Little Red Book Ministry

A. Be witnesses unto Him
These verses show that we are to proclaim the doctrines of repentance and remission of sins to the whole world. The biblical examples show that this was done at three levels.

1. Person to person
We all should be ready, willing, and able to proclaim the gospel to those we come in contact with on a daily basis.

2. Through the normal function of the local church
A church may do many good things for social improvement, or for moral improvement, or whatever need it may see. But the first priority, the primary emphasis must be evangelical. The number one purpose of the local church is to win others to Christ, primarily through preaching the gospel as Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:21, “it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.”

3. Through mass evangelism
The book of Acts gives a number of examples where many came to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through preaching to large gatherings of lost people. We hold crusades and public rallies today often with similar results.

Acts 2:4–41; Acts 13:44–48; Acts 17:18–34

B. Disciple those you have won to Christ
Leading people to the Lord and then abandoning them is like throwing someone into the lake and assuming they will learn how to swim. It is your duty according to the verses quoted above to teach them all that our Lord has commanded us. Too many new Christians have been let down in this area and it has led to a severe weakening of the Body of Christ. We must all do our part to stop the bleeding in this area.