WITHOUT A VISION
Introduction; People are dying and
going to hell in droves and a lot of churches do not have a soul winning
program. What’s wrong with that picture?
Let us look at what the scripture says. Proverbs
29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he
that keepeth the law, happy is he. 1 Samuel 3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto
the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there
was no open vision. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise,
as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that
any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. We are not to be ashamed of the Gospel. Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. As true soldiers of the cross we are to stand
as part of the Lord’s army and win souls for Jesus Christ our Lord.
I) GO and tell the Gospel;
*Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
* Mark 16:15 And he said
unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
*Luke 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the
highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
Why should we stand as soldiers of the cross and spread the gospel
always?
A) Because they are enemies of the cross;
*Philippians 3:18 (For many
walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they
are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
B) Because we should be cross bearers;
*Matthew 10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after
me, is not worthy of me.
*Matthew 16:24-28 Then said
Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall
lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what
is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or
what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come
in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man
according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here,
which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his
kingdom.
C) Because it is one way to let the world know where we stand;
*Galatians 2:20 I am crucified
with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the
life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who
loved me, and gave himself for me.
*Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto
the world.
D) We should be willing to be a living sacrifice for the Lord Jesus
Christ;
*Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect,
will of God.
II) Go and win people for Christ;
*Proverbs 11:30 The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
*Matthew 9:37-38 Then saith he
unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers
into his harvest.
III) Go and warn the lost;
*Ezekiel 3:18-21 When I say unto
the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor
speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same
wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine
hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor
from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy
soul. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit
iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou
hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness
which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at
thine hand. Nevertheless if thou warn
the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall
surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
*Ezekiel 33:8-9 When I say unto
the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn
the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his
blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his
way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his
iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
Conclusion; It is our
responsibility to have a soulwinning vision.
Remember you will reap what you sow.
Galatians 6:7 Be not
deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap. And Matthew 10:32 -33 Whosoever therefore shall
confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in
heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my
Father which is in heaven. Let us go
and spread the good news to everyone that we can.