HERE’S A SIMPLE STRATEGY TO ‘FISH FOR DISCIPLES OF CHRIST’ ON SOCIAL MEDIA…

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Do you remember when Yeshua (Jesus) told His disciples that he would make them ‘fishers of men’?

Matthew 4:19 (NLT)

¹⁹ Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”

And, do you also remember that the Lord told us to pray to the Lord of the Harvest to send laborers into His harvest?

Matthew 9:38 (NKJV)

³⁸ Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Also, do you recall how Yeshua met Saul/Paul on the road to Damascus to make Him an Apostle and a Laborer for His harvest?

Acts 9:1-6 (NKJV)

Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ² and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

³ As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. ⁴ Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

⁵ And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ^[a]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

⁶ So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”

Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

And finally, we all know the Great Commission that the Lord left for us to do…

Matthew 28:19 (NLT)

¹⁹ Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,^[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Social media provides a vast pool of ‘fish’ to ‘cast our net’ for Christ. It provides innumerable amount of possible ‘Laborers for His harvest’. There are millions of atheists, skeptics, mockers, scoffers and backsliders and people of other religions social media every day.

There are many groups, on Facebook for example, dedicated to atheist or atheists vs believers groups who love to debate, debunk and belittle Christians about the One true and living God.

So here’s the strategy.

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JOIN THESE GROUPS. MONITOR THESE DEBATES. NOTICE THE SPECIFIC NAMES.

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THE RIVER…LAKE…OCEAN FULL OF FISH:

Social Media

THE BAIT…

Don’t argue or debate, but watch the responses and comments. Occasionally make a post, ask a question or comment. persecuting the Body of Christ before he was converted, so they WILL comment, respond, mock, scoff, insult you and God. This is the bait, and they WILL bite! Atheists are just as passionate as Saul/Paul was in persecuting the Body of Christ before he was converted, so they WILL comment, respond, mock, scoff, insult you and God. They will go on your profile and check you out (even in cyberspace, you have to count the cost). But don’t argue, but notice their names.

THE NET/COMMISSION

Continually lift these names up to God in prayer. Pray for that God give increase to any good seed that’s been planted inside of them.

Seeds of faith..

Seeds of repentance…

Seeds of salvation…

Seeds of fellowship with God…

Seeds of a lifetime of much good fruit for Him…

Pray that God make them Laborers for His Harvest just as He did the Apostle Paul.

God can do it. This is one of the situations when “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” is most applicable (Philippians 4:13).

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Remember, don’t be drawn into arguing or debating unless God truly gives you a seed of faith.

And, also remember that they don’t have to know that you are praying for them for God to respond. In fact, sometimes it’s best you don’t tell them because it will most likely harden their hearts even more.

WHY IT’S SOMETIMES BEST NOT TO TELL SOMEONE YOU’RE PRAYING FOR THEM…

This is an effective way to intentionally use social media as missionary field. You plant the seeds…water them with prayer…and allow God to give the increase. I call it SECRET CYBER MINISTRY.

Hey! WHAT IS SECRET, CYBER MINISTRY…

BE BLESSTIFIED!