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Are You Following Jesus

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:01:03 +0000

When Jesus was on the Earth he called out to a select few by saying: “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” Are you following Jesus? Did he call out to you and now you are his follower? Here are a few tough questions:

Matthew 4:19
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
When was the last time that you put into action the intent to tell someone about Jesus?

Has anyone ever dedicated their life to Christ through you having directly brought the message of salvation to them?

Are you catching any men for Jesus?

Are you dedicated to learning about how to win souls for Christ?

It’s not difficult to understand. People will either go to Heaven or to Hell. The message of how to get to Heaven will be locked up behind our lips if we never try to direct souls towards Christ. Jesus said that he came to save the world. Are you following Jesus? Make a decision today to get educated about how to direct men toward Christ and then start fishing. We have much work to do.

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Things to Say When Witnessing for Christ

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:25:00 +0000

At times we think there are many things we must say when witnessing about Christ. The truth is our messages never change; Jesus is the way to Heaven. He is the ticket or free pass that God has provided in order for us to spend eternity in Heaven.

The Bible says that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. So we should learn how to speak the word of God in love.

1 John 5:11
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.

John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Sometimes when I am witnessing about Christ, I just keep it simple and inform people of what the gospel says about how Jesus is the only way. There are times when I say many things in an effort to convince people that Jesus is the way. When it’s all said and done, it is the gospel that has the power to touch and transform a life. When we speak the truth of God’s word into hearing ears, God can then access those scriptures and speak through his Holy Spirit to the people whom we were witnessing to whenever he chooses to.

When they get home and are all alone reminiscing about their day, the Holy Spirit can say to them, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” After all, the Bible is the living word of God.

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Talking About the Blood of Jesus Cleansing Sins-Nonsense to Unbelievers

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:50:31 +0000

Unless there is a thorough explanation of why Jesus poured out his blood for our sins, unbelievers will be confused about the whole statement that the blood of Jesus washes away our sins. This type of “Christian jargon” can only be understood by fellow believers who understand why we are saved from eternal punishment because of the blood that was shed by Christ.

Matthew 26:28
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

When we are witnessing to unbelievers, I think it is very important that they understand that we are guilty of breaking God’s laws… laws which are summed up in the Ten Commandments. Don’t steal, lie, commit murder, covet your neighbors spouse, take the Lord’s name in vain. We are sentenced to eternal punishment in hell unless Jesus is the Lord of our life because we have ALL broken God’s laws. It is very much like being guilty of committing an earthly crime and receiving the death sentence from an earthly judge.

Imagine if you were sentenced to death and someone walked in the court room and said: “Your honor, I’ll take the punishment for the wrongs they have done, let them go free.”

When Jesus was being beaten and crucified to death, he was taking the punishment for our sins upon himself so that we would not have to be cast into eternal flames as payment for the sins we have committed. Thus he paid the price for our freedom.

This explanation of being guilty of a crime and having someone else pay the price for us will make a lot more sense to an unbeliever than if we tell them that the blood of Jesus cleanses them from all unrighteousness. If they don’t understand why he poured out his blood unto death, the statement will be nonsense to the unbeliever.

Being Dead in Transgressions

Some People Claim to be Christians But Are They Really Saved

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:31:17 +0000

A few years ago I was on a street ministry team. Every other Friday night we would go somewhere in our city to witness to strangers about the things of God. Oftentimes, we would sit and speak with people who would be plastered drunk, cursing, smoking, and obviously living a life filled with sin. Many of them would profess that Jesus was their best friend.

How would people live if they have truly surrendered their lives to Jesus?

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

1 John 3:9
No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

Galatians 5:19-21
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

One night one of the street team ministry participants asked me: “These people who claim to be saved yet live a life filled with sin, are they really saved?”

I replied: “Only God will decide who will and will not enter into heaven for eternity. The one thing I do know though is that if Jesus comes into our lives, then Jesus should be flowing through us and coming out of our lives.”

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Witnessing-Telling God Stories

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:34:02 +0000

A good friend of mine recently told me that I was very instrumental in helping restore her relationship with God. Over the course of several months after we met, occasionally I would share a “God story.” On a couple of instances, I made references to the Bible while we were conversing. Little did I know that she was being drawn to the Lord through my occasional witnessing about the awesome things God was doing in my life.

We met about fours years ago and she is now in full pursuit of all that God has for her. She told me that if I had boldly started preaching to her with Holy Roller type stuff that she would have shut me out of her life and not been receptive to the message.
She did tell me that the amazing stories I would share about things that only God could have done caused her to hunger for the same type of relationship with him. Every time I would make a reference to the Bible she would go home and look up the scripture.

2 Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord.

What’s a “God story”?

These are non-coincidental miracles that happen throughout our days as Christians. Some are huge supernatural events… like visitations from angels… and others can be simple things that only God could have made happen. I like to share them as general conversations to allow for them to occasionally fit in.

Things to Say When Witnessing for Christ