Starting off with the latter, we should preach God's word, and win souls because God COMMANDS us to! God doesn't just want us to preach His word to our friends and relatives, He COMMANDS us to preach His word to everyone! Even Jesus went everywhere, preaching the gospel of the kingdom. PRAISE THE LORD!
"Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled." (Luke 14:23)
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine." (2nd Timothy 4:2)
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15)
"And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people." (Matthew 9:35)
God says that we will be downcast and in trouble if we do not obey Him, and preach His word.
"For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!" (1st Corinthians 9:16)
By hearing the word of God, people can get saved.
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? (Romans 10: 13-14)
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)
Now that we know that people can get saved by hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ, how can we save souls? Jesus makes it very clear in this next verse:
"And He saith unto them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." (Matthew 4:19)
By following Christ, and by living by His example, we can win souls! God tells us about the character of someone who wins souls in the following verse:
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is WISE." (Proverbs 11:30)
Do you want to be wise? I am sure you do because I want to be wise. Go out and preach the word, that souls will be saved. BEAR YOUR CROSS!
There are rewards for your hard work:
"And they that be WISE shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever." (Revelation 22:12)
So you could be one of the celebrities talked about in heaven, if you obey God and have that zeal.
Remember, your hard work in serving the Lord is NEVER in vain.
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (1st Corinthians 15:58)
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