Managing Cattle and Pastoring a Church
Managing Cattle and Pastoring a Church CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Pastoring a church is very similar to managing a herd of cattle. Like a ranch manager, the pastor must: Provide Nutrition – Jn 21:15-17, Acts 20:28 and 1 Pet 5:2 tell pastors to feed the sheep. The King James Bible is the very best food. And […]
The Empty Seat, 1 Sam 20:18
1 Sam 20:18 The Empty Seat CLICK FOR TITLE AUDIO David concocted a plan to determine Saul’s intentions to kill him. He had already seen that javelin flying at him more times than he cared and so he excused himself from Saul’s table saying that he was returning to his family’s home for the new moon. […]
Christian Warfare
1 Tim 1:18, 6:12 Christian Warfare CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the Lord’s work we are likened to laborers, fishermen, shepherds, etc. and here we are likened to soldiers. Paul said that we are soldiers in 2 Tim 2:3-4. He said that he fought a good fight in 2 Tim 4:7. He told us that we […]
The Heart of a Minister 1 Thes. 3:1-13
1 Thes 3:1-13 The Difference Between A Minister & A Soul Winner CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Thes 3:1-13 , this lesson could be called “The difference between a Minister and a Soul Winner.” A minister takes a far more personal interest in the souls with whom he deals than a soul winner does. A […]
Christian Converts 1Thes. 2:19-20
1 Thes 2:19-20 Christian Converts CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The average price of a ticket to the Super Bowl resold on the internet is $3,400. Do you know why a person would pay that kind of money for a ticket? The answer is simple. He pays that much because that’s what makes him happy. You say, […]
Witnessing
When a person receives Jesus Christ, one of the first things he ought to do is tell someone else that he got saved. Darrel Robinson, who wrote the book, Total Church Life, used to take his new converts soul winning with him as soon as the next day after they got saved. He took them […]
Is He Lost or Backslidden?
Many professing Christians are troubled today by a life of sin. As a result, they doubt whether they are even saved. This is particularly troubling when you see family members or friends that you have “lead to the Lord” who show no evidence that they are saved. What is the matter with them? Let’s examine […]
What about Soul Winning Programs?
We get questions from time to time about salvation and the questions address a common problem. Soul winners aren’t sure when they can put another stripe on their sleeves and testify to their friends that they “have led another soul to Christ.” Truthfully, the intimidating thing about soul winning is first getting the conversation started […]
What are the sins of not witnessing?
According to John R. Rice, who was personally a great soul winner, there are seven sins that Christians commit when they are NOT witnessing for Jesus Christ. These sins are: 1. Disobedience to the main command of Jesus Christ. We commonly refer to the last two verses of Matthew as the “great commission,” (Matt. 28:19-20). When […]
Matthew 13:47-51 Parable of the Net
Matt 13:47-51 Parable of the Net CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this lesson we will study the parable of the net and the work of scribes in the kingdom of heaven. The parable of the net concerns the gathering of saved and lost at the end of the world. Remember that this parable concerns the end […]