I really thinking I realize those that know, me know, me
this way. I think it's kind of my makeup
in my nature but really I would be considered in today's
vernacular as someone who is one of those glass is half-full
people. So way I look at things, I'm I'm
a fairly optimistic person. In fact, usually, I have to be
proven wrong about somebody because usually I feel about
them and give them the benefit of the doubt and see the
positive first, and then over Our time.
It may not be that way. But saying that, let me just say
this. I really believe that with those
that are the of the body of Christ.
And when I say this, I don't mean this from a standpoint of
100% of the people. I'm saying by and large, for the
most part, members of the body of Christ that are coming
together and attempting on a regular basis to worship.
God, I believe that those people for the most part, truly have a
sincere desire. To serve God they truly want to
live the Christian life. Now they don't always do that
and sometimes they fail and sometimes they stumble because
right alongside their desire to do, what's right?
Is also the desire and all the elements in the world, similar
things that Daryl pointed out in our sermon this morning.
The point being is this. I do believe though that for the
most part instead of looking at the body of Christ in all the
members that Are part of it on oblique side or from the
standpoint of a negative side. I really believe that the
majority of members of the body of Christ, who are attempting to
serve, God, and worship Him. Truly have a desire to be a
Christian. That being said, also I think
that there are the majority of people that are Christians
living like that and having the desire to live as a Christian.
I think that the majority of those people also are excited
about the Lord and deep down. They have a tremendous desire to
share the gospel of Christ with those that they come in contact
with. But the problem is number one,
sometimes in doing so they simply feel awkward.
In their attempts to talk to others.
Maybe that is you maybe you had a sincere desire to talk to a
family member or a friend of yours about the Bible and about
the Lord and so on and about the Lord's church.
But you felt awkward and bringing up the conversation,
maybe perhaps you tried to bring things up from time to time and
it just didn't go very well or secondly, sometimes people
simply don't know how to establish a contact with someone
for a Bible study. And because of that many are
caused to have frustrations and experience frustrations that
discourage them from ever trying.
Again my point this evening is this, perhaps you.
And I can learn a little something from Jesus, the master
teacher, the greatest one that ever lived and the greatest
teacher as well. Who often engaged not only in
public preaching, But in personal evangelism as well like
for example in our text this evening in the fourth chapter of
The Gospel according to John and as we observe Jesus in action,
it is possible to glean seven different principles of personal
evangelism that we would do very well to remember in our efforts
to teach others. Number one, we find that one of
the things that Jesus does is he first of all establishes, A
social contact. It is important.
Before we go any further with anyone, you cannot take the
gospel to those that are lost. Before you have a contact with
the people and notice we need to do as Jesus did and number one
established a social contact. Now then in the first six verses
of John chapter 4 beginning there in verse 1, notice these
words, notice what Jesus did on purpose.
When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that
Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, although
Jesus himself. Baptized not but his disciples
were. He left Judea and departed again
into Galilee and he must needs go through Samaria.
Then cometh, he to the city of Samaria, which is called sychar
near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son.
Joseph. Now Jacob's, Well, was there and
Jesus. Therefore being wearied with his
journey sat thus on the will and it was about the sixth hour.
Very interesting, can you imagine a Jew by Blood purposely
going to Samaria and having any kind of social contact?
At all with a Samaritan, you know, a Samaritan was considered
a mongrel race, among the Jews. It was a combination of a Jew
and a gentile and that was simply something that you didn't
do. And that was something that a
Jew by Blood would have absolutely nothing to do with
the Samaritan. You know, in the life of Jesus.
And in the ministry of Jesus, there were many times when there
were those, that would try to discredit him.
There were those that would throw accusations at him.
There were those that, when they heard and they witnessed the
things that he preached, the things that he did, the
following that he had that there were many, that would try to
throw a wrench in the plan as it were and try to discredit.
Jesus, somehow, someway. And many times, they said
hurtful and hateful. And awful things to and about
the Lord. But do you remember on one
occasion? There was a time when those that
were before him, we're trying to discredit him and they had
exhausted everything possible. They can think about that was an
awful name to cast before him or they couldn't think of anything
worse than they've already said and when they exhausted every
single one of them. They finally said, thou art a
Samaritan and half a devil. Although it was an awful thing
for a Jew to have anything to do with a Samaritan.
And yet, Jesus purposely goes through Samaria and he has a
contact socially with this woman.
Jesus and his disciples chose to pass through Samaria.
Assuring contact with them. There was another time you
remember in the Book of Luke, the fifth chapter where Jesus is
going to establish a social contact beginning there in, Luke
Chapter 5, and verse 29, and Levi, made him a great feast in
his own house and there was a great company of publicans and
of others that sat down with them.
Now, notice Jesus Christ is the king of kings.
He's the Lord of lords. He's the master teacher, he's
the son of God and notice, he's going to use an occasion like
this, where there were people, that would be Shattered, the
lowest of the low there would be people there, like publicans Tax
Collectors, who were extortioners and were the kind
of people that no one had anything to do with that was any
good though, their friends and their companions were the lowest
of the low and even the Sinners as well, but notice what happens
on this occasion but their scribes and Pharisees murmured
against the disciples saying, why do you eat and drink with?
Publicans and Sinners. And Jesus answering said unto
them, they that are whole need, not a physician, but they that
are sick. I came not to call the righteous
but Sinners to repentance again. That was another occasion when
Jesus chose a social contact on this regard.
Now, what we're going to find out though and this is very,
very important. There's a difference between
having a social contact with Someone that is in the world,
that is considered a sinner. And by the way, there is no
degree of Sinner. A sinner is a sinner, and one
that is living what they believed to be a moral life.
But is not a member of the body of Christ because they've never
contacted the blood of Jesus. They are still in their sins, so
let's look at it from that standpoint, for just a moment,
the world classifies. Here's a moral person, someone
that doesn't use foul language. Image someone that is Darrell
pointed out, loves his wife, and his family, he's active with his
children, he's leading his family to the best that he knows
how, but he is not a member of the body of Christ.
He is in his sin, and there's no difference in the eyes of God.
Between that gentleman right there, that's considered in
society to be a moral, man, and one that is the vilest of all
vial in the world. They're both Sinners, they're
both in need of Salvation. Now, let me point this out.
When Jesus ate with the publicans and the Sinners, he
didn't do so to partake in their sinful practice.
He didn't do it. He didn't do so to support their
sinful ways. He did.
So, so that he might have an opportunity to save them and you
and I must have social contact with people that are The world
that are considered morally good but still a sinner and those
that are considered morally bad and still a sinner because we
ought to go into all the world. The Bible says and preach the
gospel to every creature. There's a difference though
between partaking in their sin and we can never do that.
We need to go where the people go.
Let me read to you. What a man said?
One time, I thought it was rather interesting and his
assessment of evangelism and so on.
He said, when we look out into society and we see that people
aren't coming to Christ on a regular basis, maybe it's
because we're not coming to the people.
After all were to be Fishers of Men.
And if we are to be a fisher of men, we cannot fish in a barrel,
we have to go where the fish are and then he said, the problem
was sowing the seed is not that there's not good ground to be
found, but quite perhaps one of the greatest reasons.
Why the furtherance of the Gospel does not show or bear
more fruit is just maybe were leaving the seed in the barn.
Interesting. You know, when we talk about
going overseas and we go to poverty-stricken areas about
their reception to the gospel. It's all true.
It is true. They're receptive to the gospel.
We preach the same message and so on and so forth.
All I'm saying is this, let us never because I've heard members
of the body of Christ say this, it's no use here.
The only way we're going to grow as the church is to do so
overseas to go into Foreign Fields and so on and so forth.
When we do that, what we're doing is we are making a line
here and say Saying we can't save Souls here anymore.
We have to go there and maybe we're leaving the seed in the
barn and let me just say this what if we only converted one
person in an entire year? Now let me just say a few things
about a little bit of History here over the last few years.
There was a period of time in a short period of time that we as
the members of plans Road working together by your
influence and your contacts and And all of our sharing in the
load and sharing in the labor, we either baptized or restored
some 20, some over a two year period.
But you know, all that is if you look at the law of averages over
a string of time, it all pans out, it's not that all of a
sudden the gospel seed was of no effect anymore.
But let's just remember this. Let's remember when we don't see
visible results that are before us, that encourage us and
Inspire us. And incidentally, when we see
results, it doesn't matter how tired you are.
It doesn't matter what you must do.
It gives you the charge and the energy to keep on going.
What I'm saying, is this, let's take the seed of the Gospel to
those that are lost and have the same enthusiasm behind it
because it is the seed, it does have the power to To save and do
our part and never say it can't be done anymore.
People just aren't interested you know Wednesday evenings were
studying about the long-suffering of God amazing
principle. Amazing principle but think
about it this way we know that this world is still standing
because of the long-suffering of God.
That's the only reason because God is being patient and I don't
know. He'll call an end to that but he
will like he did with Noah while the ark was a preparing.
But then he called it down and he called a halt to it.
But you think about it this way in this year.
If someone obeys the gospel in this community and becomes a
member of this congregation, look at it like that God's
long-suffering was for them. The next year God's
long-suffering was for them when they are members of the body of
Christ that have turned their back and gone into the ways of
the World. When they come back, just
remember the long-suffering of God was for them to and even
those that are still lost and not coming back, the patient
long-suffering of God is waiting for them.
And let's take the seed of the gospel and bring it out of the
barn. I think it's important though
that don't confuse separation with isolation.
It is true that the Apostle Paul in 2nd Corinthians chapter 6,
beginning there. In verse 14, it is true that he
said this, he said be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers for what Fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness and what communion hath light with
darkness and what Concord hath Christ with Belial or what part
hath. He that believeth With an
Infidel and what agreement hath the temple of God with Idols for
you are the Temple of the Living.
God as God had said, I will dwell in them and walk in them
and I will be their God and they shall be my people.
It is true that we are not to be unequally yoked together with
unbelievers for sake of a better term.
We walk to the beat of A Different Drummer.
We have a different standard and therefore we need not have those
kind of relationships. Whether it's in business or any
other kind with those that are in the world and unbelievers.
Now saying all that don't confuse separation with
isolation, hear the prayer of Jesus in John chapter 17 you
know I think this is amazing because Jesus knowing exactly
what his disciples were going to face and in his prayer, he prays
like this beginning in verse Name of John chapter 17.
He said, I have given them Thy word and the world hath hated
them because they are not of the world.
Even as I am not of the world, there it is.
That's not isolation. That is separation.
What did he say? He said praying to his father,
I've given my disciples your word and because of that the
world hates them as they've hated.
Me because they are not of the world as I am not of the world.
So there it is. There is a separation there, but
notice the very next verse Jesus said, I pray not that thou
shouldst take them out of the world but that thou shouldst
keep them from Evil. He doesn't pray that they'll be
removed from the world. He prays that they'll be removed
from Evil that they are not of the world even as I am not The
world sanctify them, through thy truth.
Thy word is truth as thou Hast sent me into the world even so
have I also sent them into the world and for their sakes.
I sanctify myself that they also might be Sanctified through the
truth. Neither, pray, I for these
alone. But for them also, which Shall
Believe on me through their word, folks, that's talking to
me and you 2x talking about someone down the stream of time.
I'm that has obeyed the gospel and obeyed, the word that was
left behind. And here it is.
And that's me and you and the prayer of Jesus is exactly the
same, not that will be removed from the world and isolated from
it, but that we would be removed from evil, but we've been sent
into the world, to preach the gospel of peace and First
Corinthians chapter 5. Beginning in verse 9, the
Apostle Paul also points out something that is Allure to this
idea. Paul is drawing a distinction
between people that are in the world with our relationship with
them that are in sin and people that are in the church that are
in sin. There's a difference and the
Apostle Paul in dealing with a horrible condition that was in
Corinth said this. Beginning in verse 9 of First
Corinthians chapter 5, he said I wrote unto you in an epistle.
Not to keep company with fornicators yet.
Not altogether with the fornicators of the world or with
the Covetous or extortioners, or with the idolaters for then
must, ye needs go out of the world but now I have written
unto you not to keep Company. If any man that is called a
brother, be a fornicator, or Covetous, or an idolater, or a
railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner with such an one,
no! Not to eat.
So, when he said, don't have company with fornicators, he's
talking about the ones. It called themself a brother in
Christ. And the reason for that, here's
the reason because the number one purpose is to keep the
church pure. And number two is so that they
will repent and get their life. Right?
And that's the reason, but the ones in the world, folks, we got
to go save them. We've been sent out into the
world with this charge to do that very thing.
So separation does not mean isolation and withdrawing our
self from those who have not obeyed the gospel or those that
have not heard. The gospel is contrary to the
will of the Lord opportunities for social contact happen.
Every day we come in contact with people, every day, in
school, in work, in our homes, our neighbors, our friends, our
families. There is people that we can have
social contacts with every day of our life.
And we must make the effort to talk to them as best we can.
But secondly From the example of Jesus, we find that once a
social contact is made. Then we must figure out a way to
establish a common interest, and that's Point number to a common
interest. You know, I'll tell you
something. It is true.
That when we live in the world as Christians, it's really easy
to think that we have nothing in common with people that are
living in the world and it's real convenient to isolate our
self and say that we're only going to hide in our houses or
only going to be around Christians and nowhere else.
Because we have nothing in common with folks in the world.
I think we'd be surprised, how many things that we have In
common, we must establish a common interest with them.
And the reason for that is a common interest will build a
bridge between two uncommon people, a common interest,
builds a bridge between two uncommon.
People. Notice in John chapter 4, back
to our text and beginning in verse number seven.
Notice what happens there in verse 7.
It says there cometh a woman. Of Samaria to draw water.
Jesus saith unto her. Give me to drink for his
disciples were gone away under the city to buy meat.
So notice he makes the social contact and then he establishes
a common interest with her. She came to dip and draw water
and he was thirsty. So he began a conversation with
her that was of a common interest and that was with
regards to water. Realizing the need to build
rapport having a meaningful dialogue, is not easy.
And I think we all understand that to start and establish a
meaningful dialogue with somebody is not always an easy
task to do, but if you can build a bridge with a common interest,
now, you may have a listener, you might think we'll wait a
minute, what kind of a common interest?
Let me ask you, this are their parents here in this audience
tonight. Are their mothers and fathers
here. Do you like your kids?
What about Grandparents? Oh, grandparents, you ever see
grandparents talk about their grandkids.
You ever see grandparents, where little badges with the pictures
of their grandchildren on them, you ever see.
Grandparents go out there in the blistering sun, and a little
umbrella. And a, and a lawn chair and
watch their grandchild participate in some activity.
Guess what? She sitting there next to other
And parents and other parents as well.
You'd be surprised how much we have in common with others in
every single walk of our life. In everything we do, do you like
sports? I do, you know, I get the
conversation with somebody about sports almost every day that I
didn't know before. That's a common interest.
It's a common interest. What we're doing is we are
building up equity in that relationship.
We are building a bridge between us and we are building up a
rapport because our desire is not to stop here at the common
interest. Our desire is to go further from
that point in time. But you know something else too.
You'd be surprised how many people that you know that have
gone through a tragedy that was similar to something that you
have gone through. I'm not saying the exact same
thing. I'm saying something that is
similar and I'll tell you something, when you start
talking about tragedies and things that pull on the heart,
you start talking about sad things and you talk to somebody
about that, you can have two people that are going this way
completely in opposite directions.
And then all of a sudden, A sudden you can get into a
conversation, you made the social contact, you establish
the common interest by sharing with them and listening to them,
too. And all of a sudden, you have
something in common barriers are down.
Bridges are built and Rapport is being built up in that
relationship. You know, I'll just tell you
this, I got to admit something to you, I use it.
I do, I really do. I'll use, I'll use whatever.
I'll use whatever circumstance in my life, bad or good.
If it's going to Draw Me Closer to someone else with a common
interest. I think that's important that we
do that. We need to care enough about
them. Share something personal about
yourself. I'll tell you something, you
share something personal. Now, you're not preaching to
them, you're not preaching at them.
You're not preaching, you're all you're doing, is you are sharing
with someone that I've had problems in my life too.
I've had challenges, and you bear yourself to them.
They do to you and all of a sudden, you no longer are just
someone preaching, the Bible, you are a friend, and you have
something in common, you have a common interest and you You can
build on that, but we don't want to stay there.
We want to move on from that, as Jesus.
Did Jesus began with the common interest of water, but it's
important that we arouse a spiritual interest.
In our dealings with people, we want our common interest to turn
into a spiritual interest. Look in verse 9.
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him.
How is it? That thou being a Jew asketh
drink of me, which him a woman of Samaria for the Jews have no
dealings. With the Samaritans, notice she
is looking at his example, before, he's going to speak
about things that she was interested in spiritually.
She That his action, she looked at his example based upon the
common interest and all of a sudden he has a listener and she
looks back to him and says, I'm a woman of Samaria and you're a
man, that is a Jew. How is it that?
Someone like you, that's a Jew, a man, a Jewish, man, like you
would have anything to do with the Samaritan woman.
You would have nothing to do after all.
She reminds Jesus that At the Jews.
In general, had nothing to do with the Samaritans.
Oh, he has her attention. Why?
Because of his actions to her. Oh, I'll tell you.
That's interesting, isn't it that by action before he spoke
spiritual words? His actions Drew her attention.
You know what that tells me that tells me that every single good
and kind deed. You do to anybody in the world.
It's being noticed and it's being watched, you know, I think
about the, I think about The Quiet Things, I think about the
things that sometimes go unnoticed, I realized that it is
true. I realized that someday the good
things or the bad things, the things done in secret.
God sees every one of them. And I know that when we do, Good
things in this life that sometimes does not go noticed, I
know that one day, we're going to hear those good things again.
But all that being said, you never know the impact that you
have for good on the life of someone that's in the world
because of some kind deed that you did for them.
I'm not talking about members of the church folks.
I'm talking about people in the world and you go out of your way
and you took your time and you took your effort and you did
something for them. Listen, if they know that the
reason you did it was because you're a Christian look at the
influence that you might have in their life someday.
Oh, Jesus established a spiritual interest because of
his actions regarding our actions.
We can arouse spiritual interest in that way as well by showing
kindness and compassion to all those in the world.
Even those that are evil and wicked by not harboring, racial
or social prejudices. Those who are different than we
are and by our own example of Faith and Hope.
Do you remember on Wednesday nights when we studied first
Peter? Do you remember when we talked
about the idea that a two people were married and one obeys the
gospel and it's the woman. Obviously, the woman's converted
by the word, but the same word didn't convert the husband.
What did Peter say? Peter said you live your life in
your marriage relationship. Ation ship in the proper
marriage relationship that you should have.
According to what the Bible teaches that a woman is supposed
to be with her husband. And just so happens that by your
life, you may convert them because they know that the
reason you are the wife, that you are and the person you are,
is because you're a Christian You know, I'm going to pick on
Ryan, he's not here tonight. But you know, Ryan has worked
for me for years, we all know that and I can't tell you the
number of times when people have come to me and said, I got to
tell you something, the kids not perfect, but man, does he have
your back? That's the most honest kid I've
ever met. if the world knows that he does that because he's a
Christian, He just has established possibly a spiritual
interest in the life of someone else.
If I as an employer or Terry as an employer or anyone treats,
the people that are subordinate to their Authority in the proper
way and they know that it's because you're a Christian, you
have the spiritual interest. If it's possible to have it, you
have it then. The Apostle Paul dealt with
servants and Masters and so on, we don't have servants and
Masters by way of slavery. But we do have employer and
employee relationships. We do have those things that is
a fact and I'll tell you something, folks, when we do
those things by our actions, the world is watching.
I know, I say it a lot and I don't care.
I'll say it again. The world is watching
everything, everything that we do and if you don't believe me,
you can do good things. Good things, good things, good
things. And then all of a sudden, stub
your toe. And if you don't think they're
watching, you're going to hear about the stubbed toe there
watching. But Jesus also established a
spiritual interest by his words and we do the same to now
dropping down. Now, beginning in verse 10,
Jesus answered now. He has a listener, Jesus
answered and said, unto her. If thou knewest the gift of God
and who it is that saith to thee, give me to drink, thou
wouldest have asked of him and he would have given thee.
Living Water, the woman, saith unto him, sir, thou Hast nothing
to draw with and the well is deep from whence thou Hast Hast
thou that Living Water art, thou greater than our father.
Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself and
his children and his cattle. Jesus answered and said, unto
her whosoever, drinketh of this water shall thirst again.
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall.
Give him shall never thirst. But the water that I shall give
him shall be in him a, well of water springing up into
everlasting life. Life, the statement of Jesus.
Now shifts and their conversation now is on spiritual
matters. He led them into into a
discussion on a common spiritual interest and that's living
water. She says how can you ask me for
water? You're a Jew.
And I am a Samaritan. And Jesus said, if you knew who
I was, If only you knew who I was, you would be asking me for
water and I would give it unto thee and it's Living Water.
Oh, he has her attention and she says, I want it.
I want the Living Water. Well, regarding our words, we
can raise questions or make statements that shift.
Conversations to spiritual matters as well but it's
important that the discussion first involve matters of common
agreement. I don't have time to go into
this in detail, but I'm I'm just I'm going to mention the
passage. You can write it down if you'd
like those that are taking notes and look at it on your own time.
But Time will not permit me to go into it.
Acts 13. Beginning in verse 16.
This is how important it is to establish.
Now we have the great Apostle Paul as our example and he goes
into Antioch and he goes into the synagogue and he's waiting
there and all of a sudden he's asked as was the custom if
anyone would like to get up and say something and he arises and
what does he do? He begins with things that they
had in common. He starts talking about things
about the God that they have always served.
He starts going down through Bible History, things that they
agree on and then all of a sudden after several verses he
now begins to speak about the Messiah and that salvation was
for them to and the same God that they had always known and
served that they knew all the things that God has done by
delivering his people of old and so on.
And so So forth that same God sent a savior in that savior was
for them too. Important that we establish
things that we have in common before we press on.
But finally tonight I'm just going to talk about four things
tonight. And that is this.
And sometimes we we fail on this one because we get excited.
Nothing wrong with getting excited.
But we get excited. We want to give the whole thing
to him. We're ready to go.
We're so excited the possibility in the prospect of them obeying,
the gospel and we're really chomping at the bit.
But what Jesus shows, is this idea.
Don't go too far too fast, right after.
She says, the woman says, to Jesus, give me this water.
Notice how Jesus responds. First of all, in verse 15 the
woman, saith unto him, sir, give me this water that I thirst not
neither come hither to draw, but notice what Jesus says, very
interesting, he says unto her go call thy husband and come hither
the woman answered and said, I have no husband.
Jesus said unto her thou Hast. Well, L said, I have no husband
for thou Hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now Hast is not
thy husband. In that said, Stout, truly the
woman saith it, saith unto him. Sir.
I perceive that thou art, a prophet.
Here's the point. The entire point is don't give a
person more than they're ready to hear in this discussion.
She wanted living water but she didn't really understand.
She loved the idea of Hearing about living water.
I'll never thirst again. This is a great thing.
I want it. Let me have that.
Oh, she needed the Savior. She needed salvation, she
needed, Jesus, she needed. All of those things, she needed
faith in him as the Messiah, but he needed to provide evidence
that he was the Messiah first. So, instead of giving her living
water, he tells her to get her husband, which will result in
her conviction of him, Him as a prophet.
You know sometimes folks want to talk about, you ever talk to
somebody that's in the religious world or somebody wants to talk
about the Bible. We want to talk about the
Revelation letter, they want to talk about various things and in
the Book of Revelation you don't they need, I don't need that,
they need the gospel, they need to hear the simple gospel.
They're so far ahead of themselves.
They need to be redirected and brought back and it's very
important when we study with people.
And when we talk to people that We do this.
We have a social contact with them.
Got to have it. If you don't have that, you'll
have no Rapport. You establish a common interest
that builds bridges in the lives of others.
And whatever was separating, you, you now have something
that's in common, even a Samaritan woman, that was an
immoral woman with an immoral past and the Lamb of God,
established a common interest. Now they can do it, I can do it
with anybody. Because I guarantee I got a lot
more in common with somebody in the world than Jesus does and so
do you if he can do it we can to establish a spiritual interest
based upon your actions like Jesus did.
And finally by your words also and don't go too far too fast.
You know there's other things that we're going to discuss when
we come back at another time. In conclusion, I just want to
jump ahead to one thing and just give us a little bit of a
Insight on some things that happened after this discussion,
that Jesus had with this woman. We find that because of the
testimony of this woman, because of the fact that he didn't go
too far too fast, he offered proof to her and she went to
others. And she said, this man is a
Prophet, this man, knew everything in my past.
He must be the Christ. And people were converted
because of her testimony later on.
And you know, Jesus says something very powerful.
He said this to his disciples, he talks about, there's going to
be those that are going to sew and those that are going to
reap. Sometimes we do the sewing and
we never reap the Harvest. Oh, make no mistake me and Don
King. So it felt great.
We reap the Harvest. Sure, and I'm gonna tell you
something. There was people preaching
before we ever got there. There was people sewing, you
know what the greatest thing is, though?
You know what Jesus said, we all get to Rejoice together, and it
doesn't matter who reap the Harvest and who did the sewing.
The point is we have to sew and another will reap, but we will
all reap the Harvest. We thank you for listening to
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