How to Preach the Gospel to Every Creature

I. “Why should I preach the Gospel to every creature?”

A. Christ commands professed Christians to preach the Gospel to every creature (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:45-49; John 20:21 and 3:17; Acts 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:2)

B. Christ will punish professed Christians for not obeying His command to preach the Gospel to every creature (Ezekiel 3:17-20 and 33:1-9; with Leviticus 17:11, Genesis 4:8-11, 1 John 5:8, 1 John 4;8, Matthew 22:39, 1 John 3:15 and Revelation 21:8; 1 Corinthians 9:16; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11)

II. “Where should I preach the Gospel?”

A. In all the world (Mark 16:15)

B. In all nations (Matthew 28:18-20)

C. In your city, in locations around your city, in locations of the socially undesirable, in every location that you ever enter (Acts 1:8)

III. “When should I preach the Gospel?”

A. All the time (2 Timothy 4:2)

B. Whenever there are people around you (Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:18-20)

a. “Who should I preach the Gospel to?”

C. Every living person (Mark 16:15)

D. Every type of person (Matthew 28:18-20)

b. “How should I preach?”

E. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet, show people their sins (Isaiah 58:1)

F. To please God, not men (Colossians 3:23-24)

c. “What should I preach?”

G. Repent or perish (Luke 13:3,5)

H. Sin, righteousness, judgment (Matthew 10:19-20; John 16:7-11)

1. Show sin through God’s Ten Commandments: “The Law” (Romans 3:20; Psalm 19:7; Galatians 3:24)

a. No other gods (Exodus 20:3; Luke 14:26)

b. No idols (Exodus 20:4-6; Romans 6:16; 1 Corinthians 10:19-20)

c. Do not misuse God’s Name (Exodus 20:7; Matthew 12:36-37; Philippians 2:10-11)

d. Keep the Sabbath(Exodus 20:8-11;Matthew 11:28;Luke 10:38-2)

e. Honor parents (Exodus 20:12; Matthew 15:3-6; Ephesians 6:1)

f. Do not kill (Exodus 20:13; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 John 3:15)

g. Do not commit adultery (Exodus 20:14; Matthew 5:27-28)

h. Do not steal (Exodus 20:15; 1 Corinthians 6:10,19-20)

i. Do not lie (Exodus 20:16; Ephesians 4:25)

j. Do not covet (Exodus 20:17: Ephesians 5:26; 1 Samuel 18:6-9)

2. Show the consequences of sin:

a. One sin separates you from God (Isaiah 59:2)

b. One sin blots you out of God’s Book (Exodus 32:33)

c. One sin makes you of the devil (1 John 3:8)

d. One sin takes you out of God’s family (1 John 3:6-10)

e. One sin makes God angry with you every day (Psalm 7:11)

f. One sin makes God hate you (Psalm 5:4-5; 11:5-6)

g. One sin causes your righteousness to be forgotten (Ezekiel 18:24)

h. One sin causes you to die (Ezekiel 18:4)

i. One sin causes you to be judged (Hebrews 9:27)

j. One sin causes you to be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15)

3. Show the Savior from sin:

a. Only Christ lived without committing sin (Hebrews 4:14-15)

b. Because only Christ lived without sin, only Christ could give His Life as an acceptable sacrifice for mans’ sins (Hebrews 9:22, 28)

c. Christ died for mans’ sin and rose from the dead for those who submit to Him to be justified (Romans 4:24-25)

d. You must surrender your life to Christ, forever (John 14:6; Luke 9:23-25, 14:25-33; Matthew 24:12-13)

4. Show Christ’s commandment to live free from sin:

a. Go and sin no more (John 8:11, 5:14; 1 Corinthians 15:34; 1 John 2:1, 3:9, 5:18)

b. Be perfect and holy as God and Christ are perfect and holy (1 John 4:15-17; 1 Peter 1:15-16; Matthew 5:48; Job 1:1; Genesis 6:9)

5. Show the urgency of repenting and surrendering to Christ, immediately:

a. Their life is a vapor which is about to fade away (James 4:13-14)

b. If they do not repent, surrender to Christ, and obey the Bible, their heart will grow harder and harder to sin and they will never enter Heaven (Hebrews 3:7-13)

c. Every moment that they live in sin, death, judgment, and the lake of fire are drawing closer (Hebrews 9:27; Psalm 55:15)

d. God will not plead with them much longer (Genesis 6:3)

*Long Script: Say: “Hello, sir/ma’am. Please repent of your sins and surrender your life completely to the Lord Jesus Christ. God’s Word, the Bible, says that if you have ever sinned and broken God’s Law even one time –by lying, lusting, having anger or hatred in your heart, disobeying your parents, spending more time serving your job, yourself, or, other people, than you do serving God, etc…- you will be separated from God, you will die, you will be judged by God after death, you will be judged guilty of sin, breaking God’s Law, and you will be cast into the lake of fire. Your only alternative is to repent, to stop all sin and self-centered living, commit your life completely to the Lord Jesus Christ -Who died on the cross as a sacrifice for your sins, was buried, was raised from the dead so that you could be declared innocent- and live for Him by reading the Bible daily, obeying all that it says, and choosing not to sin against Christ anymore. Sir/ma’am, every moment that you live, death comes closer to you, judgment comes closer to you, the lake of fire comes closer to you. Please stop all sin and begin complete obedience to Christ before you perish”

*Short “Hit-and-Run” Script: Say: “Please repent of your sins and surrender your life completely to the Lord Jesus Christ. Sin -lying, lusting, hating – will send you to Hell. Only completely obeying Christ can get you to Heaven. Stop sinning and start obeying Christ before you perish”