Transcript Slide 1

Keys To Reaching
The Lost
If you are a Christian, reaching
the lost is your purpose in life.
People in the world live for
themselves and their little clan.
The Christian has committed his life to God
I Corinthians 6: 19b–20
... you are not your own? 20 For you have
been bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body.
Galatians 2: 20
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is
no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;
and the life which I now live in the flesh I
live by faith in the Son of God, ...
THEREFORE :
If Christ really does
“lives in me”, His priority and
mine will be the same ... to
seek and save the lost.
Jesus left Heaven and came
to earth specifically and only
to save lost people from sin.
The angel made His purpose clear.
Matthew 1: 21
She will bear a Son; and you shall
call His name Jesus, for He will save
His people from their sins.
Jesus made His purpose in life clear.
Luke 19: 10
For the Son of Man has come to
seek and to save that which was lost.
The Apostle made it clear why
Jesus came to earth.
I Timothy 1: 15
It is a trustworthy statement, deserving
full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners, among
whom I am foremost of all.
THEREFORE :
One who follows Jesus
seeks to save lost.
Jesus commands ALL of His disciples
to proclaim salvation to the lost.
John 17: 18
As You sent Me into the world,
I also have sent them into the world
.
This was important enough that Jesus
commanded it to all His disciples.
John 20: 21
So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be
with you; as the Father has sent Me , I
also sent you.”
Jesus directly commanded all of His
disciple to spread the good news.
Mark 16: 15
And He said to them, “Go into all the
world and preach the gospel to all
creation.”
All that we are taught we are
commanded to pass on to others.
II Timothy 2: 2
The things which you have heard from
me in the presence of many witnesses,
entrust these to faithful men who will be
able to teach others also.
THEREFORE :
One who obeys Jesus
teaches the gospel
to lost people.
God requires more of American
Christians than He requires of others.
Luke 12: 48b
... From everyone who has been
given much, much will be required;
and to whom they entrusted much,
of him they will ask all the more.
Americans are more spiritually than
any nation on earth and physically
blessed more than most.
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The gospel flows like water
Bible are readily available
There is freedom to preach 24x7
Physical blessings : peace, food,
education, transportation, houses
THEREFORE :
With these great blessings,
we are tasked with greater
responsibility to teach the
gospel to lost people.
Without question we have a great
responsibility to teach the gospel
to the lost, but how do we do it ?
With this lesson we will observe
“Five Keys To Reaching The Lost.”
The
st
1
Key
Make sure we have the right
message ... the pure gospel
Only the gospel message has the
power to save lost people.
Romans 1: 16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel,
for it is the power of God for salvation
to everyone who believes, to the Jew
first and also to the Greek.
Preaching anything but the PURE
gospel is to be cursed by God.
Galatians 1: 8
But even if we, or an angel from Heaven,
should preach to you a gospel contrary
to what we have preached to you, he is to
be accursed!
What is the gospel that
Paul preached ?
Paul did NOT preach
“The Five Steps To Salvation.”
Baptized
Confess
Repent
Believe
Response
Hear
This is the gospel that Paul preached.
I Corinthians 15: 1-5
Now I make known to you, brethren, the
gospel which I preached to you, which
also you received, in which also you
stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if
I Corinthians 15: 1-5 ... Continued
you hold fast the word which I preached
to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For
I delivered to you as of first importance
what I also received, that Christ died for
our sins according to the Scriptures, 4
I Corinthians 15: 1-5 ... Continued
and that He was buried, and that He was
raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to
Cephas, then to the twelve.
Our job is to communicate the message
and let the power of the message work.
I Corinthians 1: 21
For since in the wisdom of God the world
through its wisdom did not come to know
God, God was well-pleased through the
foolishness of the message preached to
save those who believe
THEREFORE :
If we share the gospel,
It’s power will save some.
The
nd
2
Key
Make reaching lost people your
heart’s desire.
By and large we accomplish that
which we most strongly desire.
Jesus instructed us to put HIS goal
first in our life.
Matthew 6: 33
But seek first His kingdom and His
righteousness, and all these things
will be added to you.
The world tells us that we should
put our family first.
Matthew 10: 37-38
He who loves father or mother more
than Me is not worthy of Me; and he
who loves son or daughter more than
Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who
does not take his cross and follow after
Me is not worthy of Me.
The Apostle Paul taught us by word
and deed that he cared for the lost
Romans 10: 1-2
Brethren, my heart’s desire and my
prayer to God for them is for their
salvation. 2 For I testify about them
that they have a zeal for God, but not
in accordance with knowledge.
( Cf. Rom. 9 .. Give my soul for theirs )
When is the last time you wept
for the lost ?
Jesus wept in lament over the
lost in the city of Jerusalem.
Luke 19: 41 – When He approached
Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it,
Philipians 3: 18-19
For many walk, of whom I often told
you, and now tell you even weeping,
that they are enemies of the cross of
Christ, 19 whose end is destruction,
whose god is their appetite, and whose
glory is in their shame, who set their
minds on earthly things.
The
rd
3
Key
Lead God-centered lives.
We can’t persuade the world to
change if we live like they do.
Anyone who blatantly lives in sin,
denies Christ ... a practical atheist.
Titus 1: 16
They profess to know God, but by their
deeds they deny Him, being detestable
and disobedient and worthless for any
good deed.
Faith changes one’s life.
Romans 12: 2
And do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, so that you may prove what
the will of God is, that which is good and
acceptable and perfect.
The plan of God for His people is
that they be a contrast to the world.
Matt. 5: 16
Let your light shine before men in
such a way that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father
who is in heaven.
The Christian’s
contrast to the
world is like a light
in a dark place.
The difference must be observable.
Phil 2: 15
Do all things without grumbling or disputing;
15 so that you will prove yourselves to be
blameless and innocent, children of God
above reproach in the midst of a crooked and
perverse generation, among whom you
appear as lights in the world,
The
th
4
Key
Frequently each day pray for
specific lost people.
We tend to pray about things
that are important to us.
What could be more important to pray
for than for souls destined for Hell ?
Romans 10: 1-2
Brethren, my heart’s desire and my
prayer to God for them is for their
salvation. 2 For I testify about them that
they have a zeal for God, but not in
accordance with knowledge.
Prayer should be the constant
companion to our teaching.
Ephesians 1: 18-19a
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened, so that you will know what is
the hope of His calling, what are the riches
of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the surpassing greatness of
His power toward us who believe.
Prayer opens doors and softens hearts.
Colossians 4: 2–3
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping
alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;
3 praying at the same time for us as well,
that God will open up to us a door for the
word, so that we may speak forth the
mystery of Christ,
We should also be praying for
others who are sharing the word.
Philippians 3: 1–2
Finally, brethren, pray for us that the
word of the Lord will spread rapidly and
be glorified, just as it did also with you; 2
and that we will be rescued from perverse
and evil men; for not all have faith.
The
th
5
Key
Work the field where you find
yourself at the time.
“Go into all the world” does not
necessarily require that we go
to a far away place.
Jesus told the demoniac to stay home
Mark 5: 18-20
As He was getting into the boat, the man
who had been demon-possessed was
imploring Him that he might accompany
Him. 19 And He did not let him, but He said
to him, “Go home to your people and
Mark 5: 18-20
... continued
report to them what great things the Lord
has done for you, and how He had mercy
on you.” 20 And he went away and began
to proclaim in Decapolis what great
things Jesus had done for him; and
everyone was amazed.
God has placed you exactly where he
wants you ... serve Him there !
I Corinthians 12: 18
But now God has placed the members,
each one of them, in the body, just as
He desired.
Before you became a Christian God
had a work for you to do here.
Ephesians 2: 10
For we are His workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus for good works, which
God prepared beforehand so that we
would walk in them.
We have observed
“Five Keys To Reaching The Lost.”
Preaching the right message.
Make souls top priority.
Exemplify Christ in daily life.
Pray for the lost and for open doors.
Work the field where we are.
The 2nd step is to
turn off the TV,
get out of that chair,
and speak out for
Christ.
The 1st step is to
surrender yourself to Christ
and let Him save you.