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How to Be a SoulHow to Be a Soul

WinnerWinnerHe that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing

precious seed, shall doubtless come

again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaveswith him.

Psalm 126:6


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The Urgency of SoulThe Urgency of Soul

WinningWinning

Could a mariner sit idleif he heard the drowning cry?

Could a doctor sit in comfortand just let his patients die?

Could a fireman sit idle,let men burn and give no hand?

Can you sit at ease in Zion

with the world around youDAMNED?

- Leonard Ravenhill


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Soul Winning is WitnessingSoul Winning is Witnessing

A witness is a person who

tells something that he or

she saw and knows. The purpose of our witness

to bring people to Jesus

A true witness delivers souls (Proverbs 14:25)


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Soul Winning is IntroducingSoul Winning is Introducing

People to a PersonPeople to a Person

In a way . . .

introducing Christto a person is the

same as any

other introduction.


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Soul Winning isSoul Winning is

Planting and HarvestingPlanting and Harvesting In the Parable of the

Sower,the Seed is theWord of God.

Some of the Seed grew;some didnt. The sower was always

the same.

The Seed was the same.

The ground where it wasplanted varied.


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Why God Wants You to Be aWhy God Wants You to Be a

Soul WinnerSoul Winner

And he said unto them, Go into all the world andpreach the gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15)

But ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit

has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses toMe in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

A true witness delivers souls (Proverbs 14:25)

God

commands it


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Why God Wants You to Be aWhy God Wants You to Be a

Soul WinnerSoul Winner People are going to

Hell without Jesus

If your neighbors housewas on fire, wouldnt you

try to save them?

Why would you do any

less for the people who

are going to Hell?


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The DynamicsThe Dynamics

of Soul Winningof Soul WinningI have planted,

Apollos watered;

but God gave theincrease . . . For weare laborerstogether with God.

(1 Corinthians 3:6, 9)

One or more people

can be used of God

to witness to aperson

Another soul winner

can harvest

God is the One Who

gets it done!


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How God Can Multiply YourHow God Can Multiply Your

Work for HimWork for HimEdward Kimball

D. L. Moody

F. B. Meyer

J. Wilbur Chapman

Billy Sunday

Mordecai Ham

Billy Graham


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How to Make Soul WinningHow to Make Soul Winning

Part of Your Christian LifePart of Your Christian Life Make a list of people you

are concerned about

Pray every day for themto get saved

Invite them to an

evangelistic event

Have them over for coffee

or dinner if you can


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You Can Be a Soul Winner!You Can Be a Soul Winner!

He said,

Bob, God will give

you souls. Youjust have to want

them badly

enough.


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How to Mark Your BibleHow to Mark Your Bible

Draw a red box around 1

John 5:13

In the margin next to the

verse write Romans 3:10

Draw a red box around

Romans 3:10 and write 3:23

in the margin next to the

verse.

Use this procedure for all the

verses in the presentation.

Presentation Scriptures:

1. 1 John 5:132. Romans 3:10, 23

3. Romans 6:23

4. Romans 5:8

5. 2 Corinthians 5:216. Romans 10:9-10

7. Romans 10:13

Just as a chef needs to sharpen his knives, you need to

sharpen your Sword in order to use it effectively.


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How to ExplainHow to Explain

the Gospel Clearlythe Gospel Clearly Dont assume the person is a Christian.

Use words the lost person understands and

would likely be comfortable with. Point out the verses in your marked Bible.

Remember: your job isnt merely to

tell the Gospel but to help the

person understand the

Good News and make

a decision for Christ.


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X-Ray Question #1X-Ray Question #1

If you were to dietonight, do you knowfor sure that youwould go to Heaven?

If they answer No, they are either lost, backslidden or

misguided.

If they answer Yes, they may or may not be saved.

Regardless of how they answer, go on to Question #2.

Our job is not to judge people, but, like a doctor, to diagnose

people so we can determine how to help them.


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X-Ray Question #2X-Ray Question #2

Suppose you did die tonight,and God asked you, Whyshould I let you into My

Heaven? What would youtell Him?

Their answer to this question will tell you a lot about their

spiritual Condition.

Their answer will fall into one of two categories:

WORKS or GRACE


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The PromiseThe Promise

1 John 5:13

These things I havewritten to you who

believe in the name of the

Son of God, that you may

know that you haveeternal life, and that you

may continue to believe

in the name of the Son of

God.

Important Truths

You can have eternal

life.

You can have it now

(you dont have to wait

until you get to Heavento get it).

You can know that you

have it.


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The ProblemThe Problem

Romans 3:10As it is written:There is nonerighteous, no, notone

Romans 3:23For all have sinnedand fall short of theglory of God

That means Im asinner, doesnt it?

The problem is, nooneincluding youand medeservesto go to Heaven.

Everybody-including you andme- is guilty beforeGod.


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The Effect of SinThe Effect of Sin

Suppose you had a 10-gallon jug of clean water.

Someone put 1 drop of

poison into it. Would youdrink it?

Sin is like poison. Onedrop can pollute us andmake us unfit for Heaven.

The next verse Im going to show you has some bad news and

some good news. Im going to show you the bad news first.


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The CondemnationThe Condemnation

Romans 6:23a

For the wages of sin is

death . . .

Wagesthats Payday.

Work for a week and

you get wages for your

work. Live a lifetime asa sinner and your

payday is death. Not

just death of the body,

but eternal death ofyour soul in judgment

for your sin.


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The GiftThe Gift

Romans 6:23b

. . . but the gift of God

iseternal life in Christ

Jesus our Lord.

The Good News is that Godprovided the Remedy foryour sins.

If I were to offer you a gift,

would you have to work forit, or pay me for it?

What do you have to do toreceive a gift?

If you didnt take the gift,

would you have it? Eternal life is a Gift from

God. He paid for it. But if younever take it, you will neverhave it.


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Gods Love for YouGods Love for You

Romans 5:8

But God demonstrates

his own love toward

us, in that while we

were still sinners,

Christ died for us.

What was the wages ofsin? Death. What didJesus do for you? Hedied. He took your

punishment for your sins. How many people do you

know who love youenough that they woulddie for you?

Thats how much Jesusloves you. He died foryou.


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Gods Perfect SubstituteGods Perfect Substitute

2 Corinthians 5:21

For He made Him

who knew no sin to besin for us, that we

might become the

righteousness of God

in Him.

Jesus took the

punishment that you

and I deserve so we

could go to Heaven.

You Jesus

SinLie

Deceit

PerfectRighteous

Holy


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Believe in Your HeartBelieve in Your Heart

Romans 10:9-10

that if you confess with your

mouth the Lord Jesus and

believe in your heart thatGod has raised Him from the

dead, you will be saved. For

with the heart one believes

to righteousness, and with

the mouth confession is

made to salvation.

Believe not enough to

believe the facts about

Jesus. Trust Him to

save you.


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The InvitationThe Invitation

(Rom 10:13)

For whosoever shall

call upon the name ofthe Lord shall be

saved.

Does this make senseto you?

Would you like for us

to bow our headstogether while you letGod know you want toreceive the LordJesus as yourpersonal Savior?


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How to Draw the NetHow to Draw the NetIs there any reason

why you would not

want to receiveChrist now?


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Assurance:Assurance:

Where Is Jesus Right Now?Where Is Jesus Right Now? How do you know He is

in your heart?

Did He promise to

come in? Would He lie to you?

If everything goeswrong tomorrow, andyou dont feel like He isstill there, is He still inyour heart?

How do you know?


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Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday

Remember todays date

and write it in your Bible.

The Bible says that you

are Born Again whenJesus comes into your

life.

Being bornagain, not of

corruptible seed, but ofincorruptible, by the word of God,

which liveth and abideth for ever.

(1 Pe 1:23)


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Read the Bible andRead the Bible and

Pray Every DayPray Every DayThe Bible is how God

talks to you. Start with the Gospel of

John Read through to the end

of the New Testament

Then start with Matthewand read the NewTestament again.

Read 3 chapters a dayand you will read theNew Testament in 3months.

Prayer is how you talkto God. AAdore

CConfess

TThankgiving

SSupplication

Prayer, in a very realsense, is asking Godand receiving from Him.


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Get Involved in ChurchGet Involved in Church

Why? Obey God

Learn the Bible

Encouragement

Fellowship

Worship

Forsake not the assemblingof yourselves

(Hebrews 7:25)


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Confess Christ PubliclyConfess Christ Publicly

Therefore whoever

confesses Me before

men, him I willconfess before my

Father who is in

heaven.

(Matthew 10:32)


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BaptismBaptism

Get baptized as soon aspossibleBaptism is like putting on

the wedding ring. Itidentifies what you havedone. Of course, itdoesnt save you anymore than a ring marries

you. Baptism is importantas a first step ofobedience, though.


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Tell Others About JesusTell Others About Jesus

Follow me and I will

make you fishers of

men.(Matthew 4:19)


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How to Handle QuestionsHow to Handle Questions

and Objectionsand Objections Be confident

There are only a few objections that people raise. Youllhear the same ones over and over.

Dont let them get you off track Thats a great question. Can I address that in a minute?

Compliment them

If you dont know the answer, dont panic. Tell them youll find out and get back to them.

This will give you another chance to reach them if they

dont receive Christ when are talking to them now.

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