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SOUL WINNING: The
Bridge of Relationships
Romans 5:11message nine
Thesis• The God who
created you and acted to redeem you wants to have a relationship with you.
the gospel = God-spell = God’s spiel
Point 1• It is only as we bring
men and women to Christ that they become subjects of his kingdom.
Col. 1:13 [God] hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
DEFINITION• Atonement (at-one-
ment) means a reconciling so complete it restores us to divine favor.
1 Tim. 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Point 2• The story of the Bible
is “relationship by redemption.”
Definition• Soulwinning is
“horizontal love.”
Prov.11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
An Experiential Exegesis of Your Relationship
Problems1. Relationships are
fragile
An Experiential Exegesis of Your Relationship
Problems1. Relationships are
fragile2. No good relationship
happens accidentally
An Experiential Exegesis of Your Relationship
Problems1. Relationships are
fragile2. No good relationship
happens accidentally
3. No one teaches us how to build redemptive relationships
Point 3• No matter what else is
right, if your relationships are going wrong life is a mess, and if you are a believer who is not bearing fruit, you are not happy.
Point 4
• Relationships are the context in which you
fulfill God’s mission.
Point 5
• If you are a believer by being born again, you should be concerned about establishing, cultivating and nourishing relationships with other people that will get them the gospel and bring them to God.
Six Principles for Building Redemptive
Relationships1. Be proactive
...take the initiative
Point 6
• Since you dare to care, you dare to share and establish a redemptive relationship.
Point 7
• God puts some people in our lives specifically so we can tell them what God has done for us.
Six Principles for Building Redemptive
Relationships1. Be proactive2. Refuse to wear a
mask
...keep it real
Six Principles for Building Redemptive
Relationships1. Be proactive2. Refuse to wear a
mask3. Identify
commongrounda. listenb. ask questions
Six Principles for Building Redemptive
Relationships1. Be proactive2. Refuse to wear a
mask3. Identify common
ground4. Demonstrate God’s
love
The JESUS Rule
• Treat every person you meet as if they were Jesus.
1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not
love in word, neither in tongue; but in
deed and in truth.
Three Things Demonstrate You
LoveA. AcceptanceB. AffirmationC. Assistance
Six Principles for Building Redemptive
Relationships5. Acknowledge their
feelings and fears
...where they are “coming from”
Six Principles for Building Redemptive
Relationships5. Acknowledge their
feelings and fears6. Expect God to use
you
...attract others to Christ
COME FORWARD
FOR PRAYER