Written by Uyoyou
Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Soul winning is
not struggling for positions but service to humanity – Luke Chapter 24. It is about doing good to the people. You are a
soul winner when lives are positively impacted for Christ. The gospel and not
personal lives or wealth should be preached. Jesus had vision, mission
statements and a clear job description – Luke Chapter 4. Jesus did not act
independently. He acted on the father’s instruction based on the divine mandate
he received. The presence of the Holy Spirit is Who you need to minister. If God is in it, then go ahead. Soul winning is not about crowd, it
is about impact. The primary reason for Pentecost was for believers to become
effective witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pentecost was
therefore designed for believers to receive power to become witnesses to God on
a global scale To witness is to give evidence or be an evidence yourself, in
this case proof of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the lives of believers. That is why the Holy Spirit was given to
believers.
Jesus gave procedural
instructions on how to bear witness of Him. First, from your home, in your
community, nation and then on a global scale so that if you are effective
witnesses at home, then you can succeed outside. To be an effective witness, your
lifestyle should reflect the nature of Christ. The world out there does not see
Jesus physically. They see Jesus through you (Acts Chapter 4 verse 13, John
Chapter 1 verses 40 to 46). The world around you needs to see the character of
Jesus in you. Your qualitative lifestyle – changed lifestyle in appearance,
talk is a proof that Jesus is raised and is a tool for evangelism. There must
be a clear difference in the behavior patterns of believers and unbelievers. We
should live lives that other people can copy. What people want to see is the
proof of your encounter with Christ (Romans Chapter 2 verse 24). It is one
thing to proclaim the resurrection and another to reflect the glory of His
resurrection. There must be a difference between a believer and an unbeliever
in their lifestyles. This is what the Apostle Paul meant in 2nd
Corinthians Chapter 3 verses 1 to 3. Our lifestyles commend and recommend
people to Christ. You are the Bible that those who have no access to the bible will
ever read. Therefore, you must live the Christlike life. Jesus lived the life
he preached and Jesus was teaching through His lifestyle. 1st
Corinthians Chapter 4 verse 16. Paul did not preach a single message. But the
manner in which he handled the viper attack made the people refer to him as a
god. Wherever you are, you are an open Bible that people need.
If your lifestyle
does not support evangelism, then it is a blasphemy. As Christians, we are
expected to live exemplary lifestyles that glorify God (Matthew Chapter 5 verse
14). Your lifestyle is the beginning of evangelism (Acts Chapter 1 verse 1). Some
of us wear character masks (2nd Thessalonians Chapter 3 verse 16).
It is possible for a child of God to be a negative witness.
In the realm of
the spirit there is a networking of souls – a diligent search for souls is what
God expects of us. You are expected to be connected to the network of souls as
well as find someone to connect to the network – John Chapter 4 verses 28 to 43.
This woman was the first Apostle in Samaria. She led a city to Christ. You can
also lead communities to Christ. This is critically important because we are in
the end times.
Who found you – do you remember his or her name? Who
have you found? Bring in the unsaved and unchurched and not people moving from
one denomination or branch of a denomination to the other.
Persecution expanded the geographical scope of
preaching the gospel as the Christians who fled from Jerusalem to other lands
such as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch preached the gospel there and a number of
people believed and were added to the Church. Acts Chapter 11 verses 19 to 21.
Consequently the Church grew spiritually, numerically and financially.
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