How to Win Souls and Influence People
Overview
What do you think matters most in this life? Comfort—a full-time evangelist—believes there's nothing more important than winning souls for Christ. In this practical volume, he shares a wealth of personal anecdotes illustrating important principles of one-on-one and "open air" evangelism. Enjoy Ray Comfort’s straight-forward style and practical application. His “LIVE” ministry is living proof that evangelism is as doable work as mandated by the Lord. This book will place powerful weapons in your hands, teaching you how to persuade the most avid skeptic of the reality of God. You will also read of many fascinating personal experiences, including encounters with big name Hollywood stars. It will instruct and equip you, so that with the help of God, you too can learn how to wins souls and influence people for the Kingdom of God.
Top Highlights
“Satan has not declared peace with the Church, yet the Church acts as if he has.” (Page 5)
“Some years ago, the Dallas Morning News reported that 68% of professing Christians outside of the ‘Bible Belt’ didn’t see reaching out to the lost as being the number one priority of the Church. This was in line with what the Barna Research Group found. In a survey, they discovered that among American adults who said they were ‘born again,’ 75% couldn’t even define the Great Commission. Also around that time another survey, this one in Christianity Today (a major evangelistic magazine), found that only 1% of their readership said that they had witnessed to someone ‘recently.’” (Page 3)
“It is time for the Church to arise in new-found courage and not only to defend ourselves, but to attack the enemy. I don’t mean to get distracted in a tangent of social work, but to be salt and light. Salt to stop the rot, and light to show the way to the salvation of God. To speak up about abortion and other important moral issues yet not to preach the Gospel, is to point to the wound, yet not supply the cure.” (Page 52)
“‘Gross darkness’ only covers this earth because the Church has not obeyed the admonition to ‘arise and shine.’ We often speak up when it comes to moral issues. We do scatter a little salt. But salt doesn’t shine. Among other things, it merely preserves.” (Page 6)
“‘There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to George Mueller, his opinions, preferences, tastes, and will—died to the world, its approval or censure—died to the approval or blame even of my brethren and friends—and since then I have only to show myself approved to God.’” (Page 51)
Product Details
- Title: How to Win Souls and Influence People
- Author: Ray Comfort
- Publisher: Bridge–Logos
- Publication Date: 1999
- Pages: 182
Ray Comfort (1949–) is a Christian author, evangelist, and television host. After being ordained as a full-time pastor, Comfort spent three and a half years pastoring in Christchurch, New Zealand, and 12 years preaching in the city’s Speaker’s Corner.
Around 1974, Comfort started Living Waters Publications, which began as a free evangelistic newspaper with Gospel tracts. In 1989, he joined the pastoral staff at Calvary Chapel in California.
Comfort cohosts the television program The Way of the Master with Kirk Cameron, on which they teach viewers how to share their faith and address difficult situations and questions. He has written over 60 books, including The School of Biblical Evangelism, God Doesn’t Believe in Atheists, How to Win Souls & Influence People, and several other titles about the importance of evangelism, which appear in the Ray Comfort Collection (4 vols.).