Evangelize like the Greatest Evangelist: God
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The World Needs a Saviour
The World Needs a Saviour
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
The world is deep in the despair of sin. This is because all were born sinners and now choose to sin.
What can be done?
The Godhead had a plan before the foundation of the world.
He sought sinners and still seeks them.
We have the same mission. See Him glorified by reaching souls for His glory
Evangelize like God
You were on the mind of the Father
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
God knows all things and He saw us in Christ before the foundation of the world.
I am important to Him
You are too.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
4. His purpose was to conform us to the dearly Beloved Son.
5. He sent Him to die for us
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Application
See the need. The Father saw the need and thought on us
Think about someone you can help with the Gospel
Go and tell hoping to see souls saved to be like Christ
You are comforted and convicted by the Spirit
John 16:7–11 (KJV)
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
Reveals Jesus to you
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Jesus had to leave so He could send the Comforter
The Comforter reveals Christ to those in need.
2. Reproves of sin
Shows you your need for salvation because of your sin
3. Shows your need for righteousness
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
We are born into sin and choose sin.
We sometimes like to make our own righteousness.
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
The Spirit shows our need for Him to work.
He reveals that Christ can be my righteous Saviour
4. Shows the coming judgment
Christ triumphed over Satan claiming victory over Satan
The first prophecy shows His authority at the cross
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
5. Destroyed the devil’s authority
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
6. Final Judgment
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
7. Those not saved are under the same condemantion
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Application
The Holy Spirit is working to see people saved
We need not fear to preach and proclaim because Holy Spirit is working
He will show them their need
When we witness, we can point to Scripture that shows their sin, righteousness and judgment
After working in you, you are sanctified and set apart unto Him for His will
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
You are washed in the Blood of God the Son, Jesus
Jesus still seeks sinners
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
2. He died for everyone’s sins
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
3. He redeems by His blood
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
4. He arose so we can have life and hope
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Application
He sacrificially came for the lost
He sent the disciples and the saved
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
3. We are here to seek sinners and listen to the commission
4. Tell them, they are valuable to God
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
5. Tell them He died for them
6. Tell them because He lives they can have everlasting life.
144 EVANGELISM (see also GOSPEL, THE; MISSIONARIES; WITNESSING)
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise’
PROVERBS 11:30
1 Men of God, if you are indeed the Lord’s, and feel that you are his, begin now to intercede for all who belong to you. Never be satisfied unless they are saved too.
Charles Spurgeon
“Consecration to God” sermon (1868)
Charles Spurgeon
Conclusion
The Godhead loves the lost
The Father thought of them before the foundation of the world
See the need and go to them
3. The Holy Spirit works to see them saved
Choose to be confident, He is with you
Work to see others saved
4. Christ died and arose because He seeks sinners
Sacrificially seek souls
Show them that He is life
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
802He who does not love sinners cannot pray aright for them. When we love sinners, then prayer is fervent. And when we love Jesus, then will the prayer be earnest. Love is the flaming torch to kindle the pile of our devotions.—12.597
Charles Spurgeon
The churches would soon be filled if outsiders could find that people in them loved them when they came. This love draws sinners! We must win them to us first, then we can win them to Christ. We must get people to love us, and then turn them over to Christ.
Dwight L. Moody