Why Should I Be A Personal Worker?

TEXT:  James 5:19

INTRODUCTION:

A.      ONE WHO IS AT WORK AS AN INDIVIDUAL, TELLING OTHERS OF THE CHRIST

          AND INSTRUCTING THEM IN THE TERMS OF SALVATION.

B.      WHY SHOULD I BE ONE?

I.      TO FULFILL MY PART IN THE GREAT COMMISSION.

A.      Matt. 28:19-20;  Mark 16:15-16.

B.      PULPIT PREACHING ALONE WILL NOT GET THE JOB DONE( Acts 5:42 ).

C.      A CHAIN REACTION( 2 Tim. 2:2 ).

D.      CHRISTIANS, ALL OF US, ARE NEEDED( Phil. 2:15-16 ).

II.     TO BE LIKE JESUS( Matt. 10:25 ).

A.      TO JESUS EACH AND EVERY SOUL WAS IMPORTANT.  HE TOOK TIME TO

          APPROACH THE INDIVIDUAL( Luke 19:10 ).

B.      CALLED TO WALK IN HIS STEPS( 1 Pet. 2:21 ).

C.      TO SHOW FORTH HIS VIRTUES( 1 Pet. 2:9 ).

III.    TO EXPRESS THE MOST HOLY IMPULSE OF THE SOUL.

A.      INVARIABLY, THE TRULY CONVERTED IS ANXIOUS TO TELL OTHERS.

B.      John 1:41-45;  4:19-20.

IV.   TO BE ONE WITH THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH.

A.      WE CLAIM TO FOLLOW THE PATTERN.

B.      Acts 5:42;  8:1, 4-5;  11:19-20.

V.    FOR SELF-PRESERVATION.

A.      CAN WE CLAIM TO BE LIVING RIGHT AND NOT TRY TO SAVE SOULS?

B.      WE MUST BEAR FRUIT( John 15:2, 6, 8 ).

C.      THE ONE-TALENT MAN WAS NOT LOST BECAUSE OF SOMETHING HE DID

( James 4:17 ).

VI.   IT IS THE GREATEST WORK THERE IS.

A.      WE ARE TO LOVE OUR BROTHER( 1 John 3:16-18 ).

B.      WHAT SHOULD BE OUR GREATEST CONCERN?( Mark 8:36-37 ).

C.      SALVATION DEALS WITH ETERNITY( Matt. 25:46 ).

D.      James 5:19-20.

VII.  BECAUSE OF THE JOY OF BEING A SOUL-WINNER.

A.      PAUL'S EXAMPLE( Phil. 1:1 ).

B.      JOHN REJOICED IN THOSE HE TAUGHT( 3 John 2-4 ).

C.      IF THERE IS NO JOY....

VIII. GOD'S DESIRE TO HAVE ALL MEN SAVED( 1 Tim. 2:3-4 ).

A.      GOD DEPENDS ON US TO REACH THE LOST( Rom. 10:13-15 ).

B.      GOD ASKS NO MORE THAN WE CAN DO( 2 Cor. 8:12 ).

C.      BUT WE MUST REMEMBER OUR POWER SOURCE( Eph. 3:20; Phil. 4:13 ).

CONCLUSION:

A.ARE YOU A SOUL-WINNER FOR JESUS?

B.WHAT ABOUT YOUR SOUL?