Three weeks ago I wrote a post about My View of Evangelism and I followed it up two weeks ago with the first of three deliberate objectives we try to accomplish in every revival, Encouraging the Local Pastor. Last week I wrote a post about the second deliberate objective we try to accomplish, Encouraging the Local Church. Today I want to discuss the third thing we purpose to do in every revival, every camp meeting and every church where we are privileged to minister.
The first is
1. In every revival we purpose to encourage the local Pastor.
The second is
2. In every revival we purpose to encourage the local church.
The third is
3. In every revival we purpose to give the Gospel message to the lost.
As I mentioned in an earlier post these three things that we purpose to do in every revival do not always happen in a particular order but when we leave a revival we sincerely want to see them accomplished. I earnestly desire to be an encouragement to the local Pastor AND to the local church. I want to leave them blessed in their walk with the Lord and strengthened by the Word of God.
As much as those two objectives are set firmly in our goals, there is also an abiding thirst within us to see men and women hear the Gospel, come to the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, repent of their sins and be born again into the kingdom and family of God. We are passionate about winning people to Christ.
Millions are bound by sin and satan. The chains of sin have fastened them tight and they can not break free no matter how hard they try. The fun of sin is long gone and the pain of sin has taken its place. There is no earthly remedy for sin.
But I know the cure for sin. I know how the brokenhearted can be healed. I know how the captives can find deliverance. I know who can give sight to the spiritually blind and will set at liberty them that are bruised. I know the remedy for sin.
His name is Jesus! His name is Jesus! Jesus came to earth to seek and to save that which was lost!
I Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
Christ has the power to set men free. He offers deliverance, forgiveness and healing. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I have the wonderful privilege to proclaim that message from pulpits across America and other parts of the world hundreds of times each and every year. I am blessed to stand every night and proclaim with the authority of God's Word that God is longsuffering to us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
The Gospel, the good news, must be told far and wide as often as necessary until all have heard. I intend to deliberately tell that message in every revival, camp meeting, tent revival and every church where we are called upon to minister.
I have in over 30 years of preaching watched many hundreds of people walk the opposite direction when I have given the Gospel message. Some have outright rejected the message and others have chosen to wait for a convenient time. It is disappointing to see that happen but I will do my best to give the message and leave the results up to God.
I have seen many other folks turn and repent and watched God totally and radically change their lives in response to the Gospel message. Just this week I heard of a young lady that prayed for salvation in a revival last year. Her life was in quite a mess and some may have doubted if she was even serious. She is saved today. Her husband is saved today and many from their families are saved today! Praise God! I think I will preach on!
I desperately desire to preach the Gospel message to the lost. That is what I feel this evangelist is called to do!
Davy
