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Why Witness? ( by Fenny West)

Why Witness?

  1. We have been commanded to do so.

15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Mark 16:15:NIV

2. We have the Authority

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matt. 28:18-20

1              And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Matt.10:10

3. We were saved to save others.

21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s. Obad.1:21

4 We are called to be fishers of men.

19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matt.4:19

5Those who have found bread and like the 4 lepers, should not keep it to ourselves. It is selfish to keep the gospel to ourselves.

9 Then they said one to another, “We do not what is right. This day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace. If we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us. Now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.”

10 So they came and called unto the gatekeepers of the city; and they told them, saying, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied and asses tied and the tents as they were.”

11 And he called the gatekeepers, and they told it to the king’s house within.

 2Kings. 7:9-11

6 That is the primary purpose of God and we should all have that primary purpose as imitators of God. Eph5:1, 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

2 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and please God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be save and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom  for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. 1Tim1:15-16

5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. 1Tim.2:5-6

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free, Luke 4:18

7 We are God’s Epistles.

3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

2 Cor.3:3

8 We need to follow the Master’s footsteps.

1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children Eph.5:1,

9 We are co-workers with God.

9 For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1Cor.3:9

10. We are His hands and feet and voice.

30           For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. Eph.5:30

11. We all have a Ministry of Reconciliation

18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 2Cor.5:18

12. We are His Ambassadors.

20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2Cor. 5:20

13. We are able ministers. He qualified us. We are sufficient in Him.

5              Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,

6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 2Cor.3:5, 6

14. He who wins soul is wise.

3 Those who are wise[a] will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. Dan.12:3,

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the one who is wise saves lives. Prov.11:30

 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.

Prov.11:30

15. The more we witness, the stronger we will be.

14   But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words.

13           Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.  Acts2:14-41,

16. We have been empowered to do so. We have no excuse.

8              But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

17. We need not be ashamed of the Gospel.

The Just Live by Faith

16           For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Pray that you would be a willing vessel for the Holy Spirit to accomplish His work.

18. We have the Holy Spirit to help us.

1              And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. Matt.10:10

John 14:16­–17, 26: [Jesus said,] “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. . . . The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”

12           For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Luke12:12

19. Angels rejoice when a sinner repents and is added to God’s family.

7      I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

The Parable of the Lost Coin

8      “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

9      And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’

10   Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

 Luke 15:7-10

20. There is a great joy that wells up in you when you have led someone to salvation.

21. We need to redeem the time. The day is far spent..

4      I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

John 9:4 The day is far spent…

Walk in Wisdom

15   See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,

16   redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17           Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Eph.5:15-17, 

Make the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

22. You are the light of the world, salt of the earth and city on a hill.

Believers Are Salt and Light

13   “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

14   “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15   Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16   Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Matt.5:13-16

23 The fields are white and harvest plentiful but the labourers are few.

6      But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.

37   Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

38   Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Matt 9:35-38

24. We are King-priests called to represent God to the Nations. Ex 19:4-6,

9              But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;1Pet.2:9

25 We have a great responsibility to warn others of impending danger.

3      when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people,

4      then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head.

5      He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will save his life.

6      But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’

Ezek 33:3-6,3:17

“The Bible says “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord” (Romans 12:11). To be a burning and a shining light means you’re fervent, agile and enthusiastic about spiritual things. From sun up to sun down, the Gospel is paramount on your mind. It’s impossible for you to keep quiet; all you think and talk about is world evangelism. It brings to mind the words of the Prophet Jeremiah: “But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay” (Jeremiah 20:9).”

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We Must Preach the Gospel ( by Fenny West)

We Must Preach the Gospel


We Must Preach the Gospel; 
Go out and tell the untold,
Tell them about the Good News,
How Jesus took our place as Lamb,
How He took our sicknesses and sin,
How He Redeemed us, set us free,
How He paid in full the price, 
How He made the ultimate sacrifice. 

We must Preach the Gospel;
Go out to the highways and byways, 
Drawn, compelled by the love of Christ,
Letting our light shine in the darkness, 
Going out as His hands and feet,
Going out as His epistle and voice, 
Going out as His megaphones and trumpets. 

We must preach the Gospel. 
It is for this reason we were born.
Those who have found bread, 🍞 
Must share the bread with others.
Those who have been saved, 
Must, in turn, be saviours and co-labourers.
Those who have been healed,
Must go out and heal others.
Those who have received peace,
Must go and be instruments of peace.
Those who have been reconciled, 
Must go and be Ministers of reconciliation. 

We must preach the Gospel
Because it’s the power of God for salvation,
Deliverance, transformation, promotion, 
Elevation, progression, healing, health, 
Prosperity, increase, empowerment,

 establishment, great inheritance,

settlement, endowment and fulfilment.

We must preach the Gospel, 
To show we are selfless,
To show we love Christ,
To show we are obedient, 
To show we are His disciples, 
To show we are the light of the world;
A city on a hill that cannot be hidden;
The salt of the earth that gives flavour. 

We must preach the Gospel;
Great are they that publish the Good News.
“Open your mouth and I will fill it.”
Everyone has a testimony.
Just Go and share your testimony.
Tell them what God has done for you.
You are an ambassador. 
Be not intimidated.
Be not ashamed.
Be not restrained.
Be not constrained.
Be not afraid or dismayed.
If God be for you
Who can be against you? 
Plant the seed at every opportunity. 
Water the seed at every opportunity. 
And be assured that God will give the increase. 

 

We must preach the Gospel!

All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

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:

20   Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matt28:18-20

Philip Preached the Gospel

26   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.

27   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,

28   Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

29   Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

30   And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

31   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.

32   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:

33   In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

34   And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

35   Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

36   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?

37   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.

38   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.

Acts8:26-38

Paul and Silas Preached the Gospel

29   Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

30   And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

31   And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

32   And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

33   And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

34   And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

Acts16:29-34

Peter Preached the Gospel

19   While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

20   Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

34   Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

35   But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

36   The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

37   That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;

38   How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

38   How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

39   And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

40   Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

41   Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.

42   And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.

43   To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

44   While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.

45   And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts10:19-21,34-45

Arise, Mr. Minister ( by Fenny West)

Arise, Mr. Minister

Arise, Mr Minister
Arise, Mrs Minister 
Arise Ms Minister
Arise, Madam Minister
Arise, Sir Minister
Arise, Master Minister
Arise, Chief Minister 
Arise, Dr. MINISTER. 
You are an Able Minister.

For this purpose you were called. 

For this purpose you were born. 

For this reason God created you. 

For this purpose He ordained you. 

He did not call the qualified 

But He qualified the called. 

So what are you waiting for? 

Who are you waiting for? 

He uses foolish things 

To confound the wise. 

If He’s in you,and for you 

 you have what it takes. 

Start from your Jerusalem. 

Open your mouth and see

How I will fill it with light and life 

Open your eyes and see the lost. 

Open your heart let me pour My love-

Love that reaches out to the lost. 

Reach out as my hands and feet. 

Reach out as my mega phone

Reach out as my Voice on earth

Reach out as My ambassador 

Reach out as My minister-able

Reach out as my epistle, My message 

the good news, My letter of love. 

Go to the high ways and byways. 

Go to the nooks and crannies. 

Go and open the eyes of the blind. 

Go and heal those who are sick. 

Go and lift out those depressed, 

Diseased, disillusioned, down and out. 

Go and lift those in the ditch of life – 

Hopeless, hapless, clueless, purposeless. 

Speak the word of life. 

Speak the Word of Grace.

Speak the dynamic Word 

That is Spirit and life. 

Speak with Boldness. 

Speak with conviction. 

Tell your testimony. 

Tell of  My goodness. 

Tell of My faithfulness. 

Tell of My kindness. 

Tell of My gentleness 

Speak of My greatness. 

Speak of My love. 

Speak of My Grace. 

Speak of My peace. 

Speak of My joy. 

Speak of My plan for man. 

Speak of the sacrifice accomplished 

Speak of My invitation. 

Minister Grace, 

Minister healing 

Minister love 

Minister compassion 

Minister life more abundant

Minister peace profound 

Minister Godly wisdom. 

Minister Divine Direction. 

Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.Mark16:15-19

1John4:17

Acts1:82 Corinthians 3:6

“Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”

Acts 26:18

“To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”

Exodus 3:10

“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.”

1 Corinthians 3:9

“For we are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.”

2Cor.5:18-20

19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Acts 10:44

“While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.”

Ezekiel 33:7

“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.”

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”

2 Kings 7:9

“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.”

Undying Zeal for the Souls of Men ( C.H. Spurgeon)

Lord, grant us undying Zeal for the souls of men.

 

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1 Corinthians 9:22

I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

Paul’s great object was not merely to instruct and to improve, but to save. Anything short of this would have disappointed him; he would have men renewed in heart, forgiven, sanctified, in fact, saved. Have our Christian labours been aimed at anything below this great point? Then let us amend our ways, for of what avail will it be at the last great day to have taught and moralized men if they appear before God unsaved? Blood-red will our skirts be if through life we have sought inferior objects, and forgotten that men needed to be saved. Paul knew the ruin of man’s natural state, and did not try to educate him, but to save him; he saw men sinking to hell, and did not talk of refining them, but of saving from the wrath to come. To compass their salvation, he gave himself up with untiring zeal to telling abroad the gospel, to warning and beseeching men to be reconciled to God. His prayers were importunate and his labours incessant. To save souls was his consuming passion, his ambition, his calling. He became a servant to all men, toiling for his race, feeling a woe within him if he preached not the gospel. He laid aside his preferences to prevent prejudice; he submitted his will in things indifferent, and if men would but receive the gospel, he raised no questions about forms or ceremonies: the gospel was the one all-important business with him. If he might save some he would be content. This was the crown for which he strove, the sole and sufficient reward of all his labours and self-denials. Dear reader, have you and I lived to win souls at this noble rate? Are we possessed with the same all-absorbing desire? If not, why not? Jesus died for sinners, cannot we live for them? Where is our tenderness? Where our love to Christ, if we seek not His honour in the salvation of men? O that the Lord would saturate us through and through with an undying zeal for the souls of men.