Hunting for Lost Souls
(Matthew 4:18-20 ESV) While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
(Romans 3:23 NIV) For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
Hunters in the Bible
Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord.
(Deuteronomy 12:15 NIV) Nevertheless, you may slaughter your animals in any of your towns and eat as much of the meat as you want, as if it were gazelle or deer, according to the blessing the Lord your God gives you.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
(Luke 15:4-7 NIV) Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3. Then Jesus told them this parable: 4. “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5. And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6. and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7. I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
The Parable of the Lost Coin
(Luke 15:8 NIV) Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
The Heart of the Hunter
The heart of a hunter is one of
(2 Timothy 4:2 NIV) “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.”
Weapons for the Hunt
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(James 5:16 NIV) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
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Silence is
Love opens
Showing genuine LOVE give you
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Witnessing is simply one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread
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(Hebrews 4:12 NIV) For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Overcoming
(Luke 14:27 NIV) And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”
The Joy of
Call to
(Acts 1:8 NIV) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Power: dynamis
You shall be: esomai
When the Holy Spirit has come upon you… you shall be witnesses of Me.
(Revelation 12:11 NIV) “they triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”