WHY THE
GENUINE TESTIMONY OF A CHRISTIAN MADE THE LOST PEOPLE WILL DRAW NIGH TO GOD AND
BE SAVED?
( John 4:39-42 ) [39]And
many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the
woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
[40]So when the Samaritans were come unto him,
they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
[41]And many more believed because of his own
word;
[42]And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not
because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is
indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
THE
GREAT EVIDENCE THAT THE TESTIMONIES OF SAVED PEOPLE ARE EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENTS FOR
REACHING THE LOST
1. THE
SAMARITAN WOMAN FROM BEING AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN AND GOT SAVED AND MANY SOULS
BEING SAVED.
( John 4:4-19 ) [4]And he
must needs go through Samaria.
[5]Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is
called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
[6]Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore,
being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the
sixth hour.
[7]There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water:
Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
[8](For his disciples were gone away unto the city
to buy meat.)
[9]Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How
is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria?
for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
[10]Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou
knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink;
thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
[11]The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast
nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that
living water?
[12]Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which
gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
[13]Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever
drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
[14]But whosoever drinketh of the water that I
shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be
in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
[15]The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this
water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
[16]Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband,
and come hither.
[17]The woman answered and said, I have no
husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
[18]For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom
thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
[19]The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that
thou art a prophet.
2.
PAUL THE CHIEF SINNERS GOT SAVED AND MANY SOULS GOT SAVED IN HIS MINISTRY.
( I Corinthians 9:19-22 ) 1Cor 9:19
For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all,
that I might gain the more.
1Cor 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew,
that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law,
that I might gain them that are under the law;
1Cor 9:21 To them that are without law, as without
law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might
gain them that are without law.
1Cor 9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I
might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all
means save some.
3.
PETER THE ONE WHO DENIED THE LORD JESUS CHRIST PREACH TO THE BIG CROWD AND 3000
SOULS GOT SAVED
( Acts 2:36-41 ) [36]Therefore
let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus,
whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
[37]Now when they heard this, they were pricked in
their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and
brethren, what shall we do?
[38]Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of
sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
[39]For the promise is unto you, and to your
children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall
call.
[40]And with many other words did he testify and
exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
4.
PHILIP FOUND THE EUNUCH IN THE WILLINGNESS AND WITNESS HIM AND GOT SAVED AND
FOLLOWED THE LORD IN BAPTISM.
( Acts 8:26-38 ) [26]And the
angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south
unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
[27]And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of
Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians,
who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to
worship,
[28]Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read
Esaias the prophet.
[29]Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and
join thyself to this chariot.
[30]And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him
read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
[31]And he said, How can I, except some man should
guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
[32]The place of the scripture which he read was
this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his
shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
[33]In his humiliation his judgment was taken
away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the
earth.
[34]And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I
pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
[35]Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the
same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
[36]And as they went on their way, they came unto
a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me
to be baptized?
[37]And Philip said, If thou believest with all
thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ
is the Son of God.
[38]And he commanded the chariot to stand still:
and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he
baptized him.
5. THE
LORD JESUS CHRIST FOUND 2 FISHERMANS IN THE LAKE AND WITNESS THEM AND GOT
SAVED.
( Mark 1:17-20 ) [17]And
Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers
of men.
[18]And straightway they forsook their nets, and
followed him.
[19]And when he had gone a little further thence,
he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the
ship mending their nets.
[20]And straightway he called them: and they left
their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
6. THE
TESTIMONY OF JERUSALEM CHURCH ARE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SAVED THE MULTITUDES IN
THEIR COMMUNITY.
( 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.
7. THE
CHRISTLIKE TESTIMONY OF THE ANTIOCH CHURCH MADE THE HANDS OF GOD MOVE AND MANY
SOULS GOT SAVED IN ANTIOCH.
( Acts 11:19-24 ) [19]Now
they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen
travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to
none but unto the Jews only.
[20]And some of them were men of Cyprus and
Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians,
preaching the Lord Jesus.
[21]And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a
great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
[22]Then tidings of these things came unto the
ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that
he should go as far as Antioch.
[23]Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of
God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would
cleave unto the Lord.
[24]For he was a good man, and full of the Holy
Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
* God
bless you all always *
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