Łódź, PolandSunday, July 26, 2009
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Seeking and Saving the Lost
We have been so very blessed as a family to be able to travel to different cities in Poland to minister, as well as being able to minister in the city where we have been living for the last seven months, Piotrków-Trybunalski.
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Today, Jordan, Justine and I were able to travel to the city of Łódź, where I was invited to help out with the worship and to speak on evangelism at a charismatic church that Jonas and I had visited before. So the three of us along with our good friend Damian piled into our little Audi station wagon and followed some other very close friends in their car to Łódź.
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The people of this church are very lovely, Spirit-filled believers. We were led in worship by their worship team at the beginning of the service. Then, Damian and I got up and co-led worship in Polish. We led the congregation in five songs which we had practiced together the night before in his village. Then, I gave the message on “Seeking and Saving the Lost.” Damian did a wonderful job at translating. Some passages of Scripture that were used were:
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Luke 19:10, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (NKJV)
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Matthew 9:35-10:1, “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.” (NKJV)
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I spoke about THREE KEYS TO SUCCESS in evangelism. The first key is (1) Being filled and moved with compassion. The second key is (2) Removing spiritual blindfolds that the enemy has placed upon lost people and preparing the soil of people’s hearts through prayer. And the third key is (3) Giving a clear presentation of the gospel and operating in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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I believe that the message was well received. There was a time of prayer and ministry afterwards where many came forward. Some received a physical healing, others were given words from God. All who came forward received ministry. It was a great time. Afterwards, we had lunch with the church leaders. Then we went to a nice park in Łódź with our friends to end the afternoon. God is so good. We continue to stand in awe of that which He continues to do in and through us. This next month, I will go on an evangelical outreach with this church body in the city of Łódź on a Friday and Saturday. I hope and pray that we will be able to use these keys in doing so.
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Christian Young
The people of this church are very lovely, Spirit-filled believers. We were led in worship by their worship team at the beginning of the service. Then, Damian and I got up and co-led worship in Polish. We led the congregation in five songs which we had practiced together the night before in his village. Then, I gave the message on “Seeking and Saving the Lost.” Damian did a wonderful job at translating. Some passages of Scripture that were used were:
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Luke 19:10, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (NKJV)
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Matthew 9:35-10:1, “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.” (NKJV)
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I spoke about THREE KEYS TO SUCCESS in evangelism. The first key is (1) Being filled and moved with compassion. The second key is (2) Removing spiritual blindfolds that the enemy has placed upon lost people and preparing the soil of people’s hearts through prayer. And the third key is (3) Giving a clear presentation of the gospel and operating in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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I believe that the message was well received. There was a time of prayer and ministry afterwards where many came forward. Some received a physical healing, others were given words from God. All who came forward received ministry. It was a great time. Afterwards, we had lunch with the church leaders. Then we went to a nice park in Łódź with our friends to end the afternoon. God is so good. We continue to stand in awe of that which He continues to do in and through us. This next month, I will go on an evangelical outreach with this church body in the city of Łódź on a Friday and Saturday. I hope and pray that we will be able to use these keys in doing so.
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Christian Young
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