BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE We plead He woos

PERSONAL EVANGELISM We pray He empowers

C. Fourteen Bible reasons why every Christian

Comprehensive Examination Reviewer should be a soul winner.

I. INTRODUCTION 1. Sinners are perishing.

2. Love is constraining us.
A. Five objectives of soul winning. 3. God is commanding us.
4. Our position is urging us.
1. When we win souls we glorify God. 5. Responsibility is pressing us.
2. When we win souls we rescue sinners from hell. 6. The field is calling us.
3. When we win souls we encourage other 7. Jesus has chosen us.
Christians. 8. Our salvation experience is compelling us.
4. When we win souls we strengthen the Church. 9. Hell is requesting us.
5. When we win souls we hasten the return of 10. Heaven is encouraging us.
Christ. 11. Time is challenging us.
12. Jesus set the example for us.
B. Man's responsibility in contrast to the holy spirit's in 13. The Apostle Paul demonstrated it for us.
soul winning. 14. The early N. T. Christians adopted it.

1. The instrument of the Gospel (the seed). D. Three reasons many spiritual Christians are not
a. It is the message of Christ's death, burial, winning souls
and resurrection. 1. Spiritual Christians often are not going after
b. It is the truth of God's love in giving His
lost souls.
Son to die for us.
c. It is the light of redemption through His 2. Going Christians often are not presenting
shed blood. Christ to the sinner.
d. It is the knowledge of his substitutionary 3. Witnessing Christians often are not drawing
death for us. the net.
2. The instrument of the Holy Spirit (the
Worker). II. Checkup
a. He convicts the sinner, making real his lost A. The four stages of becoming a soul winner.
condition. 1. The egg stage - "Being an example"
b. He woos and draws the sinner to Christ. 2. The caterpillar state - "Giving out tracts"
c. He reveals Christ to their heart as Saviour. 3. The cocoon stage - "Witnessing"
d. He performs the new birth.
4. The butterfly stage - "Soul winning or
3. The human instrument (carriers).
a. We are the carriers of the gospel. persuading"
b. We are the vessels that God works through.
c. We are ambassadors of Christ. B. The difference in leading a soul and winning a
soul to Christ.
1. Helping souls to Christ.
When we do this The Holy Spirit does this
We sow the seed He impregnates the heart
a. By giving out gospel tracts, books,
We water the seed He gives life to it tapes, films etc.
We fertilize the seed He causes it to grow b. By supporting missionaries and
We dig around He prunes it missionary projects.
We weep He ripens it c. By supporting radio and television
We go He accompanies programs that gives out the gospel.
We tell the story He brings conviction 2. Bringing souls to Christ.
We lift up Jesus He reveals Him to their heart a. By getting the lost into the atmosphere
We declare the Good He draws of the Gospel.
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 [Link] bringing them to church and revival 1. As a hospital.
meetings. 2. As a family
c. By bringing them to the preacher or
staging a get-together with some soul III. Testimony
winner. A. Before I received Christ - vvs. 1 - 5
3. Leading souls to Christ. B. Fact (I got saved) - vvs. 6 - 10
a. By pointing those who are already C. After I received eternal life - vvs. 11 - 21
convicted to Christ.
b. By praying with those who come IV. MESSAGE OUTLINE
forward seeking in the invitation. A. The soul winner's message.
c. By giving guidance and scripture to B. Here are the five points of the soul winner's
those who are ready. message.
4. Winning souls to Christ. 1. The sinner must know that he is a lost
a. By persuading those who are not sinner.
interested. 2. The sinner must know that he is under the
b. By travailing in intercessory prayer for wrath of God because of his sin.
those who are hardened. 3. The sinner must know that he cannot save
himself.
C. Spiritual preparation for soul winning. 4. The sinner must know that only Jesus can
1. A changed life. save him.
2. A clean life. 5. The sinner must know that he is saved by
3. A surrendered life. faith in Jesus.
4. A burdened life.
5. A persevering life. V. Introduction to the presentation
6. An enlightened life. A. Four fears that stop most Christians from soul
winning.
D. Personality preparation for soul winning. 1. The fear of arousing resentment.
1. Be friendly and cheerful. 2. The fear of making the spiritual approach.
2. Smile. 3. The fear of not knowing how to present
3. Be alive. Christ.
4. Be polite. 4. The fear of not knowing how to draw the
5. Be tactful. net.
6. Be courageous. B. How to cope with the fears.
7. Be sympathetic 1. Fear number one - arousing resentment in
the sinner.
E. Physical preparation for soul winning. Here are 10 ways that anybody can make people like
1. Be clean. them:
a. Avoid having bad breath. Carry mints a. Become genuinely interested in the
with you. person, have feeling for them.
b. Avoid having body odor. Soap and b. Be friendly.
deodorant are cheap. c. Smile.
2. Be neat. d. Be a good listener and let them talk
a. Hair combed. freely at first.
b. Clothes pressed and clean. e. Talk in terms of their interest (his job,
c. Shoes shined. family, home, hobbies, etc.)
d. Well groomed and nails clean. f. Be complementary. Show sincere
3. Have a flashlight to see house numbers. appreciation. Brag on something.
4. Have plenty of good Gospel tracts and g. Make them feel important and do it
Church brochures. sincerely.
5. Have a New Testament or Bible. h. Use their name often and pronounce it
correctly.
F. Proper perspective.
 i. Be understanding and try to see things
from their point of view. D. When not to go into the house.
j. Be clean and neat. 1. When the family is seated at the table having
their meal
Following are 10 "don'ts" to heed if you want to 2. When they have a house full of company.
make headway with the sinner. 3. When only the lady of the house is at home.
a. Don't argue. 4. When the family is about to leave
b. Don't embarrass him by dealing with
him in front of others. E. What to do when you walk into the house.
c. Don't put him on the defense by 1. Be friendly and introduce yourself to
condemning his religion or opinion. everyone in the room.
d. Don't be self righteous or Pharisaical by 2. Sit by the prospect.
"talking down" to the sinner and giving 3. Do not acknowledge any apology over
the impression that you are better than an upset house.
he is. 4. Find something in the house to
e. Don't be guilty of having bad breath. compliment.
f. Don't be rude or blunt like a lawyer on 5. Get the television turned off.
cross examination. 6. Carry on a general conversation for five
g. Don't lean on the sinner while dealing or ten minutes.
with him. 7. Don't talk about the church or church
h. Don't be a spiritual psycho (religious membership until leaving.
nut). 8. Make your transition from the natural to
i. Don't wear out your welcome. the spiritual conversation.
j. Don't rush him, lead gently. 9. You can use the introduction of
H-E-L-P.
2. Fear number two - making the spiritual Household
approach. Employment
Here are some good approach questions to lead into Loved ones - (Transition questions to spiritual
the spiritual conversation. conversation)
a. "If you were to die today are you really Plan of Salvation
sure that you would go to heaven?"
b. "In your opinion, what would you say a F. How to get the television turned off.
person must do to inherit eternal life and 1. The embarrassment act.
go to heaven? 2. The whisper act.
c. "My friend, can you tell me the way to 3. The old one-two act.
heaven?" 4. The outright request.
3. Fear number three - not knowing how to
present Christ. VI. Commitment
A. Drawing the net.
C. How to get into the house. 1. Recap the Roman Road.
1. Approach the house quietly and rapidly. 2. Start talking slower and softer.
2. Knock loudly 5 or 6 raps and step back. 3. Read the net scriptures.
3. Answer with a "Good morning". 4. Lay a foundation for faith by pointing out
4. Greet them with a smile. the two distinct responsibilities in the net
5. Make your introduction. Verse.
6. If he is not home, ask what time he will 5. Get him to vouch the honesty of God.
come back. 6. Ask him if he would like for Jesus to come
7. Get to know the person at the door, maid? into his heart.
8. Ask again where the person is. (By this time, 7. Ask him to let you pray.
they might let you in). 8. Ask him to put his finger on revelation 3:20
9. If they let you in, get inside quietly, but don't before you pray.
barge in. 9. Pray a simple pray for his salvation.
 10. Stop in the middle of your prayer and ask 6. Don't talk too fast.
him to pray. 7. Don't start frying the fish before he is
11. After finishing the prayer, lead him to landed.
assurance from the word. 8. Don't be rude to the sinner.
12. Get him to walk the aisle Sunday morning 9. Don't rush him.
and make a public profession of his faith in 10. Don't embarrass him or you will certainly
Christ. make him resent you, thus forfeiting your
13. Offer to pick him up for Sunday school this opportunity to win him.
Sunday. 11. Don't salve his conscience by implying that
14. Sit with him in the Church service. he is a good fellow.
15. Lead him to thank the lord for his salvation 12. Don't lean on the sinner.
in prayer. 13. Don't pray long prayers with the sinner.
B. How to get your convert to make a public 14. Don't be guilty of having bad breath or body
profession in church. odor.
1. Ask him " Has Jesus done something for you 15. Don't preach denomination.
today?" 16. Don't let him do the preaching.
2. Tell him "There is something that you can 17. Don't take their excuses seriously.
do for Jesus now that will please very 18. Don't be harsh like an attorney on cross-
much." examination.
3. Tell him the first thing Jesus wants us to do 19. Don't let the "Silent Partner" interrupt the
after we have been saved is to publicly presentation.
confess him. 20. Don't try to get the sinner to have an
4. Get a definite commitment from him to do it experience just like yours.
the next Sunday. 21. Don't allow your thoughts to dwell upon the
5. Seal the commitment with prayer. honor of being used.
22. Don't push the sinner beyond his measure.
C. How to direct your convert to follow Christ in 23. Don't scold the sinner for not "seeing" all at
baptism. once.
1. G - Go to Church. 24. Don't be dogmatic over doubtful things.
2. R - Read your Bible. 25. Don't try to get the sinner to give up certain
3. O - Obey the Lord. specific sins.
4. W - Witness 26. Don't raise unnecessary objections such as:
27. Don't talk about home and mother too much.
D. Handling objections. 28. Don't look upon any as hard cases.
1. Attitudes in handling objections. 29. Don't tell them to think about it for awhile.
a. Avoid Argument. 30. Don't be a spiritual psycho (religious nut).
b. Show a Positive Attitude. 31. Don't wear out your welcome.
c. Use a Sincere Compliment 32. Don't operate on last week's experience.

2. Methods of handling objections. True or False: (10 Pts.)

a. Be Respectful of and Consider their Write T when the statement is true and F when it
Situation. is false.
b. Postpone. T 1. To witness means to introduce the Lord Jesus
c. Answer Quickly. Christ to the lost.
d. Research and Return. F 2. A pastor’s function is to see to it that believer
members grow spiritually. He is exempted from
E. Don'ts in soul winning. witnessing.
1. Don't argue. T 3. Outside of the true church of Christ, there is no
2. Don't talk over his head authority to witness
3. Don't talk down to the sinner. F 4. A not scripturally baptized believer cannot
4. Don't chase rabbits. witness for Christ.
5. Don't put him on the defense.
T 5. To be an effective soul winner the believer must
not argue with the lost person, rather, he must stick to
the gospel message.
T 6. A true evangelist is interested in number of
converts more than the great number of his audience.
T 7. Every time the Gospel of Christ is preached or
taught, it may be called personal evangelism.
F 8. Much of the work in effective soul-winning is
done "upon the knees".
F 9. Bringing men to Christ means persuading them
to change their opinion concerning who Christ is.
T 10. Believers number one priority should be
witnessing, everthing else must come second.
 REVIEW QUESTIONS  Bring a Bible
Definition: (4 Pts.)  Bring plenty of gospel tracts
Evangelism- it is the highest profession on earth because it is presenting  Bring a flashlight to see house members
the Lord Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit that the man will put
their trust in God through faith in Christ and by accepting Him as personal Soul Winner’s Message. Five (5)
Lord and Savior.  The sinner must know that he is a lost sinner
Enumeration: (51 Pts.)  The sinner must know that he is under the wrath of God because of
Three kinds of Evangelism (Define also) (6) sin
 Pastoral Evangelism - it is the Pastor who is doing the work  The sinner must know that he cannot save himself
 Professioal Evangelism - a professional evangelist who gave himself  The sinner must know that only Jesus Christ can save him
to hold up campaigns to win souls for Christ.  The sinner must know that he is saved by faith in Jesus Christ
 Personal Evangelism - individual believer or church members
reaching another individual for Christ. Don’ts in Soul Winning. Give at least five (5)
Three fold function of Evangelism. (3)  Don't argue
 Winning souls for Christ  Don't talk too fast
 Bringing him to the church and baptize  Don't embarass him
 Teaching  Don't wear out your welcome
Four stages of being a soul winner (Define) (8)  Don't lean on him
 The egg stage (being an example) - it is the starting place in soul
winning Duties of a Silent Partner. Give at least five (5)
 The catrpillar stage (giving out tracts) - after being an example, start  He participates in the warm-up conversation
to giving out tracts  He helps to get the soul winner and prospect seated together
 The cocoon stage (witnessing) - begin to give testimony to the person  He is silent when the soul winner begins to share the gospel
you gave a tracts  He prays silently and looks interested
 The butterfly stage (soul winning) - presenting the Gospel of Christ  He wins souls himself
which is the Gospel of salvation
Spiritual Preparation. Give at least five (5) How do you direct your convert to follow Christ in Baptism? Four (4)
 A change life  Go to church
 A clean life  Read your bible
 A surrendered life'  Obey the Lord
 A burdened life  Witness
 A persevering life
Personality Preparation. Give at least five (5) Memorization: (7 Pts.)
 Be sympathetic Write down the following verse:
 Be alive Matthew 28:18-20
 Be tactful Galatians 5:22-23
 Be courageous 1 Peter 3:15
 Be friendly
Essay: (8 Pts.)
Physical Preparation. Give at least five (5) Why Evangelism is Important?
 Be neat What Can you say about witnessing in the New Normal
 Be clean