an eternity of torment in hell. No one goes to heaven apart from repentance and faith

L 2 Corinthians 5:11 "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men..." Paul was a soul winner because he knew what it meant for a soul to die unredeemed and go to hell.

M Dr. Bob Jones III of Bob Jones University said that "the most sobering reality in life is that people are dying and going to hell each day."

II The Heart of the Believer

A The Apostle Paul wished he could give up his own eternal life to save his countrymen (Ro. 9:1–4). Charles Finney wept at the thought of people facing a Christless eternity. A. B. Simpson agonized in prayer over the nations where Jesus Christ was not exalted. Hudson Taylor’s nightmare featured millions tumbling into the chasm of hell...Not many of us would say with Paul that we’d give up our own eternal life in order to save our countrymen. Neither do we have the same stress as Charles Finney or A.B. Simpson, both of whom are well-known to have had a burning desire to save lost souls I doubt many of us have ever been wakened during the night because of a nightmare like Hudson Taylor’s watching people plunge to their eternal death in hell’s fire. Yet when faced with the most direct instruction to all disciples, to go into the whole world and make disciples of all the nations, we are at once confronted with the main issue that determines whether or not we actually do what Jesus said – it is the heart (or lack of it) for the lost. - Bill Denton, A Heart for the Lost

B Jesus was focused on those who were lost.

C Mark 6:34 "And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd."

D Warren Wiersbe noted that, “The Christians you meet in the Book of Acts were not content to meet once a week for “service as usual.” They met daily (2:46), cared daily (6:1), won souls daily (2:47), searched the Scriptures daily (17:11) and increased in numbers daily (16:5). Their Christian faith was a day-to-day reality, not a once-a-week routine. Why? Because the risen Christ was a living reality to them, and His resurrection power was at work in their lives through the Spirit.” (p.34). -copied

E They had the mind and heart of Christ.

F John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."

G Charles Cowman, missionary to Japan, declared "By the help of God they shall hear if it costs every drop of my life's blood. Here I am, Lord, send me, send me." Charles Spurgeon, speaking to the church said, "As Rachel cried, 'Give me children, or I die,' so may none of you be content to be barren in the household of God. Cry and sigh until you have snatched some brand from the burning, and have brought at least one sinner to Jesus Christ." The constant prayer of George Whitefield was, "Give me souls or I die." And awakening came to Scotland because of the cry of John Knox, "Give me Scotland or I die." Do you care this much? - copied