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Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
Luke 5:3

In Luke 5, Jesus was preaching on the shore of Lake Gennesaraet. The crowd was listening intently to Him. But at the corner of His eye, Jesus saw a group of fishermen- Simon Peter and his unsaved friends. They had no interest in spiritual things. Jesus may have been conducting a huge beach rally, but as far as Simon Peter was concerned, he was simply uninterested with whatever the crowd was doing. Simon Peter and his friends were the typical unreached and unchurched sinners of the world. They were only interested in their own livelihood. They had families to feed and bills to pay. They were only concerned about their own survival.

How did Jesus reach out to an uninterested generation? He became a caring soul-winner. Jesus stepped into Simon Peter’s boat. By doing that, He immediately got into “Peter’s world.” The first step in making a difference in a person’s life is to get into his or her world. On the shore, Jesus was standing; but in the boat, He was sitting down. That means Jesus was not in a hurry. He was planning to fellowship for a while. At that point, Simon Peter was very discouraged. He and his team had “toiled all night and caught nothing” (Luke 5:5). Jesus immediately saw a need and started encouraging Simon Peter. He motivated Peter to try fishing again; this time, with the help of God.

I have found that no matter how hardened a person may be as an unchurched sinner, when he or she experiences your loving sincerity in (1) spending time to befriend them, (2) encouraging them by giving them a new vision and fresh hope, and (3) meeting their needs practically, then a fourth thing will naturally happen. (4) Peter gave His heart to Jesus and was wonderfully saved.

This is Jesus’ style of personal evangelism: First, you win them over as your friends. Then you win them over to the Lord. Try it for yourself this week.

Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest.”
Luke 10:2

The most important day for any farmer is the day of harvest. If you are a farmer, you would never lock yourself in your house when the field is already white for harvest. So in Luke 10, Jesus says, “GO, mix and mingle with the lost, the unchurched.” And He sent out His disciples to do four things:

First of all, we are to bless the Lost (Luke 10:5) - even when they look like “wolves”! Why must Jesus specifically instruct us to bless the lost? Because Christians have the tendency to “curse” our neighbours. “Huh, that fat lady, she is drunk again? It will only be a matter of time before her stomach explodes!” “Look at that neighbour of mine, having his wild parties again. What a pervert! He surely fry in hell!” Christians sometimes be so mean-spirited and condescending toward the unsaved that they end up judging and condemning them. To “bless” means to speak well of, to encourage and to praise. Learn to do all these things as you seek to befriend the unchurched.

The second thing that you should do is to fellowship with them (Luke 10:7). Do things together. Become friends. Relate to one another. You don’t have to squeeze in the Four Spiritual Laws each time you meet the lost. Win them over through your friendship. Some Christians get very nervous about mixing with non-Christians. Jesus did not ask you to condone the lifestyle of the sinners. All He wants is for you to accept people the way they are, without necessarily approving of their lifestyle.

The third thing that you should do is to meet their needs practically (Luke 10:9). Heal the sick, feed the hungry, clothe the naked and lift up the downtrodden. Boldly step into the dimension of the Holy Spirit and ask God to touch them - especially in the area of healing. Unbelievers have lesser problems with prayers than believers. Their minds are usually not contaminated by wrong, religious theology. They are not going to ask, “Is healing for today?”

When you have blessed the lost, spent time to fellowship with them and met their needs, the fourth thing would naturally happen: preach the gospel to them. Their hearts are now very ready to hear the preaching of the good news. As you first win the lost over with your friendship, you will find it easy to win them to the Lord. Try this four step method this week.

It is important we are to equip with Jesus’ style of soul-winning whereby we touch ppl’s lives so tt they can open themselves more to the Lord… Remember, Jesus nva want us to force ourselves on other but HE wants us to reach out to them with a peace loving hearts so tt they can feel n experience God’s presence… Remember tt Christianity is not a religious thing but a relationship with God, our Father of Almighty… How r u reaching out to the ppl, examine ur way, is it like Jesus or is it like the scribes and Pharisees. R we gg to say to this sinners tt if they dun believe in Christ, they will nva receive salvation, or r u gg to tell them no matter wat they do, God will forgive them if they put their trust in God n believe in Him… Which way is easier to reach out to the lost? I will say it is the latter as God wan us to tell the lost tt He is a merciful God and He is willing to even embrace the sinners if only they could come to Him… So r u leading the lost to Him or r u scaring the lost away from Him?

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