SOUL WINNING IS THE KEY TO THE DYNAMIC GROWTH OF THE CHURCH
( Acts 2:47 ) Praising
God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church
daily such as should be saved
a.
Christ, who is the head and founder of the church, gave us the formula for a
dynamic growth of the church:
"daily soulwinning "
b.
Christ designed His church to always win lost people
1.
Soulwinning was the key to the dynamic growth of Jerusalem church.
( Acts 2:41 ) Then they
that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added
unto them about three thousand souls.
The
120 church members of Jerusalem church went to win souls during the Pentecost.
The Holy Spirit helped and gave them the power to be effective in winning more
precious souls. There were about 3000 souls got saved and baptized. This is
truly a dynamic growth of the church.
2.
Soulwinning is the great commission of the Lord Jesus Christ.
( Mathew 28:19-20 ) v.19 Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
v.20 Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the
end of the world. Amen.
The
great commission is more than just key to the dynamic growth of the church. Its
objective is to reach the whole world with the gospel of Christ. Certainly,
it’s a huge task. God’s mission is global. Yet, don’t make this Mission
Impossible, but rather Mission Inevitable.
Let us
all reach the whole world with the gospel of Christ.!!!
3.
Soulwinning is the main business of the local church.
( Acts 5:42 ) And daily
in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus
Christ.
The
first church, the Jerusalem church, meant business with God in winning lost
people.
( Acts 6:4-7 ) [4]But we
will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
[5]And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and
they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and
Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of
Antioch:
[6]Whom they set before the apostles: and when
they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
[7]And the word of God increased; and the number
of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the
priests were obedient to the faith.
4.
Soulwinning is the only key to the dynamic growth of the church.
( Mark 2:1-5 ) [1]And
again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was
in the house.
[2]And straightway many were gathered together,
insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the
door: and he preached the word unto them.
[3]And they come unto him, bringing one sick of
the palsy, which was borne of four.
[4]And when they could not come nigh unto him for
the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it
up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
[5]When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the
sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Our
prime example is Christ. During His earthly ministry, the worship house in
Capernaum had become crowded making it impossible for the people to get inside.
This is clear evidence of dynamic church growth. Truly, Christ is our example
in faithful soulwinning.
Soulwinning is Christ's formula to the dynamic
growth of the church and we, as Christians, OUR JOB is to follow Christ's
example in faithful soulwinning.
( John 9:4-5) 4 I must
work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no
man can work.
5. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of
the world.
* The
Lord Jesus Christ is our perfect model in Soulwinning.
( John 9:4-5 ) [4]I must
work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no
man can work.
[5]As long as I am in the world, I am the light of
the world.
I
challenge you, Christians, to win the lost at any cost.
* God
bless you all always. *
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