1 Cor 9:19-23

Introduction: Do you ever witness? Share your faith in Jesus. What a privilege! Witnessing should be way of life for CHRISTians. D.L. Moody has noted there are only 2 kinds of witnesses…… one… GOOD & the other…BAD! People not only LISTEN to what we SAY but also they WATCH what we DO! Paul’s “TALK” (1 Cor 9:19-23), matched his “WALK”( 1 Cor 9:24-27). If we are going to reach the lost in this 21st century with the GOSPEL of the Lord Jesus Christ, then we must master two (2) approaches.

1. One way to “become all things to all men…that we might win some” is by Speaking the language of the CHURCH -GOER! (1Cor 9:19, 20)

“19For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law.”

{The word “servant” v. 19, is doulóō, which means slave…to give one’s self wholly to the needs of another; .i.e. us – giving ourselves over to Jesus}

Personal Application:
Have you ever given yourself over wholly to Jesus?

{The word “gain” v 19, is kerdaínō, which means to win, win over}

Personal Application:
Has the Holy Spirit ever used you to win over somebody else?

{Are you willing to give up your rights to be a slave/servant to all -v. 19)

{Are you willing to give up your rights to gain the Jews -under the law? vv. 19, 20)

2. One way to “become all things to all men…that we might win some” is by Speaking the language of the NON-CHURCH -GOER! (1 Cor 9:21, 22)

“21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.”

{Are you willing to give up your rights to those without the law – Gentiles- but under the law of Jesus? v.21}

{Are you willing to give up your rights to those who were weak – Jew or Gentile – to seeing them saved by Jesus? v.22}