Each one Reach one!

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"Joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents" (Lk 15:7)

Though large crowds were flocking to hear Jesus and to be healed by Him, He never lost touch with individuals and their needs. He was never too busy for a Nicodemus or a Zacchaeus. He was more concerned about the one lost sheep than the ninetynine safe ones. Every Christian must be a "personal" soulwinner all his life. Anytime is soulwinning time and anyone is a soul to be won. That is what Jesus reiterated by winning the thief on the Cross!

We are wasting too much time, money and energy in mass crusades, not understanding the limitless possibilities of personal evangelism. D. L. Moody (1837-1899) was a great crusade Evangelist but he said, "There is nothing like hand-plucked fruit!" The laws of a Nation may ban mass crusades, but who can stop personal evangelism?

If only each one in the Church could reach one outside, the Church growth will defeat all imagination. Take for example a congregation of just 100 believers. Let us adopt the principle of each one reaching just one other person for Christ in a month's time and making him a soul- winner to follow the same procedure. By February it becomes 200, by March 400, April 800, May 1600, June 3200, July 6400, August 12800, September 25600, October 51200, November 102400 and December 204800. Even if you allow for 50% backsliding, we will still be left with a clear membership of 100000. How deplorable our condition is on the face of this arithmetic! According to European Christian Mission, Europe's Churches are losing 4242 members a day including 1727 Protestants! Enough to weep!

The rewards of soulwinning are glorious. "He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him" (Psa 126:6). See how Paul was excited about the rewards of soulwinning: "What is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you (the fruits of evangelism) in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?" (1 Thess 2:19) My mother was a passionate  soulwinner. She died on this day in 1981 at 56 years of age. We have epitaphed Daniel 12:3 for her: "Those who turn many to righteousness will shine like the stars for ever and ever!" I am rekindled everytime I visit her tomb and read this text.

The restoration of the art of personal soulwinning
is the rediscovery of the New Testament Christianity!
(Evangelist T.L. Osborn, 1923- )

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