'Souls for Jesus'
I. Constraining Love of Christ (II
Corinthians 5:10-21)
A. In View of Judgment Seat of Christ
(v.10)
B. In View of the Terror of the Lord
(v.11)
C.
In View of Christ's Death for All (v.14)
D. In View of Men's Deadness (v.14)
E. In View of Our Responsibility (v.15)
F. In View of Our New Creation (v.17)
G. In View of Our Ministry/Word of
Reconciliation (v.18, 19)
H.
In View of Our Ambassadorship for Christ (v.20)
II. Coming After Christ (Matthew 4:19)
A. Appeal to His Chosen (Mark 1:17) “And
Jesus said, Come ye after Me and I will make you to become fishers of men.’
B. Action of His Choosing (Mark 1:17)
C. Activities of His Chosen (Luke 9:23)
‘And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself And take up his cross daily and follow Me.’
1. Necessity of Denial: ‘Let
him deny himself…
2.
Necessity of Crucifixion: ‘This I say then walk in the Spirit, and ye
shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.’ (Gal 5:16)
‘They that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and
the lusts thereof.’ (5:24)
3. Necessity of Following/Separated
unto Gospel (Paul's Illustration: Romans 1:11-17)
1. Godly Desire to Share His Spiritual Gift (v.11)
2. Godly Purpose of Bearing Fruit (v.13)
3. Holy Obligation to Pay His Spiritual Debt (v.14)
4. Holy Eagerness to
Share the Gospel (v.15)
5. Holy Boldness to Exalt the Gospel of Christ (v.16)
6. Godly Impartiality for All Who Believe (v.16)
7. Holy Understanding of the Revelation of God's Righteousness (v.17)
III. Commissioning/Commands
of Christ-Five Great Commissions
1. Authority for Witnessing/Winning
(Matthew 28:18-20)
2. Message of Witnessing/Winning-Believe
(Mark 16:15)
3. Message for Witnessing –Repent (Luke
24:46, 47)
4. Method for Witnessing/Winning/Winning-Go
(John 15:16)
5. Power for Witnessing/Winning (Acts 1:8)
IV. Conditions
for Soul-Winning/Spirit's Filling/Control
A. Complete Emptying/Denial of Self:
Crucifixion/Self/Full Confession/Forsaking of All known sin. IICorinthians 7:1-Cleanse yourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh & spirit, perfecting holiness in thefear
of God.
Proverb 28:13-He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but he
that confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.
I
John 1:9-If we
confess our sins (say the same thing about our sin that God says) He is
faithful and just to forgive...
B. Desire/Thirsting for His
Filling/Control: Matthew 5:6-Blessed are they which do hunger &
thirst...
John 7:37-If
any man thirst let him come unto Me & drink..
C. Praying/Asking for Filling: Luke
11:13-How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit
D. Believing/Receiving: I John
5:14,15-And this is the confidence that we have in Him, if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.
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