Friday, October 3, 2008

Witnessing in not the great debate. Please learn this.

How many people debated Madeline Murray O'Hare? Not one of them won her to Christ.
 
Here is the best verse on this. Please soak it in. "The servant of the Lord must not strive ...in meekness instructing those who oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance (change their minds) to the acknowledging of the truth" 2 Tim. 2:24, 25.
"Be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you. 1 Pet. 3:15. Question? How many people have actually asked you that? Me? NOT ONE. Question 2. Has anyone ever asked you to give the gospel, the good news, to every person? YES. The Lord Jesus Himself said, "Preach the gospel to every creature" Mk 16:15. To be a soul winner and help change the world we must get off the negative platform and get on the positive ;platform, give the gospel, the good news, that Christ suffered and died for our sins, was buried, rose again and was seen by hundreds. 1 Cor 15:3-8, for "that is the power of God unto salvation" Rom 1:16.
 
Two very good Christian schools made a big deal about how they were training their students to "defend their faith." To God be the glory. I have lead hundreds to Christ in personal work, not by defending my faith but by giving them the gospel which is "the power of God unto Salvation." Please let this sink in. It will take the gloom out of witnessing and put the joy and power in your witnessing.
I was asked to go see a radical atheist. All l did was give him the gospel and God gave him repentance, he acknowledged the truth and received the Lord Jesus. He was gloriously saved and is now in full time Christian ministry. I got a letter from him today. He has lead thousands to Christ.
 
Please don't go around with intentions of "defending your faith" but go around presenting the gospel and see the glorious difference. I love YOU, ABC Sumner
 
"This tract is the tool that the Holy Spirit used to draw me on Jan 16, 1962." The tract "God's simple plan of salvation" by Ford Porter. God uses tracts, do you? WOW Wonder Of Wonders
 
Call 1-877-872-2871 ask for "sales" to order "Your Ticket to Heaven" PRAY, we have a method and plan to see the this tract translated and published in 100 languages! Are you in a country with a different language. Drop us a note and let us tell you our plan. PLEASE.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Read this thrilling follow up or discipling story

Quite often I am asked, What about follow up? Most of those who ask this never win anyone to follow-up. They just want to catch me in a trap. The truth is I want to and try to follow up or disciple those I lead to Christ. As a pastor our record of discipling was very high. It is quite a task to follow up those you lead to Christ on planes, in other towns etc. Remember the D.rs Nurse who got saved a couple of weeks ago? Listen to what has happened since then

 

Today I had to see this same Dr. This nurse came in to prepare me for the D.rs visit. I would give anything if you could have been there. She was radiating with the joy of the Lord. I rejoiced with her and told her I had prayed for her everyday since she accepted Christ. She could hardly believe someone had prayed for her every day. Then she said, "That is why it all happened." She began to tell me all the changes that had been taking place in her life. This really topped the cake. She had been heavily in debt and began to tell how she has been able to pay one debt after another. Then she looked at me and said, "You did it." Dear people, please don't be carnal and think I am taking any credit. God did it but she could hardly believe I had prayed for her every day and I HAD. Do you know what? I think praying for her is a great follow up. It was working wonders in her life. Then she told about one of the receptionists for this Dr. is a Christian, heard about her getting saved and was discipling her. She got her a Bible and she was reading it. Remember Phil 1:6, "Being confident, that He which began a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." That is a great promise for every soul winner especially when you cannot disciple a person. God will do it.

 

Jesus was moved with compassion when He saw the multitudes with no shepherd. We should be moved too and move toward them to get the gospel to them.

 

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"Sumner--these lessons are awesome." ABC Sumner

Monday, September 29, 2008

Probably the most used tract every written

I hold in my hand probably the most used tract of all time. "God's simple plan of Salvation" by Ford Porter. Over 560,000,000 in over 120 languages, that is over one half BILLION, have been given out and thousands have been saved through reading it. It was my special joy, and privilege of meeting and having lunch with Ford Porter, this dear man of God while I was on the faculty of Moody Bible Institute. He impacted my life for ever. He burned in my heart how tracts can be used by every person to get the gospel to lost people. He prayed fervently every day for his tract to be used by God and for His glory. God certainly has done that. I pray that for my tract every day. You and I can pray for and pass out tracts and see the same results today.

Robert Porter, Ford Porter's son and my dear friend wrote me and said, "Paul Ramsey is the only living incorporator of Dad's tract ministry.  We owe a great debt of gratitude to Paul.  He was my father's traveling companion to the Holy Land with a side trip to Frankfort, Germany where they met Kurt Wagner, one of the former body guards for Adolph Hitler. Hurt was saved through reading my dad's tract in the German language right after the war was over.  What a wonderful time they had together."  Kurt was the pastor of two churches in Frankfort at that time. Now isn't that an awesome story.You see why I am so passionate about using tracts.

My deep desire is to have my tract "Your Ticket to Heaven" published and used in your language, all to HIS Glory. Please Help me do it. The Lord willing we will have details how you can help Wed. Stay tuned. ABC Sumner.

"Thanks for the tracts you sent, and for these incredible emails" He entered the drawing, his name was drawn and now he is laying up treasures in heaven through tracts.

Steve and Alyssa do a fantastic job with the web site. Go to http://www.sumnerwemp.com  read and be blessed. Pray for "Your Ticket to Heaven". Call 1-877-872-2871 ask for "sales" order some, give them out to have an eternal reward and joy for obeying God to get the gospel to every person.

Christ's command, "Preach the gospel to EVERY creature" Mk 16:15. Tracts can help