BE  A

SOULWINNER  FOR

CHRIST

Sheryl T. Williams

COPYRIGHT   2012.  All rights reserved.

Sheryl T. Williams

P. O. Box 212776

Columbia, S. C.  29221

ALL SCRIPTURES ARE QUOTED FROM THE KING JAMES VERSION BIBLE

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Hello Dear Reader

I am Pastor Aaron B. Williams and I wanted to take this moment to share with you some

things about my wife, Evangelist Sheryl T. Williams.  If you read this book without knowing

about her there is no way you would understand what she is writing.  What you don’t know

and can never get from the book is the kind of person she is.  My wife is a small town southern

girl who is extremely honest, sincere and believes in Jesus with all her heart.  She is a person

who, once she starts a project or task, does not quit until completion.  I’ve seen her, several

times, stay up almost all night typing papers until they are done.  She is the same way when

evangelizing.  When she goes out, she does not stop until one-on-one she gets 30 or 40

people saved.   She had a real bad day one day and only got nine saved!  We went to

a relative’s house one year for thanksgiving.  After eating I was “knocked” out in the

lazy boy lounge chair from eating more than my share of turkey.  Sheryl picked up her

Bible and got everyone in the house in a back room to have church.  Sheryl ministered

to the hearts of the people and got everyone in the house saved!  A few hours later when

I woke up she was sitting next to me and informed me that there was no one else left

to get saved.  I told her, there is the dog over there, go witness to him, get him saved…

doesn’t the Bible say let everything that has breath, praise ye the Lord?

I find there are two kinds of people.  Those that talk and those that do.  I have run

across MANY intelligent, brilliant, talented, extremely knowledgeable Christian’s but

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they don’t or won’t go out.  My wife, on the other hand will never “WOW” you with her

intellectual prowess.  She is a straight shooter with no big words to impress you with

but if you ever see her at work, it won’t be her intellectual capacity that captures

your heart.  What will capture and amaze you will be her great sincerity and

fearlessness to approach ANYONE regardless of title, color, or station in life and

ask them about “her Jesus!”

When Sheryl is out to witness, if you bump into her, she’ll be sure to ask you,

“Hey, excuse me, excuse me…I see you trying to get away from me, wait, “Are you

born-again, do you know Jesus?”

I just want to say to my sweet wife, “Go get’em Sheryl, Go get’em!!!”

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Table of Contents

Pages

1. Hello Dear Reader.______________________________________       3

1. Table of Contents._______________________________________      5

1. Dedication.______________________________________________       8

1. Introduction.________________________________       9

1. The Great Commission.________________________      14

1. The Godhead._______________________________       18

1. The Holy Spirit.______________________________       20

1. God’s Glory.________________________________        22

1. God’s Favor & Grace._________________________       24

1. Jesus Sent His Disciples by Two and Two._________       25

1. Techniques About Soul-winning.

1. Your Partner.____________________________        27

1. Biblical Literature.________________________        33

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Pages

1. Contact Materials._______________________     35

1. Before Going Out to Evangelize.____________      37

1. Witnessing Tools.

1. The Holy Bible.__________________________        40

1. Salvation Scriptures.______________________       41

1. Your Personal Testimony.__________________       43

1. The Roman Road. ________________________       44

1. Another Way of Leading Someone to Christ.____________________________________       51

1. Examples of What To Do To Win A    Soul.___________________________________       52

1. Witnessing to Teenagers.__________________       58

1. Witnessing to Small Children._______________      60

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XIV.   The New Convert.______________________________   62

15. Warning To Women Going Out to Witness._________    66

15. Warn People About Hell.________________________   70

15. Contact Information.___________________________   75

XVIII. About the Author._____________________________   76

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This book is dedicated to:

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

“And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Matt. 4:19

All reference texts are from the Authorized King James Version

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Father God has been so good to me and by the power of the Holy Spirit, He has

made me a powerful soul-winner.  As I go out, one on one, as many as 40-80

people are saved.  Seeing my abundant success, my husband asked me to write a

book on how God uses me to lead so many people to Christ.  This is what this

book is all about, how he uses me to usher so many souls into the kingdom of

God.  First of all, I give all the credit to the Holy Spirit who dwells within me.

I could not do what I do without the help of the Holy Spirit.  In John 15:5,

Jesus says in the last part of the scripture “….for without me ye can do

nothing.”

Soul-winner, when you go fishing, be prepared for all kinds of people and

personalities you are going to meet.  Everybody, is not going to want to hear the

gospel message, and they will let you know.  Some of the things they will say to

you, “I don’t want to hear it,” move on,” I’m busy,” I got somewhere to go,” or I

got something to do, ”I’m a Messianic Jew, and I don’t believe in women

preachers,” or they will be rude, by walking away from you while you are talking.

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Whatever the case may be, you have to be strong and take it.  You cannot

force people to listen to what you have to say.  Remember, there are

some souls you will win into the kingdom, and there are souls you won’t

win.  Thank God, for the souls you do win for Christ.  When you run across

people who act like this, tell the person to “Have a nice day,” and proceed

on to the next person who wants to hear God’s message.  The Bible

instructs you what to do:  Jesus said, in Matthew 10:14,

“And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye

depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.”

Before 2003, my husband was winning souls for Christ.  At that time, I

had no experience in this area.  I would go out with him and watch how

he would preach and witness to people’s hearts about the gospel news

of Jesus Christ, and lead people in the “Sinner’s Prayer” so they can

get converted.  As time went on, the Lord gave me a love in my

heart for people’s souls, a thirst and a hunger to go out and win souls,

and He put holy boldness in me to tell people the truth concerning

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His holy Word.  The summer of 2003, I started my journey alone

in Crandall, Texas  doing the work for the kingdom of God.  From

that time, until now, the Holy Spirit has won many souls for Christ.

I am a willing vessel that the Holy Spirit works through so the

work of Christ can be accomplished.  The Lord instructed my

husband in prayer, December 2009 to ordain me as an evangelist.

In obedience to the Lord, my pastor ordained me in the office of

Evangelist, January 9, 2010.

Before moving to South Carolina in 2006, the Lord told me that He

would send me places where no other person would want to go.

In a dream, He showed me being in a place called a “wolves den,”

where you find drug addicts, prostitutes, and drug dealers

which He wanted me to minister to them the Word of God.  He

assured me that He would send an angel with a sword, which I

saw, to protect me and that no hurt, harm, or danger would come to

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me.  The Lord showed me in a vision an angel standing with it’s

hands on the front of the sword.  The angel and the sword was

an effulgence of light.  The Lord did not permit me to see the angel’s

face.  I saw the angel from the torso down.  After having that vision,

I’m confident about going out to tell people about Jesus Christ.

The Bible says, to go out and evangelize and witness by two’s.

My husband’s work load does not permit him to be the pastor

and evangelize with me.  The Lord knows my need for a partner

to evangelize with because my husband and “I” have lifted it

up to Him in prayer.  Now I’m standing in faith believing God

that in His perfect timing, a good partner will come into

manifestation.  He knows exactly who He wants to put me with.

Everything that you want and receive from God is by faith.

Faith in knowing that He will do it for you.  Your faith is the only

thing that moves God.  In Mark 11:22, Jesus said, “Have faith in

God.”

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To become a superior soul-winner for Christ you must have the

following:

1. Be born-again.  Filled with the Holy Ghost.

1. A love and compassion in your heart for people.

1. A thirst and hunger to go out and win souls.

1. Trust and depend totally on the Holy Spirit to help

you.

1. Be rooted and grounded in the Word of God.

1. Be anointed by God.

1. A prayer warrior or intercessor.

1. A good listener.

1. A humble servant.

10.Be spiritually sensitive to the Holy Spirit.

11.Have holy boldness.

12.Show no fear.

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The Great Commission

Jesus instructed His disciples:

“And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the

gospel to every creature.”                                   (Mark 16:15)

Jesus is not only saying this to the evangelists, but He is also speaking

to the Body of Christ.    Body of Christ, for the ones who are sleeping,

it’s time for you to wake up now.  For we are living the last book of the

Holy Bible – the Book of Revelation, the 66th book. It is important for

us to usher in as many souls for the kingdom of God before the door

of the Gentiles is completely shut.  Afterwards, no more Gentiles

will be able to enter in because it will be opened for the Jewish

nation to enter in.  When Jesus was on the earth as God

manifested in the flesh, as a child, He once stated to His mother

and earthly father (Joseph):

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“How is it that ye sought me?  Wist ye not that I must be about

my Father’s business?”                                       (Luke 2:49)

If you are a disciple for Jesus Christ, the same thing should also apply

to you, you must be about your Father’s business.  It is important that

many souls be ushered into the kingdom of God before it is too late.

Whether you know it or not, there are some foreign countries right

now where proselytizing (converting people) has been done

away with (no one is allowed to do it.)  The penalty for

preaching the gospel in some of these countries is:  being

arrested, jailed, sent to a prison camp to do time, tortured,

beaten, or even death for taking a stand for the Lord Jesus Christ.

One day, in the United States, we will face the same hardships.

If you are a soul-winner for Christ, one day you too will not be

able to convert people to Jesus Christ anymore.  You too

may be arrested, put in jail, or sent to a prison camp for your

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love, witness, and loyalty to Christ.

Before that day comes to pass, you ought to say to yourself, I’m

going out and win as many souls for Christ as I can, so when that day

comes, you would have already accomplished the work that God

called you to do.  The Bible says in John 9:4:  (Jesus said,)

“I must work the works of Him that sent me, while it is day:  the night cometh,

when no man can work.”

In Matthew 24:14, Jesus says,

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness

unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”

Jesus also says in Mark 13:10:

“And the gospel must first be published among all nations.”

The tactic of the enemy (Satan) is that the gospel news of Jesus Christ

does not reach all nations because he doesn’t want souls to be won for

the kingdom of God or the sinner’s eyes to be open to the truth.

But he does want to take as many souls with him to the Lake of Fire

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to burn for eternity because he already know his destiny.  He

and his imps are working overtime to cause people to reject

Jesus Christ and the gospel message.

Soul-winner, all the souls you win by the power of the Holy Spirit, your

reward will be great in heaven.  Jesus Christ, will reward you at the

Judgement Seat of Christ with crowns for your soul-winning on the

earth.

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The Godhead

In the Godhead, there is:

God the Father or God Almighty  =  1st person

God the Son (Jesus), the Word     =  2nd person

God the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost = 3rd person

One True God, with three distinct identities.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the

word was God.”   John 1:1

Jesus says in John 10:30, “I and my Father are one.”

God says in Acts 2:17, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith

God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:…”

On the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:4 it says, “And they were all filled with

the Holy Ghost…”

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The Holy Ghost is God’s Spirit (see “my Spirit” Acts 2:17; and 2:4 filled

with the Holy Ghost).  When the Holy Ghost (anointing) comes down

from heaven upon the believer in the Body of Christ, He gives the

believer power to do God’s service on the earth.

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The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is a person of the Godhead, and He’s not to be referred

to as an “it.”  The Holy Spirit’s function is: He works mightily through

the believer.  Some of the things that the Holy Spirit does for the

believer:  He keeps you, protects you, discipline, corrects, and

chastises you, comforts you, helps you, brings all things back to your

remembrance, and teaches you all things concerning the Lord

Jesus Christ.  The Holy Spirit is a gentleman.

In 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, you will find listed all nine gifts of

the Holy Spirit.  In verses 4-7, it says, every gift is by the same

Spirit.

4 “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”

5 “And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.”

6 “And there are diversities of operation, but it is the same God which

worketh all in all.”

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7  “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit

withal.”

He owns and operates every gift.  He disperses His gifts to whom He

wants to have them.  He will give you a hunger and thirst in your heart

to go out and win souls.

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God’s Glory

Soul-winner, when you go out to witness or preach the gospel of Jesus

Christ, make sure you give all the glory and credit to the Lord.   This is

an area where some people mess up.  You want the Lord and the

Holy Spirit to continue to be with you when you go out soul-winning,

and give you favor with Him and the people you are ministering

to.  He pours out His measure of grace upon you - giving you the

ability to do what you cannot do in yourself, winning souls for the

kingdom of God. Always give God the glory.  Remember, you are

just a willing vessel or instrument that He chooses to work through.

In my experience, when I’m out witnessing I notice sometimes after I

lead people in the “Sinner’s Prayer” the need to pray with them about

their circumstances, situation, or for healing to be manifested in their

body.  Afterwards they thank me, and want to give me the credit.

I usually correct the person in a nice way by saying to them, don’t

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thank me, but thank Jesus for what He’s doing in your life, or I say

to them that “Jesus loves you.”  I do not want God’s glory because

I know without a doubt in my heart, that it is by His Spirit I do

these things. I always want God’s anointing, favor, and grace

to be in my life.  You will go a long way, when you give God

all the glory.   The Bible says in Isaiah 42:8,

“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to

another, neither my praise to graven images.”

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God’s Favor & Grace

When you go out to evangelize or witness to the hearts of the

people about the good news of Jesus Christ, always ask Father

God, in Jesus name, to give you favor with Him, the people

you come in contact with each day, or people He leads you

too, to minister.   Also, in prayer, ask Him to pour out more

grace upon your life.  Ask Him to equip you with what you

need to win souls for His kingdom.

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Jesus Sent His Disciples by Two and Two

In the Bible, Mark 6:7, Jesus told his disciples to go forth by two

and two.

7 “And He called unto Him the twelve, and began to send

them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean

spirits.”

This is wisdom.  When you go out to evangelize, it’s best to be

coupled by two’s especially in the times we are living in today.  You

need to have a partner with you so you can have another set of

eyes with you in case they see something you don’t see because

you can’t see everything that’s going on around you especially

when you are preaching the gospel.  You need a partner with

you to handle distractions and interruptions. Pray to the Father

while you are ministering, bind up the enemy.  Pray to keep

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the enemy from doing what he wants to do, i.e., prevent the

person you are witnessing too from saying “yes” to Jesus, and

receiving Jesus in their heart as Lord & Savior.

Another good reason for having a partner with you is just in case

something happens such as danger or if your vehicle breaks down on

the road or highway.  If it concerns danger, your partner can call 911,

or if the vehicle breaks down, your partner can call for help, road

assistance, or a wrecker truck.  Either way, you won’t be all alone.

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TECHNIQUES ABOUT SOUL-WINNING

Your Partner

Pray and ask Father God in Jesus name to give you a partner that you

can get along with, one who you are compatible with, one who is not

fearful, one who knows something about the Word of God, and one

who is a prayer warrior or intercessor.   Ask God to let His perfect

will be done in your life.  In Jesus name.  Amen.

Make sure you have a partner who is not lazy.  You don’t want

someone who is just going to stand around while you are doing all the

work.  If your partner is not preaching or witnessing, they need to be

watching out for interruptions or distractions from others, or people

who are standing around that the enemy sends to distract.   When

something like this occurs, your partner should be praying under their

breath, binding up the enemy, and asking Father God to send angels

from the kingdom of God to stop the devils in their track from

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operating or coming against the work of the kingdom.  You as

a partner, can also pray in the Spirit (speaking in an unknown

tongue) under your breath while the other person is witnessing to

the soul about Jesus.  When you pray in the Spirit, you are speaking

mysteries unto God.  It is a communication that no one

understands but God, unless He reveals the interpretation

to you, or makes it known through someone else to reveal

what He said to you.  The devil don’t know what is being

said in the spirit realm.  Praying in the Spirit is one of the

gifts of the Holy Spirit which the Holy Spirit owns and operates

(1 Cor. 12:10.)   It is truly a wonderful gift to have.  If you don’t

have the gift of speaking in tongues, and you desire it, all you

have to do is ask Father God for it and He will bless you with

it.  Some people receive the gift immediately, while others

receive it later, but be assured, you will receive the gift if you

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ask Him.  In my experience, I did not receive the gift of

speaking in tongues immediately upon conversion, but

asked and received it a few years later.

Concerning which partner God wants to use to minister about

Jesus, you have to have your spiritual antenna up, be spiritually

sensitive, and be able to discern who God wants to use.

God uses the one with the mantle or anointing on their life,

or the one who is flowing in the Holy Ghost.  If you notice your

partner is being used by God, don’t try to interrupt or take over

the conversation.  Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. Step aside, and

let your partner be led by the Spirit.   If you are not ministering the

Word of God, then your job would be to pray the person(s)

being ministered too will be attentive, their ears and eyes be opened

to receive the truth, the Holy Spirit will woo that person to God.

Also, pray the Holy Spirit convicts that person’s heart of their evil

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and wicked ways, the person will surrender (say yes) to

God, and give their heart and life to Him.  Also, the person

will get born-again of the Spirit of God.  Ask Father God to send

angels and give His angels charge to stop Satan and his imps

from causing any interruptions, distractions, or hindrances.

Always remember to plead the “Blood of Jesus.”

Partner, another thing you can do while the other partner is

preaching, witnessing, or giving a personal testimony about how

good God is, or what He has done for them in their life.  You

can have a supply of tracts on hand to pass out to people. If you

are a person who is shy, you don’t feel comfortable preaching,

or witnessing the gospel because you feel you don’t know

enough of the Bible, or have the holy boldness to witness the

gospel, hand out tracts to the people.  This is another way to

get the gospel message out to people.  When the person read

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them, the tract can minister to the person’s heart and get them

converted (saved).  Tracts are booklets with the gospel message

written in it.  Tracts can be anything from a single sheet of paper

to a booklet.  You will always find the “Sinner’s Prayer”

at the back of the booklet for the person to say, if they

want to give their life to Christ.  If they repeat the prayer,

it’s a done deal.  They are now a child of the living God.

Congratulations are in order, and the heavenly host is rejoicing

in heaven over that soul.

When passing out Bible tracts, always greet the person with

a smile, extending your hand out to them with the tract.  Let the

person you are handing the tract to, know you want them to

have it.  They are very popular, and people really like to read them.

My husband and I, when we go out to preach or witness, we always

take some with us to pass out, or leave them at different places for

people to take with them.  Another thing I want to say is make sure

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when you and your partner are out witnessing the gospel, that you

keep all your opinions to yourself, and give the person you are

preaching or witnessing to the Word of God.  Always, have the

Holy Bible with you (the Sword of the Spirit) as your back-up in case

you have to prove what you say.  Show the person, that is being

ministered too , the holy scriptures.  In that way, the person can

see it in the Word of God for themselves which settles it.  The

person has to make up in their mind whether they believe the

Word or not.  When you show the person the Word, it hinders

the devil (Satan) from whispering or talking to the person’s

thought life, telling them you are lying or saying, “that’s just

your opinion.”

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Biblical Literature

Think about investing or buying biblical materials to give out to new

converts.  You can save some money, put it aside, and use the money

only for this purpose.  Some of the materials are inexpensive.  My

husband orders a lot of materials sometimes in bulk, from “Chick”

Publications, where you can get a discount usually if you buy them

in bulk.  We like for the new converts to have these materials so they

will be better informed about their conversion to Christ. The Chick tracts

that he gets, we give out to anyone.  As far as Bibles, he usually

purchase them from stores on sale.   We mostly give out Bibles

to new converts or people who don’t have a Bible.

When I go out to evangelize or witness, I make sure to take a gift

bag of “goodies” (items) with me.  The bag consists of Chick tracts,

salvation booklets, or books, and most important of all, my

Holy Bible.   One (Bible) is always kept in the dashboard of my

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vehicle, and a small one is kept in my purse.  You never

know when you might have to pull it out and use it.   The

book(s) and booklet(s) you give out to the new convert on

“salvation,” can explain in greater detail, or give revelation to

them about what happened when they got saved.   Reading

those books can open up their understanding, and be another

tool for tapping into the Word of God.  The Bible in Hosea 3:6

says,

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:…”

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Contact Materials

Give out contact information especially for new converts if they need

to get in touch with you to ask you any questions. Maybe they may

want you to pray for them, about a situation they may be going

through.  They may need for you to explain to them something

they did not understand out of the book or booklet you gave

them on “salvation.”  Remember, they just got born-again.

They are little lambs, who can only take the milk of the

Word.  Don’t try to give them “meat” in the beginning

because it will only choke them.  They have to grow up

to maturity, before receiving the “meat” of the Word.

Invest into buying business cards from a print shop with

either your church information (name of church, address, phone #,

pastor’s name, service times,) your own personal business cards

with your information on them (name, address, phone #, title of

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office you hold), or exchange your information on paper (name,

phone #) and give it to the new convert and vice versa.  Let them

know how they can get in touch with you or you can get in touch

with them.

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Before Going Out to Evangelize

What to Pray About

Always pray first before going out to preach or witness.  You want

God’s blessings upon what you are doing.  Some things you can ask

God for in prayer in Jesus name:

1. To be with you, to lead, guide and direct you where He

wants you to go.

1. To anoint the words that come forth out of your

mouth. To protect you from all hurt, harm, and danger.

To send an angel and give that angel charge over your life.

1. To cover you in the “Blood” of Jesus.  To give you traveling mercies

to your destination, and back from your destination, and to protect

your vehicle.

1. To prepare the hearts of the people you preach or witness

too, and for them to receive the gospel message.

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1. To give you favor with people.  That the Holy Spirit will “woo”

or draw the person closer to Him, and cause that person to get

born-again of His Spirit.

Only the Holy Spirit can draw a person to God.  Ask the Holy

Spirit to help you.  Let Him know, you can’t do it without Him,

that you need Him, and for Him to bring the holy scriptures

back to your remembrance.  In Jesus name, Amen.

You might say, do I have to say all of that before going out.

The things that were said, are only suggestions of what

you can use in praying to the Father before going out.

In these dangerous times we are now living in, you want to

make sure you are covered in prayer whether you are

evangelizing or not.

Another thing I do before leaving out of the house to do the work

of the Lord, is get my husband, to anoint me with oil (holy, blessed,

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oil), and ask him to also pray over me.  Sometimes, the Holy Spirit will

remind him to pray over me or remind me to get prayer before

walking out the door.  You need a covering of protection over your

life before walking out the door, wherever you go.  Jesus said:

in Matthew 10:16,

“ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves:  be ye

therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”

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Witnessing Tools

The Holy Bible

Some people feel uncomfortable going out to witness because

they feel they don’t know enough about the Bible.  They feel

that a person should know the entire Holy Bible from

Genesis to the Revelation, which is not true.  It’s not necessary

to know the entire Bible when witnessing to people.  The

most important thing is to give what you do know and

get people born-again of God’s Spirit.  You can only give

a person what you know from the Bible.  You can also

depend upon the Holy Spirit, if you are a believer, and

the Spirit of God dwells in you.  That is His job to give

you what to say to the person at that time because He

knows exactly what He wants to say to that particular

individual about “salvation.”

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Salvation Scriptures

Memorize some salvation scriptures, and know where to locate

them in the Bible, in case you have to turn to them and show them

to the person you are ministering too.  At the front few pages of my

Bible, is a page where I have a list of salvation scriptures. You can also

use a concordance to locate scriptures, but you may have to use it the

night before you go out to witness.  You can also use the computer

and go on the internet in Google to look up your scriptures.  If

you are using the concordance, you have to know some words

in the scripture you are looking up, look it up by that particular

word(s), scan the list of scriptures until you come across the one

you want, and it will give you the name of the book in the

Bible to turn to along with the chapter number for that book

and the number where the scripture is.  If you use the computer,

do a Google search by typing some of the words of the scripture

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text in the Google box, click the search button, and it will

automatically bring up a list of all the scripture text, that fit what

you are looking up, and pick the one you are looking for.  Some

examples of  “salvation” scriptures are:  Acts 16:31; Rom. 10: 9,10;

John 3: 3, 5, 7; Luke 11:13, etc.

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Your Personal Testimony

Give your personal testimony for the glory of God.  There may be

something in your life that God has done for you which stands out and

you want to tell the person you are witnessing too about it.  You know

God did it for you.  It may be He gave you victory over something in

your life, He brought you out of a struggle, He may have blessed you

with something, He may have delivered you from a devastating

situation, or He may have healed your body.  Your powerful testimony

about God can encourage the person’s heart because they may be

going through something pretty rough at that time, and they may not

know what to do about it, or who to call on.  The testimony you give,

can lift that person back up on their feet.  Whatever the situation may

be, God can deliver them from it and you want to give a “praise report”

about it.  When you tell of the goodness of God, it can touch the

person’s heart you are witnessing too, and that person after hearing

your report can say to themselves, “if God did it for them, surely, He

can do something for me.”  The Bible says, in Romans 2:11, “For

there is no respect of persons with God.”

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The Roman Road

If you are a person who is not certain where all the salvation scriptures

are in all several books of the Bible, there is another path you can take.

You can use ONE book, the Book of Romans, to lead people to Christ.  The

scriptures used in Romans, are called “the Roman Road” because all the

scriptures you will need to witness are found in Romans, which eliminates

the need to flip back and forth between several books thereby, eliminating

complexity and confusion.  The “Roman Road” scriptures are as follows:

you start with Romans 3:10; 3:23; 5:12; 5:8; 6:23; 10:13; 10:9,10 to be

used in that order when witnessing.  Reading out loud and explaining

to the potential convert the meaning of each scripture, after reading

and explaining Romans 10: 9,10 you would lead them in the “sinner’s

prayer.”  I want to say a few words about what has come to be known

as, “the sinner’s prayer.”  Some Christians feel that just having a

“sinner” say a quick prayer is most inadequate.  They “feel” a “deep,”

“spiritual experience” with tears and deep sorrow on the converts

part is most necessary.  They think a potential convert must show

some kind of deep remorse and sorrow for all their sins, and

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experience a great repentance experience and acknowledge Jesus as not

only their Savior but also as their Lord, Redeemer, Healer, and everything

else “deep” they can think of!  Never-mind they didn’t get saved that

way, after studying the Bible for two or three years, they now “see” and

“understand” that just saying a simple prayer is inadequate!!!  LOOK,

God is at work in a sinner’s life.  It is the Holy Spirit who is at work wooing

and leading the sinner to Jesus Christ.  Understand that the sinner’s

prayer is just the FIRST step in a sinner’s long journey towards God the

Father.  After a person gets saved, now having the Holy Spirit on the

inside, the Holy Ghost can do a greater work in the person’s life!

You just forget what others think, and you continue to lead new

converts in prayer asking Jesus Christ to save them!

Another thing…(forgive me but this is a “hot button issue with me!”)

The people criticizing that the sinner’s prayer is inadequate are not

out there.  All they’re doing is criticizing.  They’re not out in the

Father’s vineyard doing the work…you are!  When my husband and

I were in Dallas, Texas witnessing on the streets, the people would

ask us “where are the Christians?  The Jehovah Witnesses come, the

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Mormons come, but where are the Christians.  Of course, we knew

others were out witnessing also but people we encountered would

ask us, “where are the Christians…we don’t see them NO-MORE!!!

Well, we know you are out there but as regards, the Christians

who criticize you, let them criticize your use of the sinner’s

prayer all they want but that’s ALL they can do.  I’ve found,

as a general rule, that the Christians who criticize also don’t

come out to 5:30 a. m. prayer or all night prayer.  They don’t

hit the streets at no time to witness or go into the jails.  They

are not actually out there!  All they do is explain, to whoever

will listen to them, how they would do it!...So you let them

TALK.  You go right on and use the sinner’s prayer as a first

step and don’t be moved by “the TALKERS!”  You witness the

best way you can after asking Jesus to help you.  If it helps, use

the “Roman Road” scriptures to help you lead people to Christ.

REMEMBER to use the Scriptures IN THIS ORDER,

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Romans 3:10; 3:23; 5:12; 5:8; 6:23; 10:13; 10:9, 10; and then the

sinners prayer!

Here is an example of what you might say using some of these

scriptures.  Example:  (Again, this is only a suggestion to give you the

idea of what you might say.)

You would walk right up to a person and say, HELLO, my name is

(or “I’m”) (YOUR NAME,) I’ve got my Bible right here and I was

wondering if I could pray for you…do you or anyone in your

family need prayer?  (They might say “I do,” or “not me but my

husband sure needs prayer.”)  If they don’t seem to want to

respond say…”you mean everything in your family, is perfect,

you have no needs?  That will usually get a response because

everybody needs something!

Pray for them in Jesus name.  Prayer helps to “break the ice,”

and “warm” them up to you a bit and if it is a prayer that

“touches” their heart, they will “perceive” that you seem to be

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a “real Christian.”  Believe me, they are checking you out.  Quickly and

immediately ask them, “may I show you this scripture…”  Turn, in your

Bible to Romans 3:10 and read Romans 3:10-12.  Ask them something

like this, “in general, would you say that you are a good person?”  Most

people will say “yes” because I’ve never robbed a bank, or stolen from

anybody, or killed anybody…I know I’m not perfect but basically yeah,

I’d say I’m a good person!  (They’re starting to warm up to you because

they haven’t shut you out…they’re talking!)  You read Romans 3:10 again

and say something like “yeah, most people do see themselves as “good,”

but the Bible points out how God sees us.  God’s word says that in

themselves, there is none righteous, no not one.  That all men are not

good but sinners in need of salvation.  The real point I want you to see

is, men see themselves one way, but God see them quite differently.

You would say “look at this” (you turn to the next Roman Road

scripture, and read Romans 3:23.)  God says, “for all have sinned,

and come short…!  We all sin and come short of what God expects!”

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Look at this next scripture, (you would turn to Romans 5:12 and read it out

loud.)  “Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world…for

that all have sinned.” Explain, the Bible says when Adam sinned, death

and sin came upon all men and as a result all men sinned.  ALL OF US…”

But look at what the next verse says!

You turn to Romans 5:8.  You read it out loud,

“But God! yes we were all made sinners when Adam sinned, “but God

commendeth his love toward us, that while we were yet sinners,

Jesus died for us!”  Then say, “look, look, look.” (Read Romans 6:23.)

Say, “the wages of sin is death but God gives us a free gift – we don’t

have to die for our sins, because we can be saved from death and

experience eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord!”

Keep going through all the other Roman Road scriptures ending

with Romans 10:9, 10 asking the person if they would like to avoid

hell and receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.  If they say

yes, (get down to business quickly.  The Holy Ghost is working.)

Say, please repeat this simple prayer after me.  We’re going to

ask Jesus to come into your life and save you.

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Say,

Father God, I have sinned against you.  I ask you to

forgive me of all my sins.  Thank you Father.

Dear Lord Jesus.  I ask you to come into my heart and

life and save me Lord Jesus.  I ask you to save me

and I receive you right now as my personal Savior

and Lord.  Thank you Jesus.  Amen.

I’M SAVED!!!

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Another way of Leading Someone To Christ

Listed are some examples you can use:

1. Smile, and introduce yourself to the person(s) you are getting

ready to minister too.

1. Ask the person “is there anything in your life you need prayer

about; I’d like to pray for you or your family.”  The Holy Spirit

in Dallas, Texas led my husband to do this to “break the ice,”

and get the conversation started on a positive note.

1. Then, strike up a general conversation with the person.  Usually,

when you talk with a person, the negative tends to come out first,

they will usually flood you with their problems usually focusing

on themselves.  But, be a good listener, because that person

may need to vent out their problems to you.  The best

solution to their problem is for you to give them spiritual

advice from the Word of God, or ask the person can you

pray for them about their situation.  Afterwards, leave it

alone, and go back ministering to that person about

Jesus Christ.

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Examples Of What To Do To Win A Soul

Introduce yourself to the person(s), and ask them some questions.

1. “Can I talk with you about Jesus Christ?”  If the person says yes,

continue on.  If the person says no, let them know, it was

nice talking with them, and leave them with a Bible tract,

move on to the next person that the Lord leads you to talk

with.

1. “Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord & Savior?”

1. “Have you opened your mouth according to what the Bible says, in

Romans 10: 9, 10 and have you asked Jesus to save you?”

1. “Have you asked God the Father for the Holy Spirit according to what

Jesus says, in John 3: 3, 5, 7.”  You must be born-again.

1. Quote the holy scriptures to them or show it to them from the

Bible.

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1. Tell people about Jesus, who He is, what He did for them on

Calvary, that He rose again on the third day, and let people know

He is alive today.

1. You can tell people about the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost, and what

part they play in the believer’s life.

1. Tell people your personal testimony, how God delivered you

out of a particular situation or circumstance in your life, what He

has done for you, and how He has blessed you.

1. Soul-winner, tell and warn people about “Hell,” especially people

who reject Christ, or backsliders.  This is very important.  You have

to let people know where they will spend eternity for rejecting

Jesus Christ.  For example:  if the Lord gave you a dream or vision

about hell, then tell it.  Most important of all, show them what

Jesus says, in the Bible about hell.

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1. After witnessing to the person(s) heart about Jesus:

1. Ask the person(s) would they like for you to lead them

in prayer to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord & Savior?

1. Lead the person(s) in the “Sinner’s Prayer.”  Let the

person(s) repeat the prayer after you.  Make sure when

you are leading them in prayer they REPENT of all their

sins.

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One Example of “The

Sinner’s Prayer

“Father God, in Jesus name, I confess that I’m a sinner.  I repent of my

sins. I ask you to forgive me.  Lord Jesus, save me.  I believe you died

for me, rose again on the third day, and you are alive today.  Father

God, I want to be born-again of the Holy Spirit.  Thank you Jesus

for saving me.  Amen.”

11. Let the new convert know they need to be water baptized.

Among other things, baptism symbolizes the death, burial, and

resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Also, let the new convert

know to pray to Father God, and ask Him to lead them to a

Bible-believing church.  Instruct them, to let the pastor know,

they want to be water baptized!

Make sure you leave the new convert with a church card,

your business card, or exchange papers with your name and

phone number information, just in case they need to get in

touch with you or you want to call and check on them from

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time to time.  Tell them to start reading the Bible, the Gospel of John

in the New Testament, and for them to ask the Father to teach them

how to pray.  After leaving the person (s), remember soul-winner,

in your prayer time to continue to lift that person up in prayer,

because they, the new convert (s) are babes in Christ, and they

need your continued prayers.

12. You may have to lead a backslider back to Christ.  They are people

who in their life, turned their back on Him, may be running from Him,

or at one time belong to Him but changed their mind and now don’t

want anything to do with Him.  Once you find out whether the person

is in back-slidden condition, let them know, God loves them, and wants

them to come back to Him.  If they decide, after your witness to come

back to the Lord, let the person know to repeat after you the prayer of

re-dedication.

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Example of A Prayer

of Rededication

Father God, in Jesus name, I confess, I’m a backslider.  Sincerely, I

repent of all my sins knowingly and unknowingly.  I ask you to

forgive me for backsliding.  I’m sorry for turning my back on you

but I want to change that right now!  I want to rededicate my life

back to you.  Please take me back!  Thank you for your

amazing grace and everlasting mercy.  Thank you God…

Thank you, in Jesus name.  Amen.

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Witnessing to Teenagers

First, ask the parent or guardian of the teenager, for their permission to

minister to their child, if present.  It’s the respect you give towards a parent

because they are responsible for the teenager’s well-being.  Try not to

witness or minister to the children, or teenager’s for long periods of

time, or minister to them the way you would minister to an adult.

Ask the teenager, have they ever heard of the man called Jesus?

Tell the teenager something about Jesus – who He is, what He’s

done for them, how He rose again, and that He is alive today.

The Bible says, He sits on the right side of God the Father on

the heavenly throne.  After witnessing to their hearts about

Jesus, ask them can you lead them in prayer to receive Jesus

as Lord & Savior.   Ask the teenager to repeat the “Sinner’s

Prayer” after you, by saying, for example:

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Example of the

Sinner’s Prayer

“Father God, in the name of Jesus, I now turn away from, and ask

you to forgive me of all my sins.  I also ask you for your precious

gift of the Holy Spirit.  Lord Jesus, I ask you to save me and fill me

with the Holy Ghost!  Thank you Jesus.  Thank you Lord.   Amen.”

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Witnessing to Small Children

Ages 3-8 Years

If present, ask permission from the parent or guardian, if you can minister

to their child.  If they give you the OK, start ministering to the little one letting

them know: “Right now, you may not understand all I’m going to say to you

about Jesus, but in time He will give you understanding concerning Him.”

Ask the child have they ever heard the name of Jesus.  Most of the time

they will either reply by saying, “yeah” or “no,” or nod their head to the

question.  Ask the child, to repeat what you say, and lead them in prayer.

Say to the child,

“JESUS, SAVE ME.”  Amen.

The ones that can say JESUS and nothing else, ask the parent or

guardian’s permission again,  if you can pray over the child.  If they

okay your request, pray over the little one by saying something like this:

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“Father God, in Jesus name, remember this child.  When they reach

an age of accountability where they can understand the gospel,

send laborers in the harvest to witness to their heart about

Jesus. Please prepare their heart for the gospel message, and

cause them to get born-again of your Spirit, in Jesus name.

Amen.”

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The New Convert

Tell the new convert: “There are a lot of things you are not going to

know and understand in the beginning, but as time goes on or you start

to grow spiritually  in the Word of God, the Holy Spirit will open up

things in your heart about Him (He will teach you about Jesus.)”  Don’t

get discourage or be in despair because you are not catching on to

things quickly.  Take it, one day at a time.  The Lord knows about you

and the exact timing when He wants to grow you up in Him.  As far as

your behavior habits, whether it may be for example (smoking, alcohol,

drugs, prostitution, drug dealer, pornography) or any other things you

need to be delivered from, that is the Lord Jesus department.  Only He

can deliver you, and make you more Christ-like.  You cannot change

yourself because you don’t have the power in yourself to do it, but

He can.  He is a professional in this area and He specializes in it.

Be patient, and wait on the Lord, asking Him to change you.

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If it happens, that you do something wrong, or you just happen to do

something before the Lord that you know He’s not pleased with, or you

said something or did something you had no business doing, the Bible

tells us to REPENT about it.  That means to turn away from and forsake

that sin.   1 John 1:9, says,

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and

to cleanse us of all unrighteousness.”

You have to believe God and His holy Word, so the devil can’t come

along and whisper in your thought life or deceive you by bringing

condemnation upon you about everything wrong you are doing.  The

devil loves to play a record constantly in your mind.  Some things he will

say in your thought life is:  “you are not worthy, you can’t make it,

you can’t do it,  that’s too complicated, you are stupid, you are old,

you don’t have enough education, you are never going to be anybody,

you’re never going to get out of your situation, no one loves you, you

don’t have enough money, why don’t you give up, you really messed

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up this time, and one of his favorites is:  “why don’t you end it all.”

He will constantly bombard the mind with the negative.  The

remedy to this situation is to get rooted and grounded in the

Word of God, and to guard your mind and heart by renewing

your mind with the Word of God (Romans 12:2.)

Tell the new convert, “you must separate yourself from the

world, and the things of the world that would influence you and

your thinking.  Also, separate yourself from people who are not in

your best interest, or people who don’t love God or serve Him.  When

you got saved, Father God translated you from the kingdom of darkness

into the kingdom of His dear Son.”  The Bible says in Hebrews 10:25:

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of

some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see

the day approaching.”  In other words, go to church and don’t stop

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going to church!  Find some friends in the Lord, who can help you,

pray for you, care for you, and be concerned about you and

your well-being.

“May God bless you and keep you, is my prayer.”

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Warning To Women, Going Out to Witness

Please be careful of your surroundings, when going out to witness.

Women, I suggest you do it the way the Bible tells you, go out two by

two.  If you feel better grouped off, then wherever your destination is, I

still suggest you break off in two’s.  My reason for this is, you don’t

need a group of soul-winners talking to one person about Jesus.  It

might make the person you are witnessing to feel uncomfortable,

seeing so many people around them.  It can also make the person

feel afraid, and cause them not to want to hear what you have to say.

Women, when you are witnessing, please do not go into houses

especially where men are gathered.  Witness to men only outside of the

house, on the front porch or in the yard.  You will be putting yourself at

risk or in danger going into a house full of men to witness.  This warning

is for your safety and protection (you want to always be where people

are, and where ongoing traffic can see you.)  With the technology being

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so advanced today, if something happens, out in the light, someone

will call and report it to emergency 911.  Women, you have to use

wisdom.  An example of a true story my husband told me:

A young Christian woman who wanted to win souls for Christ went

to a house to witness alone.  She was a babe in Christ.  When she

entered the house, there was a woman she started to witness too.

Somewhere, in the conversation, the woman she was witnessing

too, let her know that she didn’t have any food in the house, and she

was hungry.  The Christian lady, out of compassion, let the woman

know that she would be back and that she was going to get her

some food.  When the Christian lady arrived back at the house

and knocked on the door, there was a house full of men.  The

young Christian woman, not using wisdom, went in to deliver

the food.  The men grabbed her.

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If anyone asks you to come into their house, I would suggest you tell

them in a nice way “no thank you, my church or my church leader

told me “I’m not allowed to go into anyone’s house.”  They will

understand that much better, as opposed to just saying, “No.”  If you

just say “no” to the person, it might offend them.  You will be surprised.

If you are going house to house witnessing, before you and your

partner get out of the car, make sure you write the address down on

paper, where you are, in case of emergency.  Anything could happen, or

come up such as:  one of your family members, or partner’s family

members, might be trying to get in touch with you by cell phone

because they need to ask you something, or want to know where

you are, or need to tell you to come home because of an emergency.  It

is very important, to always know where you are.  Also, pick out

familiar landmarks near the address where you are, especially if it is

your first time ever going there, just in case a family member might

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want to know your location, you will know what to tell them.

Last thing, remember, to carry your cell phone with you at all times

because you need it for communication.  If you don’t own a cell phone,

I would advise you to invest in one.  Ask your partner, if they have one.

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Warn People About Hell

People need to know where they will spend eternity, if they reject

the Lord Jesus Christ.  Today, somehow, some of our churches, have

gotten off this subject of Satan, devils, and hell.  I thank God for the

pastors, ministers, and other leadership that preach or teach about it.

Leadership, we cannot just pick certain parts of the Bible to talk about,

or just hear what we want to hear, but the Bible says, to preach the

whole counsel of God.  The devils, Satan, and hell are a part of the

“whole counsel of God.”  The devils, Satan, and hell are in the Bible,

and they are important to understand in the Holy Bible.  If Jesus

warned people in His day about hell, and He is our example,

guess what, the disciples of Jesus Christ, should follow Him

and do the same.  Jesus wants people to know that hell is real,

that it exists, and devils are real, and they will torment you for

eternity day and night if you choose to go there.  Jesus gives

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everyone a “freewill” to choose where they want to spend eternity,

with Him, or in the “Lake of Fire.”  Jesus does not want to see

anyone go to hell, but if they choose to go there, He will give them

what they want.  In the Bible, Jesus talks about hell:  He says,

1. Hell is a place of torment (Luke 16:23-25, 28).

1. where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched (Mark 9:43-48).

1. there is fire and brimstone in hell (Rev. 21:8).

1. there shall be weeping or wailing and gnashing of teeth (Matt.

8:12; 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Luke 13:28).

1. to be cast into everlasting fire or hell fire (Matt. 18:8-9).

If you are witnessing to a person and they do not want to accept

Jesus Christ through your witness, ask the person can you show them

something in the Bible Jesus said.  Take them to one or two of the above

scriptures you remember.  Also, take them to the story about the rich

man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31).  The person will need to see what

Jesus said in the Word for themselves so they won’t think it is your

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opinion, or something you made up.  I have found in my witnessing too

some people who rejected Jesus, that after I tell them of the

vision(s) the Holy Spirit gave me about Hell or show them what the

Bible says about Hell, the person usually change their mind, and

receive Jesus.  Some people will think you are putting fear in the

person’s heart, but it’s not about what people think, it is important

that you give the person the truth, and do it God’s way.

Prior to them accepting Jesus, the Holy Spirit is working on that

individuals heart.  You will have those who reject Jesus, but the ones

who do, let them know, that you will include them in your prayers.

Even though, they didn’t come in, remember, the gospel seed was

planted.  Afterwards, if the person continuously keeps rejecting

Jesus, they will have to stand before God at the “Great White Throne”

judgment and account for their sin.  The most important thing for you to

know is, you tried, and you did your part.  In my years of witnessing, I have

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had people reject Jesus.  I have also run across three people who

told me to my face, they wanted to go to hell and meant it.  My

response to them, was, God will give you exactly what you want

if you don’t change your mind about Him.

Again, I want to reemphasize, if the person you are witnessing too,

rejects Jesus Christ, bid that person farewell, and move on to the next

person.  You will find, when you witness that everyone is not going to

accept Christ on the first try.  You would like for them too, but some

will not come to Him.  When that happens, soul-winner, don’t get

upset and bent all out of shape.  Don’t let it upset you because you

didn’t win that particular soul to Christ.  Move on, and find someone

else to witness too, who wants to hear your witness, testimony, or

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what you have to say about Jesus Christ.  Plant the seed, and watch the

Holy Spirit water it, and God will give the increase.  Remember, the soul

you did not win, the Holy Spirit will send another witness to that

person.  Before I got saved in 1982, the Lord sent a woman that I knew

to witness to my heart about Him, and I rejected Him because I was not

ready. It was the second time,  that I said “yes” to Him after my mother

died.

Soul-winner, all you can do is obey God, do what He has called you

to do which is:  spread the gospel message, tell the truth about the

Word, point the person to Jesus, and let them know that Jesus is the

way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6), and that He is the only way to

heaven!  Amen.

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Contact Information:

Sheryl T. Williams

P. O. Box 212776

Columbia, S. C.  29221

(469) 474-1323 cell

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About the Author

Sheryl T. Williams, was born in Durham, North Carolina.  She received

Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior at the age of 24 and comes from a “holiness”

background.  Prior to 1995, the Holy Spirit began to permit Sheryl to

“See” into the spiritual realms.  In addition, God communicates with

her in visions and dreams.  Sheryl, is a graduate of RHEMA Correspondence

Bible School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Class of 2003.  She is a licensed,

ordained Evangelist assisting her husband in the ministry.  She is an

extraordinary, fruitful, “soul-winner” leading many to Christ.  She

resides with her husband in Columbia, South Carolina.

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