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Souls For Jesus Ii
Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jul 25, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: A Biblical plan for witnessing/winning souls
’Souls for Jesus II’
I. Direct Approach
A. Jesus & Nicodemus (John 3)
B. Paul & Philippian Jailer (Acts 16)
II. Indirect Approach
A. Jesus & Woman at the Well (John 4)
B. Philip & Eunuch (Acts 8)
III. The Biblical Examples of Four Heart Conditions You Will Encounter
(Matthew 13:18-22)
1. Seed Sown by Wayside: The Hard Heart (Must be broken through
repentance)
2. Seed Sown into Stony Places: The Shallow Heart (Must be given
depth with the Word)
3. Seed Sown among the Thorns: The Worldly Heart (Must be shown
the worthlessness of the temporal)
4. Seed Sown into the Good Ground: The Understanding Heart
(Must be Biblically discipled)
IV. The Biblical Example of Prepared Witnesses/ Soul-winners for Jesus
1. They Were Filled with the Holy Ghost (Acts 4:31)
2. They Were Bold to Share the Gospel (Acts 4:31)
3. They Witnessed with Great Power (Acts 4:33)
4. They Witnessed with Great Grace (Acts 4:33)
5. They Went Everywhere Proclaiming the Gospel (Acts 8:4)
V. Seven All’s for Faithful Witnessing/Soul-winning
1. All are Loved by God (John 3:16)
2. All are Sinners (Romans 3:23)
3. All are Dead in Sin (Romans 6:23)
4. The Lord Jesus Christ Died for All (Romans 5:8; I John 2:2)
5. All are Saved by Repentance toward God & Faith toward Jesus Christ
(Acts 20:21; Romans 10:9, 10; Ephesians 2:8, 9)
6. All Must Call on the Name of the Lord (Romans 10:13)
7. All can be Saved and Know It (I John 5:13)