HAVE COMPASSION ON THEM
Memorise: Go ye therefore,
and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 28:19
Read Matthew 9:36-38, Bible
in one year: 2 Samuel 5:17-8:14, Proverbs 10:22-11:3
Our God is a counting God who
is interested in numbers. He is interested in your advancement. He is
interested in your prosperity, peace of mind and growth. Candidly, God is
interested in the growth of His Church – local, national and global. There are
many secrets of church growth which include: good biblical leadership,
mobilising the congregation, a balanced spiritual diet, prayer, faith, answers
to prayers, evangelistic outreaches, creativity & resourcefulness, finance
etc. Are you a Christian worker or a minister of the gospel? Is your church or
parish a growing church? For a church to grow, she must be interested in
growth. Such a church must cater for the needs of the spirit, soul and body of
her members. There is real fellowship in a growing church. It must be blessed
with an obedient Pastor, who is a positive thinker. A growing church is
committed to reaching the unreached for Christ and using evangelistic methods
that work.
Aggressive evangelism is a
secret of church growth. It is a process whereby the presentation of the gospel
is done zealously, compassionately and in
a Christ-like manner. Aggressive evangelism takes two forms which are:
aggressive personal evangelism and aggressive mass evangelism (i.e. evangelism
to a group of people). Are you a soul winner? Soul winners are wise. Aggressive
evangelism is what sincere soul winners practice. This requires genuine
consecration, commitment and resolute determination. Aggressive evangelism is a
secret of church growth for many reasons. First, it produces abundant and
lasting results. Second, it embraces all the other principles of church growth.
Third, it motivates Christians to pray. Forth, it succeeds where other methods
fail. For aggressive evangelism to be effective, there must be thorough
preparation. This includes spiritual preparation in form of prayer and fasting,
humility, obedience to the voice of the Spirit, holiness, consecration and
willingness to do the work. There should also be physical preparation in the
form of audience analysis, getting the site for the outreach and forming a
committee that will assist in the work. The message of aggressive evangelism
should be heart-felt and presented with conviction (Acts 2:36). It must be
Spirit-inspired in order to bring about repentance and joy (Act 8:5-8).
Finally, the fruits of aggressive evangelism (souls) must be guarded jealously
and preserved in love till they meet Christ in glory. This is made possible
through equally aggressive fellow-up and discipleship. A church that engages in
aggressive evangelism will grow spiritually and numerically, a Christ’s Name
will glorified.
Action Point:
Share the gospel with at
least one soul today. Be aggressive in evangelism.
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