We shall be continuing in our series of EVANGELISM(ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THE HOLY GHOST)! But this time we are in Part 2!!
Once again, using our anchor scripture which is Acts1:8-“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth”.
Your life is destined is destined to be filled with proof, evidence and manifestations of God’s Grace, power, goodness and glory so that you will be an effective witness for the kingdom. You are called to be a witness.( 1pet2:9); to show forth God’s Glory and virtue (2pet1:3). Not just with your words but also with actions; with power! The Big Question is Are you ready to be a witness????
With great power the apostles gave witness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and great grace was upon them(Acts4:33). That same power is upon you today in the name of Jesus!! By the power of the Holy Ghost, your life is guaranteed to be full of proofs,manifestations, evidences of God’s great Glory and power. It is much easier to bear evidence when you have witness. This is why the apostles decided to preach the gospel not with words only but with demonstration and power. The bible in 1cor2:4 explains it all, it says 1cor2:4 which says”And my speech was not the enticing words of man’s wisdom but in demonstration of the Spirit and power”.
This power was freely given unto us ; Matt10:8 says ” Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give”. We have power to overcome all the powers of the enemy; Luke10:19 says ” Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you”. By Christ in us this power is available to us. Peter was wondering why the people where so amazed at the power of God that was revealed through them in healing the man by the gate of the temple that was called Beautiful (Acts3:12). He said it was not by their holiness or power that they did the miracle, but that God just glorified his Son through them by their simple having faith in Christ’s name (Acts3:13-16). The basic truth is we should not be surprised when miracles don’t happen, rather we should be surprised when they don’t happen. As a witness it is normal and natural for your life to be filled with evidence and proof. You are a witness but you need to grow in Christ and keep exercising your faith. Let’s take a look at Acts5:42- ” And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ”.
The gospel we have is not to be preached when we get to heaven. The truth we know is not to be taught in Heaven. The power of God to heal all manner of diseases is not meant for healing people in Heaven; it is for here and now! As you use what you have, you get more! Aya!!(Luke19:17). Do not neglect the gift of God that is in you(1Tim4:14). Do not be like the wicked and slothful servant who did not make use of the ability his master gave him, to do the master’s will(Matt25:26). Do not keep silent about Jesus!!! Preach, Teach, Heal!!!!!! You are an ambassador of Christ. An ambassador is a representative I.e You are a representative of Christ!!!! Glory!!!! You are a minister of reconciliation(2Cor5:18-20). Now, in 1Cor1:21 we understand that preaching is a way God has chosen to save the world from d devil. Even if it looks foolish, we must just keep preaching, teaching and healing in the Name of Jesus. 1Cor1:21 in Contemporary English Version says: ” God was wise and decided not to let the people of this world use their wisdom to learn about him. Instead, God chose to save only those who believe the foolish message we preach”.
People will not be saved if they do not hear the Gospel and receive God’s touch. Rom10:14-15 says: ” How then shall they call upon him in whom they have believed not? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” V15 says: ” And how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!”. We can see in the above scripture that it is a necessity to preach the gospel, we must preach the gospel! It would be selfish of us not to preach the gospel whereas somebody preached to us, imagine if the person or people that ministered to you and you where convicted by the Holy Ghost keep silent, I bet u won’t be where u are today. Now in V15 we can see the blessings of preaching d gospel, good tidings are the person’s reward. Let’s take a look at 1Cor9:16 – “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!”. We can see here clearly the need to preach the gospel! Woe be to every child of God if ye preach not the gospel! I pray the grace and enablement to preach will be bestowed upon you IJN!!! We must preach the good news! We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matt5:13-14). We have the solution. We have Christ. We have the gospel; we have God’s power in us. Halleluyah!!!!!
Don’t feel that the gospel will not make sense or will not make any difference in the lives of the people you minister to. May I remind you that while you do the talking the spirit does the convicting, so just keep do the talking and let your faith be active that they will be converted and leave the remaining to the Holy Ghost! If the souls are not converted does not mean the Holy Ghost is not present or any other discouragement the devil may present, it only means the souls are not ready yet, if such cases happen, just move on to the next person and God will bless you. The gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Rom1:16 says; “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jews first, and also to the Greek”. Do not be ashamed of it. Do not feel that God’s power will not flow through your hands. These signs shall follow them that believe(GREAT COMMISSION) Mark16:17-18. I therefore charge you to go into the world and preach, teach and heal them in the Name of Jesus Christ. You are declared a witness of God in action and word, so therefore commit to the preaching the gospel with every action and word and God will bless you richly in Jesus Name.
Beloved, I believe I have been able to impart into you another session of teaching that has had so much impact on my life and has driven me crazy for God. I pray as you have read and continuing reading the Spirit of God will minister more to you as the bible says that the Spirit entered me as spake unto me.
As I wrap up this teaching, note that there are more blessings and lots more that come with soul winning, will speak on the rewards and lots more in part 3. I am sure that this two(2) teachings has had enormous impact in your life, therefore I enjoin you not to miss the third(3) segment of this gracious teaching! Don’t miss it for anything. You can reach out to my blog at wordpress.com(pastor89) and get over 20 impactful teachings!!! Remain blessed!!!! Jesus is Lord!!!!!
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