The Holy Spirit and Soul Winning

The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God, because God is a Spirit - John 4:24. Without the Holy Spirit soul winning becomes impossible..."No man can say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Ghost" - 1 Corinthians 12:3. The Holy Spirit convinces a sinner unto repentance.

Soul winning
Soul winning is the practice of trying to lead lost sinners to the lord Jesus Christ for salvation (Acts 8:35-36). For soul winning to be effective, we need the empowerment of the Holy Spirit - Acts 1:8.

Strategies:

1. Prayer: For fruitful soul winning, engaging the Holy Spirit in prayer is a must - Acts 4:30. We receive Spirit's power afresh at the altar of prayer. We receive dynamic power to make God's words in our mouth powerful at the place of prayer. 

Prayer must be a deliberate action. Don't leave it to feelings. Leaving prayer to feelings makes one to be prayer less. We are charged to pray without season - 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

2. Passion: Passion for souls is a product of the Holy Spirit - Acts 2:14-16. It can be ignited via the Holy Spirit through prayer. Passion for souls does not just jump on you; you cook it in the place of prayer by keeping the anointing of the Holy Spirit fresh. Without passion, soul winning becomes a struggle. Absence of Spirit’s power breeds lack of passion for souls. 

You can’t win the people you don’t have passion for. God can give you strategy on how to win people you have passion for. And people you have passion for, you generate ideas on how to win them.

3. Living a Christ-centered life: The Holy Spirit influences our Character. He makes us to live like Christ - Galatians 5:22-25. Our act of kindness both within and without are key to soul winning. Our Charisma attracts people without, but our character and attitude keeps and retains them. Soul winning is not complete until the souls are retained. Attracting the multitude via our charisma and act of kindness is fantastic, but retaining them makes soul winning complete. Charisma is a special magnetic charm or appeal. Discover that special trait that glues people to you and leverage on it to win souls.