Today’s
Bible Reading:
Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25, Luke 7:11-35, Psalm
68:19-35, Proverbs 11:29-31
Proverbs 11:29-31 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit
the wind: and the fool shall be
servant to the wise of heart. The fruit
of the righteous is a tree of
life; and he that winneth souls is
wise. Behold, the righteous shall be
recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
You
have
been made in the image and likeness of God.
He is a “Three Part Being”: Father, Son & Holy Spirit, and you are a
Spirit, you have a Soul and you live in a Body.
God is a Spirit and you are too.
God has the Body of Christ and you have a body too. Here are a few scriptures proving this, and I
have inserted in parentheses what part of the body the scripture is talking
about:
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul
and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, (Body) and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents (Soul) of the heart. (Spirit)
1Co_9:27 But
I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I (whole
person) have preached to others, I (whole person) myself should be a
castaway.
Psa_23:3 He
restoreth my soul: he leadeth me (Spirit) in the paths of
righteousness for his name's sake.
Psa_25:1 Unto thee, O LORD, do I (Spirit)
lift up my soul.
Psa_42:5 Why art thou
(Soul) cast down, O my soul? and why
art thou disquieted in me? (Spirit) Hope thou in God: for I
(Spirit) shall yet praise him for
the help of his countenance.
You can see over and over again in the
Word, especially in Psalms, the distinction between your Spirit, Soul &
Body. King David speaks to his soul in
Psalms 42:5 and many other verses. He
chooses to lift up his soul (25:1). Paul
in 1 Corinthians 9:27 says that He as a spirit puts under his body and brings
it into subjection. You can do this too.
See,
the Soul is your Mind, Emotions, Intelect etc.
Get your new Strong’s Concordance and find the word Soul that is talked
about in our reading in Proverbs 11:30 and you will see that the definition in
the Hebrew speaks of the Mind, and many others.
You (Spirit) can control your emotions and appetites! We all need to work on these things, all of
the time, just like pride.
Now
back to our reading in Proverbs 11:30 when it talks about “Winning Souls”. Let’s look at something Jesus said about
sharing the Word:
Mat
13:18-23 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the
kingdom, and understandeth it not,
then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his
heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same
is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but
dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the
word, by and by he is offended. 22 He
also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the
care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he
becometh unfruitful. 23 But
he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also
beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty.
There
are many ways to sow the Word, here are a few:
1. One
on One – Sharing the Gospel with a complete stranger
2. Relationship
Evangelism – Taking advantage of the trust and history in the relationship to
share the Gospel with friends and family.
3. Mass
Communications – Loudspeaker on a street corner, email and blogs.
4. Lifestyle
Evangelism – Neighbors watching your lifestyle.
Remember, don’t depend on
this one as your only way to witness. If
you’re not sharing the Word, then they won’t hear it, and if they don’t hear
it, they can’t believe it. This style of
evangelism should just happen.
When
sharing the Gospel, it is very important that we are able to communicate two
things: (Romans 10:9-10)
1. Confess
Jesus as Lord
2. Believe
that He is alive right now
This
is not difficult to understand for most people.
Ask Jesus to be Lord of your life and believe that He was raised from
the dead and you shall be saved. A lot of
people make it seem difficult with religion and people don’t understand. So what happens if you share the gospel and they
don’t understand? – Immediately Satan comes and steals the Word. If they do understand, then you have planted
seed that will bear fruit. Doesn’t matter
if they choose to be saved right there, that doesn’t determine whether you planted
in good ground or not, its just important that you plant!!! You have won a Soul – The mind, intellect and
emotions of the person.
Now Go Share the Gospel Today!
Pastor Luke Willis
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