7 Reasons Why Companions Help Us - Part 3
Reason 6 - Our companions help us to overcome the demonic diet in the world (Daniel 1:8, 12-15, 17):
8 But Daniel set his heart not to defile himself with the king's choice provision and with the wine that the king drank, so he requested of the leader of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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Reason 6 - Our companions help us to overcome the demonic diet in the world (Daniel 1:8, 12-15, 17):
8 But Daniel set his heart not to defile himself with the king's choice provision and with the wine that the king drank, so he requested of the leader of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Reason 4 - Our companions help us enter into the good land, that is, into the full enjoyment of Christ. Joshua and Caleb entered into the good land together (Numbers 14: 6-8):
6 And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who spied out the land, tore their clothes;
Reason 1 - Our companions help us to bear the burden of the gospel. In sending out the disciples the Lord sent them out two by two:Reason 1 - Our companions help us to bear the burden of the gospel. In sending out the disciples the Lord sent them out two by two:
Mark 6:7 - And He called the twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over the unclean spirits;
In the matter of the gospel we often times feel inadequate. The way we can overcome this is to be built together with our companions. Ecclesiastes 4 tells us that a threefold cord is not easily broken. Today our gospel preaching should not be individualistic but corporate. What the Lord desires today is that all the brothers and sisters would rise up to preach the gospel, not just the gifted ones. For this we need to be vitally grouped and related to some. Then we will have the adequate strength to preach the gospel:
We should take the opportunity to speak to our friends regardless of whether or not we think we are qualified and regardless of who we think our friends are. There are two instances in the Bible that set a good example for us in the matter of gospel preaching. One is Levi in Luke 5 and the other is Cornelius in Acts 8.
In Luke 5, we have the example of Levi the tax collector preaching the gospel to his friends. According to outward standards Levi was a bad man, a sinner. However, after deciding to follow the Lord, he invited his tax collector friends to feast with the Lord:
Tracts have been around for a long time. Tracts in fact predate the printing press! Countless people have been saved through them. If we are shy or timid we can always give our friend a tract. Here are 7 reasons why we should use gospel tracts (Watchman Nee, Kuling Training, Vol. 2):
Tracts Not Being Limited by Man's Speaking
The first advantage of distributing tracts is that they are not limited by man's ability to speak….In fact, many times the tracts speak more clearly and accurately than a man can speak.
It's the beginning of the school year and that means new opportunities to speak to our friends, family, and classmates about the Lord. Here are 12 quotes from the booklet, Confession with the Mouth by Watchman Nee (Living Stream Ministry, 2001):
"One characteristic of the church is that it dares to believe in the Lord. Another characteristic is that it dares to confess its faith in Him. To be saved is not just to believe in the Lord Jesus; it is to believe and to confess that one is a believer. The confession is important.
Blaise Pascal once observed that within every man there is a God-shaped vacuum. Today it's very common for people to explain our existence in purely physical terms. Others acknowledge that there is a psychological component to man that interacts with his bodily make-up. These modern-day ideas, however, fail to treat the emptiness in modern man.
As you begin classes this fall, aren’t you excited to have a new start with the Word of God?
Nationwide BfA volunteers and campus clubs will be distributing free Bibles and free Christian books on college campuses at the beginning of the school year and throughout the term. Many “Christian Students” and “Christians on Campus” clubs will also host Bible studies using the New Testament Recovery Version.
You may have some remaining time this summer before school starts. We’d like to invite you to participate in a new project that has been ongoing at BfA. Since the fall of 2010, when BfA began offering the free booklet Spiritual Nourishment, over 8,000 copies have been shipped to requesters. The first volume of Spiritual Nourishment consists of 30 days of Bible verses accompanied by short excerpts of ministry from Witness Lee and Watchman Nee. BfA distributes it for free to the public. Now what is the burden and how can you participate?
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