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From study one of this topic, we understood that soul winning is a commission to all believers by our Lord Jesus Christ, and the assignment continues for as long as the Lord\u2019s return is being awaited.\u00a0 By this He intends to give opportunity to every human being on earth to hear the message of God\u2019s salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, so that as many as believe, would be saved from the consequences of sin and Satan\u2019s dominion.\u00a0 In this study, we shall be looking at the challenges and the prospect of reaching more souls with the gospel message.<\/p>\n
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When the gospel message is preached in the power of the Holy Spirit, people are convicted of their sins and its consequences.\u00a0 As they believe and repent from their sins, they would naturally desire to continue in their newly found faith through fellowship and the study of God\u2019s word, which the church should readily provide.\u00a0 As these new believers join the church, there will be increase in membership and this will eventually lead to opening of more fellowship centers.\u00a0 In Acts 2:40-43, Apostle Peter preached the good news of Christ\u2019s death and resurrection for the remission of sin and justification of those who believe.\u00a0 About 3,000 people believed and joined the company of the apostles, testifying of their experiences, and the church grew rapidly.\u00a0 The preaching of the gospel brings about the growth of the church of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
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It is the responsibility of a local assembly to teach her members the importance and necessity of evangelism, and encourage them to be involved in personal evangelism.\u00a0 Evangelism materials such as tracts, pamphlets and Christian literature can be provided by the church to enhance the effectiveness of personal evangelism.\u00a0 The church can also organize mass evangelism where people go out in groups to preach the good news.\u00a0 Crusades and outreaches can also be organized.\u00a0 Media programs through which people could hear the message of salvation could also be sponsored by the local church.<\/p>\n
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Fear, 2 Timothy 1:7:<\/span><\/p>\n Fear is an apprehensive feeling that something unpleasant may happen.\u00a0 Fear sometimes affects or determines human behaviors.\u00a0 The fear of failure, being proved wrong or being humiliated can restrict one form speaking in public.\u00a0 Fear of opposition is always present with man and it can hinder us from engaging in evangelism.\u00a0 When we succumb to intimidation, we neutralize the effectiveness of our work for God.\u00a0 We need to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to help us overcome our fears.<\/p>\n Shyness:<\/span><\/p>\n Shyness is the lack of boldness to speak or act in the presence of others.\u00a0 It is an offshoot of lack of self-confidence or inferiority complex.\u00a0 Anyone who finds himself or herself in such state cannot evangelize.\u00a0 Shyness can be overcome by developing a high regard or favorable opinion about oneself as an Ambassador of Christ.\u00a0 As Christians, we should remember that God has given us the Spirit of boldness and not of timidity.\u00a0 If the believer believes that the Holy Spirit in him has empowered him, he can easily overcome shyness, Acts 1:8.\u00a0 More importantly, we should rely on God to give us the right word of boldness to explain the mystery of His word, Ephesians 6:19.<\/p>\n Appearance:<\/span><\/p>\n What easily gives away a man with an unbalanced mind is his appearance.\u00a0 Anyone who is shabbily dressed, looking haggard with un-kept hair, can hardly attract proper attention from reasonable people, no one would take him seriously in whatever he says, so he cannot attract reasonable audience for his effective evangelism.\u00a0 We know that a man that is well dressed is more likely to command respect as people will regard him as responsible.<\/p>\n Language Deficiency:<\/span><\/p>\n Some people believe that only well-educated and eloquent speakers are qualified to preach the Good News, and so, they are reluctant to engage in evangelism, believing the people may laugh at them.\u00a0\u00a0 This is completely untrue.\u00a0 Remember that some of the apostles were unlearned men, but they effectively spread the good news all over the world.\u00a0 As long as one can speak, no matter the language, there are people who would hear and believe.\u00a0 The testimony of one\u2019s salvation may even be enough.<\/p>\n Lack of Knowledge of Scripture:<\/span><\/p>\n It is difficult, if not impossible, for one to speak of what one does not know.\u00a0 It is important that anyone who would engage in evangelism should be knowledgeable in the word of God.\u00a0 Lack of it would definitely impair the effectiveness of evangelism.\u00a0 However, it is not an excuse for anyone who is born again, to avoid evangelism.\u00a0 Even if he does not know much of the scriptures, he can remember how he was saved.\u00a0 He should give the testimony of his salvation to his hearers and encourage them to believe the story and do as he did.<\/p>\n Lifestyle of the Believer:<\/span><\/p>\n If we profess to be Christians when our lifestyle runs contrary to that of Christ, no one will take us seriously.\u00a0 A peaceful, loving, honest and truthful lifestyle is more likely to attract fellowship that the one that is vocal in professing Christianity, while the life is characterized by malice, dishonesty, quarrelsomeness and hatred. The only way we can effectively evangelize through our lifestyle is when we can boldly teach by what we do, as testified of Christ in Acts 1:1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Diversionary Tactics, John 4:19-26:<\/span><\/p>\n Oftentimes we meet people who would want to divert our attention from our focus when we engage in evangelism.\u00a0 In the course of our discussions with our listeners they would introduce a topic or ask a question that is completely outside the Good News message.\u00a0 This s a ploy of the devil to dissuade our listeners from getting the gospel message.\u00a0 The only way we can overcome this challenge is to ensure that Christ is the focus of our message.<\/p>\n Argument, 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9:<\/span><\/p>\n Arguments are an advanced stage of Satan\u2019s strategy to persuade a believer to believe erroneous teachings.\u00a0 The song writer wrote, \u201cI need no other argument, I need no other plea, it is enough that Jesus died and that He died for me\u201d.\u00a0 We should, as much as possible, avoid arguing with our listeners.\u00a0 Rather we should gently, continuously, patiently and correctly explain the truth of the word of God.\u00a0 \u201c. . . rightly dividing the word of truth\u201d, 2 Timothy 2:15.<\/p>\n Rejection\/Cynicism, Acts 17:18 & 32, 19:9:<\/span><\/p>\n Some people believe that people do not do things for the sake of doing good or for noble reasons, but only for their own advantage.\u00a0 Some others question so much whether some things could really be true, or whether things truly happen the way it is reported.\u00a0 These set of people are always more ready to reject than accept the gospel message.\u00a0 They question the authenticity and would demand proof of such message.\u00a0 Salvation message to them is like a fairy tale, so they would hardly accept it.\u00a0 That some would not accept our message or question its authenticity, should not discourage us from preaching the Good News, even in such situation God will always have a few who will believe and it is worth the effort.<\/p>\n Violence, Acts 19:21-30:<\/span><\/p>\n It is possible that some times the people we witness to may not only reject the message, but become aggressive against us, with the tendency to physically assault.\u00a0 In such situation, we should not continue to insist on getting their attention rather we should, with wisdom, gently drop tracts with those who may be willing to receive them and leave the scene, but continue to pray that God will speak to them through the tracts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n -A soul winner will be made to rule with Christ, Luke 19:17.<\/p>\n -God will be happy with him\/her, Matthew 25:21.<\/p>\n -He will receive a crown of righteousness, 2 Timothy 4:8.<\/p>\n -He is regarded as wise, Proverbs 11:30.<\/p>\n -He will shine as a star forever, Daniel 12:3.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As believers, we have a responsibility to tell others about the Grace of God that brings salvation to whoever believes; beginning with our next door neighbor, to our co-business partners, our customers, our co-students, etc.\u00a0 It may surprise you to discover that there are some around us that are yet to receive the message of salvation.\u00a0 The mission filed could be closer than we think.\u00a0 It should however be noted that our preaching can only be effective when our words are corroborated with our lifestyle.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2 Timothy 4:2a \u2013 \u201cPreach the word, be instant in season and out of season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Soul Winning, Part 2 \u00a0Central Thought: Soul winning is GOD\u2019s mandate to all believers. 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