Soul winning is spiritual and without the Holy Spirit all evangelical efforts will be in vain. The Holy Spirit powers effective evangelism. The Lord Jesus is our greatest example in ministry. At the very beginning of His ministry, He received the Holy Spirit. The Apostles too, were empowered by the Holy Spirit to be effective in carrying out God’s mission. Our opening scripture shows us the empowerment of the Holy Spirit for the believer in witnessing for Jesus Christ. He says from the Holy Spirit we receive power, ability, and efficiency and might to reach out the world with the gospel of our Lord Jesus. Luke 24:49 records the Lord’s instructive words to the Apostles to wait for Holy Spirit: “And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high”. He instructed them to wait for the Holy Spirit because He knew they wouldn’t evangelize effectively without Him.

The Holy Spirit fills you with divine courage and boldness for the preaching of the gospel. We see this in Acts 4:31 concerning the Apostles, “And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness”. When they were filled with the Holy Spirit they were bold, unterrified and unashamed to proclaim the gospel. Furthermore, as the Gospel is being preached, it is the Holy Spirit who convicts the sinner to turn to the Lord and accept salvation in Christ.

The Lord highlighted this in John 16:8 (RSV): “And when he comes, he will convince the world concerning sin….” He is the one who convinces the sinner’s heart to turn to the Lord and receive salvation. It is neither natural gimmicks nor skill that convinces a sinner to turn to the Lord, it is the ministry of the Holy Spirit. In your soul winning initiatives always work with the Holy Spirit, fellowship with Him without compromise and listen to Him. He is the power for effective soul winning.