He Who Wins Souls Is Wise 1 Corinthians
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He Who Wins Souls Is Wise 1 Corinthians 9: 19 -23
Jesus Commissioned Apostles • To make disciples, Matt 28: 18 -20; Mark 16: 15 -16 (Mk 1: 17) • To teach disciples to observe all things He commanded them, 28: 20 • Apostles were soul-winners – Follow their examples, 1 Cor 11: 1; Phil 3: 17 – If Christians do not win souls, who will? 2
Do You See Yourself as a Soul. Winner? (Prov 11: 30) • “The fruit of the righteous…” – “…his external influence, itself is a tree of life, namely for others, since his words and actions exert a quickening, refreshing, happy influence upon them. ” (Keil & Delitzsch) • “He who wins souls is wise” – “By this means the wise…becomes a winner of souls” (Keil & Delitzsch) 3
Why be a Soul-Winner? • The Lord commands us, Heb 5: 12 – If disciples do not become teachers, how shall any be saved? Rom 10: 14 -15 (2 Tim 2: 2) • • Parents teach children, Eph 6: 4 Family teaches family, John 1: 40 -42 Friend teaches friend, John 1: 43 -46 Stranger teaches stranger, Acts 16: 13 -14 4
Why be a Soul-Winner? • Personal assurance and personal responsibility, 1 Tim 4: 12 -16; Ezek 33: 8 -9; Matt 9: 38 • The blessings obtained, James 5: 19 -20 – Save a soul from death 5
Requirements of Soul-Winning • Passion for lost souls, Matt 9: 35 -38 (16: 26) • Knowledge of God’s word, 2 Tim 1: 5; 2: 2, 15; 1 Pet 3: 15 • Knowledge of the work to be done, Jude 20 -23; 1 Ths 5: 14; 2 Tim 2: 24 6
How Do We Win Souls? • Contact with the lost, lost Lk 15: 1 -2 – Christians went everywhere, Acts 8: 4 – Publicly and privately, Acts 20: 20 • Conduct around the lost, 1 Pet 2: 1112; 3: 1 -2; Matt 5: 16 – The World’s Bible (1 Pet 2: 12) • Teach the gospel, Rom 10: 13 -14 7
Hindrances to Soul-Winning • Pre-occupied with other things, Matt 6: 19 -21, 33 (Lk 10: 39 -42) • Lack of interest, Matt 5: 13 -15 (25: 1 -13) • Lazy and indifferent, Matt 25: 26; Rev 3: 15 -17 8
Hindrances to Soul-Winning • Excuses for not teaching include… – “I hire my teaching done”, 2 Cor 5: 10 – “I’m too busy”, John 9: 4 – “I can’t teach anyone”, Exo 4: 10 -12 (Phil 4: 13) – “I’ve tried and I’ve failed”, Gal 6: 9; 1 Cor 4: 6 – “I’m not physically able”, 2 Cor 12: 7, 9 9
Now is the Accepted Time! • Apostles were workers with God, 6: 1 • Teach the lost of salvation, 6: 2 • Do nothing that will be an occasion of stumbling to the lost, 6: 3 Now is the Day of Salvation! 2 Cor 6: 1 -3 10
