Passion for Souls was taught by Rev. Dunamis Okunowo on the 6th of June 2021 at Shouts of Grace Center, Joke Plaza, Beside Trans Amusement Park, Bodija-UI Road, Ibadan.
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In his teaching, Rev made mention of the following salient and important points
When you take pleasure in Kingdom business, God will favor you.
This becomes a form of partnership between you and God when you win souls.
When you partner with God to win souls, God will partner with you in everything you do.
2. Soul-winning triggers Supernatural Growth
The seed of the word has to be planted in the heart of unbelievers.
This will lead to growth in the body of Christ.
3. Soul-winning enthrones believers
You will see testimonies that you can trace back to soul-winning in your life.
4. Soul winning brings about Supernatural Healing
You can’t be fruitful in the Spirit and not be fruitful physically.
God will not allow a person who is actively involved in soul-winning to fall ill unnecessarily
Passion for Souls was taught by Pastor John Oluwawalemi on the 6th of June 2021 at Shouts of Grace Center, Joke Plaza, Beside Trans Amusement Park, Bodija-UI Road, Ibadan.
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In his short message on Passion for souls, he made the following points
John 15:8 – God wants us to be fruitful. One of the areas we are fruitful as believers is in the area of soul-winning
Being fruitful brings pleasure to God
John 15:16 – God wants us to bear fruits and wants our fruit to remain. This means God wants the souls we win to be established and remain in him.
There are blessings and rewards that come with being a soul winnder
Reasons For Soul Winning – Why Should We Be Soul Winners?
1. Soul wining is the heartbeat of God
A person cannot be passionate for God without being passionate about what God is passionate about – Souls
John 3:16
What is that thing that you can give up to ensure souls are saved?
2. It is the great commission – Matthew 28:18-20, 20:16
God does not want anyone to go to hell, so God is sending us as believers to the ends of the earth.
God has given us a mandate, an instruction to win souls.
The great commission is an instruction and not a suggestion
Wherever you are be a soul winner, be an heaven influencer.
3. God has called and created us for the good work of winning souls – Ephesians 2:10
You were saved so others can be saved
Once we are saved, we don’t get raptured immediately because God want’s us to get engaged in the work of winning souls and reconciling people back to him.
4. It gives joy and energizes the believer – Luke 10:1-3, 17
There is a joy that comes with soul-winning
There is a joy that comes when we fulfill purpose
soul-winning is the purpose of the believer
5. It earns you the right to kingdom promotion – Luke 19:17
There are certain things that God will not allow to happen to soul winners
One of this is that a soul winner cannot die untimely
Passion for souls was taught by Pastor Sylvester Obinna on the 6th of June 2021 at Shouts of Grace Center, Joke Plaza, Beside Trans Amusement Park, Bodija-UI Road, Ibadan.
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In the short exhortation He gave, he made mention of the following important points
1. You must be born again – John 3:3
The foundation of being passionate for souls is that you must be born again. This is because you cannot give what you don’t have.
2. You need to have a relationship with God
Relationship with God is key.
It supercedes mere religion or being a church worker or just being nice to people. it’s about a personal relationship with God.
It is in the place of personal relationship that God speaks to us.
Walking with God is far more important than working for God.
John 3:3-8
3. You need to be passionate for God – Mark 12:30
You cannot be passionate about souls if you are not passionate about God
Everything about you has to revolve around God. You must come to that place where you are “fanatical” about God.
4. Be Passionate about your local assembly
Be a brand ambassador of Shouts of Grace Center (your local assembly)
Be proud of your church
Push your church at people
Luke 16:12
5. Be an Intercessor – Genesis 18:20-30
Pray for the unreached, pray for those who have not been saved.
You have to conquer in the spirit through prayers before you go out for outreach or evangelism.
Don’t write off anybody, no one is beyond saving.
Jesus died for every man. The blood of Jesus should not waste over anybody so it’s important we intercede regularly for souls.
1. Do not pass the night in his house If you do, you can end up pleasing him and offending God. Losing God’s support and favor is not what anybody should experience
2. Do not succumb to any sexual pressures Stay sane. Stay strong. Do not melt like stew every time someone touches you. You are not a sexual toy. You are not a sexual object. Relationships that are sex driven do not last.
3.Do not double date Don’t welcome deception into your heart. It is a dangerous visitor. The capacity to cheat on him or her is a capacity that ends in destruction. Be faithful.
4. Do not fall into comparison traps We are all unique. We will not all take off at the same time and sure enough arrival points will be different.
2Co 10:12 (KJV) For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
5. Do not sow seed of bitterness Avoid use of wrong words. Words are spirits! Let go of abusive words, vulgar words and curse words. Speak healthy words
6. Encourage him in that which is good Be an encourager. Be a helper. Seek his advancement.
7. Seek God together and for each other Pray a lot for him. Seek for God and do it with all your heart.
Jer 29:13 (KJV) And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
8. Pay attention to your spiritual life Grow. Read. Learn. Serve.
Ask questions when you are in the presence of great people.
9. Get a mentor over your relationship. Mentors will fence off tormentors of destinies. Stay connected.
10. Avoid strife completely Strife ushers in dryness. Avoid it like a plague. Confusion lies on the bosom of strife.
Jas 3:16 (KJV) For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
May God grant more understanding on how to love God.
CONFESSION FOR THE DAY The Lord is my helper
PRAYER FOR THE DAY Pray for grace to love God.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Psa 3:3 (KJV) But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Talking about gratitude or being grateful, I think every couple should be overly grateful to their spouse. Not only is it for the woman to be grateful but also for the man. We all owe ourselves a lifetime of gratitude.
If not for anything, that he/she married you. You know how difficult it could be, being married to you. The times you threw tantrums, the times you were ‘mad’ (literally), the time you did not understand yourself, the time you were under pressure, the time you were in debt, the time when you were sick and all these times your spouse stood with and by you.
I think we all should throw a gratitude party and make our spouses the special guest of honour.
But instead, what do we have? A grateful wife and a complaining husband. I think we all should repent. If only we could change roles we would see that it has not been easy.
If the woman changes roles and becomes the man for a while and the man becomes the woman, we would appreciate our spouses more. The truth is that there is a lot of work in being either of the spouses. Let no one blow his/her own trumpet.
But I want to shed more light on how the wife can use gratitude as a weapon to win the battles on the home front. Well not really battles but more of confrontations.
All women have the tendencies to nag and complain. There are so many things the wife wants to change in her husband. She’s an emotional relational being and so sees all the wrong things her husband does.
The route of complaining and nagging will never work. If anything, it will make your husband battle-ready. The role of the wife is that of influence. Before you can adequately influence, you must have accepted him.
Acceptance comes with praise, gratitude, and thanksgiving. Be grateful first for the hundred thousand before complaining that he didn’t give you a million. Be grateful for the trash he threw out even though he didn’t mow the grass.
I can give so many examples and show us many opportunities we have to be grateful for. As a wife, let gratitude be your daily weapon. Let no day pass without you being grateful. Look for something to be grateful for and do it enthusiastically.
CONFESSION FOR THE DAY I will love for my spouse
PRAYER FOR THE DAY Lord, grant me more wisdom and grace in my marriage
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Bless your fresh–flowing fountain! Enjoy the wife you married as a young man! Lovely as an angel, beautiful as a rose–– don’t ever quit taking delight in her body. Never take her love for granted! Why would you trade enduring intimacies for cheap thrills with a whore (Proverbs 5:18-20 Message)
ACTION PLAN FOR THE DAY Decide to settle all quarrels amicably
