Introduction
- Matthew 22:35-40; 16:24-27 – Love your neighbor; there is nothing more valuable than a soul.
Every soul must be valued
The saved – need edification
- I Thessalonians 1:1-7
- II Thessalonians 1:1-4
- Why spend time writing to people who are already saved? Because they needed to continue to grow.
- I Thessalonians 4:1
- II John 1:1-2, 4-11 – Saved people need to be warned and encouraged.
- Acts 14:21-22
The straying – need restoration
- James 5:19-20 – There’s no greater help we can give someone than to turn their soul back to God!
- Hebrews 3:7-13 – Don’t let this happen to you!
- Hebrews 4:2-3, 11
- Hebrews 10:24-25
The lost – need conversion
- Romans 15:20
- Acts 8:4
- Acts 19:1-5 – These people were already spiritually minded, but didn’t have all the information yet.
Getting better at loving souls
Open your eyes
Gladly spend and be spent
Develop skills
- Acts 11:22-23
- We may need to expand our spiritual skill set.