Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

The same thing can be seen in Paul’s ministry. Considerhis dealings with Lydia (Acts 16:14), the Philippian Jailer(Acts 16:25-32), and the philosophers on Mars Hill (Acts17).The soul winner must be in fellowship with the Lord sothat he has God’s wisdom to discern people’s spiritualconditions and needs. Some questions should beanswered and some ignored. Sometimes we must dealtenderly and sometimes sharply. Sometimes we musthammer the need to repent and sometimes this isunnecessary, as in the case of the Philippian Jailer.Sometimes we must spend a lot of time showing theperson that he is a sinner and making him understandwhat sin is and removing his self-righteousness, whilesometimes God has already shown him this.7. THE TYPICAL SOUL-WINNING PROGRAMUSES HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY ANDSALESMANSHIP.The late evangelist Carl Hatch was probably the epitomeof this. He was called the world’s greatest soul winner byCurtis Hutson and Jack Hyles. In a soul-winning seminarat Bob Gray’s Texas Baptist University, which I have onDVD, he taught the following technique:_______________________Carl Hatch says:I don’t ask anybody if they want to be saved. If youwant a positive answer you must ask a positivequestion. If you want a no answer ask a no question.If you want a yes answer ask a yes question. Soulwinning is positive. And in soul winning you use a lotof reverse psychology and psychology.211