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Reasons
for the Local Church Sponsored Public Seminar:
1.
It is still the most productive way of sharing our message
with
the public
2.
It plants seeds as effectively as it harvests them
3.
It brings to decision those who have been expressing a casual
interest for some time
4.
It involves many church members in soul winning who do not have
the gifts of preaching or teaching
5.
It strengthens the faith and Biblical maturity of the church
Reasons for Conducting a
Local Church Sponsored Public Seminar Annually:
1.
Every year there is a new field of receptive people in the
community and on the fringes of the church community
2.
Receptivity is not a permanent state and those who are not
harvested when they are ready may not be as easily reached at a later
date
3.
Church young people reach an ideal time for harvest, some each
year
4.
The annual campaign gives focus and purpose to the church
5.
The annual cycle is God’s own cycle of planting and harvesting
(in nature). It is probable that Jesus used the
agricultural model so frequently in his teaching about evangelism in
part to show us the ideal cycle of soul-winning
6.
The church needs a spiritual revival annually, and nothing
supports revival more than evangelism
A Philosophy of Soul
Winning:
1.
Only God through the Holy Spirit can win a soul
2.
Even the initial interest in Spiritual things is awakened by God
not man
3.
Only the Holy Spirit can persuade a person to accept and be
committed to any doctrine
4.
At any given time a certain number of people under the influence
of the church are rendered susceptible to the truth through the wooing
of the Holy Spirit
5.
The human part is five-fold:
a.
To befriend (prayerfully)
b.
To invite (prayerfully)
c.
To share the truth (prayerfully)
d.
To enquire about Spirit prompted decisions (prayerfully)
e.
To love through maturation (prayerfully)
6.
All the results must be entirely left to the Lord through earnest
prayer
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