Operation Go Flashcards
What is a famous quote by missionary Jim Elliot to help inspire you become a better soul winner?
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.
Definition of a first time soul winner:
A Person who:
1) Wins someone to Christ
2) Does it on purpose
3) Does it outside the church house
4) Does it using a plan
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 7)
_____ without _____ always leads to _____.
Inspiration without education always leads to frustration.
Operation Go CD#1, track 4
Never take a _____ that somebody is _____ _____ to _____ you to _____.
Never take a responsibility that somebody is not willing to train you to fulfill.
Two things David Wood Ministries is involved in:
1) Revival
2) Soul Winning
(Operation Go CD#1, track 5)
II Timothy 2:2
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
Four-fold purpose of soul winning:
1) Win people to Christ
2) Get them baptized
3) Teach and train them
4) Help save America
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 8)
What are the two major areas of soul winning?
1) Responsibility
(Do you have a burden for the lost?)
2) Accountability
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 10)
It is very important to practice by: _____ _____.
Role Playing.
Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 10
What are the “Golden Keys” of soul winning?
The “Golden Keys” will give you the character of the soul winner, here they are:
1) Be “Folkzy” - to be “friendly” or “down home”,
2) Stay on the track,
3) NEVER embarass anybody,
4) Use it or you’ll lose it.
(Operation Go CD#1, track 7)
How many steps are there in the Soul Winning Plan?
13 steps divided into 4 sections.
Operation Go CD#1, track 7
What are the four sections of the Soul Winning Plan?
Introductions, then:
1) Cast the Net Right
2) Use the Right Bait
3) Draw the Net Right
4) Keeping What You Catch
How to make smooth transitions
1) Realize that it is easy to get off the subject,
2) Always move to the next step,
3) Review how to use Golden Key #2
(Stay on the Track)
4) Remember the importance of the second man
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 11)
Introduction
“Hello, I’m Jason Kovich, and this is _____ _____. We are here from Countryside Baptist Church and stopped by to visit with you for a little while if its all right with you. Could we come in?”
What is Section I of the Soul Winning Plan?
Cast the Net Right
1) “What is your church background?”
- That’s great, that’s wonderful…
- Give your personal testimony (90 seconds)
2) “If you should die right now, are absolutely certain that you would go to Heaven (or would there be some doubt)?”
- Following a negative or unsure response, ask the following question while taking out your New Testament from your pocket (“drawing your sword”):
3) “Could I take a few moments to show you how you can know for sure?”
Step #1 of the Soul Winning Plan
Ask: “Mr. Jones, what is your church background?”
- Then respond positively, with a smile:
- “That’s great…”,
- “That’s wonderful…”, or
- “That’s great, that’s wonderful…”
- Then: Give your personal testimony (about 90 seconds).
Approximately how long should it take you to be able to give your personal testimony?
Approximately 90 seconds
Step #2 of the Soul Winning Plan
Ask: “If you were to die right now, do you know for certain that you would go to Heaven? Or would there be any doubt?”
- Ask with Eye Contact
- Ask with Compassion, Empathy and with Concern (Sincere).
You are “qualifying your prospect”
(Is he saved or is he lost?)
Then, respond positively with a smile on your face.
What is “Golden Key” #1?
Be “Folkzy”
- To be friendly (to be “folkzy”)
- To be “down home” or “neighborly”
- To be interested in other people
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 11)
What is Section II of the Soul Winning Plan?
Use the Right Bait
4) Teach him that he is a sinner (Romans 3:23)
5) Teach him that he is going to hell because of his sin (Romans 6:23)
6) Teach him that Jesus paid the penalty for his sin on the cross (Romans 5:8)
7) Teach him that if he will believe that (step #6) and receive Christ, God will save him (Romans 10:13).
What is “Golden Key” #2?
Stay on the Track
- If you are asked a question that will get you off the track, reply like this:
- “Mr. Jones, that’s a great question…”
(compliment him)
- “…could I do this - let me take your question and set it over here for just a minute, let me finish showing you this…”
(use hand gestures)
- “…when I finish showing you this, its going to help you have the answer to that question - Mr. Jones, would that be OK?”
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 14)
What is Section III of the Soul Winning Plan?
Draw the Net Right
8) Bow your head in prayer - you pray
- Immediately After Step #7 say: “Mr. Jones as important as that is, lets bow our heads while I lead us in a word of prayer”
9) Ask him to pray - he repeats a phrase-by-phrase prayer after you
- “If the Lord Jesus would receive you right now, just as you are - and He will - would you receive Him right now as your savior?”
10) Ask him to take you hand if he meant business
11) You pray with thanksgiving, rejoicing and assurance - then you finally say “Amen”, shake Mr. Jones hand and congradulate him.
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 23)
What is “Golden Key” #3?
NEVER Embarass Anybody!
- NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER…
(12 “NEVERS”)
…Embarass Anybody!!!
- If you can’t win someone to Christ, always leave them so the next soul winner can!
(Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 22)
What is Section IV of the Soul Winning Plan?
Keeping What You Catch
12) Give him assurance of salvation (Romans 10:13)
13) Lead him to make a public profession of his faith in the church house (Matthew 10:32,33 & Romans 10:11).
What is “Golden Key” #4?
Use It Or You’ll Lose It!
Operation Go Trainee’s Guide, page 36
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Roman 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Matthew 4:18,19
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Command and a Promise in this passage:
- Command = “Follow me”
- Promise = “I will make you fishers of men.”
The promise is also a process (“I will make…”)
The one following Christ is continually being made a more proficient soul winner.
Luke 9:62
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
During the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and His ascension, what basic instructions did He give His disciples on how to build the church and win the world?
“Go…Win…Baptize…Teach.”
The Jerusalem Factor, page 10
Where is “Missionary”, “Missions”, or “Great Commission” mentioned in the Scriptures?
Nowhere
The Jerusalem Factor, pages 11-12
Where is soul winning as a command given by Jesus mentioned in the Scriptures?
The Great Commission
- It is found in all the Gospels and in Acts 1
(The Jerusalem Factor, page 17)
How did the early church grow?
- 120 Members (Acts 1:15)
- 3000 Members (Acts 2:41)
- 5000 Men (Acts 4:4)
- A Multitude (Acts 4:32)
- Most Biblical scholars believe 120,000 people were reached for Christ within 2 years of the Great Commission.
- Add-Multiply-Multiply Greatly
(The Jerusalem Factor, pages 12-13)
Acts 1:15
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
Acts 2:41
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
What is “The Jerusalem Factor”?
- A group of believers listened to the methodology that Jesus taught and then they instantly obeyed it.
- Biblical Soul-Winning:
1) Go 2) Win 3) Baptize 4) Teach - The Christians in that first church never focused on church growth - their focus was on being obedient to our Saviour and to the Great Commission.
(The Jerusalem Factor, page 15)
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
How is one to begin “The Jerusalem Factor” in their church?
- BURDEN: Being broken over the lost.
- BURDEN produces PASSION. PASSION determines VISION. VISION creates a STRATEGY which will then FOCUS our PASSION.
- Our burden must be to the world - soul winning is not an option!
(The Jerusalem Factor, pages 15-16)