HOW TO WITNESS TO PAGANS!
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--Give'm Jesus!
DO 2389
1. I think that should be our attack with pagans! We shouldn't beat around the bush with big theological questions about God & Who God is. That's what JESUS came for, to show everybody Who GOD is. So we should just talk about JESUS, just preach JESUS, the Man Who went about everywhere doing good & healing all that were oppressed of the Devil (Acts 10:38), of which there are millions upon millions! We shouldn't be ashamed of JESUS, He has a pretty good reputation!
2. THEY KNOW ABOUT JESUS. THEY'VE HEARD ABOUT HIM & THEY LIKE HIM. So you shouldn't worry about hiding JESUS. JESUS is our biggest asset & we ought to talk about JESUS more & not hide JESUS. Just say frankly, flat-out, "We're CHRISTIANS, we love JESUS, & He loves YOU!
3. "GOD IS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, THE GREAT HEAVENLY SPIRIT OF LOVE! HIS SON JESUS IS GOD IN THE FLESH, WHO CAME TO SHOW US GOD'S LOVE! Do you like LOVE? Jesus IS Love! Jesus is GOD'S Love & He wants to love YOU! Would you like for Jesus to love you? He WANTS to love you! He LOVES you & you should love HIM! He's the GOOD God, the God of LOVE!" See? They like that!
4. THE EASTERNERS HAVE LOTS OF GODS, & MOST OF THEM AREN'T VERY GOOD & they're not very loving, so they like the picture of Jesus, the God of Love & compassion Who goes about everywhere doing good & healing all who are oppressed of the Devil. They know they're oppressed of the Devil, they just want to know how to get OUT of it.--And YOU KNOW!--Through JESUS!
5. "JUST TAKE JESUS, IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE! Just ask JESUS to come into your heart & He'll DELIVER you from all those devils that plague you night & day & cause you so much trouble! The devils & demons & bad gods are REAL, but they're BAD, & you KNOW they're bad because you've suffered many afflictions of them. But JESUS has come to DELIVER you & LOVE you and take them all AWAY!"
6. "YOU JUST NEED TO ASK JESUS INTO YOUR HEART! You don't have to understand it or reason it out or think it out, but just take JESUS! He's the GOOD GOD of LOVE Who can CHASE AWAY all the BAD GODS! He's the Light that chases away the DARKNESS! He's the LOVE that chases away the HATE! He's the GOOD that chases away the EVIL!"
7. YOU DON'T NEED TO GET INTO A BIG THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSION about atonement & "Jesus died for your sins & you're a sinner & you need to ask Jesus to forgive you & you need to do this & that, believe this & that." They KNOW they're having problems. They may not know it's SIN, what sin is or anything, but they know that they have problems with evil & bad & bad problems. They know everything's not good & everything's not right & not well, & they have lots of problems. Just tell them,
8. "YOU WANT TO GET RID OF ALL YOUR PROBLEMS?--ALL THAT DARKNESS? JUST LET JESUS THE LIGHT IN! Jesus said, `I am the WAY, the TRUTH & the LIFE, no man cometh unto the Father but by Me!' No one can go to HEAVEN without JESUS! The FATHER is LOVE & nobody can have TRUE Love without JESUS! You may have SOME love for your loved ones & family, but you don't have real FOREVER LOVE without JESUS! So you just have to ask JESUS to come in!"
9. IT'S THAT SIMPLE! DON'T GET IN BIG ARGUMENTS OR BIG THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSIONS or big theological questions. Don't even tell them they're sinners! "You want to get rid of your PROBLEMS? You want LOVE? You want LIGHT? You want ANSWERS? Just take JESUS! Jesus IS Love! He's LIGHT! He LOVES you & He'll get RID of all your problems, just take JESUS! Just take JESUS, that's all!"
10. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PROVING HE'S GOD'S SON or "He died for you & you're a sinner & you need Him to forgive you & save you" & all that stuff! They don't understand that! But they understand SPIRITS! They understand mostly BAD SPIRITS that give them lots of trouble until they make peace offerings, until they pray to them to leave them alone, get away from them & stop bothering them!
11. THEY JUST NEED TO LET JESUS PROVE TO THEM THAT HE'S THE GOOD SPIRIT OF LOVE & LIGHT & POWER that can DELIVER them from all those evil spirits & bad spirits & can fill their life with Light, Love, Peace, Happiness & Joy & get RID of all the bad ones, DELIVER them from all the power of the evil ones!
12. DON'T GET INTO ANY BIG QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO'S GOD & WHAT GOD & ALL THIS STUFF, JUST TALK ABOUT JESUS! "And I, if I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto ME!" "They went everywhere preaching JESUS & healing all that were oppressed of the Devil in the Name of JESUS!"
13. TELL'M YOU HAVE A NEW GOD, YOU HAVE A MORE POWERFUL GOD, THE GREATER STRONGER SPIRIT OF GOOD & LOVE & LIGHT THAT CAN CHASE ALL THE REST OF THEM AWAY! YOU have the greatest God of ALL, JESUS! "Just ask JESUS to come into your heart & HE can get rid of ALL the rest of them, you see? We have JESUS, we have the NEW GOD, JESUS, the most powerful God of ALL, the God of Light & Love, the great & powerful Spirit of LOVE, JESUS! YOU can have Him, just ASK Him to come into your heart & He'll chase away all these other EVIL gods, devils & demons that cause you trouble!" (Maria: "He'll help you through your problems, He'll give you solutions!")--Yes! "He'll DELIVER you from all these evil spirits & demons & bad gods!
14. "YOU MAY HAVE SOME BATTLES, YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE SOME BATTLES WITH THESE EVIL GODS & EVIL SPIRITS, but now you have a GOOD God, a bright, happy God of LOVE to HELP you fight the Devil & all his demons! Just take JESUS into your heart & you've got a VERY great powerful good Spirit of Light & Love to help you FIGHT the Devil & all his demons and all these bad gods!"
15. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SO GOOD & SO SELF-RIGHTEOUS THAT THEY DON'T CONSIDER THEMSELVES SINNERS. Forget about that! But they KNOW they're having PROBLEMS with evil spirits & bad things, & you just brought them the Solution, the Answer, the GOOD Spirit, the good powerful Spirit of LOVE & LIGHT that CHASES AWAY all the shades of Darkness!
16. "YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORSHIP THEM ANY MORE or pray to them or offer peace offerings to them, just ask JESUS to come into your heart & HE'LL help you to fight them! And He can OVERCOME them! He said, `All power is given unto Me in Heaven & in Earth!' (Mat. 28:18) Hallelujah! TYJ! He is the GOOD God, the powerful God of Love & Light, the Great Good Spirit that fights ALL evil spirits, & all you need to do is ask JESUS to come into your heart. Then you've got the greatest, best, most powerful God of ALL Who's your FRIEND, Who LOVES you & wants to HELP you & NOT hurt you like all these others."
17. WE NEED A NEW CONCEPT OF SIN & BEING A SINNER, A NEW IDEA OF WHAT IT IS TO BE A SINNER! What is it to be a sinner? It's to KNOW that you need HELP! What is it to be a sinner? It's to know you can't save yourself! So you don't have to talk about sin & sinners, just talk about, "You need HELP, right? You found out you can't save yourself. You need HELP! You DO!--And JESUS is the One you need to help you!"
18. ISN'T THAT RECOGNISING THE NEED OF A SAVIOUR? You don't have to talk about sin or anything, just the acknowledgement that you need HELP is recognition of sin, that you can't save yourself. That's recognition of inadequacy. In other words, if you're inadequate, you're unable to help yourself, then you're a sinner! Savvy?
19. DON'T TALK ABOUT SIN & BEING A SINNER, JUST TALK ABOUT TROUBLE, YOUR TROUBLES & YOUR PROBLEMS. They don't know it, but they're caused by sin, of course. What's the greatest sin?--To think you can save yourself! That's the greatest sin. What's confession of sin?--To confess you need HELP, that you can't save yourself!
20. WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THE SINNER'S PRAYER: "Dear Jesus, I need HELP! I've tried to save myself from all these troubles & problems, but I can't, I just haven't been able to do it! I've heard You're the good Spirit of Love & Light & Power & Blessing that can help me & save me from all my troubles & trials & problems & being unable to help myself. So please come into my heart & life & HELP me to fight all these troubles & problems & evil spirits & bad gods! HELP me, Jesus! SAVE me, Jesus! HELP me & SAVE me & BLESS me & KEEP me! Help me FIGHT all these evil spirits & be GOOD, in Jesus' name, amen!"
21. HAVE THEM PRAY, "I NEED HELP! I have lots of problems & troubles & I'm harassed by evil spirits! O Jesus, Spirit of Love & Light & Mercy & Truth, please help me! Come into my life & my heart & my mind, my spirit, & help me fight all of this evil. DELIVER me, Lord, in Jesus' name! HELP me, Jesus! SAVE me, Jesus, from all this darkness & evil, in JESUS' name, amen."
22. DON'T YOU THINK JESUS WILL ANSWER A PRAYER LIKE THAT? Of course He will! The greatest confession of all is that you NEED HELP! You don't have to confess, "I'm a sinner," they don't quite understand that. A confession of being a SINNER is to confess you need HELP, you need to be saved from your troubles & problems & evil spirits! Amen?
23. THAT'S THE ANSWER! WE JUST HAVE TO PORTRAY JESUS AS THE ANSWER to all their problems & troubles! "He's the GOOD God of Love & Mercy & help in time of need.--A Helper, a Saviour, a Friend, Lover, the One Who LOVES you, & the Spirit of Love & Light & Mercy Who wants to HELP you FIGHT all these evil demons & the darkness & trouble & problems. You can fight them in JESUS' name! Just call on JESUS & HE'LL help you! Take JESUS, He'll save you! Just ask JESUS, He'll be more than happy to fight the devils & all the demons of Hell & false gods & evil spirits that trouble you! Amen?"
24. THEY JUST NEED TO KNOW JESUS IS THE DELIVERER, a Lover, Saviour, Helper, Who wants to HELP them, the GOOD Spirit, Light & Love & Power & peace of mind & happiness, Who can chase ALL these devils of darkness away, ALL their problems & ALL their questions & ALL their troubles & give them ALL the answers to EVERYTHING, the GOOD God Who LOVES them & wants to HELP them & SAVE them if they'll just ASK Him to help them! We need to emphasise HEALER too! He's their Helper, Healer, Saviour, King!
25. THEY JUST NEED TO ASK FOR HELP! That's a confession, that you need help. They don't know it, but that's a confession that you're a sinner, you can't save yourself. You need help! What more can you say? "What more can He say than to you He hath said?--To you who to JESUS for refuge have fled!" They need to CONFESS that they need HELP, that's all, that they can't save themselves! They need JESUS to save them, ask JESUS to save them. Amen?
26. THAT'S THE ANSWER, THAT'S IT! PTL!--JESUS! They all KNOW they need help, that they KNOW! They need HELP. They may not know they're SINNERS & they may not know they need to confess SIN, but they know & they confess that they need HELP, right? So just tell them, "Okay, here's JESUS, He wants to HELP you, He CAN help you! He's the great & most powerful Spirit of all, the Spirit of Goodness & Love & Light, the Helper, the Saviour Who wants to help you & save you from all these devils & demons & troubles & problems that beset you! Ask JESUS to come in, & His LIGHT will chase away the Darkness, the LOVE will chase away the Evil! Just ask JESUS to come in! Sing this little song with me, pray this little prayer with me!" (Sings:)
"Holy Jesus, Love Divine,
Come into this heart of mine!
Chase these devils of night away,
Turn my darkness into day!"
"Jesus, God of Love Divine,
Come into this heart of mine!
Chase these devils of dark away,
Turn my darkness into day!"
27. THAT'S THE APPROACH, THAT'S THE APPEAL, THAT'S THE EXPLANATION! "What do I need JESUS for?" "YOU know what you need Jesus for! You've got all these troubles & problems & devil gods that attack you, & demons & trials & problems & no answers. JESUS is the ANSWER to it all! You just need JESUS! Ask HIM to help you.
28. "I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT JESUS, the Way, the Truth & the Life! Just ask HIM to save you, ask HIM to come into your heart & help you fight all these problems & troubles & trials & devils & evil forces & influences! He's the great, powerful GOD, the GOOD God, the kind & loving God Who wants to help & SAVE you! So ask JESUS to help you! You've asked all these other gods to help you & what have they done for you? You're in worse shape than ever! NOW ask JESUS to help you, & watch what happens!"
29. ADVERTISE JESUS, PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCT! "He's something better than you've EVER had before! He'll DO it, just TRY Him!" What more can you ask than that? Help them, Lord, to pray to YOU, Jesus! Help them to cry out to YOU, Jesus, & ask YOU to save them & redeem them from all their troubles!--In JESUS' name, amen.
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