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    THE

    SOULWINNER

    SAn Outcry for Effective

    Evangelism

    By

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    Samson Ajilore II

    COPYRIGHTS

    Copyright 2012-Samson Ajilore IISAWO Media International (SMI)All rights resered! "his #oo$ is

    prote%ted #y international %opyrightla&s and may not #e %opied or reprinted

    'or %ommer%ial gain or pro'it!

    All s%riptre otations nlessother&ise indi%ated* are ta$en 'rom the

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    +oly ,i#le* ./-ing .ames /ersion!Athoried ing .ames /ersion! Otherersions sed in%lde "he Ampli'ied

    ,i#le (AM) 3ood 4e&s ,i#le (34,) "heMessage ,i#le (MS3) World 5nglish ,i#le

    (W5,)

    DEDICATION"his #oo$ is dedi%ated to the

    #lessed memory o' my

    grandmother Mrs! 6e#e%%a A!Opatola! A irtos &oman 'rom&hose ein 'lo&ed nsalpassion 'or sol &inning! She &as

    the one &ho instilled in mymother the 'ndamental ales o'

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    genine 'aith in Christ &hi%h shepassed on to me!

    When I call toremembrance the genuinefaith that is in you, whichdwelt first in yourgrandmother Lois and your

    mother Eunice, and I ampersuaded is in you also

    (2"imothy 18 4./)

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    THE SAVIORS PLEA

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    +e that hng pon Calary:s

    tree

    Cries alod to +is #eloed #ride3roaning in pain as +e sheds

    +is #lood

    Saying to her &ill yo tell the

    &orld

    I hae %ast My loe pon My

    #ride;

    ,t no&* #odily* I shall no longer

    #e

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    "ell the &orld I o''ered it all

    "ell o' li'e in pla%e o' death

    "ell o' health in pla%e o'si%$ness

    "ell o' righteosness in pla%e o'

    sin

    "ell o' mer%y in pla%e o'

    jdgement

    "he angels &ill not spea$ #t

    yo mst

    I %an no longer spea$ #t

    throgh yoI hae gien My Spirit 'or yo to

    spea$

    ,t +e has no moth e=%ept

    yor o&n+e has no hands e=%ept yors

    +e has no legs e=%ept yors

    ?o mst prea%h and neer stop

    3o to the street and pro%laim itthere

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    +eal the si%$ and raise the dead

    "he $ingdom throgh yo mst

    'lo&6ise p* prea%h and neer stop

    I gae My li'e to gie yo li'e

    +old not &ith leity My saings

    o' gra%e

    +old not &ith leity the &orth o'

    sols

    I hae died 'or the &orld to lie

    ,t they &ill die e=%ept yo tell

    themIt is no& p to yo to spread it

    arond

    -Samson Ajilore II

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    C!a"#er $I WANT SO%EONE WITH

    S&IN TO LOVE %E'

    Bring a thnderstorm a littlegirl thre& hersel' into hermother:s arms %rying* I:ma'raidDE

    "he mother tried to iet the

    %hild #y reminding her o' 3od:sloing and prote%ting %areF,tthe little one %lng the %loser I$no& 3od loes me* mmmy*E

    she said* #t &hen it:s

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    thndering and lightening* I &antsomeone &ith s$in to loe meDE

    I #eliee this is &ithot do#tthe reason &hy 3od pt onhman s$in and #e%ame hman#eing !+e intended that &erespond not #y &or$* sin%e

    hmanity has #e%ome too &ea$to lie p to 3od:s standard as areslt o' the in'e%tion o' the sinirs that got into her system

    'rom the 'all* #a%$ in 5den!Hntil Christ the AntiirsE%ame* &e %old not %ome p &ithany tangi#le &or$ 'rom ore''orts!

    4o&* &e are to respond only#y 'aith in +is 'inished &or$-#elieing in &hat +e has done 'oror sa$e! +e did it allD

    Biinity pt on hmanity tosho& the loe +e is and to

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    reprod%e +imsel' into s in loeand righteosness!

    +e &anted to to%h s &ith +isloe in a hman &ay! "hat &asthe only langage hmanity %oldnderstand!

    And the Word became

    flesh human, incarnate! andtabernacle"fi#ed $is tent offlesh, lived awhile"among us%and we actually saw $is

    glory"$is honor, $is ma&esty%such glory as an only begottenson receives from his father,full of grace favor, loving'indness! and truth(.ohn 1

    19 Amp)!

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    C!a"#er (

    HOW A%A)ING'

    +o& amaing is the in%redi#leloe story &e no& share o' thediine roman%e; 3od is spea$ing

    in or o&n langageD"he greatest loe story o' all

    time still remains! 3od* theresident o' %reation and Athor

    o' the nierse ptting on thehman 'lesh and #e%oming li$e s&hom +e has designed as theprpose and %ro&n o' all +is%reation #e%ase o' +is great loe

    'or s (salm 9->)!3od rea%hed ot and to%hed

    hmanity &ith the loing soltionor sols so desire -eternal

    salation throgh 'aith in +is'inished &or$D

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    3od is loeD +e %ame to let s$no& o' this great loe! 4o matter

    ho& m%h +e has done* it &oldnot a''e%t s ntil &e respond and&e %annot respond to the trth&e do not $no&!

    (or with the heart one

    believes unto righteousness butwith the mouth confession ismade unto salvation (6omans1010 4./)!

    3od +imsel' pt on hman'lesh and %ame to the earth! +e&as #orn o' a irgin in the littleto&n o' ,ethlehem in .dea! +espread the ne&s o' +is loe to

    eeryone that &old listen(Mathe& 21)!

    +o&eer* 3od in the hman'lesh had the same limitation li$e

    eery hman* +e %old not #eeery&here at the same time in

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    the 'lesh #t +e &anted thismessage to #e ta$en all oer the

    World! +e had a plan! It &asn:t tore%rit some angels and ma$ethem prea%h to hmans #t toeip some hmans and rea%hthe &orld throgh them #y the

    help o' +is +oly Spirit!

    C!a"#er *GOD +OUND ORDINARY

    %EN

    +e 'ond ordinary hmans&ho yielded &illingly to +im* een

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    ordinary 'ishermen! "hey &erenot per'e%t #t had limitations

    li$e those &e %old meet in orday-to-day li'e! +e &as not a'tertheir hman per'e%tions #t&illingness! +e +imsel' is theper'e%tion o' anyone &ho

    #eliees in +im!+e told them that they &old

    #e%ome +is #ody &hen +e is nolonger on earth that they &old

    %ontine +is ministry! +e &oldrea%h the &orld throgh them*spea$ing throgh their lips andtal$ing throgh their o%al %ords!+e &old heal throgh their

    hands and thin$ throgh theiryielded minds rene&ed &ith +is&ord! (or we are members of$is flesh and of $is bones

    (5phesians 870)

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    "hey &old #e %hannelsthrogh &hi%h the loe +e is and

    &ill al&ays #e &old #e e=tendedto all hmanity! +e told them thatthey &old re%eie the samepo&er +e has* to do the samethings +e did and een greater*

    a'ter the +oly Spirit (the sameone &ho empo&ered +im andremained &ith +im throghot isearthly days) has %ome pon

    them!+e gae them the #estersonality and o&er to doe=a%tly li$e +imsel'! And youshall receive power"ability,

    efficiency and might"when the$oly )pirit has come upon you%and you shall be my witnesses in*erusalem and all *udea and

    )amaria and to the very bound"ofthe earth (A%ts 1* Amp)!

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    Most o' s are e=%ited #y the'irst statement +ou shall receive

    power after#t then &e missthe #est part o' it-the prpose o'that po&er* And you shall be mywitnesses +e gae s thepo&er* not to sit do&n and

    %ele#rate #t to go and prea%h&ith it! When .ess got anointed*+e did not sit do&n %ele#ratingthe n%tion #t +e &ent a#ot

    doing good* healing all that &ereoppressed #y the deil and 3od#eing &ith +im (A%ts 107)! "hesame anointing +e had resides ins 'or &e hae re%eied +is

    'llness And the Word becameflesh and dwelt among us, andwe beheld $is glory, the glory asof the only begotten of the

    (ather, full of grace and truthAnd of $is fullness we have all

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    received, and grace for grace(.ohn 119-1> 4./)!

    "he anointing is not meant tosit #t to stand and moeD We:rethe %stodians o' the anointingand &e:re a%%onta#le nto 3od!What hae yo done &ith the

    n%tion so 'ar; Someone hasrightly said that the +oly Spirit isimprisoned in the heart o'n#elieing #elieers and +e is

    earnestly %rying to #e let ot! "he+oly Spirit is the Spirit o' loe and%ompassion and +e desires tomani'est the li#erty o' Christ inthe &orld #t +e has no physi%al

    #ody! +e groans daily to #eallo&ed to &or$ throgh the ,odyo' Christ #t there are ery 'e&yielded essels that 'ollo& +is

    promptings to prea%h the gospel*to heal the si%$* to raise the dead

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    and to %ast ot deils (Mathe&10)! "he &orld is &re%$ed &ith

    si%$ness* sin and death not#e%ase the Spirit is ina%tie #t#e%ase &e disallo& +im the seo' or #odies as +is operating%hannels! Or do you not 'now

    that your body is the temple ofthe $oly )pirit who is in you,whom you have from -od, andyou are not your own.E

    (1Corinthians >1G 4./)!

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    C!a"#er ,THEY WENT ABOUT

    PREACHING THE GOSPEL -UST

    LI&E -ESUS

    Christ &as too m%h in theheart o' the early apostles to #ennoti%edD eople sa& +im in

    them and in Antio%h they &ere'irst %alled ChristiansE meaning*.st li$e ChristE or Jittle ChristE(A%ts!112>)! "hey neer had to

    introd%e themseles Christ &astoo o#ios in them!

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    ,y the end o' the se%ondCentry* those people had

    rea%hed the &hole o' the &orld$no&n then! "hey had no printmedia and te%hnologi%al systemto spport them* there &as noInternet!

    "hey &ere dra&n and drien#y the same athority that%ontrolled Christ - the +oly Spirit!"hey o#eyed +is in&ard &itness

    and eery impression to rea%hthe lost!"hey e=er%ised the Jord:s

    %ompassion 'rom their re%reatedspirits and healed the si%$!

    "heir method &as the Master:smethod* 5a%h one rea%hes oneE!"hey did it and they made it!

    "he trth they nderstood is

    that eery 4e& "estament#elieer is a sol &inner! "his

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    THEIR HEARTS WAS WITHGOD

    +eart is eerything &ith 3odand in great loe +e %alls ot tos today

    /y son give me your heart

    and let your eyes observe myways(roer#s 272>)!

    It:s only a'ter or hearts are%hanneled to&ards +im that &e

    %an o#sere +is &ays! I #eliee.ohn the #eloed rested his headon the Jord:s #osom so as to$no& and 'eel +is heart #eat! I'yor head is on +is #osom no&*

    yo &ill hear +is heart #eating*SolsD SolsD SolsD

    "hose early saints rea%hedtheir &orld and res%ed hmans

    'rom hell in great nm#ers#e%ase their hearts &ere

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    %hanneled to&ards 3od and they'ollo&ed +is heart #eat! Anyone

    &ho is joined to the Jord has thesame heart#eat &ith +im#e%ase he is one spirit &ith +im(1Corinthians >1@)! Or &or$ iso#edien%e* it:s to do and lie the

    Master:s &ill!3od:s &ill is sol &inningD+e gae p +is pre%ios Son

    'or +is &ill! What &ill yo gie p;

    ?or time or &hat; "here:snothing that &e hae to gie%ompared to &hat +e alreadygaeD

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    C!a"#er /THE DEVIL WAS %AD AT

    THE%

    Who by the mouth of +ourservant 0avid have said% 1Whydid the nations rage, And the

    people plot vain things. 2he'ings of the earth too' their

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    stand, And the rulers weregathered together Against the

    LO30 and against $is 4hrist5(or truly against +our holy)ervant *esus, whom +ouanointed, both $erod and6ontius 6ilate, with the

    -entiles and the people ofIsrael, were gatheredtogether(A%ts 928-2@)!"he deil &as mad at the

    mltitdes o' people that gotres%ed 'rom hell #et&een the'irst and the se%ond Centry! +ehas tried endlessly sin%e then topreent the %hr%h 'rom 'l'illing

    her prpose #y seeral strategies!+e has re-de'ined a sol &innerde%eit'lly to #e only those thatare %alled into the ministry o''i%es

    o' the Apostle* rophet* astor*5angelist or "ea%her! +e has

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    oerta$en seeral #elieers: mind&ith this thoght so m%h that

    they ignore predi%ations that%ompel them to prea%h! "heydisli$e s%h messagesE! Satanthrogh his dei%e o' ignoran%ehas $ept the %hr%h #a%$&ard*

    &ithin #ri%$s* oer the Centries&hile sols endlessly andmassiely troop do&n to hell! Andseeral amongst those neer

    heard the 3ospel een on%e! Wesit &ithin or great &alls &hilesols perish daily on the streets!

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    C!a"#er 0THE DIVINE CIRCLE O+

    SOUL WINNING

    (or whosoever shall call upon

    the name of the Lord shall be

    saved5 $ow then shall they call

    on $im in whom they have notbelieved. And how shall they

    believe in $im of whom they

    have not heard. And how shall

    they hear without a preacher.And how shall they preach,

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    e#cept they be sent. As it is

    written, $ow beautiful are the

    feet of them that preach thegospel of peace, and bring glad

    tidings of good things7 8ut

    they have not all obeyed the

    gospel5 (or Isaiah saith, Lord,who hath believed our report.

    )o then faith cometh by

    hearing, and hearing by the

    word of -od (6omans 1017-1@)!

    T!e "rea1!er ma2es #!em

    3!ear4Hearin5 ma2es #!em36elie7e4

    Belie7in5 ma2es #!em31on8ess4

    Con8ession ma2es #!em3sa7e94

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    Sal7a#ion ma2es #!em31alle94

    Callin5 ma2es #!em3"rea1!4

    "his is the diine %ir%le o' sol&inningD 5ery #elieer is in the

    'inal stage -%alled to prea%h!3od is so sad that the

    #elieers hae sat #a%$ in the%hr%h &alls oer the Centries*

    &hile the sols +is #loodpr%hased are &asted in hell intheir millions* many #e%ase they&ere not told!

    It has #een said that %rrently*

    hal' o' the &orld:s poplationhae not heard o' the name .esson%e in a li'etime* not to tal$ o'&hether they &ill a%%ept +im or

    not! "hat amonts to a#ot 7#illion sols! So sadD

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    C!a"#er :A PATHETIC CASE;A STORYTHAT CHANGED %Y LI+E

    I on%e heard an astonishingstory 'rom an eangelist and I&as neer remained the sameagain! +is e=perien%e droe me'rom tears to repentan%e and

    reied 'rom &ithin me a deepand passionate eal 'or sols! It:sa tre story that is almostn#eliea#le!

    "he eangelist &ent on amission otrea%h &ith another

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    minister 'ar a%ross 4orthAmeri%a! A'ter seeral miles gone

    traeling* they rea%hed a littlehamlet! 5=hasted #y theirjorney* they noti%ed a Co%a K%ola %ool spot!

    On%e they stepped in* #oth o'

    them &ere instantly sered &ith%o$e!

    "he eangelist then as$ed theattendant Ldo yo $no& .ess;:

    "he man:s response &asheart#rea$ing!LIs that a ne& so't drin$ in

    Ameri%a;:+e thoght L.ess: &as the

    name o' a so't drin$ jst as %o$eis one!

    "he eangelist #ro$e intotears* so srprised that %o$e &as

    more poplar than Christ in s%h

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    a pla%e &ith all the Christians inAmeri%a

    "hose men $ne& %o$e #tnothing o' the name .essE jst#e%ase they &ere neer told!

    So sad is the trth that mostChristians #eliee they are not

    %alled to ta$e the responsi#ility o'sol &inning! Most o' s do notthin$ it is as important asproiding 'or or 'amilies! WeLe

    sat #a%$ #ehind thi%$ &alls o' orgreat e%%lesiasti%al #ildings*&e:e admire its #eaty oer theyears and &at%h millions as theyperish 'or the la%$ o' the saing

    $no&ledge o' the Jord! We hae#oo$s in their nm#ers on #einge''e%tie 'athers* mothers*#siness people and prea%hers!

    We hae great nm#er o' ,i#les#t yet ery little attention is

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    gien to sol &inning today!We:e attended to nmeros

    ,i#le stdies* #ilt great li#rarieso' Christian literatres #t theheart %ry o' the Jord is stillnattended! Who &ill tap yorsholders &hen yo get to yor

    heaenly home and say than$yo 'or telling meDE;

    Who &ill %ry do&n in hell andsay I &ish I had someone to tell

    meDE Will it #e someone yo:emet #e'ore;"he &orld &ill not #e saed

    &hile &e sit #a%$ in or great%hr%hes: pe&s! 6eal sinners &ill

    not %ome to %hr%hD We mstrea%h to them* right &here theyareD

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    C!a"#er