May 19, 2025 • 68 mins
Understand the mode of enlightenment of people around you through conversational soul winning methods.
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And in every way that Lord, there are weaknesses in
our lives, You will turn these weaknesses to strength for us.
In the name of Jesus Father, we are grateful. Thank you,
Holy Spirit. In Jesus' mighty name. We pray you're welcome
to church. In Jesus' name. This morning, I like to
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discuss a matter that is to a great extent, very uncommon,
something that in most times you don't hear it discussed,
but there is need for us to talk about it,
and talking about it we help us as Christians to
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be able to live our lives in a way that
is pleasant to God. And what I want to talk
about this money is all so related to our theme
for the year twenty twenty five, and particularly this discussion
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was initiated by the Youth Fellowship of the Church. But
after considering the discussion, I felt the need that we
should bring it to the whole house and not just
at the youth fellowship level, because it is something that
is very important and I would like that every one
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of us pay very important attention. Why is it so
difficult today as Christians? I don't know how many of
us can see what is written on the screen here,
can we all see it. I know those I decide
my difficulties in seeing it. But I believe that someone
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God is going to touch the heart of someone very soon,
and we expand our media center by the grace of
God in Jesus' name. But I just want to speak
on what I call enlargement through Gospel conversations. Enlargement through
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gospel conversations. I know the topic is does it sound
familiar to anybody's confusing? Abby? Lock? Nice? Is it confusing?
Is cleared? Okay? I want everybody to follow me. I'll
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just mention a few things and then challenge us and
we go Enlargement through Gospel conversations. The youth had invited
me to handle evangelism a teaching on evangelism, so I
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saw the need that we should bring it to the
whole house and talk about it. But let me begin
from this. Why is it that it is difficult for
many of us to engage in gospel conversations. Part of
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the reason why this may be is that there is
fear of rejection. A lot of us worry that people
will mock us, people ignore us, people will reject us.
Sometimes fear of damaging the relationships that we have with
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our friends and neighborhoods and people we tagous to be
too religious. So because of that, we don't talk about
the gospel. For some of us, it is lack of confidence.
We feel we don't know enough about the Bible or
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how to answer tough questions. Sometimes we are not sure
about how to start gospel conversations, how to start evangelism,
how to talk about Jesus. Sometimes there's fear of persecution,
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especially in Anigeria today. In fact, we know that in
some places evangelism can lead to hostility, discrimination or even
legal consequences. You can be charged to court for evangelizing
Christ in some places. About misunderstanding of evangelism, some of
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us have this understanding that evangelism is only for pastors
and specially trained missionaries. Others think their lifestyle alone is
enough without weber proclamation. Yes, it is good that your lifeties.
You know, we say something, but beyond that we can
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do some more. Sometimes some of us feel we are
spiritually not prepared. Sometimes we are too busy. We're too busy.
So many of us we are consumed with work, with school,
with personal matters, and we don't even prioritize evangelism, and
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we don't even bother about whether it is urgent or not.
Some believe it is not their gift. Some are afraid
of difficult questions. Then some of us we enjoy the
comfort of Christian circles. We spend most of our time
with fellow believers and don't interact much with unbelievers, so
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we are comfortable. Sometimes it's because of lack of trading strategy.
Maybe there's no training given to anybody. So because there's
no training and we can go out, sometimes some of
us feel that others should do it now, after all,
we have evangelism and Mission Committee, right, they should go
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and do it. Some it is doubt about the effectiveness
of evangelism. If I go out and evangelize, what will
they bring? And so many other reasons, so many others
like that. You know, a lot of people are afraid
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of engaging in evangelism, But are their benefits for evangelism
When you evangelize. Part of the benefits is the fact
that you're being God's commands as given to us. In
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the Book of Matthew twenty eight nineteen and twenty, Jesus
commanded believers to evangelize in that place go and make
disciples of all nations. So sharing the gospel is an
act of faithfulness to God's mission. Another benefit is that
we bring people to salvation. When you evangelize, there is
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spiritual growth and boldness all right. When you evangelize, there
is closure worked with God. When you evangelize, there is
kingdom expansion. When you evangelize, you overcome fear and insecurity.
The reason why you cannot do it, and beyond that
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is eternal reworld for few mens of God's purpose. What
will happen if we don't evangelize. If you don't evangelize,
you are disobedient to the message of the Cross. You
are ignoring evangelism. It means you are disregarding the great commission.
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When we don't evangelize, souls are lost. And you know what,
According to EE Chapter three, eighteen and nineteen, you are
responsible for that soul that you have not spoken to
about your lifestyle. If you don't evangelize, the church will
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continue to be empty. When you don't evangelize, it will
make church to remain stagnant, and church will continue to
decline Without new believers, Church becomes spiritually weak and inactive.
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If we don't evangelize, there is spiritual weakness, and we
are going to lose our heavenly rewords. If we don't evangelize,
we're going to miss a lot of miracles, and we
are going to be fairly to expand the Kingdom of God,
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and we risk becoming lookwarm. Where you evangelize, evangelism keeps
believers spiritually active and passionate. Let me speak from our
text for the year twenty twenty five. Is that chapter
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fifty four, Verse two, Verses two and three. He says,
enlarge the place of your tent, stretch out your tent
curtaons wide, do not hold back, lengthen your cords, strengthen
your stakes. For you will spread out to the right
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and to the left. Your descendants will dispossessed nations and
settle in their desolate places. So let's look at that
verse two again. He says, enlarge the place of your tent.
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Stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back, lengthy
your cards, strengthen your stakes. If you look at this
that text, we want to use it to understand enlargement
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in evangelism. What does enlargement in evangelism actually means? Number one.
In that text, the Bible says, enlarge the place of
your tents. What does that mean? It means that we
should expand our rich. You know, we're saying that we're
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enlargement spiritual, emotional, relational, and physical. Enlargement is all encompassing.
And I've said that that enlargements, as far as this
text is concerned, is a command. And that is the
same way the reason why we want to apply it
in the area of evangelism. So when the Bible says
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enlarge the place of your tents, it means expand your rich.
You are sitting down for too long. It is time
for you to breakfast. So evangelisine means stepping out beyond
familiar secus. And that's what at chapter one, verse eight say.
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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be my witnesses. Right how we're first
in Jerusalem, right in Judea, in Samaria, and then to
the uttermost part of the world. So let's read our
community into it, so we'll be its witnesses. Where in
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Tasha right where next in Guagua, eh in Abuja Abbi,
and in Nigeria and to the entire part of the
world we're going to be is represents. So what are
the ways that we can expand regarding this verse? Personal evangelism,
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sharing one on one, community outreach, helping others, and then
we have mission work. Number two, the Bible says, stretch
your tent courtons wide. Stretch your tent cottons wide. What
does that mean making room for new believers when you
up with your tent cotton Eh, What you're saying is
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that there is room for more people to come in
this room, for more people to come in. So the
church must be ready to receive new comforts. Are we ready?
She lovebouptist church? Is she look aboutist church? Ready for
new converts? Are we ready for new converts? Discipleship sustained
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spiritual growth. And that's the instruction that Jesus actually gave
in Matthew twenty twenty, Go and make disciples of all nations.
So if you're not discipled, it is not about coming
to statadings on boogle. The discipleship is beyond that. It
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goes beyond that. Number three, the Bible says, do not
hold back. What that means is that you need boldness
in evangelisine because when you are afraid you are holding back,
But the Bible says, do not hold back, don't be afraid.
What that means is boldness in evangelisine. Yeah, in that's evangelisine.
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We must boldly share our ef faith like Paul, even
in challenges, especially at a time like this in our nation, Nigeria.
Nigeria needs Christ whether we like it or not. And
if Christ is not there, there's going to be crisis.
And that's why we have all of this crisis. We
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have responsibility. How can you overcome fier in evangelism? You
pray for courage, you prepare with scriptures and share personal testimonies.
We're going to look at some practical things that we
need to do, but we're just looking at that text
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number four. The Bible says, lengthen your cards. So you
have some cable or some cards that you have used
to tie your tents. But now the Bible saying lengthen them,
remove them from where they are, stretch them. What that
means is that using diverse evangelism methods. All right. The
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reason why many of us don't do ever jealousine is
because you know, the only one that we know is
the one that will carry our Bible like this, eh,
and then we say, everybody, let's come together. There is evangelasine,
if I say there's evangelism today like this. Now, once
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we step out of this place, you know, now that
you're in church, there's no way you can escape. But
once I say, oh, everybody, let's go out, follow me. Eh.
That's why you see, some people will remove their phone
from their pocket. They will receive some messages from the devil.
Say somebody is calling me, somebody is calling me, I
need to be somewhere or gently, and then they will leave.
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They're going to see the person that is calling them,
whether the person is calling them or not. But I
know is the devil that will just be calling when
you're going out for evangelism. And then some people will
say you see, you see, and they will find more
easy and they'll just escape. Yeah. But we have different people,
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I mean different ways of evangelizing because different people respond
to different approaches. There's one on one witnessing. There is
opening air evangelism, there is social media evangelism, and there
is acts of kindness leading to gospel conversation. And the
other one I'm not putting here is prayer evangelism. Prayer, evangelism,
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and I think the easiest one. This week, each time
I was going out, I was asking God. I said, God,
please get me ready. Get me ready as I want
to go out. Now, help me to see opportunity for
me to tell somebody about Christ type people that are
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sleeping by your side. This message is not boring. It's
one of the most important messages of the Kingdom of God.
If you're sleeping, wake up so that I don't behave
like people in the Act of Apostles that people thought
they were drinking. That's why they weare, you know, talking
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anyhow in the morning. It is too early. This is
just this is just a few minutes after ten. It
is too early to sleep. If today were to be
working this, you won't sleep. You will display your market
and you will go to work. So let's listen to
the world of God. Number five that will see in
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that text, the Bible says strengthy your stakes, and what
does that mean is to lay a firm foundation, which
is what we're doing today. This is part of what
we're doing today. Evangelism without discipleship leads to weak converts,
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and that's exactly what happens in the church. Because most
times in the church a lot of people are converts.
But Jesus did not say we should go and make converts.
Jesus out ever, says we should go and make disciples.
It is disciples that we must make. If you have
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convert in the church. That's why if you are saying
we are going on evan journisis it's only a convert
that will disappear. Disciples will not. Disciples will not. So
think it where are you? Are you a disciple or
you're a convert? The church must teach new believers the
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basic faith, help them to develop prayer life, connect them
with maturementors. That's exactly what we do in discipleship. That's
all that That's everything that we do in discipleship. That's
all we do in discipleship. So what are the requirements
for gospel conversations? Let's know for it. Number one, understand
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the gospel message. This is where the major problem is.
Many of us don't understand the gospel message. Now, if
you don't understand the gospel message, it is difficult for
you to go for that evangelism. What exactly is the
gospel message about? You are talking about God's love as
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we see in John three sixteen you are saying sin
and its consequence, and that's what we see Romance three
twenty three. For all, I've seen everyone, all right, And
then Romans six twenty three, the Bible says the wages
of sin is what is dead. So we are talking
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about sin and the result of sin. Okay, God has
love for everyone. Everyone has seen, and the result of
sin is dead. Then Jesus is the only way to
receive it an life because in six twenty three we
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say the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
So Jesus Christ is the only way because in John
fourteen six he says, I am the Way, the true
and the life. No one comes to the Father except
by me. But again we understand, the salvation that we
have in Jesus Christ is by grace. Is it is
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by grace through faith. It is not by work, all right,
not by what you have done. But Jesus has actually
finished everything for us. And that's what efficients Chapter two
eight and I it is by faith. It is by grace.
You have been saved through faith, and not of yourself.
It is not by what you have done, all right?
And then what do you need to do the final
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thing you need to do that person. You need to
get the person to confess and make commitments. That's what romance.
If you confess with your mouth and believe in your
heart that Jesus is Lord. That's all about gospel message
that God loves the world. But humanity singed and they
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are doomed to die. But there is a way that
is found in Jesus Christ. And that way is only
by salvation by grace through faith in Christ Jesus. But
how do you obtain it? By confessing with your mouth
and believing in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Types of evangelism quickly they have mentioned this, so personal evangelism,
lifestyle evangelism, crusade and open air evangelism, and friendship evangelism.
So all of these ones, which one of them are
we doing? I didn't add the one of prayer? There?
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Which one of them are we doing? Who is doing
any one of these ones? On one? Evangelism? Who's involved
in it? Lifestyle evangelism, individuals? Hello, church is anybody is
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anybody's heart? I sense in my spirit that some heart
as shaky by what I'm saying. You're feeling guilty one
and then you are freed. You're afraid, Let me give
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you an ex share and experience that happened just last night.
We went out last night and then we met a
group of brothers. They were yours celebrating. They were celebrating,
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and you know in this are community, when people are celebrating,
you know how they celebrate. And by way the way
they were celebrating that yesterday the place we went to,
I stepped out of the place after we visited the person,
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and then I was about going. Earlier on in the week,
I've been praying, Lord, give me an opportunity for somehow
I sense the only spirit you just say, go back
and you just pray. So I went and I greeted
all of them. After I greeted all of them and
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I told them they'll spray. In my prayer, I thank
God for all of them. In my prayer, I said, God,
with direct their future, and I say, Lord, by your messy,
by that death of Christ on the cross of cavalry
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that is in my prayer, open your eyes, open your heart,
let them see Christ as a lord of their lives.
Those were content of my prayer and I left it.
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Who does not like prayer. And by the way, they
even ask that I should come and pray for them,
and I saw that as an opportunity in that prayer
to say something to God about your souls. There is
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friendship evangelism. Friendship evangelism can be very useful, but sometimes
once you have become so used to the person, you
find it difficult. And that's the problem that many of
us are facing. It becomes difficult for you to talk
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to the person about Christ. So how do we start
gospel conversation? So one of the biggest challenges in evangelism
is starting the conversation. All right, how do we start
the conversation? We can use everyday situation. Now, it is
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important that we are sensitive. All right. Now, let me
say this from outset. One of the reasons again why
we are afraid in the place of envy jealousy, it's
because what if the person does not say yes, how
do I tell the person to accept Jesus Christ. You
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don't need to be afraid. We should give opportunity for
that person to make commitments. You understand. But if for
any reason, If for any reason, I was in a
cab one day coming from from area one to life
cam coming from Area one to Life Cam. So we
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follow the Express. As soon as we climb the Express.
As soon as we climb the Express, the taxi driver.
The taxi driver started, you know, talking to everybody inside
the vehicle, and I was just praying in my heart.
I said, Lord, thank you, Please, Lord, let some soul
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get this understanding and let their lives be touched in
the name of Jesus. The driver himself, it was the
one preaching. I said, Lord, thank you. Until we got
we almost go to Life came and I've said it
that for those of us are in that kind of business,
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there's a way you can even do it. Just plug Bible,
the Book of John and Book of Romance. That's the
only thing you should have in your in your car.
Just plug it. Just instead of lending olulu look, just
leave eh. Let the Bible be reading. Eh. I'm not
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saying there's nothing, there's anything wrong with mblene. It's good
because it gives us information about what is happening around us.
But excuse me, God can bless your life with souls
in the Kingdom of God. Just give that thing volume
and let the Bible be reading. You don't need to
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see anything one day, somebody is going to approach you.
Bro that thing I was reading that that was coming
from Dad. You'll read you where did you get it?
It sounds like something that's when your only spirit begins
to walk in the life. You don't need to say anything.
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Are you afraid? It is your car? Nobody is going
to say, why are you playing that thing? Just give
it a little volume, you understand. But where we get
it wrong is that, oh, everybody started discussing. They're discussing,
and that we kill the entire thing. But as soon
as the car moves turn on that thing, everybody will
calm down. Nobody will say anything inside the car. Till
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you get to the place where you are. You don't
need to say anything. You just be playing in your
heart and be saying, Holy Spirit, have your will, Only Spirit,
have your will. Look at it. I've met somebody and
you say, ah, it is your day. I know this
is a little tough. It's a little tough, but this
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can happen even where you have colleagues in the office.
How are you doing? What's up? I've been praying for
people around me. Is there anything I can pray for
you about? Excuse me, It doesn't like prayer. Is there
anything I can pray about for you? You know what
you are going to put in the content of that prayer, Say,
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why not please pray for me. I need job, Please
pray for me. I need this, Please pray for me.
And then you pray for the person and that is
all and you go. You're not carrying bible? Now? Are
you carrying bible? No, you're not carrying bible because carrying
Bible alone wants to see you. They will tell you
they are busy. Please don't disturb me about current events.
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These are hard at difficult times. Do you think about
spiritual things, about show showing care and kindness, help someone
in need. Then use the opportunity to share the gospel.
Somebody has asked you for food, and you give the
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person food. Do you remember the conversation of Jesus without
Samritian woman? How did Jesus start? How did Jesus start? Eh?
Give me water cow worlds rua bannie rua eh if
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And I go to carasana now and I'm just working
and ah and I sit down somewhere with maker no
and I say, eh, mama, bunny co signing, go and
say it's signing all right, then I sit down and
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I will just take the con and as i'm I
can begin my conversation. How is your family, madam? How's
this one? How's the business? And all of these ones?
I know where I am going, and by the power
of your this spirit, your spirit to be guiding me
on what to say so that we're not missing. And
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before you know it, I don't need to say you know,
are you ready to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord
saved you? No, I don't need to say that. All
I'm going to say is that you see this con
that you have given to me. Eh, it is the thing.
Don't cool my body way away, madam? But you know
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say and now so all of us we don't tire
of life. But you get percy. Wait if you give peers,
one thing will be saying. If he gives you and
now sow your life, go there at peace? She go there? Listen,
Are you know that person? Jesus God bless you, madam,
Thank you very much, and then you work her? Did
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you you stop that person? All of these things would
have happened in how many minutes, eh, maybe less than
five minutes. And I'll carry my canot drink and drop
the the gong and go. It is done right, It
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is done asking thought provoking questions. This is another way
we can do it. A question like do you believe
in life after death? You see questions like this. Maybe
one other time we can spend more time on this.
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The point is, once you ask some bo do you
believe in afterlife? Let them talk? You're not you want
to talk? You are not you want to talk doing
your talk. Everything that you are going to be asking
is going to be questioned from just listening attentively. And
if you are listening, you ask the only spirit to
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teach you from one question to another, from question to
another question, from question to At the end of the day,
do you do you know that kind of conversation. That's
the way lawyers do. Eh, that's how lawyers do. And
even please, they want to interrogate you from everything you
have said. They will ask you a questions from everything
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you have said. They will ask you questions from everything
you have said. Again, in your response, you're asking you
a question. At the end of the day, your eyes
will be clear that you have actually committed your friends.
Then there is need for solution. So what's not your solution,
which is what you you are ready to present. So life,
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what do you think is the purpose of life? Many
people may not be able to answer that question. What
do you think is the purpose of life? Can I
ask somebody in the house this money? What do you
think is the purpose of your life? Until you know
the purpose of your life, there is no direction for
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that life. You are just going to live like every
other person. Another one is if you die today, are
you sure you will go to eaven? So many things
are there? Does the person you won't believe in even?
But you have put together your own belief The person
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may answer you and tell you I don't believe there's ever.
Then the question will be why don't you think there's even?
The person will give you the reason, and from that
reason you begin to That is conversation. You just talk.
It's as if you're just having ordinary conversation. But I
can tell you that your only spirit is walking behind
the scene. We must change our tactics. Sharing your testimony,
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all right? This is another one that is very interesting.
How many of us can share our testimony? How many
of us can share our testimony? What are you saying
in your testimony? You have to keep it short, make
it clear, and make it relatable. Your life before Christ,
how you met Christ, How has your life changed? Simple?
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That's everything you're just going to say in your testimony.
And once you're done with that, you don't using There's
what we call romance road. Romance road. I want them
to do a teaching on this sometime lasted. Maybe I
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can bring a full teaching on this one. It's a
way that we can. You see all this some I
mean Romance three twenty three, six twenty three, Romance five eight,
Romance eight nineteen. Everything is just there. That's all that
you need. Step by step. This one tells you all
I've seen. This one tells you sin this to death,
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but there is offer in God. Then this one says
Christ die for us. And this one say you can
confess and believe in Christ, and then you finish. That's
all about the gospel. That's all about the gospel. Offering
a response opportunity. That's another. Would you like to know
Jesus personality if somebody wants to this just the waist.
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This is just the ways, all right. The other part
is follow up and discipleship. And discipleship. God Christ has
commanded every one of us to disciple others. But today
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part of what we're doing is to leave discipleship for
some people. No, you have to disciple. You have to
disciple is each one of us. We have that responsibility
to disciple others. So encourage church involvement. Since daily devotion
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and mentorship, that's what we see in that and follow up?
So what are they practical steps to evangelistic enlargement? All right?
Personal commitment? Are you committed to this assignment? God has
committed as giving us a command, you have to be
committed to it, whether on a personal basis or in church.
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Very soon the church will be organizing some some outreach
program and I want to believe that everyone of us
will show up, right, I want to believe that everyone
of us will show up. Don't worry. Come and see
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it now, and you don't even need to see anything.
You just stay. If we say twol of you should
go out and you just stay, let's be with the
person that can talk. You just stay and be praying
for that person. You understand, that's what you can do.
You just be praying for that person. Eh. There are
so many opportunities for us listen, if we don't do this.
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If you don't do this, we're only endangering our own lives.
You see, those people that don't know Jesus, they will
become a ton in the flo for you, and they
will bid you, want to destroy you. Why not show
them Christ? Let Christ reign in their hearts. When Christ
is raining in their hearts, you know what will happen.
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We are going to be on the same side. Is
that also all of us will be on the same side.
Nobody will come and attack us at night. The solution
to the problem of our community is in the hand
of each of us as we are here. In one
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of our discipleship programs, there's what we call five and
five plans, and follow the Master five and five plans.
The five and five plans are five people. You're going
to write the names of five people that you can
speak to. You write the names of five other people
that you can pray for. You cannot you cannot speak
with them. Maybe that's your guy in the office and
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you feel that you cannot approach the person with the
gospel message. What are you going to do? Deperson on
the list of prayer and continue to pray for that person.
Imagine each one of us That was the reason why
in our Sunday school, I said we should pray for
one Muslim. Imagine all of those souls that you have
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prayed for this morning tomorrow again you commit their lives
into the ends of God, and every day of this
week you keep praying for God. You are not You
won't going physically to go and talk to them. No,
but the only spirit is preparing because you are continually
seeking the face of God concerning then it may not
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even appone in the year twenty twenty five, but God
will continue to guide their lives because of your prayer,
so that one day this person will surrender to Jesus Christ.
We have responsibilities and there are so many ways that
we can do that. So let me briefly talk about
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this and then we wrap it up here using modern
tools social media and digital evangelism, radio and podcasts, acts
of kindness. Let me just talk about social media tools.
Then I will close many of us what we do
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with our WhatsApp. There's something I don't like. Don't bog
my life with a devotional every day. I don't like it.
I don't like it because I may not read it.
The only thing I like is send me short prayer
point and I'll say amen and then we go. That's
why I send prayer short prayer points sometimes. All right,
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but there is there is the status y H on
our worsapp. Just put on that status Jesus lost. You
can you share your testimony in four lines, your salvation
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testimony in four lines and put it on that your
status and leave it there. Thousands of people may see
that status on that day and you will know where
the only spirit is beginning to do something in the
life of that person. How about our Facebook? Yes, Facebook
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is a social media platform, but you said nobody is
going to what did you learn from Sunday's School? Can
you share the same thing that you have learned in
Sunday School on that platform and keep it there. Just
recent me, there were so many things that I used
to put on my Facebook wall back in the days,
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and recently I've not been doing it. And you know
what Facebook we do. Facebook is now reminding me that
you did this, and I said, ah, wow, this is powerful.
So I will share it again. And it seems as
if the thing is even ministering to me, so I
will share it again. Is anybody coming to attack me?
Am I going to see anybody face to face to
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say that that person. You may not be able to
see the person at all, but that means we go round.
Please church. There are so many. It is a lot
easier for us today. It is a lot easier for
us today. It is a lot easier for us today
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to do evangelism. The ones we can do. The church
is planning. There was one I wanted to do and
I'm still trusting God that will be able to do it.
Last year we planned it, but it didn't work. I
wanted to get a massive projector and put it here
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in front of the church and put and beam a
big film in the evening when people will be working.
You know they will stay abby, they wait and watch,
and at the end of it, while they are doing that,
the prayer team will be inside the church and the
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praying and be praying. Because there's something about evangelism. Prayer
is very important. The prayer team will be inside the
church and be praying. Why myself, the mm chairman, the
wm U president, the youth president, we are going to
be the face of the church. We are going to
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be there while others are watching. All the key officers,
they can be dead the rest, be praying inside the church.
People are watching, people are watching day. When they are done,
we will gain the power and bring out the message
of that movie they're watching. And we ask them the
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opportunity is there they can enjoy the peace the only
Jesus can chieve. And we give them a call. We
give them opportunity, and we have some of us that
are going to stand by as counselors. We are going
to hand them some materials. Can write down your name,
write down your phone number, and will continue to pray
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for them. We can give them calls about their decision.
And the Kingdom of God is enlarging. Twenty twenty five
is our year of enlargement. We must enlarge in our
area of evangelism. That God help us in the name
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of Jesus Christ. Can I give room for one or
two questions? Praise the Lord.
Speaker 2 (47:12):
So you start by telling us that there are some
places that if you go evangelizing, you might.
Speaker 1 (47:17):
Be sue to court for evangelizing. Is he here in
Nigeria or abroad?
Speaker 2 (47:24):
So much?
Speaker 1 (47:28):
Not so much of it in Nigeria, but in some
kind of way it does happen, But you're not sue too.
Curt In Nigeria. It may not be in the open
all right, but somehow something close to it is happening.
Even in Nigeria. There are some places in Nigeria that
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you cannot confidently approach. Even here in Abuja, there's some
places you cannot just enter with the ghospel message unless yeah,
you're probably saying, this world is not my own. I
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am just passing. And then you'll be passing by as
you're telling them about Jesus and you're just passing by,
and then they will send they will send the cops out.
I'll go and carry it and bury it.
Speaker 2 (48:28):
HM.
Speaker 1 (48:30):
But you're not key yourself because of this. There are
other ways you can do it. I know. I can
enter a place I was. I was going to pick
the children at Sabury when they way attending school day.
As I got inside the k somehow I just felt
the leading of the spirit that the woman sitting by
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my side that should pray for her. And she received
a call and from the conversation there's somebody that was
sick in the hospital and that was just the business
of my prayer point that God will open our eyes
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and touting the life of that person. Also healed the person.
Of course I didn't get any any feedback whether the
person was healed or anything happened to that person, But
that's not my own I just felt that leading and
I did, and I pray for the person, and when
I got to my place, I went my will. The
person went away. I'm sure that God will complete what
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he had started. That's just my own part. There are
so many things about this this kingdom. Eh, go and
make disciples. You you just go and make disciples. Finish.
Whether the disciples come or not, it is not your
problem because the work of conversion is not your own
to do. There are places that you cannot just confidently enter.
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But mister patrick in that's your business, even if they
will start. The biggest in man, we enter that your
car and you put on that Bible that's yours. Only
it doesn't have the right to stop you. Do you
know that it doesn't have the right. You will just listen.
You will be forced to listen. And that deputs it
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alone between where you have taken him and where you
have dropped him. Leave it in the hand of the
Holy Spirit. It will do the rest. And don't be
surprised that the person may just mark your face, and
one day it will see you again and ask you
that thing that you were playing inside your car? Can
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you tell me more about it? Church? This is another
easiest way that you can do it. Okay, So everybody
wake up now, wake up, wake up, wake up. Let
me tell you the simplest way that you can do it.
Are you ready for it? And I wake up? Now?
See it's the simplest way you can do it. If
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you cannot pray, it's for you to tell the person
go church together. Just invite the person to come to church. Eh.
Let the person just come to church. Finish you just
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pray Holy Spirit lead the pastor to speak to this
my friend. That's all you need to do. The person
will sit by your side and God will meet that person.
Is it easy? Is it easy? Is it easy? Now? Eh?
Use your WhatsApp, use your Facebook, eh, pray for the person,
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invite them to church. Which one of these folks is
not easy for you? Eh? Hello, mister bannerbers? Which one
of them is difficult? Okay? So let me see everybody now,
only a few of us. I don't have your number,
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so I'm going to be waiting for I'm going to
look be checking my waterapp status this week. So I'm
going to be seeing what every member of Shilo Baptistia
should be doing. That's the easiest one. Missus came up.
Do I have your number? Okay? I think I have it?
Do you have water? You don't have water? You don't
go and get one? Because of gospel? Going start your
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WATERP and load it with data. And so I'm going
to be watching uncle silay man. Are you on WATERP? Yeah?
Not the WSPP. I'm not sure I have it.
Speaker 2 (52:49):
Now.
Speaker 1 (52:49):
I want us to make commitment today, mommy, So you're
on waterppably a why ah? We're in twenty four centially
if you're not WhatsApp? Why eh? No, you have to
please get our water, sir, thank you very much. So
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he said he's going to get your water. So let's
w I be rolling on your phone so I want
to be checking it. So this week I'm going to
be checking it. My Munaji, I don't have your phone number.
Are you on water? You're on water? Okay? So you
give me your phone number so that we know whether
you have you have sent message to somebody, so it's
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on your status. I'm going to know my brother there.
I don't have your number, eh, my brother, Yes, I
know I don't have your numbers, so maybe you give
me your numbers so that this week tell somebody about Jesus.
Is it difficult on your water, bro? Is it difficult?
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It's not difficult. Now just tell somebody about Jesus. Jesus
saves simple. I just put it like that. Even guys,
we'll we said before before they say waiting, they is
wrong with this, my brother, Now they'll go call you.
Just say when you put on top of this day
Jesus say you just tell them that thing. Just yan
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smallna like that. Just give them and the thing. Don't
pass this thing where they want to ask you. This thing, boy,
if you come our church on Sunday, you don't, you
don't do and leave it. God will handle the rest. Amen. Amen, yes,
come this way.
Speaker 3 (54:40):
God have to knew everybody. I want to say, my
own friend understanding. It's not a question that I want
to ask because this thing goeschool. You have to move
anything that you want to do. Your movement, you're speaking
anything that you want to do. Jose react like Jesus
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and everybody will see example in you. I can remember
when I travel to Ugu, I want to come back
to Abuja. I enter Peace Transport. So under the motto
is food, the motto want to move and one woman
come with nine one boy that is looking for somebody
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to handover to Abuja. When the woman can he look
the face of everybody. He checked round around. You're not
seeing my first examble Jesus. Yes, in not hannother day
picking for me, he said, Bros, I beg take the child.
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I will give you the phone number when you reach
Peace Transport. For Jabe called my sister. She's living in Marabah.
She will come up on let's a child. And that
is the way I did it.
Speaker 1 (56:05):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (56:06):
Another one is that from my area, thea in Gaga.
See let me tell you. If you want to do
gods pool anywhere in the world, you can enter and
not to happen. I say it, yes, don't fear. When
I see a house of people GUARDI wait, those bamba
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they are smooky, smooky and I say Alama legu. They
say yes, Lama lecuo. I said, are you must I
say yes. The Quran say you to you to smooth.
Speaker 1 (56:40):
He said no.
Speaker 3 (56:41):
I said, okay, you are going to the most and
you are prayed to God for God to answer your prayer.
Can you see that you are against the Quran? You
couldn't say that. You should know smook and you are smook.
Your prayer in the most well receive bye by God.
We have only one God in the war. You say,
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it's true, He put this cigar for in Marty's from today.
I will never smoke you today. That is the gospel
and the way you are see the way you are
approaching people.
Speaker 1 (57:17):
All right, thank you very much. I appreciate your sharing.
That's very good. But I will stand against those news.
It is not right the way you have done it.
All right, somebody handing over a child to you from
that place. You must be very sensitive. Please, it is wrong.
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It is wrong. Let's not say because I want to
be like Jesus. Yes, be like Jesus. Eh, but don't
do something that we land you in prison for the
rest of your life, because that action. The Bible says
we should be as wise as serpent and as gentle
as you were gentle. But the other side, it is
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not complete. The subject of the other example you gave.
Don't let me discuss city. But let me tell you
the simple thing is there is only one God, but
we don't save the same God. All right, Okay, So
if you're presenting the gospel, present the gospel. Gospel is
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not what you are presented. Gospel is not in Quran.
Gospel is in the Bible. So present the gospel as
the Bible has said it. I know that the method
you use is for you to gain their attention. It's
for you to gain their favor. But when it comes
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to the message of the Cross, is not for you
to gain anybody's favor. Go and speak the world of life.
If you know you can speak it. They are going
to be antagonistic. Withdraw, pray for them. If I ask you,
can I pray for you? Say don't pray for me.
Withdraw and say Father, please, and then you walk away.
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Let us use this thing that God has put inside.
The Lord will help us in Jesus name. Chairman. Okay,
so Chairman, my wife, then the secretary, and then we.
Speaker 2 (59:30):
Amen something you just said, no, share the purpose of life.
So sometimes I do sit down and take about it.
The word purpose of life. I've had it before. This
purpose of life, what is remade? The purpose of life?
Is it about just eat food and be left food?
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Then maybe well you after the left food, you went
to bed, or just after that you carry about and
come to church.
Speaker 1 (01:00:02):
Is that all about life? What is evil? What is
purpose of life? It's safe, That's what I want to know.
Thank you very much. In the simplest when we talk
about the purpose of life, is the reason why you
are in existence? And the reason why you are in
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existence is so that your life may glorify God. That
is very simple? Is that?
Speaker 2 (01:00:41):
Not?
Speaker 1 (01:00:41):
That is very simple? But under that it's a world
loaded with understanding of what purpose. If there is no purpose,
you can't have a vision for your life. If there
is no vision, there is no direction. And that is
why some people, we decide, when they don't understand the
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purpose of their lives, the get frustrated one day and
they pie themselves because they have no understanding of the
purpose of their lives. I think because of that, let's
reserve a teaching for that purpose. Okay, so that we
can do more about it. My wife, where are you? Okay? Secretary?
Speaker 3 (01:01:27):
Come praise the Lord.
Speaker 4 (01:01:33):
Thank you for the teachers are probably possibly maybe you
will still break it down for us in the sessions
so that we understand this.
Speaker 1 (01:01:39):
Of these sessions better. Amen.
Speaker 4 (01:01:42):
My question is concerning this social media evangelism. There are
sometimes that if you go on social media, you see
people use some phrase in the Bible just to capture
the pictures or just to make sure to describe the pictures.
Like you see a lady dressing somehow half naked and
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snap that picture and post it and they say Jesus
is Lord, and how can we now can we say
those things looking at the image and they're looking at
the inscriptions, those those kinds of things portray a message
of salvation as that person is trying to complicate because
it's making a lot of people. All those words they
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don't really have any meaning other than joge someone trying
to speak again, how can we be able to balance
that as Christians?
Speaker 1 (01:02:33):
Thank you very much. You see, the social media space
is a free world. Anybody can do whatever they feel
like doing. But the responsibility is on us as Christian
to do what is right. The fact that somebody has
done it wrongly. There are so many things that so
many people are doing wrongly. When I said, because some
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people are doing certain things wrongly, and we don't do
the right thing anymore, No, you do the right thing,
You do the right thing, and it is not. You know,
one thing you do is ask God only spirits. There's
a message for the world today, and that's why I've
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always been encouraged. You us, let us read the Bible,
let us have a devotion from that place. God is
going to speak to us. And whatever God has spoken
to you, that has touched you, throw it out there
and let it bless in life. You don't know where
it's going to get to. Forget about what other people
it is because you and I are not doing it.
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If we start doing what is right, they will stop
doing what is wrong. You don't need to capture it
under anything. No, the message of Christ is the message
of Christ. If you put it under any kind of guys,
it is no longer the message of Christ. You can
tell me Jesus lost you and then you put a
new woman day. No. No, And that's exactly what the
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devil wants to do. And that's why we must arise
and do what is better. May the Lord help us
in Jesus name. Where's my wife? Okay? All right, so
I think we will come to a close again. As
we close now, we are going to pray one prayer
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point and the prayer point, I want you to pray
just in one minute. Okay, let's make it too. Prayer
points one prayer point. The first one is say Lord,
give me the college this week. Give me the college
this week. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. You can
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pray for somebody. Say Lord, give me the courage to
take this step on gospel conversation this week. That is one.
The second prayer point is there is somebody in your
family lineage who is yet to connect with Jesus. Can
you remember that person. You're going to pray for that
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person just one minute to them, praise the Lord.
Speaker 5 (01:05:17):
I'm sorry for I have to say to some of
our children outside when we we we are shout to
win them. They are out there and ready to win us.
One they were just coming from example, and a lady
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stats beside me, so pretty, very very young, and you
will say that this is full of life. Although and
before she will open her back and she will take
a drink, and did the order from that drink shows
that it's not normal. Drink is like alcoholic. And at
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a point the oldest way was telling me that she
preached to her. I'm like, oh God, give me grace
and before two or three lines, she looked at me said,
I don't know that's she are Christian and from Cooba
to Area one, almost approaching Area one, am a beggar.
She said, thank you, because I was almost winning you
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to my side or knowing to me that she's a lesbian,
a woman, marrying woman, woman dating woman, woman loving woman,
which is totally wrong. But by the time she narrated
our story, you say that she's from a Christian whom
the mother and father and leaders in the church. So
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when God is giving us the promptness to share our testimony,
to preach to death, please don't don't let us fold
our hands. Just ignore that we my not.
Speaker 6 (01:07:00):
They are not mindful, even to the point of meru
that save us.
Speaker 1 (01:07:05):
What are in our house?
Speaker 6 (01:07:07):
Even the bikeman that we are going to pay so
far we are going to give out our kindness. We
are going to stretch our hands to them. We should
do that given the driver. If you're going to pay
their salary or give them something out of your own
and reward or out of.
Speaker 5 (01:07:26):
Your own sweats, let us also preach the gospelt to them,
the Lord Us and Jesus name.
Speaker 1 (01:07:33):
Thank you can we just spray. Can you ask the
Lord to give you that grace this week? Lord, help
me to take this step this week, Holy Spirit, help me.
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Who is that person that is in your family that
is yet to surrender to Christ. Can you just talk
to the Lord about that person and say, Lord, please
reach to this person. Let the power of the Holy
Spirit engage the heart of this person. In Jesus' mighty name,
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we pray
And in every way that Lord, there are weaknesses in
our lives, You will turn these weaknesses to strength for us.
In the name of Jesus Father, we are grateful. Thank you,
Holy Spirit. In Jesus' mighty name. We pray you're welcome
to church. In Jesus' name. This morning, I like to
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discuss a matter that is to a great extent, very uncommon,
something that in most times you don't hear it discussed,
but there is need for us to talk about it,
and talking about it we help us as Christians to
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be able to live our lives in a way that
is pleasant to God. And what I want to talk
about this money is all so related to our theme
for the year twenty twenty five, and particularly this discussion
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was initiated by the Youth Fellowship of the Church. But
after considering the discussion, I felt the need that we
should bring it to the whole house and not just
at the youth fellowship level, because it is something that
is very important and I would like that every one
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of us pay very important attention. Why is it so
difficult today as Christians? I don't know how many of
us can see what is written on the screen here,
can we all see it. I know those I decide
my difficulties in seeing it. But I believe that someone
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God is going to touch the heart of someone very soon,
and we expand our media center by the grace of
God in Jesus' name. But I just want to speak
on what I call enlargement through Gospel conversations. Enlargement through
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gospel conversations. I know the topic is does it sound
familiar to anybody's confusing? Abby? Lock? Nice? Is it confusing?
Is cleared? Okay? I want everybody to follow me. I'll
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just mention a few things and then challenge us and
we go Enlargement through Gospel conversations. The youth had invited
me to handle evangelism a teaching on evangelism, so I
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saw the need that we should bring it to the
whole house and talk about it. But let me begin
from this. Why is it that it is difficult for
many of us to engage in gospel conversations. Part of
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the reason why this may be is that there is
fear of rejection. A lot of us worry that people
will mock us, people ignore us, people will reject us.
Sometimes fear of damaging the relationships that we have with
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our friends and neighborhoods and people we tagous to be
too religious. So because of that, we don't talk about
the gospel. For some of us, it is lack of confidence.
We feel we don't know enough about the Bible or
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how to answer tough questions. Sometimes we are not sure
about how to start gospel conversations, how to start evangelism,
how to talk about Jesus. Sometimes there's fear of persecution,
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especially in Anigeria today. In fact, we know that in
some places evangelism can lead to hostility, discrimination or even
legal consequences. You can be charged to court for evangelizing
Christ in some places. About misunderstanding of evangelism, some of
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us have this understanding that evangelism is only for pastors
and specially trained missionaries. Others think their lifestyle alone is
enough without weber proclamation. Yes, it is good that your lifeties.
You know, we say something, but beyond that we can
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do some more. Sometimes some of us feel we are
spiritually not prepared. Sometimes we are too busy. We're too busy.
So many of us we are consumed with work, with school,
with personal matters, and we don't even prioritize evangelism, and
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we don't even bother about whether it is urgent or not.
Some believe it is not their gift. Some are afraid
of difficult questions. Then some of us we enjoy the
comfort of Christian circles. We spend most of our time
with fellow believers and don't interact much with unbelievers, so
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we are comfortable. Sometimes it's because of lack of trading strategy.
Maybe there's no training given to anybody. So because there's
no training and we can go out, sometimes some of
us feel that others should do it now, after all,
we have evangelism and Mission Committee, right, they should go
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and do it. Some it is doubt about the effectiveness
of evangelism. If I go out and evangelize, what will
they bring? And so many other reasons, so many others
like that. You know, a lot of people are afraid
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of engaging in evangelism, But are their benefits for evangelism
When you evangelize. Part of the benefits is the fact
that you're being God's commands as given to us. In
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the Book of Matthew twenty eight nineteen and twenty, Jesus
commanded believers to evangelize in that place go and make
disciples of all nations. So sharing the gospel is an
act of faithfulness to God's mission. Another benefit is that
we bring people to salvation. When you evangelize, there is
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spiritual growth and boldness all right. When you evangelize, there
is closure worked with God. When you evangelize, there is
kingdom expansion. When you evangelize, you overcome fear and insecurity.
The reason why you cannot do it, and beyond that
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is eternal reworld for few mens of God's purpose. What
will happen if we don't evangelize. If you don't evangelize,
you are disobedient to the message of the Cross. You
are ignoring evangelism. It means you are disregarding the great commission.
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When we don't evangelize, souls are lost. And you know what,
According to EE Chapter three, eighteen and nineteen, you are
responsible for that soul that you have not spoken to
about your lifestyle. If you don't evangelize, the church will
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continue to be empty. When you don't evangelize, it will
make church to remain stagnant, and church will continue to
decline Without new believers, Church becomes spiritually weak and inactive.
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If we don't evangelize, there is spiritual weakness, and we
are going to lose our heavenly rewords. If we don't evangelize,
we're going to miss a lot of miracles, and we
are going to be fairly to expand the Kingdom of God,
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and we risk becoming lookwarm. Where you evangelize, evangelism keeps
believers spiritually active and passionate. Let me speak from our
text for the year twenty twenty five. Is that chapter
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fifty four, Verse two, Verses two and three. He says,
enlarge the place of your tent, stretch out your tent
curtaons wide, do not hold back, lengthen your cords, strengthen
your stakes. For you will spread out to the right
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and to the left. Your descendants will dispossessed nations and
settle in their desolate places. So let's look at that
verse two again. He says, enlarge the place of your tent.
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Stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back, lengthy
your cards, strengthen your stakes. If you look at this
that text, we want to use it to understand enlargement
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in evangelism. What does enlargement in evangelism actually means? Number one.
In that text, the Bible says, enlarge the place of
your tents. What does that mean? It means that we
should expand our rich. You know, we're saying that we're
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enlargement spiritual, emotional, relational, and physical. Enlargement is all encompassing.
And I've said that that enlargements, as far as this
text is concerned, is a command. And that is the
same way the reason why we want to apply it
in the area of evangelism. So when the Bible says
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enlarge the place of your tents, it means expand your rich.
You are sitting down for too long. It is time
for you to breakfast. So evangelisine means stepping out beyond
familiar secus. And that's what at chapter one, verse eight say.
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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be my witnesses. Right how we're first
in Jerusalem, right in Judea, in Samaria, and then to
the uttermost part of the world. So let's read our
community into it, so we'll be its witnesses. Where in
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Tasha right where next in Guagua, eh in Abuja Abbi,
and in Nigeria and to the entire part of the
world we're going to be is represents. So what are
the ways that we can expand regarding this verse? Personal evangelism,
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sharing one on one, community outreach, helping others, and then
we have mission work. Number two, the Bible says, stretch
your tent courtons wide. Stretch your tent cottons wide. What
does that mean making room for new believers when you
up with your tent cotton Eh, What you're saying is
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that there is room for more people to come in
this room, for more people to come in. So the
church must be ready to receive new comforts. Are we ready?
She lovebouptist church? Is she look aboutist church? Ready for
new converts? Are we ready for new converts? Discipleship sustained
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spiritual growth. And that's the instruction that Jesus actually gave
in Matthew twenty twenty, Go and make disciples of all nations.
So if you're not discipled, it is not about coming
to statadings on boogle. The discipleship is beyond that. It
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goes beyond that. Number three, the Bible says, do not
hold back. What that means is that you need boldness
in evangelisine because when you are afraid you are holding back,
But the Bible says, do not hold back, don't be afraid.
What that means is boldness in evangelisine. Yeah, in that's evangelisine.
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We must boldly share our ef faith like Paul, even
in challenges, especially at a time like this in our nation, Nigeria.
Nigeria needs Christ whether we like it or not. And
if Christ is not there, there's going to be crisis.
And that's why we have all of this crisis. We
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have responsibility. How can you overcome fier in evangelism? You
pray for courage, you prepare with scriptures and share personal testimonies.
We're going to look at some practical things that we
need to do, but we're just looking at that text
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number four. The Bible says, lengthen your cards. So you
have some cable or some cards that you have used
to tie your tents. But now the Bible saying lengthen them,
remove them from where they are, stretch them. What that
means is that using diverse evangelism methods. All right. The
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reason why many of us don't do ever jealousine is
because you know, the only one that we know is
the one that will carry our Bible like this, eh,
and then we say, everybody, let's come together. There is evangelasine,
if I say there's evangelism today like this. Now, once
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we step out of this place, you know, now that
you're in church, there's no way you can escape. But
once I say, oh, everybody, let's go out, follow me. Eh.
That's why you see, some people will remove their phone
from their pocket. They will receive some messages from the devil.
Say somebody is calling me, somebody is calling me, I
need to be somewhere or gently, and then they will leave.
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They're going to see the person that is calling them,
whether the person is calling them or not. But I
know is the devil that will just be calling when
you're going out for evangelism. And then some people will
say you see, you see, and they will find more
easy and they'll just escape. Yeah. But we have different people,
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I mean different ways of evangelizing because different people respond
to different approaches. There's one on one witnessing. There is
opening air evangelism, there is social media evangelism, and there
is acts of kindness leading to gospel conversation. And the
other one I'm not putting here is prayer evangelism. Prayer, evangelism,
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and I think the easiest one. This week, each time
I was going out, I was asking God. I said, God,
please get me ready. Get me ready as I want
to go out. Now, help me to see opportunity for
me to tell somebody about Christ type people that are
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sleeping by your side. This message is not boring. It's
one of the most important messages of the Kingdom of God.
If you're sleeping, wake up so that I don't behave
like people in the Act of Apostles that people thought
they were drinking. That's why they weare, you know, talking
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anyhow in the morning. It is too early. This is
just this is just a few minutes after ten. It
is too early to sleep. If today were to be
working this, you won't sleep. You will display your market
and you will go to work. So let's listen to
the world of God. Number five that will see in
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that text, the Bible says strengthy your stakes, and what
does that mean is to lay a firm foundation, which
is what we're doing today. This is part of what
we're doing today. Evangelism without discipleship leads to weak converts,
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and that's exactly what happens in the church. Because most
times in the church a lot of people are converts.
But Jesus did not say we should go and make converts.
Jesus out ever, says we should go and make disciples.
It is disciples that we must make. If you have
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convert in the church. That's why if you are saying
we are going on evan journisis it's only a convert
that will disappear. Disciples will not. Disciples will not. So
think it where are you? Are you a disciple or
you're a convert? The church must teach new believers the
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basic faith, help them to develop prayer life, connect them
with maturementors. That's exactly what we do in discipleship. That's
all that That's everything that we do in discipleship. That's
all we do in discipleship. So what are the requirements
for gospel conversations? Let's know for it. Number one, understand
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the gospel message. This is where the major problem is.
Many of us don't understand the gospel message. Now, if
you don't understand the gospel message, it is difficult for
you to go for that evangelism. What exactly is the
gospel message about? You are talking about God's love as
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we see in John three sixteen you are saying sin
and its consequence, and that's what we see Romance three
twenty three. For all, I've seen everyone, all right, And
then Romans six twenty three, the Bible says the wages
of sin is what is dead. So we are talking
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about sin and the result of sin. Okay, God has
love for everyone. Everyone has seen, and the result of
sin is dead. Then Jesus is the only way to
receive it an life because in six twenty three we
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say the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
So Jesus Christ is the only way because in John
fourteen six he says, I am the Way, the true
and the life. No one comes to the Father except
by me. But again we understand, the salvation that we
have in Jesus Christ is by grace. Is it is
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by grace through faith. It is not by work, all right,
not by what you have done. But Jesus has actually
finished everything for us. And that's what efficients Chapter two
eight and I it is by faith. It is by grace.
You have been saved through faith, and not of yourself.
It is not by what you have done, all right?
And then what do you need to do the final
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thing you need to do that person. You need to
get the person to confess and make commitments. That's what romance.
If you confess with your mouth and believe in your
heart that Jesus is Lord. That's all about gospel message
that God loves the world. But humanity singed and they
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are doomed to die. But there is a way that
is found in Jesus Christ. And that way is only
by salvation by grace through faith in Christ Jesus. But
how do you obtain it? By confessing with your mouth
and believing in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord.
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Types of evangelism quickly they have mentioned this, so personal evangelism,
lifestyle evangelism, crusade and open air evangelism, and friendship evangelism.
So all of these ones, which one of them are
we doing? I didn't add the one of prayer? There?
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Which one of them are we doing? Who is doing
any one of these ones? On one? Evangelism? Who's involved
in it? Lifestyle evangelism, individuals? Hello, church is anybody is
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anybody's heart? I sense in my spirit that some heart
as shaky by what I'm saying. You're feeling guilty one
and then you are freed. You're afraid, Let me give
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you an ex share and experience that happened just last night.
We went out last night and then we met a
group of brothers. They were yours celebrating. They were celebrating,
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and you know in this are community, when people are celebrating,
you know how they celebrate. And by way the way
they were celebrating that yesterday the place we went to,
I stepped out of the place after we visited the person,
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and then I was about going. Earlier on in the week,
I've been praying, Lord, give me an opportunity for somehow
I sense the only spirit you just say, go back
and you just pray. So I went and I greeted
all of them. After I greeted all of them and
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I told them they'll spray. In my prayer, I thank
God for all of them. In my prayer, I said, God,
with direct their future, and I say, Lord, by your messy,
by that death of Christ on the cross of cavalry
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that is in my prayer, open your eyes, open your heart,
let them see Christ as a lord of their lives.
Those were content of my prayer and I left it.
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Who does not like prayer. And by the way, they
even ask that I should come and pray for them,
and I saw that as an opportunity in that prayer
to say something to God about your souls. There is
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friendship evangelism. Friendship evangelism can be very useful, but sometimes
once you have become so used to the person, you
find it difficult. And that's the problem that many of
us are facing. It becomes difficult for you to talk
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to the person about Christ. So how do we start
gospel conversation? So one of the biggest challenges in evangelism
is starting the conversation. All right, how do we start
the conversation? We can use everyday situation. Now, it is
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important that we are sensitive. All right. Now, let me
say this from outset. One of the reasons again why
we are afraid in the place of envy jealousy, it's
because what if the person does not say yes, how
do I tell the person to accept Jesus Christ. You
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don't need to be afraid. We should give opportunity for
that person to make commitments. You understand. But if for
any reason, If for any reason, I was in a
cab one day coming from from area one to life
cam coming from Area one to Life Cam. So we
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follow the Express. As soon as we climb the Express.
As soon as we climb the Express, the taxi driver.
The taxi driver started, you know, talking to everybody inside
the vehicle, and I was just praying in my heart.
I said, Lord, thank you, Please, Lord, let some soul
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get this understanding and let their lives be touched in
the name of Jesus. The driver himself, it was the
one preaching. I said, Lord, thank you. Until we got
we almost go to Life came and I've said it
that for those of us are in that kind of business,
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there's a way you can even do it. Just plug Bible,
the Book of John and Book of Romance. That's the
only thing you should have in your in your car.
Just plug it. Just instead of lending olulu look, just
leave eh. Let the Bible be reading. Eh. I'm not
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saying there's nothing, there's anything wrong with mblene. It's good
because it gives us information about what is happening around us.
But excuse me, God can bless your life with souls
in the Kingdom of God. Just give that thing volume
and let the Bible be reading. You don't need to
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see anything one day, somebody is going to approach you.
Bro that thing I was reading that that was coming
from Dad. You'll read you where did you get it?
It sounds like something that's when your only spirit begins
to walk in the life. You don't need to say anything.
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Are you afraid? It is your car? Nobody is going
to say, why are you playing that thing? Just give
it a little volume, you understand. But where we get
it wrong is that, oh, everybody started discussing. They're discussing,
and that we kill the entire thing. But as soon
as the car moves turn on that thing, everybody will
calm down. Nobody will say anything inside the car. Till
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you get to the place where you are. You don't
need to say anything. You just be playing in your
heart and be saying, Holy Spirit, have your will, Only Spirit,
have your will. Look at it. I've met somebody and
you say, ah, it is your day. I know this
is a little tough. It's a little tough, but this
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can happen even where you have colleagues in the office.
How are you doing? What's up? I've been praying for
people around me. Is there anything I can pray for
you about? Excuse me, It doesn't like prayer. Is there
anything I can pray about for you? You know what
you are going to put in the content of that prayer, Say,
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why not please pray for me. I need job, Please
pray for me. I need this, Please pray for me.
And then you pray for the person and that is
all and you go. You're not carrying bible? Now? Are
you carrying bible? No, you're not carrying bible because carrying
Bible alone wants to see you. They will tell you
they are busy. Please don't disturb me about current events.
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These are hard at difficult times. Do you think about
spiritual things, about show showing care and kindness, help someone
in need. Then use the opportunity to share the gospel.
Somebody has asked you for food, and you give the
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person food. Do you remember the conversation of Jesus without
Samritian woman? How did Jesus start? How did Jesus start? Eh?
Give me water cow worlds rua bannie rua eh if
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And I go to carasana now and I'm just working
and ah and I sit down somewhere with maker no
and I say, eh, mama, bunny co signing, go and
say it's signing all right, then I sit down and
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I will just take the con and as i'm I
can begin my conversation. How is your family, madam? How's
this one? How's the business? And all of these ones?
I know where I am going, and by the power
of your this spirit, your spirit to be guiding me
on what to say so that we're not missing. And
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before you know it, I don't need to say you know,
are you ready to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord
saved you? No, I don't need to say that. All
I'm going to say is that you see this con
that you have given to me. Eh, it is the thing.
Don't cool my body way away, madam? But you know
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say and now so all of us we don't tire
of life. But you get percy. Wait if you give peers,
one thing will be saying. If he gives you and
now sow your life, go there at peace? She go there? Listen,
Are you know that person? Jesus God bless you, madam,
Thank you very much, and then you work her? Did
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you you stop that person? All of these things would
have happened in how many minutes, eh, maybe less than
five minutes. And I'll carry my canot drink and drop
the the gong and go. It is done right, It
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is done asking thought provoking questions. This is another way
we can do it. A question like do you believe
in life after death? You see questions like this. Maybe
one other time we can spend more time on this.
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The point is, once you ask some bo do you
believe in afterlife? Let them talk? You're not you want
to talk? You are not you want to talk doing
your talk. Everything that you are going to be asking
is going to be questioned from just listening attentively. And
if you are listening, you ask the only spirit to
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teach you from one question to another, from question to
another question, from question to At the end of the day,
do you do you know that kind of conversation. That's
the way lawyers do. Eh, that's how lawyers do. And
even please, they want to interrogate you from everything you
have said. They will ask you a questions from everything
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you have said. They will ask you questions from everything
you have said. Again, in your response, you're asking you
a question. At the end of the day, your eyes
will be clear that you have actually committed your friends.
Then there is need for solution. So what's not your solution,
which is what you you are ready to present. So life,
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what do you think is the purpose of life? Many
people may not be able to answer that question. What
do you think is the purpose of life? Can I
ask somebody in the house this money? What do you
think is the purpose of your life? Until you know
the purpose of your life, there is no direction for
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that life. You are just going to live like every
other person. Another one is if you die today, are
you sure you will go to eaven? So many things
are there? Does the person you won't believe in even?
But you have put together your own belief The person
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may answer you and tell you I don't believe there's ever.
Then the question will be why don't you think there's even?
The person will give you the reason, and from that
reason you begin to That is conversation. You just talk.
It's as if you're just having ordinary conversation. But I
can tell you that your only spirit is walking behind
the scene. We must change our tactics. Sharing your testimony,
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all right? This is another one that is very interesting.
How many of us can share our testimony? How many
of us can share our testimony? What are you saying
in your testimony? You have to keep it short, make
it clear, and make it relatable. Your life before Christ,
how you met Christ, How has your life changed? Simple?
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That's everything you're just going to say in your testimony.
And once you're done with that, you don't using There's
what we call romance road. Romance road. I want them
to do a teaching on this sometime lasted. Maybe I
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can bring a full teaching on this one. It's a
way that we can. You see all this some I
mean Romance three twenty three, six twenty three, Romance five eight,
Romance eight nineteen. Everything is just there. That's all that
you need. Step by step. This one tells you all
I've seen. This one tells you sin this to death,
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but there is offer in God. Then this one says
Christ die for us. And this one say you can
confess and believe in Christ, and then you finish. That's
all about the gospel. That's all about the gospel. Offering
a response opportunity. That's another. Would you like to know
Jesus personality if somebody wants to this just the waist.
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This is just the ways, all right. The other part
is follow up and discipleship. And discipleship. God Christ has
commanded every one of us to disciple others. But today
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part of what we're doing is to leave discipleship for
some people. No, you have to disciple. You have to
disciple is each one of us. We have that responsibility
to disciple others. So encourage church involvement. Since daily devotion
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and mentorship, that's what we see in that and follow up?
So what are they practical steps to evangelistic enlargement? All right?
Personal commitment? Are you committed to this assignment? God has
committed as giving us a command, you have to be
committed to it, whether on a personal basis or in church.
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Very soon the church will be organizing some some outreach
program and I want to believe that everyone of us
will show up, right, I want to believe that everyone
of us will show up. Don't worry. Come and see
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it now, and you don't even need to see anything.
You just stay. If we say twol of you should
go out and you just stay, let's be with the
person that can talk. You just stay and be praying
for that person. You understand, that's what you can do.
You just be praying for that person. Eh. There are
so many opportunities for us listen, if we don't do this.
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If you don't do this, we're only endangering our own lives.
You see, those people that don't know Jesus, they will
become a ton in the flo for you, and they
will bid you, want to destroy you. Why not show
them Christ? Let Christ reign in their hearts. When Christ
is raining in their hearts, you know what will happen.
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We are going to be on the same side. Is
that also all of us will be on the same side.
Nobody will come and attack us at night. The solution
to the problem of our community is in the hand
of each of us as we are here. In one
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of our discipleship programs, there's what we call five and
five plans, and follow the Master five and five plans.
The five and five plans are five people. You're going
to write the names of five people that you can
speak to. You write the names of five other people
that you can pray for. You cannot you cannot speak
with them. Maybe that's your guy in the office and
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you feel that you cannot approach the person with the
gospel message. What are you going to do? Deperson on
the list of prayer and continue to pray for that person.
Imagine each one of us That was the reason why
in our Sunday school, I said we should pray for
one Muslim. Imagine all of those souls that you have
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prayed for this morning tomorrow again you commit their lives
into the ends of God, and every day of this
week you keep praying for God. You are not You
won't going physically to go and talk to them. No,
but the only spirit is preparing because you are continually
seeking the face of God concerning then it may not
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even appone in the year twenty twenty five, but God
will continue to guide their lives because of your prayer,
so that one day this person will surrender to Jesus Christ.
We have responsibilities and there are so many ways that
we can do that. So let me briefly talk about
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this and then we wrap it up here using modern
tools social media and digital evangelism, radio and podcasts, acts
of kindness. Let me just talk about social media tools.
Then I will close many of us what we do
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with our WhatsApp. There's something I don't like. Don't bog
my life with a devotional every day. I don't like it.
I don't like it because I may not read it.
The only thing I like is send me short prayer
point and I'll say amen and then we go. That's
why I send prayer short prayer points sometimes. All right,
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but there is there is the status y H on
our worsapp. Just put on that status Jesus lost. You
can you share your testimony in four lines, your salvation
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testimony in four lines and put it on that your
status and leave it there. Thousands of people may see
that status on that day and you will know where
the only spirit is beginning to do something in the
life of that person. How about our Facebook? Yes, Facebook
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is a social media platform, but you said nobody is
going to what did you learn from Sunday's School? Can
you share the same thing that you have learned in
Sunday School on that platform and keep it there. Just
recent me, there were so many things that I used
to put on my Facebook wall back in the days,
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and recently I've not been doing it. And you know
what Facebook we do. Facebook is now reminding me that
you did this, and I said, ah, wow, this is powerful.
So I will share it again. And it seems as
if the thing is even ministering to me, so I
will share it again. Is anybody coming to attack me?
Am I going to see anybody face to face to
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say that that person. You may not be able to
see the person at all, but that means we go round.
Please church. There are so many. It is a lot
easier for us today. It is a lot easier for
us today. It is a lot easier for us today
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to do evangelism. The ones we can do. The church
is planning. There was one I wanted to do and
I'm still trusting God that will be able to do it.
Last year we planned it, but it didn't work. I
wanted to get a massive projector and put it here
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in front of the church and put and beam a
big film in the evening when people will be working.
You know they will stay abby, they wait and watch,
and at the end of it, while they are doing that,
the prayer team will be inside the church and the
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praying and be praying. Because there's something about evangelism. Prayer
is very important. The prayer team will be inside the
church and be praying. Why myself, the mm chairman, the
wm U president, the youth president, we are going to
be the face of the church. We are going to
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be there while others are watching. All the key officers,
they can be dead the rest, be praying inside the church.
People are watching, people are watching day. When they are done,
we will gain the power and bring out the message
of that movie they're watching. And we ask them the
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opportunity is there they can enjoy the peace the only
Jesus can chieve. And we give them a call. We
give them opportunity, and we have some of us that
are going to stand by as counselors. We are going
to hand them some materials. Can write down your name,
write down your phone number, and will continue to pray
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for them. We can give them calls about their decision.
And the Kingdom of God is enlarging. Twenty twenty five
is our year of enlargement. We must enlarge in our
area of evangelism. That God help us in the name
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of Jesus Christ. Can I give room for one or
two questions? Praise the Lord.
Speaker 2 (47:12):
So you start by telling us that there are some
places that if you go evangelizing, you might.
Speaker 1 (47:17):
Be sue to court for evangelizing. Is he here in
Nigeria or abroad?
Speaker 2 (47:24):
So much?
Speaker 1 (47:28):
Not so much of it in Nigeria, but in some
kind of way it does happen, But you're not sue too.
Curt In Nigeria. It may not be in the open
all right, but somehow something close to it is happening.
Even in Nigeria. There are some places in Nigeria that
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you cannot confidently approach. Even here in Abuja, there's some
places you cannot just enter with the ghospel message unless yeah,
you're probably saying, this world is not my own. I
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am just passing. And then you'll be passing by as
you're telling them about Jesus and you're just passing by,
and then they will send they will send the cops out.
I'll go and carry it and bury it.
Speaker 2 (48:28):
HM.
Speaker 1 (48:30):
But you're not key yourself because of this. There are
other ways you can do it. I know. I can
enter a place I was. I was going to pick
the children at Sabury when they way attending school day.
As I got inside the k somehow I just felt
the leading of the spirit that the woman sitting by
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my side that should pray for her. And she received
a call and from the conversation there's somebody that was
sick in the hospital and that was just the business
of my prayer point that God will open our eyes
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and touting the life of that person. Also healed the person.
Of course I didn't get any any feedback whether the
person was healed or anything happened to that person, But
that's not my own I just felt that leading and
I did, and I pray for the person, and when
I got to my place, I went my will. The
person went away. I'm sure that God will complete what
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he had started. That's just my own part. There are
so many things about this this kingdom. Eh, go and
make disciples. You you just go and make disciples. Finish.
Whether the disciples come or not, it is not your
problem because the work of conversion is not your own
to do. There are places that you cannot just confidently enter.
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But mister patrick in that's your business, even if they
will start. The biggest in man, we enter that your
car and you put on that Bible that's yours. Only
it doesn't have the right to stop you. Do you
know that it doesn't have the right. You will just listen.
You will be forced to listen. And that deputs it
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alone between where you have taken him and where you
have dropped him. Leave it in the hand of the
Holy Spirit. It will do the rest. And don't be
surprised that the person may just mark your face, and
one day it will see you again and ask you
that thing that you were playing inside your car? Can
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you tell me more about it? Church? This is another
easiest way that you can do it. Okay, So everybody
wake up now, wake up, wake up, wake up. Let
me tell you the simplest way that you can do it.
Are you ready for it? And I wake up? Now?
See it's the simplest way you can do it. If
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you cannot pray, it's for you to tell the person
go church together. Just invite the person to come to church. Eh.
Let the person just come to church. Finish you just
(51:30):
pray Holy Spirit lead the pastor to speak to this
my friend. That's all you need to do. The person
will sit by your side and God will meet that person.
Is it easy? Is it easy? Is it easy? Now? Eh?
Use your WhatsApp, use your Facebook, eh, pray for the person,
(51:56):
invite them to church. Which one of these folks is
not easy for you? Eh? Hello, mister bannerbers? Which one
of them is difficult? Okay? So let me see everybody now,
only a few of us. I don't have your number,
(52:18):
so I'm going to be waiting for I'm going to
look be checking my waterapp status this week. So I'm
going to be seeing what every member of Shilo Baptistia
should be doing. That's the easiest one. Missus came up.
Do I have your number? Okay? I think I have it?
Do you have water? You don't have water? You don't
go and get one? Because of gospel? Going start your
(52:39):
WATERP and load it with data. And so I'm going
to be watching uncle silay man. Are you on WATERP? Yeah?
Not the WSPP. I'm not sure I have it.
Speaker 2 (52:49):
Now.
Speaker 1 (52:49):
I want us to make commitment today, mommy, So you're
on waterppably a why ah? We're in twenty four centially
if you're not WhatsApp? Why eh? No, you have to
please get our water, sir, thank you very much. So
(53:10):
he said he's going to get your water. So let's
w I be rolling on your phone so I want
to be checking it. So this week I'm going to
be checking it. My Munaji, I don't have your phone number.
Are you on water? You're on water? Okay? So you
give me your phone number so that we know whether
you have you have sent message to somebody, so it's
(53:32):
on your status. I'm going to know my brother there.
I don't have your number, eh, my brother, Yes, I
know I don't have your numbers, so maybe you give
me your numbers so that this week tell somebody about Jesus.
Is it difficult on your water, bro? Is it difficult?
(53:54):
It's not difficult. Now just tell somebody about Jesus. Jesus
saves simple. I just put it like that. Even guys,
we'll we said before before they say waiting, they is
wrong with this, my brother, Now they'll go call you.
Just say when you put on top of this day
Jesus say you just tell them that thing. Just yan
(54:15):
smallna like that. Just give them and the thing. Don't
pass this thing where they want to ask you. This thing, boy,
if you come our church on Sunday, you don't, you
don't do and leave it. God will handle the rest. Amen. Amen, yes,
come this way.
Speaker 3 (54:40):
God have to knew everybody. I want to say, my
own friend understanding. It's not a question that I want
to ask because this thing goeschool. You have to move
anything that you want to do. Your movement, you're speaking
anything that you want to do. Jose react like Jesus
(55:04):
and everybody will see example in you. I can remember
when I travel to Ugu, I want to come back
to Abuja. I enter Peace Transport. So under the motto
is food, the motto want to move and one woman
come with nine one boy that is looking for somebody
(55:28):
to handover to Abuja. When the woman can he look
the face of everybody. He checked round around. You're not
seeing my first examble Jesus. Yes, in not hannother day
picking for me, he said, Bros, I beg take the child.
(55:49):
I will give you the phone number when you reach
Peace Transport. For Jabe called my sister. She's living in Marabah.
She will come up on let's a child. And that
is the way I did it.
Speaker 1 (56:05):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (56:06):
Another one is that from my area, thea in Gaga.
See let me tell you. If you want to do
gods pool anywhere in the world, you can enter and
not to happen. I say it, yes, don't fear. When
I see a house of people GUARDI wait, those bamba
(56:29):
they are smooky, smooky and I say Alama legu. They
say yes, Lama lecuo. I said, are you must I
say yes. The Quran say you to you to smooth.
Speaker 1 (56:40):
He said no.
Speaker 3 (56:41):
I said, okay, you are going to the most and
you are prayed to God for God to answer your prayer.
Can you see that you are against the Quran? You
couldn't say that. You should know smook and you are smook.
Your prayer in the most well receive bye by God.
We have only one God in the war. You say,
(57:04):
it's true, He put this cigar for in Marty's from today.
I will never smoke you today. That is the gospel
and the way you are see the way you are
approaching people.
Speaker 1 (57:17):
All right, thank you very much. I appreciate your sharing.
That's very good. But I will stand against those news.
It is not right the way you have done it.
All right, somebody handing over a child to you from
that place. You must be very sensitive. Please, it is wrong.
(57:42):
It is wrong. Let's not say because I want to
be like Jesus. Yes, be like Jesus. Eh, but don't
do something that we land you in prison for the
rest of your life, because that action. The Bible says
we should be as wise as serpent and as gentle
as you were gentle. But the other side, it is
(58:04):
not complete. The subject of the other example you gave.
Don't let me discuss city. But let me tell you
the simple thing is there is only one God, but
we don't save the same God. All right, Okay, So
if you're presenting the gospel, present the gospel. Gospel is
(58:29):
not what you are presented. Gospel is not in Quran.
Gospel is in the Bible. So present the gospel as
the Bible has said it. I know that the method
you use is for you to gain their attention. It's
for you to gain their favor. But when it comes
(58:49):
to the message of the Cross, is not for you
to gain anybody's favor. Go and speak the world of life.
If you know you can speak it. They are going
to be antagonistic. Withdraw, pray for them. If I ask you,
can I pray for you? Say don't pray for me.
Withdraw and say Father, please, and then you walk away.
(59:13):
Let us use this thing that God has put inside.
The Lord will help us in Jesus name. Chairman. Okay,
so Chairman, my wife, then the secretary, and then we.
Speaker 2 (59:30):
Amen something you just said, no, share the purpose of life.
So sometimes I do sit down and take about it.
The word purpose of life. I've had it before. This
purpose of life, what is remade? The purpose of life?
Is it about just eat food and be left food?
(59:55):
Then maybe well you after the left food, you went
to bed, or just after that you carry about and
come to church.
Speaker 1 (01:00:02):
Is that all about life? What is evil? What is
purpose of life? It's safe, That's what I want to know.
Thank you very much. In the simplest when we talk
about the purpose of life, is the reason why you
are in existence? And the reason why you are in
(01:00:27):
existence is so that your life may glorify God. That
is very simple? Is that?
Speaker 2 (01:00:41):
Not?
Speaker 1 (01:00:41):
That is very simple? But under that it's a world
loaded with understanding of what purpose. If there is no purpose,
you can't have a vision for your life. If there
is no vision, there is no direction. And that is
why some people, we decide, when they don't understand the
(01:01:02):
purpose of their lives, the get frustrated one day and
they pie themselves because they have no understanding of the
purpose of their lives. I think because of that, let's
reserve a teaching for that purpose. Okay, so that we
can do more about it. My wife, where are you? Okay? Secretary?
Speaker 3 (01:01:27):
Come praise the Lord.
Speaker 4 (01:01:33):
Thank you for the teachers are probably possibly maybe you
will still break it down for us in the sessions
so that we understand this.
Speaker 1 (01:01:39):
Of these sessions better. Amen.
Speaker 4 (01:01:42):
My question is concerning this social media evangelism. There are
sometimes that if you go on social media, you see
people use some phrase in the Bible just to capture
the pictures or just to make sure to describe the pictures.
Like you see a lady dressing somehow half naked and
(01:02:04):
snap that picture and post it and they say Jesus
is Lord, and how can we now can we say
those things looking at the image and they're looking at
the inscriptions, those those kinds of things portray a message
of salvation as that person is trying to complicate because
it's making a lot of people. All those words they
(01:02:25):
don't really have any meaning other than joge someone trying
to speak again, how can we be able to balance
that as Christians?
Speaker 1 (01:02:33):
Thank you very much. You see, the social media space
is a free world. Anybody can do whatever they feel
like doing. But the responsibility is on us as Christian
to do what is right. The fact that somebody has
done it wrongly. There are so many things that so
many people are doing wrongly. When I said, because some
(01:02:57):
people are doing certain things wrongly, and we don't do
the right thing anymore, No, you do the right thing,
You do the right thing, and it is not. You know,
one thing you do is ask God only spirits. There's
a message for the world today, and that's why I've
(01:03:18):
always been encouraged. You us, let us read the Bible,
let us have a devotion from that place. God is
going to speak to us. And whatever God has spoken
to you, that has touched you, throw it out there
and let it bless in life. You don't know where
it's going to get to. Forget about what other people
it is because you and I are not doing it.
(01:03:40):
If we start doing what is right, they will stop
doing what is wrong. You don't need to capture it
under anything. No, the message of Christ is the message
of Christ. If you put it under any kind of guys,
it is no longer the message of Christ. You can
tell me Jesus lost you and then you put a
new woman day. No. No, And that's exactly what the
(01:04:02):
devil wants to do. And that's why we must arise
and do what is better. May the Lord help us
in Jesus name. Where's my wife? Okay? All right, so
I think we will come to a close again. As
we close now, we are going to pray one prayer
(01:04:26):
point and the prayer point, I want you to pray
just in one minute. Okay, let's make it too. Prayer
points one prayer point. The first one is say Lord,
give me the college this week. Give me the college
this week. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. You can
(01:04:49):
pray for somebody. Say Lord, give me the courage to
take this step on gospel conversation this week. That is one.
The second prayer point is there is somebody in your
family lineage who is yet to connect with Jesus. Can
you remember that person. You're going to pray for that
(01:05:11):
person just one minute to them, praise the Lord.
Speaker 5 (01:05:17):
I'm sorry for I have to say to some of
our children outside when we we we are shout to
win them. They are out there and ready to win us.
One they were just coming from example, and a lady
(01:05:39):
stats beside me, so pretty, very very young, and you
will say that this is full of life. Although and
before she will open her back and she will take
a drink, and did the order from that drink shows
that it's not normal. Drink is like alcoholic. And at
(01:06:00):
a point the oldest way was telling me that she
preached to her. I'm like, oh God, give me grace
and before two or three lines, she looked at me said,
I don't know that's she are Christian and from Cooba
to Area one, almost approaching Area one, am a beggar.
She said, thank you, because I was almost winning you
(01:06:23):
to my side or knowing to me that she's a lesbian,
a woman, marrying woman, woman dating woman, woman loving woman,
which is totally wrong. But by the time she narrated
our story, you say that she's from a Christian whom
the mother and father and leaders in the church. So
(01:06:48):
when God is giving us the promptness to share our testimony,
to preach to death, please don't don't let us fold
our hands. Just ignore that we my not.
Speaker 6 (01:07:00):
They are not mindful, even to the point of meru
that save us.
Speaker 1 (01:07:05):
What are in our house?
Speaker 6 (01:07:07):
Even the bikeman that we are going to pay so
far we are going to give out our kindness. We
are going to stretch our hands to them. We should
do that given the driver. If you're going to pay
their salary or give them something out of your own
and reward or out of.
Speaker 5 (01:07:26):
Your own sweats, let us also preach the gospelt to them,
the Lord Us and Jesus name.
Speaker 1 (01:07:33):
Thank you can we just spray. Can you ask the
Lord to give you that grace this week? Lord, help
me to take this step this week, Holy Spirit, help me.
(01:07:56):
Who is that person that is in your family that
is yet to surrender to Christ. Can you just talk
to the Lord about that person and say, Lord, please
reach to this person. Let the power of the Holy
Spirit engage the heart of this person. In Jesus' mighty name,
(01:08:25):
we pray
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