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第十九篇　领人归主

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　　读经：　
　　罗一16：“我不以福音为耻；这福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是犹太人，后是希利尼人。”
　　十14节：“然而人未曾信祂，怎能求祂呢？未曾听见祂，怎能信祂呢？没有传道的，怎能听见呢？”
　　提前二1：“我劝你第一要为万人恳求、祷告、代求、祝谢。”
　　4节：“他愿意万人得救，明白真道。”
　　可十六15：“祂又对他们说，你们往普天下去，传福音给万民听。”
　　我们在上一篇已经说过，－马可福音一个人信主之后应该为主作见证。现在我们要说到怎样带领人归主。如果我们不知道怎样带领人，就恐怕许多的见证是白作的。要带领人归主，有几件事是必须作、必须学的。我们可以分作两段来说：第一，为着人到神面前来；第二，为着神到人面前去。此外，我们也要附带提到一些关于分单张的事。
　
　
　　领人归主有一个基本的工作，就是在没有向人开口之前，必须在神面前开过口。要先求告神，然后到人面前去说话。总是先到神面前去说话，不是先向着人说话。有些弟兄姊妹很热心的要带领人归主，但是他们没有为那些人祷告。我们要知道，人如果在神面前没有负担，那么在人中间虽然有兴趣，救人的工作还是作不来。人总得在神面前有负担，然后才能在人面前作见证。
　　主耶稣曾说过：“凡父所赐给我的人，必到我这里来。”（约六37）徒二47记着，神将得救的人天天加给教会。所以，第一件事，我们要先向神要人，要求神将人赐给主耶稣，将人加给教会。得救的人是需要从神那里去求出来、讨出来的。而且，人的心是最难对付的，我们不容易叫它归向主；我们必须在神面前好好的先为这些人祷告过，要求神捆绑那壮士（路十一21~22），然后再很仔细的向他们说话。我们必须把人一个个的摆在神面前，好好的祷告过，然后才能好好的带领人归主。
　　会带领人归主的人，都是会祷告的人。如果祷告得答应出了问题，那么出去为主作见证也要出问题；如果对于祷告没有把握，那么对于带领人归主也就没有把握。所以，对于祷告的功课，必须有实际的学习，不可马虎的过去。
　
　　要好好的为着人祷告，最好能预备一本簿子。先让神把祂所要救的人的名字，摆在你心里。你刚得救的时候，你如何去赔偿已往对人的亏欠？你怎样晓得应该向那一个人赔偿？那是因为主把那个人摆在你心里，叫你记得那一件事，你就非去赔偿不可。有一天记起一件事，过两天又记起一件事，你就一次一次的在那里对付。你要带领人归主，也是这样，要让主把那些人摆在你心里，自然而然你心里有负担，会替好几个人或者好几十个人祷告。在你写名字的时候，最要紧的，是要好好的接受主所摆在你心里的名字，不是随便坐下来写一张名单。如果随便写，就要白花许多工夫。你的工作作得好不好，就在乎起头起得好不好。你要专一的求神给你几个人。你家里的人，你的朋友、同事、同学，你所认识的人，自然而然，他们的名字会到你心里来，叫你觉得这几个人，你盼望他们赶快得救。
　　这一本簿子最好要分成几项：第一项是号码，第二项是日期，第三项是名字；就是第几号，从那一天起，为某人祷告。第四项又是一个日期，就是他得救的日期。如果不幸有人去世了，也可以在第四项上写他去世的日期。这本簿子里的人，不写则已，一写进去，就不能放松。除非他死了，才可以不为他祷告。人如果没有去世，又没有得救，总不可停止为他祷告，总要一直祷告，祷告到他得救为止。有一个弟兄为一个人祷告了整整十八年，那个人才得救。这是说不定的，有的一年才得救，有的两三个月就得救。也许有一两个是难的，但是到底仍是会得救的。我们总不要放松，总是要他们得救。
　
　　祷告是一个试验，试验你在神面前的属灵情形如何。你属灵的情形如果是对的，是正常的，那么这些人会一个一个的得救。你在主面前一直求，过了几天、半个月，一个人、两个人得救了；又过了些时候，三个人、五个人得救了。总归过了一些时候就有人得救。如果过了很长久，你的祷告还没有得着答应，那必定是你在神面前有病，你就该到神面前去求光照，在那里有问题要对付。
　　祷告最大的拦阻乃是罪。我们必须学习在神面前过圣洁的生活。我们所知道的罪，必须拒绝。人对于罪的问题一马虎，一容让罪，祷告必定会受到拦阻。
　　罪这一个东西，有客观和主观两方面的工作。客观的工作，是在神那一边的；主观的工作，是在我们这一边的。
　　在客观方面，罪拦阻神的恩典和神的答应。赛五九1~2说，“耶和华的膀臂，并非缩短不能拯救；耳朵，并非发沉不能听见；但你们的罪孽使你们与神隔绝，你们的罪恶使祂掩面不听你们。”诗六六18说，“我若心里注重罪孽，主必不听。”人如果对于罪的问题没有好好的对付，他在神面前的祷告就自然有了拦阻。没有承认、没有摆在血底下的罪，在神面前是一个大拦阻，使人的祷告不能蒙神垂听。这是客观方面的。
　　在主观方面，罪破坏了人的良心。人一犯罪，不管他自己对自己说什么话，不管他在圣经中读了多少话，不管圣经中的应许有多少，不管神有多少悦纳人的恩典，他的良心总是软弱下去，爬不上来。提前一19说，“有人丢弃良心，就在真道上如同船破坏了一般。”船旧不要紧，船小也可以，但是不能破。照样，良心也不能破。良心一有不安，许多的祷告就祷告不出来。这样，就不只在神面前有拦阻，并且在人自己里面也有了拦阻。因为信心和良心的关系，是与货和船的关系一样；信心像货，良心像船，船一有漏洞，货也就漏掉了。良心刚强，信心也刚强；良心一有漏洞，信心也就漏掉。如果我们的心定自己为罪，神比我们的心大，就更要定我们的罪（约壹三20）。
　　如果你要作一个会祷告的人，那么，你对于罪的问题总要清楚解决。已往你活在罪中这样长久，现在只要稍微不注意一点，就脱不干净。所以你要注重的去对付罪，总得到神面前去一件一件的承认过，一件一件的摆在血底下，一件一件的拒绝过，一件一件的把自己从里面脱出来，然后良心才会恢复。血一洗，良心就恢复，良心就没有控告，自然而然就能见神的面。千万不要容让罪，以致在神面前软弱下来了。你如果在神面前软弱了，就不能替人求。罪如果存在，你的祷告就出不去。所以，罪的问题是第一个问题。你要常常注意，天天注意。在神面前有了好的对付，才能在神面前有好的祷告，才能把人带到主面前来。
　
　　还有一件紧要的事要注意，就是祷告应当有信心。如果良心无亏，信心就容易刚强。如果信心刚强，自然而然祷告容易得着答应。什么叫作信心？就是在祷告的时候，没有疑惑，能接受神应许的话语。是神叫我们祷告，是神要我们祷告，神说，“…我的工作，你们可以求我命定。”（赛四五11）所以我们祷告了，神就不得不答应。祂说，“叩门的，就给他开门。”绝不能你叩了门，祂却不肯开。祂说，“寻找的，就寻见。”绝不能你寻找了，却寻不见。祂说，“祈求的，就得着。”绝不能你求了，却得不着。如果我们不这样信，那么我们是把我们的神当作怎样的神呢？我们必须看见神的应许是信实可靠的。信心是根据于认识神，认识神有多深，信心也就有多深。你已经得救了，你已经认识神了，所以可以信，一点难处都没有。你信，神就答应你。要学习从起头就作一个满有信心的人。不是凭着感觉，不是凭着头脑，是要凭着神的话来相信。神应许的话像现款一样，是可以拿来用的。神的应许，就是神的工作。应许，是告诉我们神的工作；工作，是显明神的应许。你要接受神的应许，像接受神的工作一样。当你凭着神的话来相信，不是住在疑惑里，而是住在信心里的时候，你就要看见神所说的话的真实，你的祷告就要得着答应。
　
　　弟兄姊妹要有一个雄心，要在神面前作一个会祷告的人，作一个有能力的人。有的人在神面前是有能力的，有的人在神面前是没有能力的；有的人在神面前说话是神听的，有的人在神面前说话是神不听的。什么叫作人在神面前有能力呢？没有别的意思，就是他说话，神肯听，好像神喜欢受他的影响似的。有的人，的确能影响神。人在神面前没有能力，意思就是神不理他的话。他虽然花了许多时间在神的面前，但是神不理他。我们要在里面有一个羡慕，有一个意念，盼望我们的祷告能常常被神听。你祷告，神常听，这一个比什么都好。我们要求神说，“愿意我在你面前一有什么要求，你就能欢喜的听我。”神肯听你的话，是最荣耀的事。你能够被神信托到一个地步，你要什么，神就给你什么，这是一件大事。
　　你要把你心里所负担的人摊开在神的面前，一个一个的在神的面前求，看神在多少时间之后来救一个人。如果过了一个很长的时间，还看不见神听你的祷告，你就要和自己或者和神办交涉。祷告要得着答应，是常常需要办交涉的。祷告得不着答应，总是有病。你若不认真，就要长久失败。
　　在这里，你就看见有一本簿子的需要，这一本簿子，使你能够知道你的祷告有没有得着答应。许多人根本不知道他的祷告有没有得着答应，因为他没有记录。所以，初信的弟兄姊妹要学习用这一本簿子。这样，你就知道你的祷告有没有得着答应，你在主面前出事情不出事情；你也知道，什么时候你该和自己办交涉，什么时候你该和神办交涉。
　　当你过了相当时间，还看不见祷告得着答应，你就该知道你和神中间已有了阻隔。这个阻隔总是由于这两件事；若不是良心里有罪，就是信心出了问题。初信的弟兄姊妹对于祷告深的方面一时不必注意，只要管你的良心和信心就够了。在神面前，总得要承认、对付、拒绝你的罪，也要真实地、完全的相信神的应许。这样，你要看见得救的人会一个一个的增加；在你的生活中，就会一直有祷告的答应。
　
　　你要为周围的人祷告。难道没有一个人是需要你代祷的？你的同事有多少？你的邻舍有多少？你的亲戚朋友有多少？总要先求神把一两个特别的人，放在你的心里。当主把一个人放在你的心里，要借着你去救他的时候，你就把这个人的名字写在簿子里，借着祷告，常常把他带到神的面前。
　　你每天要划出一定的时间来作代祷的工作。划一个钟点也行，划半个钟点也行，划一刻钟也行，不过总得有一定的时间。如果没有一定祷告的时间，就没有一定的祷告，结果就没有祷告。所以，总要定规一个祷告的时间，要一刻钟就一刻钟，要半点钟就半点钟。不要心太大，想划两个钟点，结果不能实行。所以，为着能实行的缘故，还不如划出一点钟、半点钟、一刻钟。总要划出一个时间来，为你所要祷告的人祷告。总不能放松，要天天这样作。过些日子，会看见罪人一个一个的得救。
　
　　我们在这里提起几个故事，看看有的人是如何作这个工作的。
　
　　有一天，一个在船上锅炉间烧煤炭的人得救了。他就问带领他归主的弟兄说，“请你说，我为着主第一件该作的是什么事？”那个弟兄说，“主在你的同伴中，特别选出一个人，摆在你心里的，你就得为他祷告。”和他一同烧煤炭的共有十几个人，他特别记起一个人来，就天天为那个人祷告。后来，不知道怎么被那个人知道了，那人很不高兴。过了好些日子，传福音的人又去传福音。会后有一个人站起来说，“我也要相信耶稣！”传福音的人就问：“你为什么要信主耶稣？”他说，“有一个人老是为我祷告，所以我要信主耶稣。”就是因为这一个烧煤炭的人为他祷告，他起初虽然不高兴，但是祷告的力量把他折服了，所以他要接受主。
　
　　从前有一个孩子，只有十六岁，在一家建筑公司中作抄写的工作。公司的总工程师，脾气很不好，差不多每一个人都怕他。这个孩子得救之后，就为那个总工程师祷告。他很怕那个工程师，不敢向他开口传福音，但是天天为他迫切祷告。过了不久，那个工程师问他说，“我觉得在整个公司二百多人中，就是你和我不相同。请你告诉我，是什么缘故？”工程师已有四、五十岁，他只有十六岁。这青年人就告诉他说，“我已经相信了主，你没有相信。”就在那时候，工程师说，“我也要相信。”孩子就把他带到教会中，那个工程师也就得救了。
　
　　欧洲有一种家庭，常常开起来给有的客人住。它不是正式旅馆，但是也接待旅客。有两个信主的姊妹家里也接待旅客，有时有二、三十个人同时住在那里。她们看见来往的人，服装都很奢华，并且总是谈些不相干的话。她们觉得不对，就想要胜过他们。但是他们人多，她们人少，怎样胜过他们呢？她们姊妹两个商量好，在谈话的时候，一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，她们坐在两头为他们祷告。
　　第一天饭后谈话的时候，她们一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，为他们一个一个的祷告。一个从这一边祷告过去，另一个从那一边祷告过来，把所有的人一个一个的都祷告过。因此，第一天大家就笑不成功，大家也都谈不成功。他们就问，这是怎么一回事？当天就有一个人得救。第二天，又有一个女子得救了。就这样，他们一个一个都被带到主面前去。
　　所以，祷告总不可缺少。带领人归主的第一个条件，就是要为人祷告。要有计划的祷告，有次序的祷告，天天祷告，不放松的一直祷告到人得救才止。
　
　　我们光是为着人到神面前来，还是不够的。我们还得为着神到人面前去，告诉他们神是怎样的。许多人有胆量对神说话，却没有胆量对人说话。我们要训练自己有胆量去对人说话，对人说到主是怎样的一位主。我们在对人讲话的时候，有好几件事需要特别注意。
　
　　第一，绝不作无谓的辩论。不是说绝对不可辩论，使徒行传中就有好几处的辩论，连保罗也有辩论（参阅徒十七2，17，十八4，19等处圣经）。但是无谓的辩论，不能得人。有时候，可以和人有一点辩论，那是为了要使其余听的人得到益处，但对于你所要救的人，要尽力避免辩论，因为辩论往往会把人赶走，不会把人带来。你如果与人争执，他就要逃掉了。
　　许多人以为辩论能感动人心，其实没有这件事。辩论，至多只叫人的头脑服，他虽然哑口无言，但心里还是不服。所以辩论是没有多大用处的。你要少说辩论的话，多说见证的话。你只要讲你相信了主耶稣心里快乐，相信了主耶稣心里平安，相信了主耶稣晚上好睡，吃饭有味；这些都是不能辩论的，他要承认这是希奇的事。你要指明给他看，你的快乐他没有，你的平安他没有，所以他应该信主。
　
　　领人归主的技术，是注重事实，不是注重道理。你想，你自己得救的时候是什么情形，你不是道理听通了才信的。许多人道理听得很通，可是仍然不信。如果一个弟兄想要辩论，用道理去带领人归主，那是不可能的事。领人归主的技巧，乃是在抓住事实。所以，往往是简单地人能领人归主，而道理讲得好的人，却不一定能领人归主。有的人道理讲得很好，叫人听了在头脑中觉得很对，可是不能使人得救，这有什么用处？
　　从前有一个年老的人，虽然他未得救，但他认为上礼拜堂是个好习惯，所以他自己每礼拜都去，也要全家人都去。可是，他回到家里，常发脾气，什么恶话都说得出口。全家的人都怕他。有一天，他的女儿回家来看他。她是属乎主的。她带她的小女儿一同回来。老人就把小外孙女也带到礼拜堂里去。从礼拜堂出来的时候，小外孙女对她外祖父看看，觉得他不像一个信徒。她就问外祖父说，“你相信耶稣么？”外祖父说，“小孩子不要说话。”再走几步，她又对外祖父说，“我看你不像是相信耶稣的。”老人家就再说，“小孩子不要说话。”等一等，她又对外祖父说，“你为什么不相信耶稣？”这个小孩子看出一个事实─她的外祖父去礼拜堂和别的信徒不一样。这一个老人，那么凶的一个老人，许多人对他没有办法的人，给小外孙女这样几个问题问过之后，就软下来了。从那天起，他也接受了主。
　　传福音是需要技术的。你必须知道神的路，你才会传福音。不然，你的道理虽然讲对了，整批的人来听，整批的人出去，他们仍然不会得救。钓鱼用直的钩，总钓不着鱼。钓鱼的钩都应该是弯的，才能钓得住鱼。领人归主的人，要知道用钩。有的话能够把人钩来的，就用它；有的话不能把人钩来的，就要改。事实的话是有钩的，事实的话是能感动人的。
　
　　不要多讲道理，要多告诉人事实，同时，态度非诚恳不可。救人灵魂绝对不是一件开玩笑的事。我们曾看见一个人，他要带领人得救，他也肯祷告，但是他的态度不对，一面讲主的事，一面讲笑话。这样，就把什么属灵的力量都丧失了，就没有法子带领人归主。所以态度总得诚恳，不可嘻嘻哈哈的带着轻浮的态度。要叫人看见，这是世界上最严肃的事。
　
　　也要常常祷告求神给你机会对人说话。你祷告，神就要给你机会说话。
　　从前有一位姊妹，聚集许多女子，一个礼拜带她们一次查经。这些女子，都是在一家公司里作事的，都没有信主。在她们中间，有一个打扮得特别漂亮，人又是很骄傲的，什么话都说不进去。她就注意她，一直为她祷告，求神给她向她说话的机会。有一天，她觉得应该请她到家里来吃点心。那一个女子盼望有一点社交，也就应邀来了。这位姊妹就劝她信主。她回答说，“我不能信。我爱打牌，我爱享乐，我不愿意损失这些，我不能相信耶稣。”但是姊妹说，“人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把打牌除掉；人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把虚荣心除掉。人如果要相信主耶稣，是只能这样行。”她说，“这个代价太大，我出不起。”那个姊妹说，“我盼望你回去考虑。”姊妹就继续为她祷告。那女子回去以后，居然跪下来祷告。祷告之后忽然说，“我定规了，我今天要跟从主耶稣。”她忽然改变了。不知道什么缘故，她的心就忽然转过来了。她把服装也改变了，不像以前那样打扮了。奇妙的事接下去，就在一年之内，在她服务的那家公司里，许多同事都被她一个一个的带到主的面前。
　　有的人的样子好像不容易说话，但是，你如果为他祷告，主给你机会向他说话，他就要改变。本来和她查经的姊妹怕和她说话。她的态度好像无所不知、无所不能似的，非常骄傲。但是主给姊妹负担，叫她祷告。祷告到有一天，主说，要和她说话。到那一天，她就什么都不管，向她说话。所以一面要祷告，一面要学习开口。你为人祷告之后，总有一次要对他讲话。你要把主的恩典和主在你身上所作的事告诉他，使他无法抵挡，因为他不能反对主为你所作的事。初信的弟兄姊妹要天天求主给你机会向人开口。有好些人过了多年，仍然不敢向他们的亲戚朋友开口说到主耶稣，这是何等可惜的事！也许机会正在那里等你，就是因为你害怕，你就错过机会了。
　
　　上面说过要先为人到神面前去祷告，然后再对人讲，但这并不是说没有祷告过就不可以讲。有的人你第一次遇见他，你也得讲。总是要抓住机会，总是得时要讲，不得时也要讲。因为你不知道有谁从你手里漏过，所以总是一有机会就讲，总是常常开口。在你祷告的簿子中有名字的，固然要为他们祷告，就是有许多人你不知道他们的名字，也得为他们祷告：“主啊！求你拯救罪人，不管什么人，姓什么，名什么，求你拯救他们。”你一有机会遇见人的时候，心里有了感觉，就要对他讲。
　　我们稍微不注意一点，就漏掉一个灵魂。有许多人的灵魂从我们手里漏掉，实在不应该。盼望所有的弟兄姊妹个个都在那里为主作见证，把许多人带来归主。
　
　　你每一次带领一个人归主，都得仔细的加以研究，像作医生的人把各种病人的病情加以研究一样。医生不可对任何病人开同样的药方；要把病医好，必须对症下药，对什么病人开什么药方。领人归主也是这样。世界上没有一个人不学医而会作医生的，照样，也没有一个人不学领人归主而会领人归主的。有许多弟兄姊妹所以会变作善于领人归主的人，就因他们一次一次把他们所带来的人仔细的研究。初信的人一起头带领人的时候，就要用功研究。总要研究：为什么某人会接受？为什么说这一句话他会接受？为什么某人听那一句话却不接受？为什么某人听得很好，后来跑掉了？为什么某人起先反对，后来又接受了？为什么钓了很长久，鱼还没有？每一次都要找出圣灵同工的原因，和圣灵不同工的原因。
　　如果你领人归主的工作遇见了失败，千万不要把所有的难处都推在别人身上。所有会领人归主的人都是察看自己有什么难处。我们不能等在海边，盼望鱼跳到岸上来。领人归主不是这么简单地，要花工夫去研究，到底病在什么地方。领人归主是有技术的，这个技术，是在我们带领人的时候学来的。失败也有所学习，看为什么失败；得着也有所学习，看为什么得着。每一次，都得研究为什么缘故。
　　如果你好好的这样去作，就会学出许多功课来。你后来会看见一件很希奇的事：世界上的人，对于信主这件事，差不多只有几种人。你若遇见某种人，只要对他讲某种话，他多半是会接受主的；相反的，只要对他讲另一种话，他必定反对，必定不相信。如果你能够对付好几种人，那么差不多的人你就都能对付。在你祷告簿子里的人，你能对付；临时遇见的人，你也能对付。一有人在你面前，你就有机会可以向他作见证，你能立刻看出来，他是什么种的人。你自己心里知道，这一种人要按着这一条路去对付，这一种人要对他说这一种话，结果他们多数会得救。如果你一个一个在那里研究，过了一两年，你就会成为一个有技术救人的人。有一天你要承认，救人的人是有智慧的。如果神怜悯你，让你带领人得救，救几十个，救几百个，你仔仔细细的在那里研究，你就可能成为一个大有能力救人的人。
　
　
　　在过去的二、三百年中，神特别用单张来救人。用单张来救人，有一个特别方便的地方。因为人口里讲的，有时间的限制，也有人事的限制。你不能一天二十四个钟点，都在那里讲。你讲的时候，听的人也不一定便当。你讲很好的道理，但有的人不在那里。但是单张没有时间的限制，不管什么时候，你都能够分单张。不管什么时候，人也能够接受单张。并且不管什么时候，人也能够读单张。今天有的人没有时间来听道，没有时间来聚会，但是单张没有时间的限制。他在路上，我可以送给他看。他在烧饭，我可以送给他看。他在办公，我也可以送给他看。这是第一便当的地方。
　
　　许多人很热心要为着主作见证，要带领人归主，可是因为自己认识不够，话语不够，就不能将福音传得仔细，不能将福音传得完全。所以，初信的弟兄们除了其他领人归主的方法以外，应当在有空的时候，尽力量拣好的单张分给人。因为这一个，能够作你自己所不能作的。
　
　　单张还有一个便当的地方。有的时候，我们当面和人讲福音，碍于情面，有许多严重的话不敢讲的那么严重。单张就不会。不管是什么人，它到人面前去，要说的就说。活的人传道，总会受人的影响。单张传道，不会受人的影响。所以初信的弟兄，要用单张来撒种。
　
　　撒单张还有一个特别的好处，就是你能到处撒种。像旧约里说的，把种子撒在众水的旁边。我们今天要对三个、五个、十多个人讲，要花很多工夫。但是，我分单张，一天平均撒一千、二千、三千，没有难处。一千张，有一个人得救，就够了。所以，初信的人要学习大量的把单张送出去。
　
　　神实在是用单张救人，我知道有的人，到人家的门缝里，把单张塞进去。有的人，专门把单张丢在信箱里面。我记得有一个人在路上接受了单张，又摔掉。第二个人走过来，鞋底里的钉浮上来，把脚刺得很痛，要找个什么垫一垫，就把那一张单张拣起来垫在鞋底里。回去修鞋的时候，看一看那张单张，就得救了。这一种用单张救人的事，很多，也很希奇。
　
　　初信的弟兄，有空的时候，要把单张摆在口袋里去分。这一件事，需要像领人归主一样，好好的祷告，专心的作。分给人的时候，或者说一句话，说两句话，或者不说，都没有关系。初信的人如果去作，可以得着顶大的帮助。
　　读经：　
　　罗一16：“我不以福音为耻；这福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是犹太人，后是希利尼人。”
　　十14节：“然而人未曾信祂，怎能求祂呢？未曾听见祂，怎能信祂呢？没有传道的，怎能听见呢？”
　　提前二1：“我劝你第一要为万人恳求、祷告、代求、祝谢。”
　　4节：“他愿意万人得救，明白真道。”
　　可十六15：“祂又对他们说，你们往普天下去，传福音给万民听。”
　　我们在上一篇已经说过，－马可福音一个人信主之后应该为主作见证。现在我们要说到怎样带领人归主。如果我们不知道怎样带领人，就恐怕许多的见证是白作的。要带领人归主，有几件事是必须作、必须学的。我们可以分作两段来说：第一，为着人到神面前来；第二，为着神到人面前去。此外，我们也要附带提到一些关于分单张的事。
　
　
　　领人归主有一个基本的工作，就是在没有向人开口之前，必须在神面前开过口。要先求告神，然后到人面前去说话。总是先到神面前去说话，不是先向着人说话。有些弟兄姊妹很热心的要带领人归主，但是他们没有为那些人祷告。我们要知道，人如果在神面前没有负担，那么在人中间虽然有兴趣，救人的工作还是作不来。人总得在神面前有负担，然后才能在人面前作见证。
　　主耶稣曾说过：“凡父所赐给我的人，必到我这里来。”（约六37）徒二47记着，神将得救的人天天加给教会。所以，第一件事，我们要先向神要人，要求神将人赐给主耶稣，将人加给教会。得救的人是需要从神那里去求出来、讨出来的。而且，人的心是最难对付的，我们不容易叫它归向主；我们必须在神面前好好的先为这些人祷告过，要求神捆绑那壮士（路十一21~22），然后再很仔细的向他们说话。我们必须把人一个个的摆在神面前，好好的祷告过，然后才能好好的带领人归主。
　　会带领人归主的人，都是会祷告的人。如果祷告得答应出了问题，那么出去为主作见证也要出问题；如果对于祷告没有把握，那么对于带领人归主也就没有把握。所以，对于祷告的功课，必须有实际的学习，不可马虎的过去。
　
　　要好好的为着人祷告，最好能预备一本簿子。先让神把祂所要救的人的名字，摆在你心里。你刚得救的时候，你如何去赔偿已往对人的亏欠？你怎样晓得应该向那一个人赔偿？那是因为主把那个人摆在你心里，叫你记得那一件事，你就非去赔偿不可。有一天记起一件事，过两天又记起一件事，你就一次一次的在那里对付。你要带领人归主，也是这样，要让主把那些人摆在你心里，自然而然你心里有负担，会替好几个人或者好几十个人祷告。在你写名字的时候，最要紧的，是要好好的接受主所摆在你心里的名字，不是随便坐下来写一张名单。如果随便写，就要白花许多工夫。你的工作作得好不好，就在乎起头起得好不好。你要专一的求神给你几个人。你家里的人，你的朋友、同事、同学，你所认识的人，自然而然，他们的名字会到你心里来，叫你觉得这几个人，你盼望他们赶快得救。
　　这一本簿子最好要分成几项：第一项是号码，第二项是日期，第三项是名字；就是第几号，从那一天起，为某人祷告。第四项又是一个日期，就是他得救的日期。如果不幸有人去世了，也可以在第四项上写他去世的日期。这本簿子里的人，不写则已，一写进去，就不能放松。除非他死了，才可以不为他祷告。人如果没有去世，又没有得救，总不可停止为他祷告，总要一直祷告，祷告到他得救为止。有一个弟兄为一个人祷告了整整十八年，那个人才得救。这是说不定的，有的一年才得救，有的两三个月就得救。也许有一两个是难的，但是到底仍是会得救的。我们总不要放松，总是要他们得救。
　
　　祷告是一个试验，试验你在神面前的属灵情形如何。你属灵的情形如果是对的，是正常的，那么这些人会一个一个的得救。你在主面前一直求，过了几天、半个月，一个人、两个人得救了；又过了些时候，三个人、五个人得救了。总归过了一些时候就有人得救。如果过了很长久，你的祷告还没有得着答应，那必定是你在神面前有病，你就该到神面前去求光照，在那里有问题要对付。
　　祷告最大的拦阻乃是罪。我们必须学习在神面前过圣洁的生活。我们所知道的罪，必须拒绝。人对于罪的问题一马虎，一容让罪，祷告必定会受到拦阻。
　　罪这一个东西，有客观和主观两方面的工作。客观的工作，是在神那一边的；主观的工作，是在我们这一边的。
　　在客观方面，罪拦阻神的恩典和神的答应。赛五九1~2说，“耶和华的膀臂，并非缩短不能拯救；耳朵，并非发沉不能听见；但你们的罪孽使你们与神隔绝，你们的罪恶使祂掩面不听你们。”诗六六18说，“我若心里注重罪孽，主必不听。”人如果对于罪的问题没有好好的对付，他在神面前的祷告就自然有了拦阻。没有承认、没有摆在血底下的罪，在神面前是一个大拦阻，使人的祷告不能蒙神垂听。这是客观方面的。
　　在主观方面，罪破坏了人的良心。人一犯罪，不管他自己对自己说什么话，不管他在圣经中读了多少话，不管圣经中的应许有多少，不管神有多少悦纳人的恩典，他的良心总是软弱下去，爬不上来。提前一19说，“有人丢弃良心，就在真道上如同船破坏了一般。”船旧不要紧，船小也可以，但是不能破。照样，良心也不能破。良心一有不安，许多的祷告就祷告不出来。这样，就不只在神面前有拦阻，并且在人自己里面也有了拦阻。因为信心和良心的关系，是与货和船的关系一样；信心像货，良心像船，船一有漏洞，货也就漏掉了。良心刚强，信心也刚强；良心一有漏洞，信心也就漏掉。如果我们的心定自己为罪，神比我们的心大，就更要定我们的罪（约壹三20）。
　　如果你要作一个会祷告的人，那么，你对于罪的问题总要清楚解决。已往你活在罪中这样长久，现在只要稍微不注意一点，就脱不干净。所以你要注重的去对付罪，总得到神面前去一件一件的承认过，一件一件的摆在血底下，一件一件的拒绝过，一件一件的把自己从里面脱出来，然后良心才会恢复。血一洗，良心就恢复，良心就没有控告，自然而然就能见神的面。千万不要容让罪，以致在神面前软弱下来了。你如果在神面前软弱了，就不能替人求。罪如果存在，你的祷告就出不去。所以，罪的问题是第一个问题。你要常常注意，天天注意。在神面前有了好的对付，才能在神面前有好的祷告，才能把人带到主面前来。
　
　　还有一件紧要的事要注意，就是祷告应当有信心。如果良心无亏，信心就容易刚强。如果信心刚强，自然而然祷告容易得着答应。什么叫作信心？就是在祷告的时候，没有疑惑，能接受神应许的话语。是神叫我们祷告，是神要我们祷告，神说，“…我的工作，你们可以求我命定。”（赛四五11）所以我们祷告了，神就不得不答应。祂说，“叩门的，就给他开门。”绝不能你叩了门，祂却不肯开。祂说，“寻找的，就寻见。”绝不能你寻找了，却寻不见。祂说，“祈求的，就得着。”绝不能你求了，却得不着。如果我们不这样信，那么我们是把我们的神当作怎样的神呢？我们必须看见神的应许是信实可靠的。信心是根据于认识神，认识神有多深，信心也就有多深。你已经得救了，你已经认识神了，所以可以信，一点难处都没有。你信，神就答应你。要学习从起头就作一个满有信心的人。不是凭着感觉，不是凭着头脑，是要凭着神的话来相信。神应许的话像现款一样，是可以拿来用的。神的应许，就是神的工作。应许，是告诉我们神的工作；工作，是显明神的应许。你要接受神的应许，像接受神的工作一样。当你凭着神的话来相信，不是住在疑惑里，而是住在信心里的时候，你就要看见神所说的话的真实，你的祷告就要得着答应。
　
　　弟兄姊妹要有一个雄心，要在神面前作一个会祷告的人，作一个有能力的人。有的人在神面前是有能力的，有的人在神面前是没有能力的；有的人在神面前说话是神听的，有的人在神面前说话是神不听的。什么叫作人在神面前有能力呢？没有别的意思，就是他说话，神肯听，好像神喜欢受他的影响似的。有的人，的确能影响神。人在神面前没有能力，意思就是神不理他的话。他虽然花了许多时间在神的面前，但是神不理他。我们要在里面有一个羡慕，有一个意念，盼望我们的祷告能常常被神听。你祷告，神常听，这一个比什么都好。我们要求神说，“愿意我在你面前一有什么要求，你就能欢喜的听我。”神肯听你的话，是最荣耀的事。你能够被神信托到一个地步，你要什么，神就给你什么，这是一件大事。
　　你要把你心里所负担的人摊开在神的面前，一个一个的在神的面前求，看神在多少时间之后来救一个人。如果过了一个很长的时间，还看不见神听你的祷告，你就要和自己或者和神办交涉。祷告要得着答应，是常常需要办交涉的。祷告得不着答应，总是有病。你若不认真，就要长久失败。
　　在这里，你就看见有一本簿子的需要，这一本簿子，使你能够知道你的祷告有没有得着答应。许多人根本不知道他的祷告有没有得着答应，因为他没有记录。所以，初信的弟兄姊妹要学习用这一本簿子。这样，你就知道你的祷告有没有得着答应，你在主面前出事情不出事情；你也知道，什么时候你该和自己办交涉，什么时候你该和神办交涉。
　　当你过了相当时间，还看不见祷告得着答应，你就该知道你和神中间已有了阻隔。这个阻隔总是由于这两件事；若不是良心里有罪，就是信心出了问题。初信的弟兄姊妹对于祷告深的方面一时不必注意，只要管你的良心和信心就够了。在神面前，总得要承认、对付、拒绝你的罪，也要真实地、完全的相信神的应许。这样，你要看见得救的人会一个一个的增加；在你的生活中，就会一直有祷告的答应。
　
　　你要为周围的人祷告。难道没有一个人是需要你代祷的？你的同事有多少？你的邻舍有多少？你的亲戚朋友有多少？总要先求神把一两个特别的人，放在你的心里。当主把一个人放在你的心里，要借着你去救他的时候，你就把这个人的名字写在簿子里，借着祷告，常常把他带到神的面前。
　　你每天要划出一定的时间来作代祷的工作。划一个钟点也行，划半个钟点也行，划一刻钟也行，不过总得有一定的时间。如果没有一定祷告的时间，就没有一定的祷告，结果就没有祷告。所以，总要定规一个祷告的时间，要一刻钟就一刻钟，要半点钟就半点钟。不要心太大，想划两个钟点，结果不能实行。所以，为着能实行的缘故，还不如划出一点钟、半点钟、一刻钟。总要划出一个时间来，为你所要祷告的人祷告。总不能放松，要天天这样作。过些日子，会看见罪人一个一个的得救。
　
　　我们在这里提起几个故事，看看有的人是如何作这个工作的。
　
　　有一天，一个在船上锅炉间烧煤炭的人得救了。他就问带领他归主的弟兄说，“请你说，我为着主第一件该作的是什么事？”那个弟兄说，“主在你的同伴中，特别选出一个人，摆在你心里的，你就得为他祷告。”和他一同烧煤炭的共有十几个人，他特别记起一个人来，就天天为那个人祷告。后来，不知道怎么被那个人知道了，那人很不高兴。过了好些日子，传福音的人又去传福音。会后有一个人站起来说，“我也要相信耶稣！”传福音的人就问：“你为什么要信主耶稣？”他说，“有一个人老是为我祷告，所以我要信主耶稣。”就是因为这一个烧煤炭的人为他祷告，他起初虽然不高兴，但是祷告的力量把他折服了，所以他要接受主。
　
　　从前有一个孩子，只有十六岁，在一家建筑公司中作抄写的工作。公司的总工程师，脾气很不好，差不多每一个人都怕他。这个孩子得救之后，就为那个总工程师祷告。他很怕那个工程师，不敢向他开口传福音，但是天天为他迫切祷告。过了不久，那个工程师问他说，“我觉得在整个公司二百多人中，就是你和我不相同。请你告诉我，是什么缘故？”工程师已有四、五十岁，他只有十六岁。这青年人就告诉他说，“我已经相信了主，你没有相信。”就在那时候，工程师说，“我也要相信。”孩子就把他带到教会中，那个工程师也就得救了。
　
　　欧洲有一种家庭，常常开起来给有的客人住。它不是正式旅馆，但是也接待旅客。有两个信主的姊妹家里也接待旅客，有时有二、三十个人同时住在那里。她们看见来往的人，服装都很奢华，并且总是谈些不相干的话。她们觉得不对，就想要胜过他们。但是他们人多，她们人少，怎样胜过他们呢？她们姊妹两个商量好，在谈话的时候，一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，她们坐在两头为他们祷告。
　　第一天饭后谈话的时候，她们一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，为他们一个一个的祷告。一个从这一边祷告过去，另一个从那一边祷告过来，把所有的人一个一个的都祷告过。因此，第一天大家就笑不成功，大家也都谈不成功。他们就问，这是怎么一回事？当天就有一个人得救。第二天，又有一个女子得救了。就这样，他们一个一个都被带到主面前去。
　　所以，祷告总不可缺少。带领人归主的第一个条件，就是要为人祷告。要有计划的祷告，有次序的祷告，天天祷告，不放松的一直祷告到人得救才止。
　
　　我们光是为着人到神面前来，还是不够的。我们还得为着神到人面前去，告诉他们神是怎样的。许多人有胆量对神说话，却没有胆量对人说话。我们要训练自己有胆量去对人说话，对人说到主是怎样的一位主。我们在对人讲话的时候，有好几件事需要特别注意。
　
　　第一，绝不作无谓的辩论。不是说绝对不可辩论，使徒行传中就有好几处的辩论，连保罗也有辩论（参阅徒十七2，17，十八4，19等处圣经）。但是无谓的辩论，不能得人。有时候，可以和人有一点辩论，那是为了要使其余听的人得到益处，但对于你所要救的人，要尽力避免辩论，因为辩论往往会把人赶走，不会把人带来。你如果与人争执，他就要逃掉了。
　　许多人以为辩论能感动人心，其实没有这件事。辩论，至多只叫人的头脑服，他虽然哑口无言，但心里还是不服。所以辩论是没有多大用处的。你要少说辩论的话，多说见证的话。你只要讲你相信了主耶稣心里快乐，相信了主耶稣心里平安，相信了主耶稣晚上好睡，吃饭有味；这些都是不能辩论的，他要承认这是希奇的事。你要指明给他看，你的快乐他没有，你的平安他没有，所以他应该信主。
　
　　领人归主的技术，是注重事实，不是注重道理。你想，你自己得救的时候是什么情形，你不是道理听通了才信的。许多人道理听得很通，可是仍然不信。如果一个弟兄想要辩论，用道理去带领人归主，那是不可能的事。领人归主的技巧，乃是在抓住事实。所以，往往是简单地人能领人归主，而道理讲得好的人，却不一定能领人归主。有的人道理讲得很好，叫人听了在头脑中觉得很对，可是不能使人得救，这有什么用处？
　　从前有一个年老的人，虽然他未得救，但他认为上礼拜堂是个好习惯，所以他自己每礼拜都去，也要全家人都去。可是，他回到家里，常发脾气，什么恶话都说得出口。全家的人都怕他。有一天，他的女儿回家来看他。她是属乎主的。她带她的小女儿一同回来。老人就把小外孙女也带到礼拜堂里去。从礼拜堂出来的时候，小外孙女对她外祖父看看，觉得他不像一个信徒。她就问外祖父说，“你相信耶稣么？”外祖父说，“小孩子不要说话。”再走几步，她又对外祖父说，“我看你不像是相信耶稣的。”老人家就再说，“小孩子不要说话。”等一等，她又对外祖父说，“你为什么不相信耶稣？”这个小孩子看出一个事实─她的外祖父去礼拜堂和别的信徒不一样。这一个老人，那么凶的一个老人，许多人对他没有办法的人，给小外孙女这样几个问题问过之后，就软下来了。从那天起，他也接受了主。
　　传福音是需要技术的。你必须知道神的路，你才会传福音。不然，你的道理虽然讲对了，整批的人来听，整批的人出去，他们仍然不会得救。钓鱼用直的钩，总钓不着鱼。钓鱼的钩都应该是弯的，才能钓得住鱼。领人归主的人，要知道用钩。有的话能够把人钩来的，就用它；有的话不能把人钩来的，就要改。事实的话是有钩的，事实的话是能感动人的。
　
　　不要多讲道理，要多告诉人事实，同时，态度非诚恳不可。救人灵魂绝对不是一件开玩笑的事。我们曾看见一个人，他要带领人得救，他也肯祷告，但是他的态度不对，一面讲主的事，一面讲笑话。这样，就把什么属灵的力量都丧失了，就没有法子带领人归主。所以态度总得诚恳，不可嘻嘻哈哈的带着轻浮的态度。要叫人看见，这是世界上最严肃的事。
　
　　也要常常祷告求神给你机会对人说话。你祷告，神就要给你机会说话。
　　从前有一位姊妹，聚集许多女子，一个礼拜带她们一次查经。这些女子，都是在一家公司里作事的，都没有信主。在她们中间，有一个打扮得特别漂亮，人又是很骄傲的，什么话都说不进去。她就注意她，一直为她祷告，求神给她向她说话的机会。有一天，她觉得应该请她到家里来吃点心。那一个女子盼望有一点社交，也就应邀来了。这位姊妹就劝她信主。她回答说，“我不能信。我爱打牌，我爱享乐，我不愿意损失这些，我不能相信耶稣。”但是姊妹说，“人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把打牌除掉；人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把虚荣心除掉。人如果要相信主耶稣，是只能这样行。”她说，“这个代价太大，我出不起。”那个姊妹说，“我盼望你回去考虑。”姊妹就继续为她祷告。那女子回去以后，居然跪下来祷告。祷告之后忽然说，“我定规了，我今天要跟从主耶稣。”她忽然改变了。不知道什么缘故，她的心就忽然转过来了。她把服装也改变了，不像以前那样打扮了。奇妙的事接下去，就在一年之内，在她服务的那家公司里，许多同事都被她一个一个的带到主的面前。
　　有的人的样子好像不容易说话，但是，你如果为他祷告，主给你机会向他说话，他就要改变。本来和她查经的姊妹怕和她说话。她的态度好像无所不知、无所不能似的，非常骄傲。但是主给姊妹负担，叫她祷告。祷告到有一天，主说，要和她说话。到那一天，她就什么都不管，向她说话。所以一面要祷告，一面要学习开口。你为人祷告之后，总有一次要对他讲话。你要把主的恩典和主在你身上所作的事告诉他，使他无法抵挡，因为他不能反对主为你所作的事。初信的弟兄姊妹要天天求主给你机会向人开口。有好些人过了多年，仍然不敢向他们的亲戚朋友开口说到主耶稣，这是何等可惜的事！也许机会正在那里等你，就是因为你害怕，你就错过机会了。
　
　　上面说过要先为人到神面前去祷告，然后再对人讲，但这并不是说没有祷告过就不可以讲。有的人你第一次遇见他，你也得讲。总是要抓住机会，总是得时要讲，不得时也要讲。因为你不知道有谁从你手里漏过，所以总是一有机会就讲，总是常常开口。在你祷告的簿子中有名字的，固然要为他们祷告，就是有许多人你不知道他们的名字，也得为他们祷告：“主啊！求你拯救罪人，不管什么人，姓什么，名什么，求你拯救他们。”你一有机会遇见人的时候，心里有了感觉，就要对他讲。
　　我们稍微不注意一点，就漏掉一个灵魂。有许多人的灵魂从我们手里漏掉，实在不应该。盼望所有的弟兄姊妹个个都在那里为主作见证，把许多人带来归主。
　
　　你每一次带领一个人归主，都得仔细的加以研究，像作医生的人把各种病人的病情加以研究一样。医生不可对任何病人开同样的药方；要把病医好，必须对症下药，对什么病人开什么药方。领人归主也是这样。世界上没有一个人不学医而会作医生的，照样，也没有一个人不学领人归主而会领人归主的。有许多弟兄姊妹所以会变作善于领人归主的人，就因他们一次一次把他们所带来的人仔细的研究。初信的人一起头带领人的时候，就要用功研究。总要研究：为什么某人会接受？为什么说这一句话他会接受？为什么某人听那一句话却不接受？为什么某人听得很好，后来跑掉了？为什么某人起先反对，后来又接受了？为什么钓了很长久，鱼还没有？每一次都要找出圣灵同工的原因，和圣灵不同工的原因。
　　如果你领人归主的工作遇见了失败，千万不要把所有的难处都推在别人身上。所有会领人归主的人都是察看自己有什么难处。我们不能等在海边，盼望鱼跳到岸上来。领人归主不是这么简单地，要花工夫去研究，到底病在什么地方。领人归主是有技术的，这个技术，是在我们带领人的时候学来的。失败也有所学习，看为什么失败；得着也有所学习，看为什么得着。每一次，都得研究为什么缘故。
　　如果你好好的这样去作，就会学出许多功课来。你后来会看见一件很希奇的事：世界上的人，对于信主这件事，差不多只有几种人。你若遇见某种人，只要对他讲某种话，他多半是会接受主的；相反的，只要对他讲另一种话，他必定反对，必定不相信。如果你能够对付好几种人，那么差不多的人你就都能对付。在你祷告簿子里的人，你能对付；临时遇见的人，你也能对付。一有人在你面前，你就有机会可以向他作见证，你能立刻看出来，他是什么种的人。你自己心里知道，这一种人要按着这一条路去对付，这一种人要对他说这一种话，结果他们多数会得救。如果你一个一个在那里研究，过了一两年，你就会成为一个有技术救人的人。有一天你要承认，救人的人是有智慧的。如果神怜悯你，让你带领人得救，救几十个，救几百个，你仔仔细细的在那里研究，你就可能成为一个大有能力救人的人。
　
　
　　在过去的二、三百年中，神特别用单张来救人。用单张来救人，有一个特别方便的地方。因为人口里讲的，有时间的限制，也有人事的限制。你不能一天二十四个钟点，都在那里讲。你讲的时候，听的人也不一定便当。你讲很好的道理，但有的人不在那里。但是单张没有时间的限制，不管什么时候，你都能够分单张。不管什么时候，人也能够接受单张。并且不管什么时候，人也能够读单张。今天有的人没有时间来听道，没有时间来聚会，但是单张没有时间的限制。他在路上，我可以送给他看。他在烧饭，我可以送给他看。他在办公，我也可以送给他看。这是第一便当的地方。
　
　　许多人很热心要为着主作见证，要带领人归主，可是因为自己认识不够，话语不够，就不能将福音传得仔细，不能将福音传得完全。所以，初信的弟兄们除了其他领人归主的方法以外，应当在有空的时候，尽力量拣好的单张分给人。因为这一个，能够作你自己所不能作的。
　
　　单张还有一个便当的地方。有的时候，我们当面和人讲福音，碍于情面，有许多严重的话不敢讲的那么严重。单张就不会。不管是什么人，它到人面前去，要说的就说。活的人传道，总会受人的影响。单张传道，不会受人的影响。所以初信的弟兄，要用单张来撒种。
　
　　撒单张还有一个特别的好处，就是你能到处撒种。像旧约里说的，把种子撒在众水的旁边。我们今天要对三个、五个、十多个人讲，要花很多工夫。但是，我分单张，一天平均撒一千、二千、三千，没有难处。一千张，有一个人得救，就够了。所以，初信的人要学习大量的把单张送出去。
　
　　神实在是用单张救人，我知道有的人，到人家的门缝里，把单张塞进去。有的人，专门把单张丢在信箱里面。我记得有一个人在路上接受了单张，又摔掉。第二个人走过来，鞋底里的钉浮上来，把脚刺得很痛，要找个什么垫一垫，就把那一张单张拣起来垫在鞋底里。回去修鞋的时候，看一看那张单张，就得救了。这一种用单张救人的事，很多，也很希奇。
　
　　初信的弟兄，有空的时候，要把单张摆在口袋里去分。这一件事，需要像领人归主一样，好好的祷告，专心的作。分给人的时候，或者说一句话，说两句话，或者不说，都没有关系。初信的人如果去作，可以得着顶大的帮助。
　　读经：　　　罗马书一章十六节：“我不以福音为耻；这福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是犹太人，后是希利尼人。”
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罗1:16  
我不以福音为耻；这福音本是神的大能，要救一切信的人，先是犹太人，后是希利尼人。
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　　十章十四节：“然而人未曾信祂，怎能求祂呢？未曾听见祂，怎能信祂呢？没有传道的，怎能听见呢？”　　提摩太前书二章一节：“我劝你第一要为万人恳求、祷告、代求、祝谢。”
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提前2:1  
所以我劝你，第一要为万人祈求、祷告、代求、感谢；
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　　四节：“他愿意万人得救，明白真道。”　　马可福音十六章十五节：“祂又对他们说，你们往普天下去，传福音给万民听。”
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可16:15  
祂又对他们说，你们往普天下去，向一切受造之物传扬福音。
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　　我们在上一篇已经说过，一个人信主之后应该为主作见证。现在我们要说到怎样带领人归主。如果我们不知道怎样带领人，就恐怕许多的见证是白作的。要带领人归主，有几件事是必须作、必须学的。我们可以分作两段来说：第一，为着人到神面前来；第二，为着神到人面前去。此外，我们也要附带提到一些关于分单张的事。
　
　
　　领人归主有一个基本的工作，就是在没有向人开口之前，必须在神面前开过口。要先求告神，然后到人面前去说话。总是先到神面前去说话，不是先向着人说话。有些弟兄姊妹很热心的要带领人归主，但是他们没有为那些人祷告。我们要知道，人如果在神面前没有负担，那么在人中间虽然有兴趣，救人的工作还是作不来。人总得在神面前有负担，然后才能在人面前作见证。　　主耶稣曾说过：“凡父所赐给我的人，必到我这里来。”（约六37）行传二章四十七节记着，神将得救的人天天加给教会。所以，第一件事，我们要先向神要人，要求神将人赐给主耶稣，将人加给教会。得救的人是需要从神那里去求出来、讨出来的。而且，人的心是最难对付的，我们不容易叫它归向主；我们必须在神面前好好的先为这些人祷告过，要求神捆绑那壮士（路十一21~22），然后再很仔细的向他们说话。我们必须把人一个个的摆在神面前，好好的祷告过，然后才能好好的带领人归主。
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约6:37  
凡父所赐给我的人，必到我这里来；到我这里来的，我绝不把他丢在外面。
徒2:47  
赞美神，在众民面前有恩典。主将得救的人，天天和他们加在一起。
路11:21  
壮者全副武装，看守自己住宅的时候，他的家业就平安无事。
路11:22  
但有一个比他更壮的来，胜过他，就夺去他所倚靠的全副军装，又分了他的掳物。
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　　会带领人归主的人，都是会祷告的人。如果祷告得答应出了问题，那么出去为主作见证也要出问题；如果对于祷告没有把握，那么对于带领人归主也就没有把握。所以，对于祷告的功课，必须有实际的学习，不可马虎的过去。
　
　　要好好的为着人祷告，最好能预备一本簿子。先让神把祂所要救的人的名字，摆在你心里。你刚得救的时候，你如何去赔偿已往对人的亏欠？你怎样晓得应该向那一个人赔偿？那是因为主把那个人摆在你心里，叫你记得那一件事，你就非去赔偿不可。有一天记起一件事，过两天又记起一件事，你就一次一次的在那里对付。你要带领人归主，也是这样，要让主把那些人摆在你心里，自然而然你心里有负担，会替好几个人或者好几十个人祷告。在你写名字的时候，最要紧的，是要好好的接受主所摆在你心里的名字，不是随便坐下来写一张名单。如果随便写，就要白花许多工夫。你的工作作得好不好，就在乎起头起得好不好。你要专一的求神给你几个人。你家里的人，你的朋友、同事、同学，你所认识的人，自然而然，他们的名字会到你心里来，叫你觉得这几个人，你盼望他们赶快得救。　　这一本簿子最好要分成几项：第一项是号码，第二项是日期，第三项是名字；就是第几号，从那一天起，为某人祷告。第四项又是一个日期，就是他得救的日期。如果不幸有人去世了，也可以在第四项上写他去世的日期。这本簿子里的人，不写则已，一写进去，就不能放松。除非他死了，才可以不为他祷告。人如果没有去世，又没有得救，总不可停止为他祷告，总要一直祷告，祷告到他得救为止。有一个弟兄为一个人祷告了整整十八年，那个人才得救。这是说不定的，有的一年才得救，有的两三个月就得救。也许有一两个是难的，但是到底仍是会得救的。我们总不要放松，总是要他们得救。
　
　　祷告是一个试验，试验你在神面前的属灵情形如何。你属灵的情形如果是对的，是正常的，那么这些人会一个一个的得救。你在主面前一直求，过了几天、半个月，一个人、两个人得救了；又过了些时候，三个人、五个人得救了。总归过了一些时候就有人得救。如果过了很长久，你的祷告还没有得着答应，那必定是你在神面前有病，你就该到神面前去求光照，在那里有问题要对付。　　祷告最大的拦阻乃是罪。我们必须学习在神面前过圣洁的生活。我们所知道的罪，必须拒绝。人对于罪的问题一马虎，一容让罪，祷告必定会受到拦阻。　　罪这一个东西，有客观和主观两方面的工作。客观的工作，是在神那一边的；主观的工作，是在我们这一边的。　　在客观方面，罪拦阻神的恩典和神的答应。以赛亚五十九章一至二节说，“耶和华的膀臂，并非缩短不能拯救；耳朵，并非发沉不能听见；但你们的罪孽使你们与神隔绝，你们的罪恶使祂掩面不听你们。”诗篇六十六篇十八节说，“我若心里注重罪孽，主必不听。”人如果对于罪的问题没有好好的对付，他在神面前的祷告就自然有了拦阻。没有承认、没有摆在血底下的罪，在神面前是一个大拦阻，使人的祷告不能蒙神垂听。这是客观方面的。
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赛59:1  
耶和华的手臂并非缩短不能拯救；祂的耳朵并非发沉不能听见。
赛59:2  
但你们的罪孽使你们与神隔绝，你们的罪使祂掩面不听你们。
诗66:18  
我若心里注重罪孽，主必不听。
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　　在主观方面，罪破坏了人的良心。人一犯罪，不管他自己对自己说什么话，不管他在圣经中读了多少话，不管圣经中的应许有多少，不管神有多少悦纳人的恩典，他的良心总是软弱下去，爬不上来。提前一章十九节说，“有人丢弃良心，就在真道上如同船破坏了一般。”船旧不要紧，船小也可以，但是不能破。照样，良心也不能破。良心一有不安，许多的祷告就祷告不出来。这样，就不只在神面前有拦阻，并且在人自己里面也有了拦阻。因为信心和良心的关系，是与货和船的关系一样；信心像货，良心像船，船一有漏洞，货也就漏掉了。良心刚强，信心也刚强；良心一有漏洞，信心也就漏掉。如果我们的心定自己为罪，神比我们的心大，就更要定我们的罪（约壹三20）。
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提前1:19  
持守信心和无亏的良心；有人丢弃这些，就在信仰上犹如船破，
约壹3:20  
我们的心若责备我们，神比我们的心大，一切事祂都知道。
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　　如果你要作一个会祷告的人，那么，你对于罪的问题总要清楚解决。已往你活在罪中这样长久，现在只要稍微不注意一点，就脱不干净。所以你要注重的去对付罪，总得到神面前去一件一件的承认过，一件一件的摆在血底下，一件一件的拒绝过，一件一件的把自己从里面脱出来，然后良心才会恢复。血一洗，良心就恢复，良心就没有控告，自然而然就能见神的面。千万不要容让罪，以致在神面前软弱下来了。你如果在神面前软弱了，就不能替人求。罪如果存在，你的祷告就出不去。所以，罪的问题是第一个问题。你要常常注意，天天注意。在神面前有了好的对付，才能在神面前有好的祷告，才能把人带到主面前来。
　
　　还有一件紧要的事要注意，就是祷告应当有信心。如果良心无亏，信心就容易刚强。如果信心刚强，自然而然祷告容易得着答应。什么叫作信心？就是在祷告的时候，没有疑惑，能接受神应许的话语。是神叫我们祷告，是神要我们祷告，神说，“…我的工作，你们可以求我命定。”（赛四五11）所以我们祷告了，神就不得不答应。祂说，“叩门的，就给他开门。”绝不能你叩了门，祂却不肯开。祂说，“寻找的，就寻见。”绝不能你寻找了，却寻不见。祂说，“祈求的，就得着。”绝不能你求了，却得不着。如果我们不这样信，那么我们是把我们的神当作怎样的神呢？我们必须看见神的应许是信实可靠的。信心是根据于认识神，认识神有多深，信心也就有多深。你已经得救了，你已经认识神了，所以可以信，一点难处都没有。你信，神就答应你。要学习从起头就作一个满有信心的人。不是凭着感觉，不是凭着头脑，是要凭着神的话来相信。神应许的话像现款一样，是可以拿来用的。神的应许，就是神的工作。应许，是告诉我们神的工作；工作，是显明神的应许。你要接受神的应许，像接受神的工作一样。当你凭着神的话来相信，不是住在疑惑里，而是住在信心里的时候，你就要看见神所说的话的真实，你的祷告就要得着答应。
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赛45:11  
耶和华以色列的圣者，就是那塑造以色列的，如此说，关于我众子将来的事，你们可以问我；关于我手的工作，你们可以吩咐我。
以赛亚书一章（略，若需要被汇集，请勾选“不忽略整章”）
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　　弟兄姊妹要有一个雄心，要在神面前作一个会祷告的人，作一个有能力的人。有的人在神面前是有能力的，有的人在神面前是没有能力的；有的人在神面前说话是神听的，有的人在神面前说话是神不听的。什么叫作人在神面前有能力呢？没有别的意思，就是他说话，神肯听，好像神喜欢受他的影响似的。有的人，的确能影响神。人在神面前没有能力，意思就是神不理他的话。他虽然花了许多时间在神的面前，但是神不理他。我们要在里面有一个羡慕，有一个意念，盼望我们的祷告能常常被神听。你祷告，神常听，这一个比什么都好。我们要求神说，“愿意我在你面前一有什么要求，你就能欢喜的听我。”神肯听你的话，是最荣耀的事。你能够被神信托到一个地步，你要什么，神就给你什么，这是一件大事。　　你要把你心里所负担的人摊开在神的面前，一个一个的在神的面前求，看神在多少时间之后来救一个人。如果过了一个很长的时间，还看不见神听你的祷告，你就要和自己或者和神办交涉。祷告要得着答应，是常常需要办交涉的。祷告得不着答应，总是有病。你若不认真，就要长久失败。　　在这里，你就看见有一本簿子的需要，这一本簿子，使你能够知道你的祷告有没有得着答应。许多人根本不知道他的祷告有没有得着答应，因为他没有记录。所以，初信的弟兄姊妹要学习用这一本簿子。这样，你就知道你的祷告有没有得着答应，你在主面前出事情不出事情；你也知道，什么时候你该和自己办交涉，什么时候你该和神办交涉。　　当你过了相当时间，还看不见祷告得着答应，你就该知道你和神中间已有了阻隔。这个阻隔总是由于这两件事；若不是良心里有罪，就是信心出了问题。初信的弟兄姊妹对于祷告深的方面一时不必注意，只要管你的良心和信心就够了。在神面前，总得要承认、对付、拒绝你的罪，也要真实地、完全的相信神的应许。这样，你要看见得救的人会一个一个的增加；在你的生活中，就会一直有祷告的答应。
　
　　你要为周围的人祷告。难道没有一个人是需要你代祷的？你的同事有多少？你的邻舍有多少？你的亲戚朋友有多少？总要先求神把一两个特别的人，放在你的心里。当主把一个人放在你的心里，要借着你去救他的时候，你就把这个人的名字写在簿子里，借着祷告，常常把他带到神的面前。　　你每天要划出一定的时间来作代祷的工作。划一个钟点也行，划半个钟点也行，划一刻钟也行，不过总得有一定的时间。如果没有一定祷告的时间，就没有一定的祷告，结果就没有祷告。所以，总要定规一个祷告的时间，要一刻钟就一刻钟，要半点钟就半点钟。不要心太大，想划两个钟点，结果不能实行。所以，为着能实行的缘故，还不如划出一点钟、半点钟、一刻钟。总要划出一个时间来，为你所要祷告的人祷告。总不能放松，要天天这样作。过些日子，会看见罪人一个一个的得救。
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出埃及记一章（略，若需要被汇集，请勾选“不忽略整章”）
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　　我们在这里提起几个故事，看看有的人是如何作这个工作的。
　
　　有一天，一个在船上锅炉间烧煤炭的人得救了。他就问带领他归主的弟兄说，“请你说，我为着主第一件该作的是什么事？”那个弟兄说，“主在你的同伴中，特别选出一个人，摆在你心里的，你就得为他祷告。”和他一同烧煤炭的共有十几个人，他特别记起一个人来，就天天为那个人祷告。后来，不知道怎么被那个人知道了，那人很不高兴。过了好些日子，传福音的人又去传福音。会后有一个人站起来说，“我也要相信耶稣！”传福音的人就问：“你为什么要信主耶稣？”他说，“有一个人老是为我祷告，所以我要信主耶稣。”就是因为这一个烧煤炭的人为他祷告，他起初虽然不高兴，但是祷告的力量把他折服了，所以他要接受主。
　
　　从前有一个孩子，只有十六岁，在一家建筑公司中作抄写的工作。公司的总工程师，脾气很不好，差不多每一个人都怕他。这个孩子得救之后，就为那个总工程师祷告。他很怕那个工程师，不敢向他开口传福音，但是天天为他迫切祷告。过了不久，那个工程师问他说，“我觉得在整个公司二百多人中，就是你和我不相同。请你告诉我，是什么缘故？”工程师已有四、五十岁，他只有十六岁。这青年人就告诉他说，“我已经相信了主，你没有相信。”就在那时候，工程师说，“我也要相信。”孩子就把他带到教会中，那个工程师也就得救了。
　
　　欧洲有一种家庭，常常开起来给有的客人住。它不是正式旅馆，但是也接待旅客。有两个信主的姊妹家里也接待旅客，有时有二、三十个人同时住在那里。她们看见来往的人，服装都很奢华，并且总是谈些不相干的话。她们觉得不对，就想要胜过他们。但是他们人多，她们人少，怎样胜过他们呢？她们姊妹两个商量好，在谈话的时候，一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，她们坐在两头为他们祷告。　　第一天饭后谈话的时候，她们一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，为他们一个一个的祷告。一个从这一边祷告过去，另一个从那一边祷告过来，把所有的人一个一个的都祷告过。因此，第一天大家就笑不成功，大家也都谈不成功。他们就问，这是怎么一回事？当天就有一个人得救。第二天，又有一个女子得救了。就这样，他们一个一个都被带到主面前去。　　所以，祷告总不可缺少。带领人归主的第一个条件，就是要为人祷告。要有计划的祷告，有次序的祷告，天天祷告，不放松的一直祷告到人得救才止。
　
　　我们光是为着人到神面前来，还是不够的。我们还得为着神到人面前去，告诉他们神是怎样的。许多人有胆量对神说话，却没有胆量对人说话。我们要训练自己有胆量去对人说话，对人说到主是怎样的一位主。我们在对人讲话的时候，有好几件事需要特别注意。
　
　　第一，绝不作无谓的辩论。不是说绝对不可辩论，使徒行传中就有好几处的辩论，连保罗也有辩论（参阅徒十七2，17，十八4，19等处圣经）。但是无谓的辩论，不能得人。有时候，可以和人有一点辩论，那是为了要使其余听的人得到益处，但对于你所要救的人，要尽力避免辩论，因为辩论往往会把人赶走，不会把人带来。你如果与人争执，他就要逃掉了。
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徒17:2  
保罗照他素常的规矩进到他们那里，一连三个安息日，本着圣经与他们辩论，
徒17:17  
于是在会堂里，与犹太人和敬神的人辩论，也与每日在市场上所遇见的人辩论。
徒18:4  
每逢安息日，保罗在会堂里辩论，劝导犹太人和希利尼人。
徒18:19  
到了以弗所，保罗就把他们留在那里，自己进了会堂，和犹太人辩论。
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　　许多人以为辩论能感动人心，其实没有这件事。辩论，至多只叫人的头脑服，他虽然哑口无言，但心里还是不服。所以辩论是没有多大用处的。你要少说辩论的话，多说见证的话。你只要讲你相信了主耶稣心里快乐，相信了主耶稣心里平安，相信了主耶稣晚上好睡，吃饭有味；这些都是不能辩论的，他要承认这是希奇的事。你要指明给他看，你的快乐他没有，你的平安他没有，所以他应该信主。
　
　　领人归主的技术，是注重事实，不是注重道理。你想，你自己得救的时候是什么情形，你不是道理听通了才信的。许多人道理听得很通，可是仍然不信。如果一个弟兄想要辩论，用道理去带领人归主，那是不可能的事。领人归主的技巧，乃是在抓住事实。所以，往往是简单地人能领人归主，而道理讲得好的人，却不一定能领人归主。有的人道理讲得很好，叫人听了在头脑中觉得很对，可是不能使人得救，这有什么用处？　　从前有一个年老的人，虽然他未得救，但他认为上礼拜堂是个好习惯，所以他自己每礼拜都去，也要全家人都去。可是，他回到家里，常发脾气，什么恶话都说得出口。全家的人都怕他。有一天，他的女儿回家来看他。她是属乎主的。她带她的小女儿一同回来。老人就把小外孙女也带到礼拜堂里去。从礼拜堂出来的时候，小外孙女对她外祖父看看，觉得他不像一个信徒。她就问外祖父说，“你相信耶稣么？”外祖父说，“小孩子不要说话。”再走几步，她又对外祖父说，“我看你不像是相信耶稣的。”老人家就再说，“小孩子不要说话。”等一等，她又对外祖父说，“你为什么不相信耶稣？”这个小孩子看出一个事实─她的外祖父去礼拜堂和别的信徒不一样。这一个老人，那么凶的一个老人，许多人对他没有办法的人，给小外孙女这样几个问题问过之后，就软下来了。从那天起，他也接受了主。　　传福音是需要技术的。你必须知道神的路，你才会传福音。不然，你的道理虽然讲对了，整批的人来听，整批的人出去，他们仍然不会得救。钓鱼用直的钩，总钓不着鱼。钓鱼的钩都应该是弯的，才能钓得住鱼。领人归主的人，要知道用钩。有的话能够把人钩来的，就用它；有的话不能把人钩来的，就要改。事实的话是有钩的，事实的话是能感动人的。
　
　　不要多讲道理，要多告诉人事实，同时，态度非诚恳不可。救人灵魂绝对不是一件开玩笑的事。我们曾看见一个人，他要带领人得救，他也肯祷告，但是他的态度不对，一面讲主的事，一面讲笑话。这样，就把什么属灵的力量都丧失了，就没有法子带领人归主。所以态度总得诚恳，不可嘻嘻哈哈的带着轻浮的态度。要叫人看见，这是世界上最严肃的事。
　
　　也要常常祷告求神给你机会对人说话。你祷告，神就要给你机会说话。　　从前有一位姊妹，聚集许多女子，一个礼拜带她们一次查经。这些女子，都是在一家公司里作事的，都没有信主。在她们中间，有一个打扮得特别漂亮，人又是很骄傲的，什么话都说不进去。她就注意她，一直为她祷告，求神给她向她说话的机会。有一天，她觉得应该请她到家里来吃点心。那一个女子盼望有一点社交，也就应邀来了。这位姊妹就劝她信主。她回答说，“我不能信。我爱打牌，我爱享乐，我不愿意损失这些，我不能相信耶稣。”但是姊妹说，“人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把打牌除掉；人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把虚荣心除掉。人如果要相信主耶稣，是只能这样行。”她说，“这个代价太大，我出不起。”那个姊妹说，“我盼望你回去考虑。”姊妹就继续为她祷告。那女子回去以后，居然跪下来祷告。祷告之后忽然说，“我定规了，我今天要跟从主耶稣。”她忽然改变了。不知道什么缘故，她的心就忽然转过来了。她把服装也改变了，不像以前那样打扮了。奇妙的事接下去，就在一年之内，在她服务的那家公司里，许多同事都被她一个一个的带到主的面前。　　有的人的样子好像不容易说话，但是，你如果为他祷告，主给你机会向他说话，他就要改变。本来和她查经的姊妹怕和她说话。她的态度好像无所不知、无所不能似的，非常骄傲。但是主给姊妹负担，叫她祷告。祷告到有一天，主说，要和她说话。到那一天，她就什么都不管，向她说话。所以一面要祷告，一面要学习开口。你为人祷告之后，总有一次要对他讲话。你要把主的恩典和主在你身上所作的事告诉他，使他无法抵挡，因为他不能反对主为你所作的事。初信的弟兄姊妹要天天求主给你机会向人开口。有好些人过了多年，仍然不敢向他们的亲戚朋友开口说到主耶稣，这是何等可惜的事！也许机会正在那里等你，就是因为你害怕，你就错过机会了。
　
　　上面说过要先为人到神面前去祷告，然后再对人讲，但这并不是说没有祷告过就不可以讲。有的人你第一次遇见他，你也得讲。总是要抓住机会，总是得时要讲，不得时也要讲。因为你不知道有谁从你手里漏过，所以总是一有机会就讲，总是常常开口。在你祷告的簿子中有名字的，固然要为他们祷告，就是有许多人你不知道他们的名字，也得为他们祷告：“主啊！求你拯救罪人，不管什么人，姓什么，名什么，求你拯救他们。”你一有机会遇见人的时候，心里有了感觉，就要对他讲。　　我们稍微不注意一点，就漏掉一个灵魂。有许多人的灵魂从我们手里漏掉，实在不应该。盼望所有的弟兄姊妹个个都在那里为主作见证，把许多人带来归主。
　
　　你每一次带领一个人归主，都得仔细的加以研究，像作医生的人把各种病人的病情加以研究一样。医生不可对任何病人开同样的药方；要把病医好，必须对症下药，对什么病人开什么药方。领人归主也是这样。世界上没有一个人不学医而会作医生的，照样，也没有一个人不学领人归主而会领人归主的。有许多弟兄姊妹所以会变作善于领人归主的人，就因他们一次一次把他们所带来的人仔细的研究。初信的人一起头带领人的时候，就要用功研究。总要研究：为什么某人会接受？为什么说这一句话他会接受？为什么某人听那一句话却不接受？为什么某人听得很好，后来跑掉了？为什么某人起先反对，后来又接受了？为什么钓了很长久，鱼还没有？每一次都要找出圣灵同工的原因，和圣灵不同工的原因。　　如果你领人归主的工作遇见了失败，千万不要把所有的难处都推在别人身上。所有会领人归主的人都是察看自己有什么难处。我们不能等在海边，盼望鱼跳到岸上来。领人归主不是这么简单地，要花工夫去研究，到底病在什么地方。领人归主是有技术的，这个技术，是在我们带领人的时候学来的。失败也有所学习，看为什么失败；得着也有所学习，看为什么得着。每一次，都得研究为什么缘故。　　如果你好好的这样去作，就会学出许多功课来。你后来会看见一件很希奇的事：世界上的人，对于信主这件事，差不多只有几种人。你若遇见某种人，只要对他讲某种话，他多半是会接受主的；相反的，只要对他讲另一种话，他必定反对，必定不相信。如果你能够对付好几种人，那么差不多的人你就都能对付。在你祷告簿子里的人，你能对付；临时遇见的人，你也能对付。一有人在你面前，你就有机会可以向他作见证，你能立刻看出来，他是什么种的人。你自己心里知道，这一种人要按着这一条路去对付，这一种人要对他说这一种话，结果他们多数会得救。如果你一个一个在那里研究，过了一两年，你就会成为一个有技术救人的人。有一天你要承认，救人的人是有智慧的。如果神怜悯你，让你带领人得救，救几十个，救几百个，你仔仔细细的在那里研究，你就可能成为一个大有能力救人的人。
　
　
　　在过去的二、三百年中，神特别用单张来救人。用单张来救人，有一个特别方便的地方。因为人口里讲的，有时间的限制，也有人事的限制。你不能一天二十四个钟点，都在那里讲。你讲的时候，听的人也不一定便当。你讲很好的道理，但有的人不在那里。但是单张没有时间的限制，不管什么时候，你都能够分单张。不管什么时候，人也能够接受单张。并且不管什么时候，人也能够读单张。今天有的人没有时间来听道，没有时间来聚会，但是单张没有时间的限制。他在路上，我可以送给他看。他在烧饭，我可以送给他看。他在办公，我也可以送给他看。这是第一便当的地方。
　
　　许多人很热心要为着主作见证，要带领人归主，可是因为自己认识不够，话语不够，就不能将福音传得仔细，不能将福音传得完全。所以，初信的弟兄们除了其他领人归主的方法以外，应当在有空的时候，尽力量拣好的单张分给人。因为这一个，能够作你自己所不能作的。
　
　　单张还有一个便当的地方。有的时候，我们当面和人讲福音，碍于情面，有许多严重的话不敢讲的那么严重。单张就不会。不管是什么人，它到人面前去，要说的就说。活的人传道，总会受人的影响。单张传道，不会受人的影响。所以初信的弟兄，要用单张来撒种。
　
　　撒单张还有一个特别的好处，就是你能到处撒种。像旧约里说的，把种子撒在众水的旁边。我们今天要对三个、五个、十多个人讲，要花很多工夫。但是，我分单张，一天平均撒一千、二千、三千，没有难处。一千张，有一个人得救，就够了。所以，初信的人要学习大量的把单张送出去。
　
　　神实在是用单张救人，我知道有的人，到人家的门缝里，把单张塞进去。有的人，专门把单张丢在信箱里面。我记得有一个人在路上接受了单张，又摔掉。第二个人走过来，鞋底里的钉浮上来，把脚刺得很痛，要找个什么垫一垫，就把那一张单张拣起来垫在鞋底里。回去修鞋的时候，看一看那张单张，就得救了。这一种用单张救人的事，很多，也很希奇。
　
　　初信的弟兄，有空的时候，要把单张摆在口袋里去分。这一件事，需要像领人归主一样，好好的祷告，专心的作。分给人的时候，或者说一句话，说两句话，或者不说，都没有关系。初信的人如果去作，可以得着顶大的帮助。
　Scripture Reading: Rom. 1:16; 10:14; 1 Tim. 2:1, 4; Mark 16:15
　In the previous chapter we said that once a person believes in the Lord, he has to witness for the Lord. In this chapter we want to talk about the ways to lead men to Christ. If we do not know how to lead people to Christ, I am afraid that much of our witnessing will be in vain. There are several things which we must do and learn if we want to lead men to Christ. We can group them into two categories: First, going to God on man’s behalf, and second, going to man on God’s behalf. In addition, we would also like to say something about passing out tracts.
　
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GOING TO GOD ON MAN’S BEHALF
　
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Prayer Being the Foundation of Leading Men to Christ
　There is a foundational work in leading men to Christ. Before one opens his mouth before man, he first must open his mouth before God. We need to first ask God and then talk to men. We always need to talk to God first, not man. Some brothers and sisters are very zealous to lead men to Christ, but they do not pray for them. A man may have great interest in people, but if he has no burden to pray before the Lord, his work of saving souls will be ineffectual. A person must have a burden before the Lord before he can witness to men.
　The Lord Jesus said, “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and him who comes to Me I shall by no means cast out” (John 6:37). According to Acts 2:47, the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. The first thing that we must do is ask God for people, asking Him to give men to the Lord Jesus and to add them to the church. In order for men to be saved, we need to ask God and implore Him. It is very difficult to deal with man’s heart. It is not easy for us to turn a heart toward the Lord. We must first go to God and pray for these people, asking God to bind the strong man (Luke 11:21-22). Afterwards, we can talk to them at length. We have to present these people one by one to the Lord and pray for them fervently before we can effectively lead them to Christ.
　Those who are good at leading men to Christ are good at prayer. If you have trouble getting answers to prayer, you will have trouble witnessing for the Lord. If you have no confidence in prayer, you will have no confidence in leading men to Christ. Hence, you must learn to pray in a practical way and not let this matter slip by.
　
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Preparing a Record Book
　In order to pray for people in a proper way, you should keep a record book. Allow God to put the names of those whom He wishes to save in your heart. When you were first saved, how did you know to whom you should go to make restitution? How did you know whom you should repay? It was the Lord who put the person’s name in your heart and who reminded you of particular things. This reminder compelled you to make restitution with others. One day you suddenly thought of something. Another day something else came to your mind. As a result of this enlightening, you dealt with these things one by one. The same principle holds true in leading men to Christ. Allow the Lord to put some names in your heart. When these names are in your heart, spontaneously you will be burdened to pray for them. The Lord may put a few people or a few dozen people in your heart. In writing these names down, the most important thing to remember is to take the names that the Lord has put in your heart. Do not sit down and simply make out a list at random. You will be wasting your time if you mindlessly write down something. Your success will be dependent upon how good your start is. You have to ask God specifically for a few names. Out of all your family members, friends, colleagues, schoolmates, and those whom you know, a few names will spontaneously come to your mind. You will have a feeling for them, and you will want them to be saved first.
　A record book should have the following columns: The first column should be a number; the second column, the date; and the third column, the name. This will remind us of the number we have assigned to a person and the date we began to pray for him. The fourth column should also be a date—the date when the person is saved. If the person unfortunately dies, we can put the date of death in this column. One should persist and not give up once a name is in the book. The prayer for a person should follow him until he dies. If the person is alive and not saved, you should keep on praying for him until he is saved. One brother prayed for his friend for eighteen years before his friend was saved. It is not certain when a person will be saved. Some are saved in a year, and some in two to three months. Perhaps one or two of them may prove to be very difficult, but in the end they will still be saved. You should not relax but relentlessly pursue in prayer for their salvation.
　
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The Greatest Obstacle to Prayer Being Sin
　Prayer is a test; it exposes your spiritual condition before the Lord. If your spiritual condition is proper and normal, others will be saved one by one. As you intercede continuously before the Lord, you may find one or two persons saved after a few days or half a month. After a while, another three or five may be saved. People should be saved regularly. If your prayers are not answered for a long time, it must mean that you are sick before the Lord. You should go to the Lord for light and find out where your problem lies.
　The greatest obstacle to prayer is sin. We must learn to live a holy life before the Lord. We must reject all known sins. The moment we take sin lightly or tolerate it, our prayers will be hindered.
　Sin has both an objective aspect and a subjective aspect. The objective aspect has to do with God, while the subjective aspect has to do with us. On the objective side, sin obstructs God’s grace and promises. Isaiah 59:1-2 says, “Behold, Jehovah’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; / Nor is His ear so heavy that it cannot hear. / But your iniquities have become a separation / Between you and your God, / And your sins have hidden His face / From you so that He does not hear.” Psalm 66:18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, / The Lord will not hear.” If a person does not take care of the problem of sin properly, he will find hindrance to his prayer. Unconfessed sins, sins which are never dealt with by the blood, are a big obstacle before God; they are the cause of unanswered prayer. This is on the objective side.
　On the subjective side, sin damages man’s conscience. When a person sins, no matter what he says to himself, how much he reads the Bible, how many promises there are in the Word, how much grace God has, and how much He accepts him, his conscience will be weakened and bound. First Timothy 1:19 says, “Holding faith and a good conscience, concerning which some, thrusting these away, have become shipwrecked regarding the faith.” A ship may be old or small, but it cannot leak. Similarly, our conscience must not have a leak. As soon as the conscience is not at peace, many prayers cannot be uttered. Thus, there are obstacles not only before God but even within man himself. The relationship between faith and conscience is just like that between a ship and its cargo. Faith is like the cargo, and the conscience is like a ship. When the ship has a leak, the cargo will be damaged. When the conscience is strong, faith will be strong. But when there is a leak in the conscience, faith will be gone. If our heart blames us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things (1 John 3:20).
　If you want to be a man of prayer, you must deal with sin thoroughly. You lived in sin for a long time in the past. If you are not careful with it now, you will not be totally free from it. You have to deal with sin seriously; you have to come before God to confess every sin, putting every sin under the blood, refusing it, and coming out from it. Then your conscience will be recovered. As soon as the blood cleanses, the conscience is recovered. There will be no condemnation, and spontaneously you will see God’s face. Never give in to sin. This will weaken you before the Lord. If you are weak before the Lord, you will not be able to intercede for others. As long as sin remains, you will not be able to utter anything in your prayer. Sin is the number one problem. You should pay attention to it all the time, even daily. If one deals with sin properly before the Lord, he will be able to offer proper prayers, and others will be brought to the Lord through him.
　
D
　
Praying with Faith
　Another important thing is to have faith in our prayers. If the conscience is blameless, it is easy for faith to be strong, and if faith is strong, spontaneously our prayers will be answered.
　What is faith? Faith is freedom from doubt. It is to accept God’s promises in our prayers. It is God who asks us to pray and who wants us to pray. God said, “Concerning the work of My hands, command Me” (Isa. 45:11). If we pray, God has to answer us. Jesus said, “Knock and it shall be opened to you” (Matt. 7:7). It is impossible for Him not to open after we have knocked. Jesus said, “Seek and you shall find.” It is impossible for us not to find after we have sought. Jesus said, “Ask and it shall be given to you.” It is impossible for us to ask and yet not receive. If we do not believe this, what kind of God do we think our God is? We must see that God’s promises are faithful and dependable. Faith is based on our knowledge of God. The more we know God, the stronger our faith will be. We are saved already; we know God already. Therefore, we can believe; there should not be any difficulty at all for us to believe. When we believe, God will answer our prayers. Learn to be a person full of faith from the very beginning. We should not trust in our feelings or our mind. Instead, we should believe in God’s word. God’s promises are like cash; they work. In fact, God’s promises are God’s work. The promises tell us of God’s work, while His work is the manifestation of His promises. We have to accept God’s promises in the same way we accept His work. When we believe God’s word, abiding in faith rather than in doubt, we will see how real God’s words are and we will find answers to our prayers.
　
E
　
Aspiring to Be a Praying Person
　We need to have the ambition to be a praying person, a person with power before God. Some people are powerful before God, while others are not. When some people speak, God listens. When others speak, He does not listen. What does it mean to be powerful before God? It simply means that God listens to the person when he speaks. It is as if God is happy to be influenced by such a one. Some people can influence God. Being powerless before God means that God does not listen to the person when he speaks. Such a one may spend much time before God, but God ignores him. We must have the desire and the aspiration to see that God often answers our prayers. No blessing can be greater than God answering our prayers all the time. We have to pray to Him, “May every request of ours be pleasing to Your ears.” It is a most glorious thing for God to incline His ear to us. It is a tremendous thing for God to trust us to the extent that He can give us whatever we ask.
　You have to present to the Lord the names that you are burdened with and pray for them one by one. See how long it takes for God to save them. If your prayers are unanswered after a long period, you have to deal with yourself and with God. In order for your prayers to be answered, it is often necessary to go through specific dealings. Unanswered prayer means that there is sickness somewhere. If you do not mean business in this matter, you will always fail.
　This is why you need a record book. The record book will show you whether or not your prayers are answered. Many people do not know whether their prayers are answered because they do not have a record of anything. Newly saved brothers and sisters should learn to have such a record book. Then they will know whether or not their prayers are answered. They will know whether there is a problem between them and the Lord. They will know also when they have to deal with themselves and when they have to deal with God.
　If you have prayed for a long time and there is still no answer, you should realize that there must be some hindrance. The hindrances always occur because there is sin in your conscience or there is a problem with your faith. New believers need not worry about the deeper aspects of prayer. They need only to pay attention to their conscience and their faith. Before the Lord, we have to confess, deal with, and refuse our sins. At the same time we have to genuinely and fully trust in God’s promises. If we do this, we will see people being saved one by one, and our lives will be full of answers to prayer.
　
F
　
Praying Daily
　You have to pray for those around you. Is there no one who needs your prayers? How many colleagues do you have? How many neighbors do you have? How many relatives and friends do you have? Always ask the Lord to place one or two special persons in your heart. When the Lord places a person in your heart, He intends to save this person through you. You should write down his name in your record book and continually bring him to the Lord through prayer.
　You need to set aside a fixed time daily for this work of intercession. Whether it be an hour, half an hour, or a quarter of an hour, it must be a fixed time. If there is no fixed time for prayer, there will not be definite prayer. As a result, there will not be any prayer at all. Hence, always fix a time for prayers, whether it is a quarter of an hour or half an hour. Do not be too ambitious; do not plan for two hours and end up not being able to carry it out. It is more practical to set aside one hour, half an hour, or a quarter of an hour. Always fix a time to pray for those who need your prayer. Do not relax. Do this every day. After a while, you will see sinners saved one by one.
　
G
　
A Few Examples of Intercession
　We will mention a few stories here to show you how others have done this work.
　
１
　
A Boiler Worker
　Once a boiler worker in a ship was saved. He asked the brother who led him to Christ, “Please tell me the first thing that I must do for the Lord?” The brother replied, “The Lord will choose a few of your companions and put them in your heart. You will have to pray for them.” There were more than ten persons working together at his place. He remembered one person in particular and prayed for him daily. That person found out about this, and he became angry. Later, an evangelist came by and preached the gospel to the men there. After the meeting he stood up and said, “I want to believe in Jesus.” The evangelist asked, “Why do you want to believe in Jesus?” He said, “A person has been praying for me for some time. I have to believe in Jesus.” The boiler worker had been praying for this man. Although he did not like this in the beginning, the power of prayer overcame him, and in the end he accepted the Lord.
　
２
　
A Sixteen-year-old Youth
　A sixteen-year-old youth was working as a copy writer in a construction firm. The chief engineer of the company had a very bad temper and almost everyone was afraid of him. After the youth was saved, he started to pray for the chief engineer. He was afraid of the engineer and dared not open his mouth, yet he prayed earnestly for him daily. After a short while, the engineer asked him, “I have over two hundred people in the company, but I feel that you are different. Can you please tell me why you and I are so different?” The engineer was about forty to fifty years old, and the youth was only sixteen. The young man answered, “I have believed in the Lord, and you have not.” The engineer immediately said, “I also want to believe in Him.” The youth brought him to the church, and the engineer was saved.
　
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Two Sisters
　In Europe there are guest houses which are open to strangers. They are not hotels, but they receive travelers. Once there were two Christian sisters whose house was open to travelers. Sometimes, as many as twenty or thirty would stay at their place. They noticed the luxury of the travelers’ attire and the vanity of their conversation. The sisters were bothered and wanted to win them over to Christ. However, there were many guests and only two of them. How could they win them over? They decided to sit at the two ends of the room during the conversation and pray for the guests from each end.
　On the first day during the after-dinner conversation, each sister sat at one end, praying for the guests one by one. One prayed from one end, and the other prayed from the other end. They prayed for each and every one of them. This stopped the guests’ jesting and chatting on that first day. They asked themselves what had happened. On that day, one person was saved. The next day, another lady was saved. One by one they were gradually all brought to the Lord.
　Prayer is indispensable. The first condition in bringing people to the Lord is intercessory prayer. We must pray systematically, orderly, daily, and relentlessly, until our friends are saved.
　
Ⅱ
　
GOING TO MAN ON GOD’S BEHALF
　Merely going to God on man’s behalf is not enough. We also have to go to man on God’s behalf. We have to tell men about God. Many people have the courage to speak to God, but they have no courage to speak to man. We have to exercise boldness to speak to men. We have to tell them the kind of Lord our Lord is. When we speak, we need to pay attention to a few things.
　
A
　
Never Engaging in Useless Arguments
　First, never engage in useless arguments. This does not mean that there should never be any arguments. Acts tells us of a few arguments. Even Paul argued (cf. Acts 17:2, 17-18; 18:4, 19). However, useless arguments do not save people. Sometimes it is all right to engage in arguments. But this is mainly for the benefit of other listeners. Try to avoid arguing with the ones you are trying to save because arguments often drive people away instead of bringing them in. If you argue with them, they will run away.
　Many people think that arguments can touch men’s hearts. Actually, this never happens. At the most, arguments can convince men’s minds. Their mouths may be shut, but their hearts will not be won over. Arguments produce little result. Try to say less in the way of argument and more in the way of testimony. You have only to tell others that you felt happy and peaceful after you believed in the Lord Jesus, that you sleep well now, and that even meals are becoming tastier. No one can argue with you about these things. They can only wonder. You have to show them that they do not have your kind of peace and joy and that they should therefore believe in the Lord.
　
B
　
Keeping to the Facts
　The key to leading men to the Lord is to emphasize the facts, not the doctrines. Just recall what it was like when you were saved. You did not believe because you understood the doctrines. Many people understand the doctrines, but they do not believe. It is impossible for any brother to try to lead others to Christ through arguments and doctrines. The key to leading men to Christ is to keep to the facts. This is why simple ones often are more effective in leading others to the Lord; those who are good at doctrines may not lead others to the Lord. Some people can give wonderful messages. But what use is there in winning the minds of others, if one cannot help them be saved?
　Once there was an old man who considered going to church a good habit. He was not saved, yet he would go to church every Sunday and also make his whole family go. But when he returned home, he would lose his temper, and all kinds of bad words would come out of his mouth. The whole family was afraid of him. One day his daughter, who was a believer, came to visit him. She brought her little daughter with her. The old man brought the little granddaughter to the church. When they came out of the church, the little granddaughter looked at her grandfather and felt that he did not look like a believer. She asked him, “Do you believe in Jesus?” The grandfather said, “Children should keep their mouths shut.” After walking a few steps, she said to her grandfather again, “You do not look as if you have believed in Jesus.” Again the old man said, “Children should keep their mouths shut.” After a while she asked her grandfather, “Why do you not believe in Jesus?” This little child saw a fact—the way her grandfather attended church was different from the way other believers attended church. The old man, who was otherwise wild and hard to deal with, became soft after his little granddaughter’s probing questions. On that day he accepted the Lord.
　The preaching of the gospel requires skill. One must know the way God works before he can preach the gospel. A person may preach the right doctrines, and crowds of people may come for his messages, but the same crowds may walk away unsaved. You will not get any fish with a straight hook. The fishing hook must be curved before one can catch fish. Those who lead others to the Lord need to know how to use a hook. Use only the words that can catch people. If your words cannot catch people, try to change the way you speak. Facts are words that catch; they are words that can touch others.
　
C
　
Being Sincere in Attitude
　Do not delve into many teachings. Try to speak more facts. At the same time, be sincere in attitude. Saving a man’s soul is not a light matter. I once saw a person who wanted to lead others to the Lord. He was willing to pray, but his attitude was wrong. He joked around as he spoke about the Lord. Whatever spiritual power he might have had was lost through his jokes. As a result, he could not lead anyone to the Lord. One has to be very sincere in his attitude. He must not be flippant or funny in his attitude. He has to let others see that this is the most serious matter in the whole world.
　
D
　
Praying for the Opportunity to Speak
　You also need to pray unceasingly for God to provide you with the right opportunity to speak. When you pray, God will give you the opportunity.
　One sister gathered a group of women together once a week and led them in a Bible study. The women all worked in the same company, and none of them believed in the Lord. One of them was very particular about her dress. She was very proud and would not listen to anything the sister said. The sister took notice of her and prayed for her. She asked God to give her the opportunity to speak to the woman. One day she felt a desire to invite the woman over for tea. Since this woman loved to socialize, she accepted the invitation. When she came, the sister encouraged her to believe in the Lord. She replied, “I cannot believe. I like to gamble, and I love pleasure. I do not want to lose these things. I cannot believe in Jesus.” The sister said, “If a person wants to believe in the Lord Jesus, she has to stop gambling. Anyone who wants to believe in the Lord Jesus must give up vainglory. You have to give up these things if you want to believe in the Lord Jesus.” The woman said, “The price is too high. I cannot afford it.” The sister said, “I hope you will go back and consider it.” After she said this, she continued to pray for her. The woman returned home and knelt down to pray. After she prayed, she suddenly said, “I have decided to follow the Lord Jesus today.” She changed suddenly. She could not explain it, but her heart just turned. She changed her attire; she no longer dressed the same as before. Wonderful things followed one after another. Within a year many of her colleagues were brought to the Lord one by one.
　You may think that it is difficult to talk to someone, but if you pray for him, the Lord will give you the opportunity to speak to him, and he will change. The sister who was having Bible studies had been afraid to speak to the woman because the woman behaved as though she knew everything and could do everything. She appeared to be very arrogant, but the Lord gave this sister the burden to pray for her. One day the Lord told the sister to speak to her. She put aside her considerations and spoke to her. You have to pray on the one hand and learn to open your mouth on the other. After you have prayed for a person for some time, the Lord will impress you to speak to him. You will have to tell him about the Lord’s grace and the things that He has done for you. He will not be able to resist you because he cannot oppose the things that the Lord has done for you. The newly saved brothers and sisters must pray daily for the Lord to provide opportunities to speak to others. What a pity that some people have been saved for several years already, yet they dare not open their mouths to speak to their relatives and friends! Perhaps your fear has caused you to miss many opportunities that were waiting for you.
　
E
　
Speaking in Season and out of Season
　We mentioned earlier that you must pray before you speak to a person. This, however, does not mean that you cannot speak if you have not prayed. You have to speak to men even if you are seeing them for the first time. Always grasp the opportunity to speak, whether in season or out of season. You never know who you are missing. Speak whenever there is the chance. Always be prepared to open your mouth. Of course, first and foremost, you have to pray for those whose names appear in your record book. But you have to pray for those whom you do not know. You should pray, “Lord, please save the sinners. Whoever they may be, please save them.” Whenever you meet someone and have an urge in your heart to speak, you should speak to him.
　If we do not heed this urging, we may let a soul slip away from us. We should not let so many souls slip through our hands. We hope that all the brothers and sisters will testify faithfully for the Lord and bring many to Christ.
　
F
　
Studying Carefully
　Each time you lead someone to the Lord, you have to do a detailed analysis, just like a doctor who studies each patient’s case in detail. The doctor cannot prescribe the same medicine to everyone. Certain sicknesses require certain drugs. He administers a particular drug to a particular patient. The same is true in leading men to Christ. No one can be a doctor without studying medicine. In the same way, no one can lead men to the Lord without studying. Some brothers and sisters are good at bringing people to the Lord because they have studied the ones whom they brought to the Lord. At the beginning of the work of leading men to Christ, a new believer has to work hard to study each case. You should always study why a particular person accepted the Lord. Why did a particular word open him up? Why did another person not believe after hearing a particular word? Why did a person shy away after listening attentively for a while? Why did a person accept when he earlier had opposed? Why are there no fish after waiting for a long time? We always have to find the reason that the Spirit is working, and we also have to find the reason that the Spirit is not working.
　If you fail to lead men to Christ, do not put all the blame on others. Those who are good at leading people to the Lord always look for problems within themselves. We cannot wait by the seaside and hope that the fish will jump to the shore. Leading people to the Lord is not so simple. We have to spend time to study and learn where the problems lie. Leading people to the Lord is a skill, and this skill is acquired through working with people. There is always something we can learn, whether through failure or success. Through failure, we learn the reason for our failure. Through success, we learn the reason for our success. In every situation, we need to study the reasons behind the results.
　If you do this conscientiously, you will learn many lessons. Eventually, you will discover an interesting thing—as far as believing in the Lord is concerned, there are only a few types of people in the world. If you meet a certain type of person, you will need only to speak certain words to him, and he will receive the Lord. If you speak something else to him, he will oppose you and not believe. If you know how to handle these few types of people, you can handle most people. You can handle those whose names are in your record book, and you can handle those whom you come across by accident. As soon as you come across someone, you will take the opportunity to witness to him, and you will be able to tell immediately the type of person he is. You will know in your heart what to do with this type of person and how to speak to him. He will most likely be saved. If you study your cases one by one, you will become a very skillful soul-winner after one or two years. You will realize that soul winning takes wisdom. By God’s mercy, you may lead some to the Lord, maybe a few dozen, or even a few hundred. If you study all these cases carefully, you will become a very powerful soul-winner.
　
APPENDIX: PASSING OUT TRACTS
　
A
　
No Time Limit
　During the past two to three hundred years, the Lord has used tracts in a particular way to save many people. One thing special about winning people with tracts is that tracts are not limited by time. If you try to testify with your mouth, you are restricted by time and personnel. You cannot speak twenty-four hours a day, and your audience may not be available all the time. You may be preaching a wonderful message, but the audience may not be there. However, tracts are not limited by time. You can pass out tracts any time of the day, and men can receive and read your tracts any time of the day. Today many people do not have the time to come to our meeting. But tracts are not limited by time. We can give them out to people who are walking on the streets, who are cooking in their kitchens, or who are working in their offices. This is the first convenience that tracts afford.
　
B
　
Tracts Can Convey the Gospel in Full
　Many people are very zealous in testifying for the Lord and leading men to Christ. However, their knowledge is limited and their words are lacking. They cannot convey the gospel message adequately and fully. In addition to leading men to Christ through other means, a new believer has to do his best to select some good tracts in his spare time and pass them out to others. This will enable him to do what he himself could not do otherwise.
　
C
　
Tracts Not Being Affected by Human Factors
　There is another advantage to using tracts. In preaching the gospel, sometimes we feel too shy to use strong words in front of people. Tracts do not have this inconvenience. They can go to anyone and say anything they want. A living preacher is often restricted by circumstances. But the preaching of the tracts is not affected by any human factors. New believers should learn to sow seeds with the tracts.
　
D
　
Passing Out Tracts Being a Way of Sowing
　Another advantage of passing out tracts is that one can sow anywhere. The Old Testament says that we should sow our seed in many waters (Num. 24:7). It takes a considerable effort to speak to three, five, or ten persons together. But there is no difficulty in passing out a thousand, two thousand, or three thousand tracts a day. If one person can be saved out of the thousand tracts we pass out, this is wonderful enough. New believers should learn to pass out tracts in large quantities.
　
E
　
God Saving Men through Tracts
　God has indeed used tracts to save people. I know of some people who slip tracts under doors. Others drop them into mailboxes. I remember an incident in which a person received a tract and then threw it away on the street. Another person, who had a nail stuck in his shoe, was looking for something to cushion his foot. He picked up the tract and stuffed it in his shoe. He returned home and began to mend his shoe. Then he saw the tract and was saved. There are numerous similar cases of people being saved by tracts. Some of these cases are actually quite marvelous.
　
F
　
Much Prayer and Dedication of Heart
　A newly saved brother always should have tracts ready in his pockets, and he should pass them out when he is free. Like the work of leading men to Christ, we should do this with much prayer and dedication of heart. While we are passing out tracts, we can speak a word or two to others or we can remain silent. Either way is good. If a new believer practices this, he will receive great benefit from it.
 
　　读经：　

　　罗马书一章十六节：“我不以福音为耻；这福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的，先是犹太人，后是希利尼人。”

　　十章十四节：“然而人未曾信祂，怎能求祂呢？未曾听见祂，怎能信祂呢？没有传道的，怎能听见呢？”

　　提摩太前书二章一节：“我劝你第一要为万人恳求、祷告、代求、祝谢。”

　　四节：“他愿意万人得救，明白真道。”

　　马可福音十六章十五节：“祂又对他们说，你们往普天下去，传福音给万民听。”

　　我们在上一篇已经说过，一个人信主之后应该为主作见证。现在我们要说到怎样带领人归主。如果我们不知道怎样带领人，就恐怕许多的见证是白作的。要带领人归主，有几件事是必须作、必须学的。我们可以分作两段来说：第一，为着人到神面前来；第二，为着神到人面前去。此外，我们也要附带提到一些关于分单张的事。
 
　Scripture Reading: Rom. 1:16; 10:14; 1 Tim. 2:1, 4; Mark 16:15

　In the previous chapter we said that once a person believes in the Lord, he has to witness for the Lord. In this chapter we want to talk about the ways to lead men to Christ. If we do not know how to lead people to Christ, I am afraid that much of our witnessing will be in vain. There are several things which we must do and learn if we want to lead men to Christ. We can group them into two categories: First, going to God on man’s behalf, and second, going to man on God’s behalf. In addition, we would also like to say something about passing out tracts.
　　领人归主有一个基本的工作，就是在没有向人开口之前，必须在神面前开过口。要先求告神，然后到人面前去说话。总是先到神面前去说话，不是先向着人说话。有些弟兄姊妹很热心的要带领人归主，但是他们没有为那些人祷告。我们要知道，人如果在神面前没有负担，那么在人中间虽然有兴趣，救人的工作还是作不来。人总得在神面前有负担，然后才能在人面前作见证。

　　主耶稣曾说过：“凡父所赐给我的人，必到我这里来。”（约六37）行传二章四十七节记着，神将得救的人天天加给教会。所以，第一件事，我们要先向神要人，要求神将人赐给主耶稣，将人加给教会。得救的人是需要从神那里去求出来、讨出来的。而且，人的心是最难对付的，我们不容易叫它归向主；我们必须在神面前好好的先为这些人祷告过，要求神捆绑那壮士（路十一21~22），然后再很仔细的向他们说话。我们必须把人一个个的摆在神面前，好好的祷告过，然后才能好好的带领人归主。

　　会带领人归主的人，都是会祷告的人。如果祷告得答应出了问题，那么出去为主作见证也要出问题；如果对于祷告没有把握，那么对于带领人归主也就没有把握。所以，对于祷告的功课，必须有实际的学习，不可马虎的过去。
 
　There is a foundational work in leading men to Christ. Before one opens his mouth before man, he first must open his mouth before God. We need to first ask God and then talk to men. We always need to talk to God first, not man. Some brothers and sisters are very zealous to lead men to Christ, but they do not pray for them. A man may have great interest in people, but if he has no burden to pray before the Lord, his work of saving souls will be ineffectual. A person must have a burden before the Lord before he can witness to men.

　The Lord Jesus said, “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and him who comes to Me I shall by no means cast out” (John 6:37). According to Acts 2:47, the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. The first thing that we must do is ask God for people, asking Him to give men to the Lord Jesus and to add them to the church. In order for men to be saved, we need to ask God and implore Him. It is very difficult to deal with man’s heart. It is not easy for us to turn a heart toward the Lord. We must first go to God and pray for these people, asking God to bind the strong man (Luke 11:21-22). Afterwards, we can talk to them at length. We have to present these people one by one to the Lord and pray for them fervently before we can effectively lead them to Christ.

　Those who are good at leading men to Christ are good at prayer. If you have trouble getting answers to prayer, you will have trouble witnessing for the Lord. If you have no confidence in prayer, you will have no confidence in leading men to Christ. Hence, you must learn to pray in a practical way and not let this matter slip by.
　　要好好的为着人祷告，最好能预备一本簿子。先让神把祂所要救的人的名字，摆在你心里。你刚得救的时候，你如何去赔偿已往对人的亏欠？你怎样晓得应该向那一个人赔偿？那是因为主把那个人摆在你心里，叫你记得那一件事，你就非去赔偿不可。有一天记起一件事，过两天又记起一件事，你就一次一次的在那里对付。你要带领人归主，也是这样，要让主把那些人摆在你心里，自然而然你心里有负担，会替好几个人或者好几十个人祷告。在你写名字的时候，最要紧的，是要好好的接受主所摆在你心里的名字，不是随便坐下来写一张名单。如果随便写，就要白花许多工夫。你的工作作得好不好，就在乎起头起得好不好。你要专一的求神给你几个人。你家里的人，你的朋友、同事、同学，你所认识的人，自然而然，他们的名字会到你心里来，叫你觉得这几个人，你盼望他们赶快得救。

　　这一本簿子最好要分成几项：第一项是号码，第二项是日期，第三项是名字；就是第几号，从那一天起，为某人祷告。第四项又是一个日期，就是他得救的日期。如果不幸有人去世了，也可以在第四项上写他去世的日期。这本簿子里的人，不写则已，一写进去，就不能放松。除非他死了，才可以不为他祷告。人如果没有去世，又没有得救，总不可停止为他祷告，总要一直祷告，祷告到他得救为止。有一个弟兄为一个人祷告了整整十八年，那个人才得救。这是说不定的，有的一年才得救，有的两三个月就得救。也许有一两个是难的，但是到底仍是会得救的。我们总不要放松，总是要他们得救。
 
　In order to pray for people in a proper way, you should keep a record book. Allow God to put the names of those whom He wishes to save in your heart. When you were first saved, how did you know to whom you should go to make restitution? How did you know whom you should repay? It was the Lord who put the person’s name in your heart and who reminded you of particular things. This reminder compelled you to make restitution with others. One day you suddenly thought of something. Another day something else came to your mind. As a result of this enlightening, you dealt with these things one by one. The same principle holds true in leading men to Christ. Allow the Lord to put some names in your heart. When these names are in your heart, spontaneously you will be burdened to pray for them. The Lord may put a few people or a few dozen people in your heart. In writing these names down, the most important thing to remember is to take the names that the Lord has put in your heart. Do not sit down and simply make out a list at random. You will be wasting your time if you mindlessly write down something. Your success will be dependent upon how good your start is. You have to ask God specifically for a few names. Out of all your family members, friends, colleagues, schoolmates, and those whom you know, a few names will spontaneously come to your mind. You will have a feeling for them, and you will want them to be saved first.

　A record book should have the following columns: The first column should be a number; the second column, the date; and the third column, the name. This will remind us of the number we have assigned to a person and the date we began to pray for him. The fourth column should also be a date—the date when the person is saved. If the person unfortunately dies, we can put the date of death in this column. One should persist and not give up once a name is in the book. The prayer for a person should follow him until he dies. If the person is alive and not saved, you should keep on praying for him until he is saved. One brother prayed for his friend for eighteen years before his friend was saved. It is not certain when a person will be saved. Some are saved in a year, and some in two to three months. Perhaps one or two of them may prove to be very difficult, but in the end they will still be saved. You should not relax but relentlessly pursue in prayer for their salvation.
　　祷告是一个试验，试验你在神面前的属灵情形如何。你属灵的情形如果是对的，是正常的，那么这些人会一个一个的得救。你在主面前一直求，过了几天、半个月，一个人、两个人得救了；又过了些时候，三个人、五个人得救了。总归过了一些时候就有人得救。如果过了很长久，你的祷告还没有得着答应，那必定是你在神面前有病，你就该到神面前去求光照，在那里有问题要对付。

　　祷告最大的拦阻乃是罪。我们必须学习在神面前过圣洁的生活。我们所知道的罪，必须拒绝。人对于罪的问题一马虎，一容让罪，祷告必定会受到拦阻。

　　罪这一个东西，有客观和主观两方面的工作。客观的工作，是在神那一边的；主观的工作，是在我们这一边的。

　　在客观方面，罪拦阻神的恩典和神的答应。以赛亚五十九章一至二节说，“耶和华的膀臂，并非缩短不能拯救；耳朵，并非发沉不能听见；但你们的罪孽使你们与神隔绝，你们的罪恶使祂掩面不听你们。”诗篇六十六篇十八节说，“我若心里注重罪孽，主必不听。”人如果对于罪的问题没有好好的对付，他在神面前的祷告就自然有了拦阻。没有承认、没有摆在血底下的罪，在神面前是一个大拦阻，使人的祷告不能蒙神垂听。这是客观方面的。

　　在主观方面，罪破坏了人的良心。人一犯罪，不管他自己对自己说什么话，不管他在圣经中读了多少话，不管圣经中的应许有多少，不管神有多少悦纳人的恩典，他的良心总是软弱下去，爬不上来。提前一章十九节说，“有人丢弃良心，就在真道上如同船破坏了一般。”船旧不要紧，船小也可以，但是不能破。照样，良心也不能破。良心一有不安，许多的祷告就祷告不出来。这样，就不只在神面前有拦阻，并且在人自己里面也有了拦阻。因为信心和良心的关系，是与货和船的关系一样；信心像货，良心像船，船一有漏洞，货也就漏掉了。良心刚强，信心也刚强；良心一有漏洞，信心也就漏掉。如果我们的心定自己为罪，神比我们的心大，就更要定我们的罪（约壹三20）。

　　如果你要作一个会祷告的人，那么，你对于罪的问题总要清楚解决。已往你活在罪中这样长久，现在只要稍微不注意一点，就脱不干净。所以你要注重的去对付罪，总得到神面前去一件一件的承认过，一件一件的摆在血底下，一件一件的拒绝过，一件一件的把自己从里面脱出来，然后良心才会恢复。血一洗，良心就恢复，良心就没有控告，自然而然就能见神的面。千万不要容让罪，以致在神面前软弱下来了。你如果在神面前软弱了，就不能替人求。罪如果存在，你的祷告就出不去。所以，罪的问题是第一个问题。你要常常注意，天天注意。在神面前有了好的对付，才能在神面前有好的祷告，才能把人带到主面前来。
 
　Prayer is a test; it exposes your spiritual condition before the Lord. If your spiritual condition is proper and normal, others will be saved one by one. As you intercede continuously before the Lord, you may find one or two persons saved after a few days or half a month. After a while, another three or five may be saved. People should be saved regularly. If your prayers are not answered for a long time, it must mean that you are sick before the Lord. You should go to the Lord for light and find out where your problem lies.

　The greatest obstacle to prayer is sin. We must learn to live a holy life before the Lord. We must reject all known sins. The moment we take sin lightly or tolerate it, our prayers will be hindered.

　Sin has both an objective aspect and a subjective aspect. The objective aspect has to do with God, while the subjective aspect has to do with us. On the objective side, sin obstructs God’s grace and promises. Isaiah 59:1-2 says, “Behold, Jehovah’s hand is not so short that it cannot save; / Nor is His ear so heavy that it cannot hear. / But your iniquities have become a separation / Between you and your God, / And your sins have hidden His face / From you so that He does not hear.” Psalm 66:18 says, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, / The Lord will not hear.” If a person does not take care of the problem of sin properly, he will find hindrance to his prayer. Unconfessed sins, sins which are never dealt with by the blood, are a big obstacle before God; they are the cause of unanswered prayer. This is on the objective side.

　On the subjective side, sin damages man’s conscience. When a person sins, no matter what he says to himself, how much he reads the Bible, how many promises there are in the Word, how much grace God has, and how much He accepts him, his conscience will be weakened and bound. First Timothy 1:19 says, “Holding faith and a good conscience, concerning which some, thrusting these away, have become shipwrecked regarding the faith.” A ship may be old or small, but it cannot leak. Similarly, our conscience must not have a leak. As soon as the conscience is not at peace, many prayers cannot be uttered. Thus, there are obstacles not only before God but even within man himself. The relationship between faith and conscience is just like that between a ship and its cargo. Faith is like the cargo, and the conscience is like a ship. When the ship has a leak, the cargo will be damaged. When the conscience is strong, faith will be strong. But when there is a leak in the conscience, faith will be gone. If our heart blames us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things (1 John 3:20).

　If you want to be a man of prayer, you must deal with sin thoroughly. You lived in sin for a long time in the past. If you are not careful with it now, you will not be totally free from it. You have to deal with sin seriously; you have to come before God to confess every sin, putting every sin under the blood, refusing it, and coming out from it. Then your conscience will be recovered. As soon as the blood cleanses, the conscience is recovered. There will be no condemnation, and spontaneously you will see God’s face. Never give in to sin. This will weaken you before the Lord. If you are weak before the Lord, you will not be able to intercede for others. As long as sin remains, you will not be able to utter anything in your prayer. Sin is the number one problem. You should pay attention to it all the time, even daily. If one deals with sin properly before the Lord, he will be able to offer proper prayers, and others will be brought to the Lord through him.
　　还有一件紧要的事要注意，就是祷告应当有信心。如果良心无亏，信心就容易刚强。如果信心刚强，自然而然祷告容易得着答应。什么叫作信心？就是在祷告的时候，没有疑惑，能接受神应许的话语。是神叫我们祷告，是神要我们祷告，神说，“…我的工作，你们可以求我命定。”（赛四五11）所以我们祷告了，神就不得不答应。祂说，“叩门的，就给他开门。”绝不能你叩了门，祂却不肯开。祂说，“寻找的，就寻见。”绝不能你寻找了，却寻不见。祂说，“祈求的，就得着。”绝不能你求了，却得不着。如果我们不这样信，那么我们是把我们的神当作怎样的神呢？我们必须看见神的应许是信实可靠的。信心是根据于认识神，认识神有多深，信心也就有多深。你已经得救了，你已经认识神了，所以可以信，一点难处都没有。你信，神就答应你。要学习从起头就作一个满有信心的人。不是凭着感觉，不是凭着头脑，是要凭着神的话来相信。神应许的话像现款一样，是可以拿来用的。神的应许，就是神的工作。应许，是告诉我们神的工作；工作，是显明神的应许。你要接受神的应许，像接受神的工作一样。当你凭着神的话来相信，不是住在疑惑里，而是住在信心里的时候，你就要看见神所说的话的真实，你的祷告就要得着答应。
 
　Another important thing is to have faith in our prayers. If the conscience is blameless, it is easy for faith to be strong, and if faith is strong, spontaneously our prayers will be answered.

　What is faith? Faith is freedom from doubt. It is to accept God’s promises in our prayers. It is God who asks us to pray and who wants us to pray. God said, “Concerning the work of My hands, command Me” (Isa. 45:11). If we pray, God has to answer us. Jesus said, “Knock and it shall be opened to you” (Matt. 7:7). It is impossible for Him not to open after we have knocked. Jesus said, “Seek and you shall find.” It is impossible for us not to find after we have sought. Jesus said, “Ask and it shall be given to you.” It is impossible for us to ask and yet not receive. If we do not believe this, what kind of God do we think our God is? We must see that God’s promises are faithful and dependable. Faith is based on our knowledge of God. The more we know God, the stronger our faith will be. We are saved already; we know God already. Therefore, we can believe; there should not be any difficulty at all for us to believe. When we believe, God will answer our prayers. Learn to be a person full of faith from the very beginning. We should not trust in our feelings or our mind. Instead, we should believe in God’s word. God’s promises are like cash; they work. In fact, God’s promises are God’s work. The promises tell us of God’s work, while His work is the manifestation of His promises. We have to accept God’s promises in the same way we accept His work. When we believe God’s word, abiding in faith rather than in doubt, we will see how real God’s words are and we will find answers to our prayers.
　　弟兄姊妹要有一个雄心，要在神面前作一个会祷告的人，作一个有能力的人。有的人在神面前是有能力的，有的人在神面前是没有能力的；有的人在神面前说话是神听的，有的人在神面前说话是神不听的。什么叫作人在神面前有能力呢？没有别的意思，就是他说话，神肯听，好像神喜欢受他的影响似的。有的人，的确能影响神。人在神面前没有能力，意思就是神不理他的话。他虽然花了许多时间在神的面前，但是神不理他。我们要在里面有一个羡慕，有一个意念，盼望我们的祷告能常常被神听。你祷告，神常听，这一个比什么都好。我们要求神说，“愿意我在你面前一有什么要求，你就能欢喜的听我。”神肯听你的话，是最荣耀的事。你能够被神信托到一个地步，你要什么，神就给你什么，这是一件大事。

　　你要把你心里所负担的人摊开在神的面前，一个一个的在神的面前求，看神在多少时间之后来救一个人。如果过了一个很长的时间，还看不见神听你的祷告，你就要和自己或者和神办交涉。祷告要得着答应，是常常需要办交涉的。祷告得不着答应，总是有病。你若不认真，就要长久失败。

　　在这里，你就看见有一本簿子的需要，这一本簿子，使你能够知道你的祷告有没有得着答应。许多人根本不知道他的祷告有没有得着答应，因为他没有记录。所以，初信的弟兄姊妹要学习用这一本簿子。这样，你就知道你的祷告有没有得着答应，你在主面前出事情不出事情；你也知道，什么时候你该和自己办交涉，什么时候你该和神办交涉。

　　当你过了相当时间，还看不见祷告得着答应，你就该知道你和神中间已有了阻隔。这个阻隔总是由于这两件事；若不是良心里有罪，就是信心出了问题。初信的弟兄姊妹对于祷告深的方面一时不必注意，只要管你的良心和信心就够了。在神面前，总得要承认、对付、拒绝你的罪，也要真实地、完全的相信神的应许。这样，你要看见得救的人会一个一个的增加；在你的生活中，就会一直有祷告的答应。
 
　We need to have the ambition to be a praying person, a person with power before God. Some people are powerful before God, while others are not. When some people speak, God listens. When others speak, He does not listen. What does it mean to be powerful before God? It simply means that God listens to the person when he speaks. It is as if God is happy to be influenced by such a one. Some people can influence God. Being powerless before God means that God does not listen to the person when he speaks. Such a one may spend much time before God, but God ignores him. We must have the desire and the aspiration to see that God often answers our prayers. No blessing can be greater than God answering our prayers all the time. We have to pray to Him, “May every request of ours be pleasing to Your ears.” It is a most glorious thing for God to incline His ear to us. It is a tremendous thing for God to trust us to the extent that He can give us whatever we ask.

　You have to present to the Lord the names that you are burdened with and pray for them one by one. See how long it takes for God to save them. If your prayers are unanswered after a long period, you have to deal with yourself and with God. In order for your prayers to be answered, it is often necessary to go through specific dealings. Unanswered prayer means that there is sickness somewhere. If you do not mean business in this matter, you will always fail.

　This is why you need a record book. The record book will show you whether or not your prayers are answered. Many people do not know whether their prayers are answered because they do not have a record of anything. Newly saved brothers and sisters should learn to have such a record book. Then they will know whether or not their prayers are answered. They will know whether there is a problem between them and the Lord. They will know also when they have to deal with themselves and when they have to deal with God.

　If you have prayed for a long time and there is still no answer, you should realize that there must be some hindrance. The hindrances always occur because there is sin in your conscience or there is a problem with your faith. New believers need not worry about the deeper aspects of prayer. They need only to pay attention to their conscience and their faith. Before the Lord, we have to confess, deal with, and refuse our sins. At the same time we have to genuinely and fully trust in God’s promises. If we do this, we will see people being saved one by one, and our lives will be full of answers to prayer.
　　你要为周围的人祷告。难道没有一个人是需要你代祷的？你的同事有多少？你的邻舍有多少？你的亲戚朋友有多少？总要先求神把一两个特别的人，放在你的心里。当主把一个人放在你的心里，要借着你去救他的时候，你就把这个人的名字写在簿子里，借着祷告，常常把他带到神的面前。

　　你每天要划出一定的时间来作代祷的工作。划一个钟点也行，划半个钟点也行，划一刻钟也行，不过总得有一定的时间。如果没有一定祷告的时间，就没有一定的祷告，结果就没有祷告。所以，总要定规一个祷告的时间，要一刻钟就一刻钟，要半点钟就半点钟。不要心太大，想划两个钟点，结果不能实行。所以，为着能实行的缘故，还不如划出一点钟、半点钟、一刻钟。总要划出一个时间来，为你所要祷告的人祷告。总不能放松，要天天这样作。过些日子，会看见罪人一个一个的得救。
 
　You have to pray for those around you. Is there no one who needs your prayers? How many colleagues do you have? How many neighbors do you have? How many relatives and friends do you have? Always ask the Lord to place one or two special persons in your heart. When the Lord places a person in your heart, He intends to save this person through you. You should write down his name in your record book and continually bring him to the Lord through prayer.

　You need to set aside a fixed time daily for this work of intercession. Whether it be an hour, half an hour, or a quarter of an hour, it must be a fixed time. If there is no fixed time for prayer, there will not be definite prayer. As a result, there will not be any prayer at all. Hence, always fix a time for prayers, whether it is a quarter of an hour or half an hour. Do not be too ambitious; do not plan for two hours and end up not being able to carry it out. It is more practical to set aside one hour, half an hour, or a quarter of an hour. Always fix a time to pray for those who need your prayer. Do not relax. Do this every day. After a while, you will see sinners saved one by one.
　　我们在这里提起几个故事，看看有的人是如何作这个工作的。
 
　We will mention a few stories here to show you how others have done this work.
　　有一天，一个在船上锅炉间烧煤炭的人得救了。他就问带领他归主的弟兄说，“请你说，我为着主第一件该作的是什么事？”那个弟兄说，“主在你的同伴中，特别选出一个人，摆在你心里的，你就得为他祷告。”和他一同烧煤炭的共有十几个人，他特别记起一个人来，就天天为那个人祷告。后来，不知道怎么被那个人知道了，那人很不高兴。过了好些日子，传福音的人又去传福音。会后有一个人站起来说，“我也要相信耶稣！”传福音的人就问：“你为什么要信主耶稣？”他说，“有一个人老是为我祷告，所以我要信主耶稣。”就是因为这一个烧煤炭的人为他祷告，他起初虽然不高兴，但是祷告的力量把他折服了，所以他要接受主。
 
　Once a boiler worker in a ship was saved. He asked the brother who led him to Christ, “Please tell me the first thing that I must do for the Lord?” The brother replied, “The Lord will choose a few of your companions and put them in your heart. You will have to pray for them.” There were more than ten persons working together at his place. He remembered one person in particular and prayed for him daily. That person found out about this, and he became angry. Later, an evangelist came by and preached the gospel to the men there. After the meeting he stood up and said, “I want to believe in Jesus.” The evangelist asked, “Why do you want to believe in Jesus?” He said, “A person has been praying for me for some time. I have to believe in Jesus.” The boiler worker had been praying for this man. Although he did not like this in the beginning, the power of prayer overcame him, and in the end he accepted the Lord.
　　从前有一个孩子，只有十六岁，在一家建筑公司中作抄写的工作。公司的总工程师，脾气很不好，差不多每一个人都怕他。这个孩子得救之后，就为那个总工程师祷告。他很怕那个工程师，不敢向他开口传福音，但是天天为他迫切祷告。过了不久，那个工程师问他说，“我觉得在整个公司二百多人中，就是你和我不相同。请你告诉我，是什么缘故？”工程师已有四、五十岁，他只有十六岁。这青年人就告诉他说，“我已经相信了主，你没有相信。”就在那时候，工程师说，“我也要相信。”孩子就把他带到教会中，那个工程师也就得救了。
 
　A sixteen-year-old youth was working as a copy writer in a construction firm. The chief engineer of the company had a very bad temper and almost everyone was afraid of him. After the youth was saved, he started to pray for the chief engineer. He was afraid of the engineer and dared not open his mouth, yet he prayed earnestly for him daily. After a short while, the engineer asked him, “I have over two hundred people in the company, but I feel that you are different. Can you please tell me why you and I are so different?” The engineer was about forty to fifty years old, and the youth was only sixteen. The young man answered, “I have believed in the Lord, and you have not.” The engineer immediately said, “I also want to believe in Him.” The youth brought him to the church, and the engineer was saved.
　　欧洲有一种家庭，常常开起来给有的客人住。它不是正式旅馆，但是也接待旅客。有两个信主的姊妹家里也接待旅客，有时有二、三十个人同时住在那里。她们看见来往的人，服装都很奢华，并且总是谈些不相干的话。她们觉得不对，就想要胜过他们。但是他们人多，她们人少，怎样胜过他们呢？她们姊妹两个商量好，在谈话的时候，一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，她们坐在两头为他们祷告。

　　第一天饭后谈话的时候，她们一个坐在这一头，一个坐在另一头，为他们一个一个的祷告。一个从这一边祷告过去，另一个从那一边祷告过来，把所有的人一个一个的都祷告过。因此，第一天大家就笑不成功，大家也都谈不成功。他们就问，这是怎么一回事？当天就有一个人得救。第二天，又有一个女子得救了。就这样，他们一个一个都被带到主面前去。

　　所以，祷告总不可缺少。带领人归主的第一个条件，就是要为人祷告。要有计划的祷告，有次序的祷告，天天祷告，不放松的一直祷告到人得救才止。
 
　In Europe there are guest houses which are open to strangers. They are not hotels, but they receive travelers. Once there were two Christian sisters whose house was open to travelers. Sometimes, as many as twenty or thirty would stay at their place. They noticed the luxury of the travelers’ attire and the vanity of their conversation. The sisters were bothered and wanted to win them over to Christ. However, there were many guests and only two of them. How could they win them over? They decided to sit at the two ends of the room during the conversation and pray for the guests from each end.

　On the first day during the after-dinner conversation, each sister sat at one end, praying for the guests one by one. One prayed from one end, and the other prayed from the other end. They prayed for each and every one of them. This stopped the guests’ jesting and chatting on that first day. They asked themselves what had happened. On that day, one person was saved. The next day, another lady was saved. One by one they were gradually all brought to the Lord.

　Prayer is indispensable. The first condition in bringing people to the Lord is intercessory prayer. We must pray systematically, orderly, daily, and relentlessly, until our friends are saved.
　　我们光是为着人到神面前来，还是不够的。我们还得为着神到人面前去，告诉他们神是怎样的。许多人有胆量对神说话，却没有胆量对人说话。我们要训练自己有胆量去对人说话，对人说到主是怎样的一位主。我们在对人讲话的时候，有好几件事需要特别注意。
 
　Merely going to God on man’s behalf is not enough. We also have to go to man on God’s behalf. We have to tell men about God. Many people have the courage to speak to God, but they have no courage to speak to man. We have to exercise boldness to speak to men. We have to tell them the kind of Lord our Lord is. When we speak, we need to pay attention to a few things.
　　第一，绝不作无谓的辩论。不是说绝对不可辩论，使徒行传中就有好几处的辩论，连保罗也有辩论（参阅徒十七2，17，十八4，19等处圣经）。但是无谓的辩论，不能得人。有时候，可以和人有一点辩论，那是为了要使其余听的人得到益处，但对于你所要救的人，要尽力避免辩论，因为辩论往往会把人赶走，不会把人带来。你如果与人争执，他就要逃掉了。

　　许多人以为辩论能感动人心，其实没有这件事。辩论，至多只叫人的头脑服，他虽然哑口无言，但心里还是不服。所以辩论是没有多大用处的。你要少说辩论的话，多说见证的话。你只要讲你相信了主耶稣心里快乐，相信了主耶稣心里平安，相信了主耶稣晚上好睡，吃饭有味；这些都是不能辩论的，他要承认这是希奇的事。你要指明给他看，你的快乐他没有，你的平安他没有，所以他应该信主。
 
　First, never engage in useless arguments. This does not mean that there should never be any arguments. Acts tells us of a few arguments. Even Paul argued (cf. Acts 17:2, 17-18; 18:4, 19). However, useless arguments do not save people. Sometimes it is all right to engage in arguments. But this is mainly for the benefit of other listeners. Try to avoid arguing with the ones you are trying to save because arguments often drive people away instead of bringing them in. If you argue with them, they will run away.

　Many people think that arguments can touch men’s hearts. Actually, this never happens. At the most, arguments can convince men’s minds. Their mouths may be shut, but their hearts will not be won over. Arguments produce little result. Try to say less in the way of argument and more in the way of testimony. You have only to tell others that you felt happy and peaceful after you believed in the Lord Jesus, that you sleep well now, and that even meals are becoming tastier. No one can argue with you about these things. They can only wonder. You have to show them that they do not have your kind of peace and joy and that they should therefore believe in the Lord.
　　领人归主的技术，是注重事实，不是注重道理。你想，你自己得救的时候是什么情形，你不是道理听通了才信的。许多人道理听得很通，可是仍然不信。如果一个弟兄想要辩论，用道理去带领人归主，那是不可能的事。领人归主的技巧，乃是在抓住事实。所以，往往是简单地人能领人归主，而道理讲得好的人，却不一定能领人归主。有的人道理讲得很好，叫人听了在头脑中觉得很对，可是不能使人得救，这有什么用处？

　　从前有一个年老的人，虽然他未得救，但他认为上礼拜堂是个好习惯，所以他自己每礼拜都去，也要全家人都去。可是，他回到家里，常发脾气，什么恶话都说得出口。全家的人都怕他。有一天，他的女儿回家来看他。她是属乎主的。她带她的小女儿一同回来。老人就把小外孙女也带到礼拜堂里去。从礼拜堂出来的时候，小外孙女对她外祖父看看，觉得他不像一个信徒。她就问外祖父说，“你相信耶稣么？”外祖父说，“小孩子不要说话。”再走几步，她又对外祖父说，“我看你不像是相信耶稣的。”老人家就再说，“小孩子不要说话。”等一等，她又对外祖父说，“你为什么不相信耶稣？”这个小孩子看出一个事实─她的外祖父去礼拜堂和别的信徒不一样。这一个老人，那么凶的一个老人，许多人对他没有办法的人，给小外孙女这样几个问题问过之后，就软下来了。从那天起，他也接受了主。

　　传福音是需要技术的。你必须知道神的路，你才会传福音。不然，你的道理虽然讲对了，整批的人来听，整批的人出去，他们仍然不会得救。钓鱼用直的钩，总钓不着鱼。钓鱼的钩都应该是弯的，才能钓得住鱼。领人归主的人，要知道用钩。有的话能够把人钩来的，就用它；有的话不能把人钩来的，就要改。事实的话是有钩的，事实的话是能感动人的。
 
　The key to leading men to the Lord is to emphasize the facts, not the doctrines. Just recall what it was like when you were saved. You did not believe because you understood the doctrines. Many people understand the doctrines, but they do not believe. It is impossible for any brother to try to lead others to Christ through arguments and doctrines. The key to leading men to Christ is to keep to the facts. This is why simple ones often are more effective in leading others to the Lord; those who are good at doctrines may not lead others to the Lord. Some people can give wonderful messages. But what use is there in winning the minds of others, if one cannot help them be saved?

　Once there was an old man who considered going to church a good habit. He was not saved, yet he would go to church every Sunday and also make his whole family go. But when he returned home, he would lose his temper, and all kinds of bad words would come out of his mouth. The whole family was afraid of him. One day his daughter, who was a believer, came to visit him. She brought her little daughter with her. The old man brought the little granddaughter to the church. When they came out of the church, the little granddaughter looked at her grandfather and felt that he did not look like a believer. She asked him, “Do you believe in Jesus?” The grandfather said, “Children should keep their mouths shut.” After walking a few steps, she said to her grandfather again, “You do not look as if you have believed in Jesus.” Again the old man said, “Children should keep their mouths shut.” After a while she asked her grandfather, “Why do you not believe in Jesus?” This little child saw a fact—the way her grandfather attended church was different from the way other believers attended church. The old man, who was otherwise wild and hard to deal with, became soft after his little granddaughter’s probing questions. On that day he accepted the Lord.

　The preaching of the gospel requires skill. One must know the way God works before he can preach the gospel. A person may preach the right doctrines, and crowds of people may come for his messages, but the same crowds may walk away unsaved. You will not get any fish with a straight hook. The fishing hook must be curved before one can catch fish. Those who lead others to the Lord need to know how to use a hook. Use only the words that can catch people. If your words cannot catch people, try to change the way you speak. Facts are words that catch; they are words that can touch others.
　　不要多讲道理，要多告诉人事实，同时，态度非诚恳不可。救人灵魂绝对不是一件开玩笑的事。我们曾看见一个人，他要带领人得救，他也肯祷告，但是他的态度不对，一面讲主的事，一面讲笑话。这样，就把什么属灵的力量都丧失了，就没有法子带领人归主。所以态度总得诚恳，不可嘻嘻哈哈的带着轻浮的态度。要叫人看见，这是世界上最严肃的事。
 
　Do not delve into many teachings. Try to speak more facts. At the same time, be sincere in attitude. Saving a man’s soul is not a light matter. I once saw a person who wanted to lead others to the Lord. He was willing to pray, but his attitude was wrong. He joked around as he spoke about the Lord. Whatever spiritual power he might have had was lost through his jokes. As a result, he could not lead anyone to the Lord. One has to be very sincere in his attitude. He must not be flippant or funny in his attitude. He has to let others see that this is the most serious matter in the whole world.
　　也要常常祷告求神给你机会对人说话。你祷告，神就要给你机会说话。

　　从前有一位姊妹，聚集许多女子，一个礼拜带她们一次查经。这些女子，都是在一家公司里作事的，都没有信主。在她们中间，有一个打扮得特别漂亮，人又是很骄傲的，什么话都说不进去。她就注意她，一直为她祷告，求神给她向她说话的机会。有一天，她觉得应该请她到家里来吃点心。那一个女子盼望有一点社交，也就应邀来了。这位姊妹就劝她信主。她回答说，“我不能信。我爱打牌，我爱享乐，我不愿意损失这些，我不能相信耶稣。”但是姊妹说，“人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把打牌除掉；人如果要相信主耶稣，是要把虚荣心除掉。人如果要相信主耶稣，是只能这样行。”她说，“这个代价太大，我出不起。”那个姊妹说，“我盼望你回去考虑。”姊妹就继续为她祷告。那女子回去以后，居然跪下来祷告。祷告之后忽然说，“我定规了，我今天要跟从主耶稣。”她忽然改变了。不知道什么缘故，她的心就忽然转过来了。她把服装也改变了，不像以前那样打扮了。奇妙的事接下去，就在一年之内，在她服务的那家公司里，许多同事都被她一个一个的带到主的面前。

　　有的人的样子好像不容易说话，但是，你如果为他祷告，主给你机会向他说话，他就要改变。本来和她查经的姊妹怕和她说话。她的态度好像无所不知、无所不能似的，非常骄傲。但是主给姊妹负担，叫她祷告。祷告到有一天，主说，要和她说话。到那一天，她就什么都不管，向她说话。所以一面要祷告，一面要学习开口。你为人祷告之后，总有一次要对他讲话。你要把主的恩典和主在你身上所作的事告诉他，使他无法抵挡，因为他不能反对主为你所作的事。初信的弟兄姊妹要天天求主给你机会向人开口。有好些人过了多年，仍然不敢向他们的亲戚朋友开口说到主耶稣，这是何等可惜的事！也许机会正在那里等你，就是因为你害怕，你就错过机会了。
 
　You also need to pray unceasingly for God to provide you with the right opportunity to speak. When you pray, God will give you the opportunity.

　One sister gathered a group of women together once a week and led them in a Bible study. The women all worked in the same company, and none of them believed in the Lord. One of them was very particular about her dress. She was very proud and would not listen to anything the sister said. The sister took notice of her and prayed for her. She asked God to give her the opportunity to speak to the woman. One day she felt a desire to invite the woman over for tea. Since this woman loved to socialize, she accepted the invitation. When she came, the sister encouraged her to believe in the Lord. She replied, “I cannot believe. I like to gamble, and I love pleasure. I do not want to lose these things. I cannot believe in Jesus.” The sister said, “If a person wants to believe in the Lord Jesus, she has to stop gambling. Anyone who wants to believe in the Lord Jesus must give up vainglory. You have to give up these things if you want to believe in the Lord Jesus.” The woman said, “The price is too high. I cannot afford it.” The sister said, “I hope you will go back and consider it.” After she said this, she continued to pray for her. The woman returned home and knelt down to pray. After she prayed, she suddenly said, “I have decided to follow the Lord Jesus today.” She changed suddenly. She could not explain it, but her heart just turned. She changed her attire; she no longer dressed the same as before. Wonderful things followed one after another. Within a year many of her colleagues were brought to the Lord one by one.

　You may think that it is difficult to talk to someone, but if you pray for him, the Lord will give you the opportunity to speak to him, and he will change. The sister who was having Bible studies had been afraid to speak to the woman because the woman behaved as though she knew everything and could do everything. She appeared to be very arrogant, but the Lord gave this sister the burden to pray for her. One day the Lord told the sister to speak to her. She put aside her considerations and spoke to her. You have to pray on the one hand and learn to open your mouth on the other. After you have prayed for a person for some time, the Lord will impress you to speak to him. You will have to tell him about the Lord’s grace and the things that He has done for you. He will not be able to resist you because he cannot oppose the things that the Lord has done for you. The newly saved brothers and sisters must pray daily for the Lord to provide opportunities to speak to others. What a pity that some people have been saved for several years already, yet they dare not open their mouths to speak to their relatives and friends! Perhaps your fear has caused you to miss many opportunities that were waiting for you.
　　上面说过要先为人到神面前去祷告，然后再对人讲，但这并不是说没有祷告过就不可以讲。有的人你第一次遇见他，你也得讲。总是要抓住机会，总是得时要讲，不得时也要讲。因为你不知道有谁从你手里漏过，所以总是一有机会就讲，总是常常开口。在你祷告的簿子中有名字的，固然要为他们祷告，就是有许多人你不知道他们的名字，也得为他们祷告：“主啊！求你拯救罪人，不管什么人，姓什么，名什么，求你拯救他们。”你一有机会遇见人的时候，心里有了感觉，就要对他讲。

　　我们稍微不注意一点，就漏掉一个灵魂。有许多人的灵魂从我们手里漏掉，实在不应该。盼望所有的弟兄姊妹个个都在那里为主作见证，把许多人带来归主。
 
　We mentioned earlier that you must pray before you speak to a person. This, however, does not mean that you cannot speak if you have not prayed. You have to speak to men even if you are seeing them for the first time. Always grasp the opportunity to speak, whether in season or out of season. You never know who you are missing. Speak whenever there is the chance. Always be prepared to open your mouth. Of course, first and foremost, you have to pray for those whose names appear in your record book. But you have to pray for those whom you do not know. You should pray, “Lord, please save the sinners. Whoever they may be, please save them.” Whenever you meet someone and have an urge in your heart to speak, you should speak to him.

　If we do not heed this urging, we may let a soul slip away from us. We should not let so many souls slip through our hands. We hope that all the brothers and sisters will testify faithfully for the Lord and bring many to Christ.
　　你每一次带领一个人归主，都得仔细的加以研究，像作医生的人把各种病人的病情加以研究一样。医生不可对任何病人开同样的药方；要把病医好，必须对症下药，对什么病人开什么药方。领人归主也是这样。世界上没有一个人不学医而会作医生的，照样，也没有一个人不学领人归主而会领人归主的。有许多弟兄姊妹所以会变作善于领人归主的人，就因他们一次一次把他们所带来的人仔细的研究。初信的人一起头带领人的时候，就要用功研究。总要研究：为什么某人会接受？为什么说这一句话他会接受？为什么某人听那一句话却不接受？为什么某人听得很好，后来跑掉了？为什么某人起先反对，后来又接受了？为什么钓了很长久，鱼还没有？每一次都要找出圣灵同工的原因，和圣灵不同工的原因。

　　如果你领人归主的工作遇见了失败，千万不要把所有的难处都推在别人身上。所有会领人归主的人都是察看自己有什么难处。我们不能等在海边，盼望鱼跳到岸上来。领人归主不是这么简单地，要花工夫去研究，到底病在什么地方。领人归主是有技术的，这个技术，是在我们带领人的时候学来的。失败也有所学习，看为什么失败；得着也有所学习，看为什么得着。每一次，都得研究为什么缘故。

　　如果你好好的这样去作，就会学出许多功课来。你后来会看见一件很希奇的事：世界上的人，对于信主这件事，差不多只有几种人。你若遇见某种人，只要对他讲某种话，他多半是会接受主的；相反的，只要对他讲另一种话，他必定反对，必定不相信。如果你能够对付好几种人，那么差不多的人你就都能对付。在你祷告簿子里的人，你能对付；临时遇见的人，你也能对付。一有人在你面前，你就有机会可以向他作见证，你能立刻看出来，他是什么种的人。你自己心里知道，这一种人要按着这一条路去对付，这一种人要对他说这一种话，结果他们多数会得救。如果你一个一个在那里研究，过了一两年，你就会成为一个有技术救人的人。有一天你要承认，救人的人是有智慧的。如果神怜悯你，让你带领人得救，救几十个，救几百个，你仔仔细细的在那里研究，你就可能成为一个大有能力救人的人。
 
　Each time you lead someone to the Lord, you have to do a detailed analysis, just like a doctor who studies each patient’s case in detail. The doctor cannot prescribe the same medicine to everyone. Certain sicknesses require certain drugs. He administers a particular drug to a particular patient. The same is true in leading men to Christ. No one can be a doctor without studying medicine. In the same way, no one can lead men to the Lord without studying. Some brothers and sisters are good at bringing people to the Lord because they have studied the ones whom they brought to the Lord. At the beginning of the work of leading men to Christ, a new believer has to work hard to study each case. You should always study why a particular person accepted the Lord. Why did a particular word open him up? Why did another person not believe after hearing a particular word? Why did a person shy away after listening attentively for a while? Why did a person accept when he earlier had opposed? Why are there no fish after waiting for a long time? We always have to find the reason that the Spirit is working, and we also have to find the reason that the Spirit is not working.

　If you fail to lead men to Christ, do not put all the blame on others. Those who are good at leading people to the Lord always look for problems within themselves. We cannot wait by the seaside and hope that the fish will jump to the shore. Leading people to the Lord is not so simple. We have to spend time to study and learn where the problems lie. Leading people to the Lord is a skill, and this skill is acquired through working with people. There is always something we can learn, whether through failure or success. Through failure, we learn the reason for our failure. Through success, we learn the reason for our success. In every situation, we need to study the reasons behind the results.

　If you do this conscientiously, you will learn many lessons. Eventually, you will discover an interesting thing—as far as believing in the Lord is concerned, there are only a few types of people in the world. If you meet a certain type of person, you will need only to speak certain words to him, and he will receive the Lord. If you speak something else to him, he will oppose you and not believe. If you know how to handle these few types of people, you can handle most people. You can handle those whose names are in your record book, and you can handle those whom you come across by accident. As soon as you come across someone, you will take the opportunity to witness to him, and you will be able to tell immediately the type of person he is. You will know in your heart what to do with this type of person and how to speak to him. He will most likely be saved. If you study your cases one by one, you will become a very skillful soul-winner after one or two years. You will realize that soul winning takes wisdom. By God’s mercy, you may lead some to the Lord, maybe a few dozen, or even a few hundred. If you study all these cases carefully, you will become a very powerful soul-winner.
　　在过去的二、三百年中，神特别用单张来救人。用单张来救人，有一个特别方便的地方。因为人口里讲的，有时间的限制，也有人事的限制。你不能一天二十四个钟点，都在那里讲。你讲的时候，听的人也不一定便当。你讲很好的道理，但有的人不在那里。但是单张没有时间的限制，不管什么时候，你都能够分单张。不管什么时候，人也能够接受单张。并且不管什么时候，人也能够读单张。今天有的人没有时间来听道，没有时间来聚会，但是单张没有时间的限制。他在路上，我可以送给他看。他在烧饭，我可以送给他看。他在办公，我也可以送给他看。这是第一便当的地方。
 
　During the past two to three hundred years, the Lord has used tracts in a particular way to save many people. One thing special about winning people with tracts is that tracts are not limited by time. If you try to testify with your mouth, you are restricted by time and personnel. You cannot speak twenty-four hours a day, and your audience may not be available all the time. You may be preaching a wonderful message, but the audience may not be there. However, tracts are not limited by time. You can pass out tracts any time of the day, and men can receive and read your tracts any time of the day. Today many people do not have the time to come to our meeting. But tracts are not limited by time. We can give them out to people who are walking on the streets, who are cooking in their kitchens, or who are working in their offices. This is the first convenience that tracts afford.
　　许多人很热心要为着主作见证，要带领人归主，可是因为自己认识不够，话语不够，就不能将福音传得仔细，不能将福音传得完全。所以，初信的弟兄们除了其他领人归主的方法以外，应当在有空的时候，尽力量拣好的单张分给人。因为这一个，能够作你自己所不能作的。
 
　Many people are very zealous in testifying for the Lord and leading men to Christ. However, their knowledge is limited and their words are lacking. They cannot convey the gospel message adequately and fully. In addition to leading men to Christ through other means, a new believer has to do his best to select some good tracts in his spare time and pass them out to others. This will enable him to do what he himself could not do otherwise.
　　单张还有一个便当的地方。有的时候，我们当面和人讲福音，碍于情面，有许多严重的话不敢讲的那么严重。单张就不会。不管是什么人，它到人面前去，要说的就说。活的人传道，总会受人的影响。单张传道，不会受人的影响。所以初信的弟兄，要用单张来撒种。
 
　There is another advantage to using tracts. In preaching the gospel, sometimes we feel too shy to use strong words in front of people. Tracts do not have this inconvenience. They can go to anyone and say anything they want. A living preacher is often restricted by circumstances. But the preaching of the tracts is not affected by any human factors. New believers should learn to sow seeds with the tracts.
　　撒单张还有一个特别的好处，就是你能到处撒种。像旧约里说的，把种子撒在众水的旁边。我们今天要对三个、五个、十多个人讲，要花很多工夫。但是，我分单张，一天平均撒一千、二千、三千，没有难处。一千张，有一个人得救，就够了。所以，初信的人要学习大量的把单张送出去。
 
　Another advantage of passing out tracts is that one can sow anywhere. The Old Testament says that we should sow our seed in many waters (Num. 24:7). It takes a considerable effort to speak to three, five, or ten persons together. But there is no difficulty in passing out a thousand, two thousand, or three thousand tracts a day. If one person can be saved out of the thousand tracts we pass out, this is wonderful enough. New believers should learn to pass out tracts in large quantities.
　　神实在是用单张救人，我知道有的人，到人家的门缝里，把单张塞进去。有的人，专门把单张丢在信箱里面。我记得有一个人在路上接受了单张，又摔掉。第二个人走过来，鞋底里的钉浮上来，把脚刺得很痛，要找个什么垫一垫，就把那一张单张拣起来垫在鞋底里。回去修鞋的时候，看一看那张单张，就得救了。这一种用单张救人的事，很多，也很希奇。
 
　God has indeed used tracts to save people. I know of some people who slip tracts under doors. Others drop them into mailboxes. I remember an incident in which a person received a tract and then threw it away on the street. Another person, who had a nail stuck in his shoe, was looking for something to cushion his foot. He picked up the tract and stuffed it in his shoe. He returned home and began to mend his shoe. Then he saw the tract and was saved. There are numerous similar cases of people being saved by tracts. Some of these cases are actually quite marvelous.
　　初信的弟兄，有空的时候，要把单张摆在口袋里去分。这一件事，需要像领人归主一样，好好的祷告，专心的作。分给人的时候，或者说一句话，说两句话，或者不说，都没有关系。初信的人如果去作，可以得着顶大的帮助。
 
　A newly saved brother always should have tracts ready in his pockets, and he should pass them out when he is free. Like the work of leading men to Christ, we should do this with much prayer and dedication of heart. While we are passing out tracts, we can speak a word or two to others or we can remain silent. Either way is good. If a new believer practices this, he will receive great benefit from it.

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