Personal Work

We should be personal workers because we love the souls of men. The mission of Christians is to save souls. We were saved to save others. Dear brother or sister how many souls have you saved? Are you interested in other people? Have you invited non-members into your home for a Bible study? Urge your friends and neighbors to attend service with you. Offer to come by let them ride with you. We need to be gentle but aggressive with the gospel. Every responsible person who has not obeyed the gospel is lost.

I believe one problem we have in the church with unfaithful members is just letting them go. When some one is absent from worship do you go by or call and see why they did not attend? It seems that most members leave that up to some one else. We all have a responsibility to each member. Paul said in Galatians 6:1 : "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted." This does not say the preacher or elders are to restore such a one. This is addressed to everyone that is faithful. The member that is unfaithful, may not know any better. If so we need to teach them. They may be sick or be tending to sick folks. If so we need to help them. We may need to cook some food and take to them or go by and clean up their house and wash dishes or clothes for them. Whatever the need (physical or spiritual) we need to do what we can to help them. If it is spiritual they need to be taught the truth so their soul can be saved. They may just need encouragement. If every member would call or go by every time some one misses worship, it certainly would let them know that you care. But, we don't usually call or go by. We say they know where the building is and they know that they should be here. So, we just let them drift back into the world and lose their soul.