King James Bible

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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise (Proverbs 11:3.

Not many win souls...even when seekers are in contact.

It is estimated that only about 5% of Christians ever lead another to the Saviour. This means 95% do not win souls.

Had the early church advanced at such a snail’s pace, Christianity would have died out in the first century!

Those fiery souls were out to win the world and because they were faithful, even when facing persecution and death for even mentioning Jesus Holy Name, as a result...we have received the Gospel.

They had been commissioned to minister in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost parts of the earth. And they took the charge seriously.

When persecution came to early Christians, they seized their scattering as an opportunity to preach the Gospel in new fields.

Under pressure, they produced.

Imprisoned, they sang praises to God and won other prisoners.

So ...Why do so few win souls today?
Why is fruit so scarce compared to the harvest of the first century?

There are undoubtedly a number of factors that contribute to fruitlessness. But one of the most important is that we do not make soul winning our most desired goal.

For most In Christ it seems are quite content if all is going well in life, and at the church, and we have few troubles at home.

Now ... Financial targets get priority.
We must get our incomes up to that of our dreams, or to make the family comfortable.

After long hours of overtime, there is little time to reach lost people.

Our Church visitation and soul winning programs languish while we cater to our carnal desires of gain and ease.

But when all is said and done — who is wise?

All our earthly trinkets will someday be dissolved. But he that winneth souls is wise —and having lasting treasure at our true Home in the New Jerusalem...Forever!

2 yrs

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble (Job 14:1).

Job was a good and prosperous man.

He was both rich and righteous — a rare combination.

His family consisted of seven sons and three daughters.

Everything seemed to be going his way.

Then everything went wrong.
Thieves stole his work animals.
Lightning struck his sheep.
A tornado hit his house where his children were gathered for a party and they were killed.
His health failed.
His wife became so depressed that she suggested that he kill himself and get it overwith.

It is well known that Job came through this tough time triumphantly. Being human, however, he did ask some honest questions.

Let’s answer them.
QUESTION NUMBER ONE: “Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean…”(Job 14:4).

ANSWER: God can.
He specializes in it. We are all unclean. Yet Jesus Christ died for us and invites us to come for cleansing. “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow… “ (Isaiah 1:18).

QUESTION NUMBER TWO: “…yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?”(Job 14:1.

ANSWER: If he is a Christian, he is in heaven. “We are confident, I say and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord” (II Corinthians 5:8).

QUESTION NUMBER THREE: “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14).

ANSWER: Yes. He will be resurrected. For We who are In Christ, it will happen when Jesus Christ returns, and will bring blessing. “…the dead in Christ shall rise first” (I Thessalonians 4:16).

Now … The lost will be raised for judgment one thousand years later in the 2nd resurrection (But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. Revelation 20:5).

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Revelation 20:6

If your In Christ be filled with Joy this day and spread the Good News..
If your not .. then Today IS a Day of decision, better get busy tomorrow could be too late.

2 yrs

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them (Jonah 3:5).

Many scoff at efforts for area wide revival.

They have unnumbered reasons for their unbelief:
The days are too wicked.
The time is too late.
Hearts are too hard.
People will not listen.
The cost of the effort is too great.

But they seldom admit the reason for their defeatist attitudes — the cost of personal revival.

Revival cannot be pumped up — advertised in — promoted through — instead, it must be prayed down.

Unless individuals get right with God there will be no revival. In Nineveh, the king was one of the first to turn from his sin. Others then followed. Area wide revivals are simply examples of many turning from sin to the Lord.

Most great revivals are built around strong preaching.

Wesley, Finney, Moody and others were key servants of God in times of revival. And It is interesting that God uses preaching.

Foolishness, Paul called it. Yet he declared that God had chosen preaching to save them that believe — to give the message of the Gospel so that people can hear, believe and be saved.

Prayer and preaching — what a combination.

Two of the major problems today is that None preach Hell or Damnation .. and Believers fail to Pray.
Instead Lucifer has persuaded Denominations and its Ministers that...

There is no Hell … and everyone will go to heaven.
As well as... just pray this prayer and your ticket is paid, go on an live your life, no need to worry.
And then there is the … God did not mean it when He said Homosexuals will burn in Hell, that was just those old bigots in days of old. And we as a church will support it and promote Homosexuals into our ranks.
As well as … God will embrace abortions...after all its for the Good of the woman... and we will promote it and march in the streets to declare it.

That is why we need Real Preaching, not just from the Pulpit but In the Streets and on the Air.

Preaching is nothing more than speaking God's Truth publicly, and in private to any who will listen.

Now ...You may not be able to preach, but you can pray.

Through your praying, alone and with others in your area, God may ignite the fires of revival.

When that happens, He will raise up someone to preach the Word in power so the move will be blessed with multiplied conversions.

Ask God for a burden for revival.
Begin to pray.

An area wide revival may be the answer to your prayer.