On hindrance to witnessing- most important to know to witness.

No. 1. THE FLESH IS WICKED.

"The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked" Jer.. 17:9. "Out of the heart proceedeth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness..." Mett 15:19. If a Christian is walking in the flesh and not walking in the spirit he is susceptible to any of the deeds of the flesh. No wonder that even preachers fall into immorality. Christian must learn to be filled and walking in the control and power of the Holy Spirit or he for sure will not witness. "Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you and ye SHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME. Make sense?

THE FLESH IS WEAK
"The spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak" Matt 26:41 .Almost all born again Christian's know they ought to and want to witness but the flesh is weak .There must be that conscious and total dependence on the Holy Spirit to witness effectively. I have written on being filled with the Holy Spirit over and over again. It is simple, Understand what the will of the Lord is... be not drunk with wine...but be filled with the Holy Spirit" Eph 5:17, 18. Don't be under the influence and control of wine but be under the control of the Holy Spirit. "How?" By asking. . "If we ask anything according to his will" by faith, "we know that we have it" 1 Jn 5:14-15. Or just "yield your members as instruments of righteousness unto God" Rom 6:13. and walk by faith that the Holy Spirit has control over you.

THE FLESH IS WORKING
"For the flesh lusteth (desires) against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh" Gal 5:7. Dr. Kenneth Weist a great Greek scholar says. "Being filled with the Holy Spirit is not putting gas in the tank but putting a driver behind the wheel." God wants us to depend on and trust the Holy Spirit to control us so we can witness in His power. Walking in the Spirit is a constant and conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit to control us and do what He cam to do in our lives, control us and use us to His glory. Make sense? I love YOU and long for you to be controlled by the Holy Spirit and see many people saved. ABC Sumner The second hindrance to witnessing Wed.

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

 

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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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