SOUL-WINNING: A MARK OF LIFE – Saturday May 27th 2017
Memorise:
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more
fruit. John 15:2
1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2 Every
branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch
that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4 Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except
it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5 I
am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6 If
a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered;
and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
Bible in one year: Acts 12-13, Jeremiah 36:20-32, Hymn: Sing hymn 13
MESSAGE:
Just
as it is needful to pray and fast, it is also needful to win souls to
God’s Kingdom regularly. Don’t just win one, two or five souls and stop,
continue to win souls at all times. John 15:16 says,
“Ye
have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye
should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
Do
you know that regular evangelism can keep you in shape spiritually? If
you belong to Christ, you are like a living tree that produces fruit (Psalm 1:3).
Any tree that produces good fruit will definitely be appreciated by its
owner. Bearing spiritual fruit is one obvious sign that you are still
spiritually alive. If you are winning souls often, it shows you are
growing spiritually. It takes obedience to the Holy Spirit and
partnership with Him to win a soul and to give life to the spiritually
dead.
If you are not bearing fruit, it could be because you are dead or
separated from God. A dead fellow cannot be used as an agent of life.
Moreover, in the course of soul-winning, there are some ideas, teachings
and abilities that the Holy Spirit will endow you with which you may
not easily access through any other means.
The
truth is that those who go out for evangelism never go out alone. Why?
Since they are out to obey the Lord’s command. Which is so important to
the Godhead, the Trinity works with them (Mark 16:20). The Lord sees to it that the word of the evangelist does not fall to the ground (Hebrews 2:3-4).
The evangelist is a true fellow-worker with God. On the other hand, the
fellow who does not win souls is not bringing joy to God’s heart and is
also not showing signs of spiritual life. If you continue your
Christian life without leading others to Christ, you may be cut off from
your Source (John 15:2, Luke 13:7).
It therefore fellows that if you want to grow spiritually, you must
make soul-winning a regular activity. You must win souls and continue to
win more souls. If you are actively winning souls, you will experience
God’s special love and attention. God will also answer your prayers more
easily, and increase your capacity to be fruitful by taking away
hindrances to fruitfulness from your life. Using your attitude to
soul-winning as a benchmark, are you dead or alive?
Action Point
To
catch up on the number of souls you should have won in the past, launch
an aggressive personal evangelism outreach drive to bring in at least
100 souls to God kingdom.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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