Rev. Rene Autry

Broadcast #3

Stand on God's Word and His examples of saving His people's families:

In Acts 16:31, Paul and Silas told the Philippian jailer that he would be saved and his house.  They preached to his family, too.

In Genesis 6-7, God destroyed the Earth with water.  But He saved Noah and Noah's family.

In Exodus 2, Jochebed rescued Moses by placing him in an ark and putting him on the waters of the Nile River.  If you will stand firm in faith for your family, God will place them in the Ark of Safety (Jesus) and put them on the river of life in Christ.  Glory to God!

In Exodus 12, the Lord created Passover and His depiction of Jesus as the Passover Lamb and the blood of Jesus as protection from eternal death.  The blood on the doorposts saved the entire household from death.  The blood is for everyone in your household.

In Joshua 2, Rahab the harlot hid the Israeli spies, and they promised her that when they took the city, she and her whole family would be saved from death.  And they were!  That scarlet thread tied in the window did represent the blood of Jesus.  His blood covers your family.  Plead  the blood over your loved ones, and rebuke the devourer off of them in Jesus' Name.  His blood is effective against the enemy.  It's one of your spiritual weapons.

In Joshua 2:11 Rahab made a profession of faith in the real God.  No matter what your family member has been involved in, God can and will save them.  He loves sinners.

Acts records the story of Cornelius, the Roman centurion.  Read and meditate on Acts 10.  It contains many spiritual concepts of how God operates by His Spirit. 

God told Cornelius to send to Joppa for Peter, and the Lord told Peter to go to Cornelius and preach to them.  Cornelius gathered his whole family and his friends, and they all got saved and received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.  But the Lord had been preparing Cornelius' heart for a long time.

Ask God to send laborers to your beloved.  Pray now that God will prepare and soften the heart of your loved one.  God commanded us to pray that laborers would be sent into the harvest in Luke 10:2.  We are not the perfect laborer for every unbeliever, but God can send someone to that person to whom they will listen. 

Sow what you want to reap.  Be a laborer/witness for someone else's beloved.  It will come back to you.  Galatians 6:7, "Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."  Win as many souls as you can, and someone will win your loved ones. 

 Be able and ready to pray the sinner's prayer at a moment's notice.  If you don't know how to do this, study!  Look it up on the internet; talk to your pastor; buy a book, etc.  Get the training.  Start now.  It's worth it.  Be what God designed you to be:  a soulwinner.  Matt. 28:18-20

 It is God's will to save the families of His Church.  He came to set the captives free!  Believe Him to do that for your loved ones.  He is faithful.

Christians, you are under the banner of God's love, and you are shielded by His protecton.  God loves you and cares about your feelings, and He cares about your family. 

The Lord has always been very family oriented, and it is His will to save your family.  He's shown in His Word that He wants to save His people's loved ones.

Jesus said He came to seek and to save that which was lost.