OBSERVATIONS ON SOUL WINNING

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON HOW TO WIN LOST SOULS

FROM ACTS 8:26-40

LISTEN FOR THE LORD'S LEADING:  "And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.'"

OBEY THE LORD'S LEADING:  "And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace Queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, was returning, and sitting in his chariot (he read from the Book of Isaiah) the Prophet."

LISTEN FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:  "Then the Spirit said unto Philip, 'Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.'"

BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION:  "And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the Prophet (Isaiah), and said, 'Understandest thou what thou readest?'  And he said, 'How can I, except some man should guide me?'  And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.  The place of the Scripture which he read was this, 'He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened He not His mouth:  in His humiliation His (justice) was taken away:  and who shall declare His generation?  For His life is taken from the earth.'  And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, 'I pray thee, of Whom speaketh the Prophet this?  Of himself, or of some other man?'"

LOOK FOR AN OPENING TO SHARE THE GOSPEL:  "Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.  And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, 'See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'"

MAKE SURE HE OR SHE UNDERSTANDS:  "And Philip said, 'If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.' And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'"

BAPTIZE THOSE WHO BELIEVE:  "And he commanded the chariot to stand still:  and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him."

TRUST THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GUIDE THE NEW BELIEVER:  "And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing."

REPEAT:  "But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea."

CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR THE LORD'S LEADING!

REMEMBER, GOD DOES NOT WANT ANY TO PERISH!