Matthew Stuckey here and I'm giving you another video on soul winning tips and
what I want to talk about in this video is the importance of showing the Bible
verses to the people that were actually preaching the gospel to. And so
in this video we're kind of transitioning to the point where we're
talking about actually preaching the gospel to people and one thing that we
should be doing is showing them the Bible verses. Now this is not just a new
thing that's taking place. The Bible actually gives us an idea of this
in 2nd Chronicles 17 9 when it shows people in the Old Testament actually
preaching the gospel. It says, and they taught in Judah and had the book of the
law of the Lord with them and went about throughout all the cities of Judah
and taught the people. And so it says that when they went out soul winning
they actually had the book of the law of the Lord with them. Now realize
that carrying a book with you is a bit of an inconvenience. As you go out
soul winning you're gonna have invitations, you're going to perhaps have
water depending on where you are. And you know bringing a book with you is
actually a bit of an inconvenience. It's more things to carry. Of
course you don't want to risk like losing it or something like that. Of
course if it's raining it can be a big hindrance. So why is it that they
brought the book with them?
Well obviously because they're actually using it. And so I'm sure the
soul owners back then by and large had the the verses memorized that they
were going to use. And so there's no point of bringing the book, the Bible,
unless you're actually using it. And that is what they did. You say why? Well because
they were showing people the Bible verses. They were showing people the verses
about salvation because just hearing it is not as impactful as when you
actually hear and see it. And see the Bible actually speaks of that when it
talks about Revelation. Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the
words of this prophecy and keep those things which are written therein for the
time is at hand. When we go to church we tell people to bring their
Bibles with them. And as I'm preaching sermons I'll tell people to turn to
various verses because I want them to see it and realize it's not just my
words and also actually seeing it is more impactful than just actually
hearing it. Of course when you're growing up in school or in college
and the teachers giving a lecture and they're talking about something, a lot of
what you hear goes in one ear and out the other. But if you're actually
stopping to pay attention and look at the verses or see what they say from
from those manuals read what they're they're actually saying it's going to
have more of an impact. So point number one is just simply show the verses to
the people when we're going out soul winning. And point number two is this well how
do you show the verses? Now this might seem very basic but we are at the
introductory tips and one thing I've noticed is that people will open up
their Bibles and have people look at it but then they don't actually give
them an opportunity to actually see what they're saying. So it's kind of
pointless. You say what do you mean? Well one thing that is very basic but
something that you need to do is when you have the Bible you need to actually
turn it to to them. So if you're talking to them you don't want to just
read it and they're looking at it upside down but you actually want to
show them what the Bible says and they can actually see it. So of course
you should already know these verses pretty well and so hopefully you have
them memorized and so it's not a big deal for you to just kind of quote it
and then you're pointing to the things that you're actually talking about. But
sometimes I've seen new soul winners that get nervous and they open up their
Bible but it's upside down to the person that they're talking to and they
can read what's being said but the person they're talking to cannot and
you need to turn that Bible at least sideways and you kind of get them to
say yeah you know look at this and make sure that they're actually able
to see it for themselves because otherwise there's no purpose if they're
trying to read it upside down. It's just going to lead to confusion and I
understand that's something people do when they're a bit nervous but you need to
make sure that it's actually turned towards them so they can see. The other
thing is you don't want to rush where basically by the time they turn
down you've already quoted the verses and you're on to the next thing. You
know actually say hey look at this give them a chance to look at it and
slowly go through it. Sometimes you see this when people preach sermons as
well they'll say hey turn to John chapter 3 and as people are still
turning they quote the verses by the time people get to John 3 it's like turn
to John 7 and so it kind of defeats the purpose of it. So what you want to do
is show people the Bible verses when you're preaching the gospel actually
turn the Bible toward them give them a chance to actually see it so they
can soak it in so they can understand. Anyway this is gonna have more of an
impact with people. Now here's the thing you say Brother Stuckey should
you always show the Bible verses? Well I would say every once in a while
there are exceptions. For people that are new soul winners I would recommend
that you try to show them the Bible verses. However every once in a while you
talk to people and even if it's just a one-on-one conversation sometimes
they're just really paying attention to every word you're saying and even
when you're trying to get them to look at the verses they're still just
really listening to every word you say and sometimes you realize okay they're
just focused in on what I'm saying maybe I don't need to show them the
verses. The other exception might be when you talk to a large group of people
you're talking to five people at one time it could be very hard to actually
turn the Bible toward them and get them to see it might actually be better
just to quote the verses so you can pay attention to who's understanding
who's engaged who's listening what questions they have. These are things
that you know with experience you'll start to get an idea when to do this
and when not but by default as a new soul winner it is a good idea to show
them the Bible verses and when you do that you want to make sure that you
actually turn it to them and give them a chance to look down and see it and you
can use your finger to actually point toward the key parts of the verse so
for example what must I do to be saved and they said believe just as
when you preach there's certain words that you highlight or if you're doing
public speaking there are certain sections that you speak with a louder
voice to make it impactful same thing as you're showing them the verses the
key words you can really point down to and make sure they get that key word
and see believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and so you know show people the
Bible verses not a complicated tip but you know when you do that make sure
you turn the Bible toward them so they can actually see it so it's not
upside down and you know give them a chance to actually look at it and soak
it in and not just try to rush through it but actually give them a chance to
see it so anyways thank you and God bless