Remmenber Missionaries

9. Part Two

Pray in accordance with 1 Timothy 2:1-4 for the salvation

of all unsaved persons in governmental office, that the Gospel

may have free course in our nation. Pray that our leaders may 

begin to recognize their own inadequacy to solve the problems

of the world (Psalm 9:20), that they might look beyond themselves

and see their need of the Savior. Your own prayers on behalf of

missionaries allow you to enter into their ministry and help pave

the way before them. Therefore, never underestimate the power

of prayer in witnessing!

Everyone who thus HOPES in Him purifies himself as He is PURE.

1 John 3:3

No Cliches

9. Part One

Do Not Be Confused

in your prayer life! Don't be bound by such epigrams as 

"Talk to God about the unbeliever before you talk to the

unbeliever about God." Since God supplies your contacts,

and since He is omniscient, just fire away with Gospel

information and forget the cliches!

Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we HOPE in You.

Ps. 33:22

Carnality

8. Do Not Brag

about your experiences in witnessing! Testimonies about 

personal witnessing efforts often reflect pride and constitute

occupational hazards in the Christian's life. Avoid "bragamonies"

the Lord  knows what you are doing, and that is all that is necessary!

He will reward you accordingly!

"CARNALITY"

The state in which the old sin nature controls the life of the 

believer; grieving and/or quenching the Holy Spirit.

HOPE is the raw material from which faith build the house

By Rex Rouis

Be Accountable For Your On Life

7. Do Not Judge

other believers for their apparent failure to witness!

Whether or not they witness is between them and the

Lord; you are accountable for your own life, not for

the lives of others! Such judging only brings divine 

discipline upon you. If you judge or malign others, 

you are out of line. Besides, you have no way of really

knowing whether they are witnessing for Christ unless 

they brag about it; then they are out of line.

I pray that the eyes of your heart maybe enlightened in order

that you may know the HOPE to which He has called you.

Eph. 1:18

It Will Not Come Back Void

6. Do Not Measure

Your spiritual life by your witnessing! A person is not

spiritual because he speaks to ten or twenty persons

every day. The effectiveness resides in the Word of

God, which states that ----"it shall not return unto me [God]

void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall 

prosper in the thing whereto I sent it''

(Isa. 55:11)

The HOPE of those who are right with God is Joy

Prov.10:28

No Vows

5. Do not set Quotas

It is not mandatory that you speak to a specific number

of persons every day about Jesus Christ. This is a false

standard for spirituality sponsored by many Bible institutes.

Never permit yourself to be inveigled into taking a vow such  

as, "Before God, I will speak to ten souls every day" If God

insisted on quotas and vows, this would be declared in His

Word! Simply witness whenever the Lord provides the opening.

A better HOPE is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

Heb. 7:19

Be Personal

Do Not Embarrass People

4. Deal with the individual alone whenever possible.

Witnessing to one person in public often produces

embarrassment, loss of prestige, annoyance. If this

is the case, the people you seek to reach for Christ

 may turn you off completely, and you may never have

another opportunity to reach them. Remember that

personal evangelism is exactly that--personal!

 

 

What oxygen is to the lungs, such is HOPE to the meaning of life.

 Emil Brunner