How to preach the gospel - A complete soulwinning script

Hi, I’m a baptist—I have a question-If you were to die today, are you a 100% sure that you’d go to heaven?  (If sure: What do you believe someone has to do to be saved?) The bible says there’s only one thing we must do to be saved — it’s by faith alone without works (by trusting in Christ — Act 16 :31). Would you like to know for sure?

First of all, the Bible says that we’re all sinners - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. So we are all guilty of lying, stealing or coveting. And the Bible says there’s a punishment for our sins. (For the wages of sin is death). So the wages (or penalty) we earn for our sins is death. This is not just a physical death but also a second death in hell— And all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death. So we’re all guilty, right? (We all deserve hell as a punishment for our sins).

But there’s good news - the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (You know who Jesus is, right?) The Bible says He is the Son of God (God manifest in the flesh)- (He’s the second person of the trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)). The Bible says that Christ died for our sins, and that He was buried, and that he rose again the third day in order to pay for all of our sins and to save us from hell. When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, it’s just as if He had done them — He was being punished in our place – Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree.

Moreover, the Bible says that salvation is a gift. ‘’For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast’’. So who pays for a gift? The giver or the receiver? Person — The giver. ((And do we have to do anything to earn a gift? Person — No)). That’s right — because the giver pays for it in full. Since salvation is free, we don’t have to give anything in return (it is not of works, not of our own doing). The word grace means ‘’something we do not deserve’’ (remember, we deserve hell, not salvation). And the word faith means ‘’what we are trusting to be saved’’.

The one thing the Bible says we must do to be saved is : ‘’Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved’’. To believe means to trust — it doesn’t mean to only believe that Jesus exists, but to actually trust Him to save us personally. To believe on Him means that we put all of our faith and trust in His death, His burial and His resurrection as the complete payment for our sins (which guarantees us eternal life). Notice the verse doesn’t say that you have to repent of all of your sins, or join a church, or be baptized, or keep the commandments, or be a good person, or do good works- it only says believe (because salvation is not of works).

And once you believe on Christ, you will be saved forever. So that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have eternal life. Salvation is a one-time decision. The moment you put your trust in Christ alone as Savior, you receive forgiveness for all of your sins (past, present and future) and eternal life. Eternal life is a gift that will last forever and that you cannot ever lose. Now if you do good things after you’re saved, God will bless you, and if you commit sins, God will correct you (that means He’ll discipline you on this earth), but there’s nothing you can do to lose salvation because you’ve become a child of God and all of your sins are paid for and covered by the blood of Jesus. You’re justified before God – it’s just as if you had never sinned. Salvation is based solely on Christ payment for our sins and whether we accept it or not. No one is good enough to go to heaven on their own merits.

So the one thing you must do to receive the gift of eternal life is to call on Jesus by faith - That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Before we call on the name of the Lord, I have a few questions for you — 1. Do you believe that we’re all sinners? (Yes- Rom. 3:23, 1Jn. 1:8), 2, Do you believe that we all deserve hell for our sins (Yes — Rev. 21 :8, Rm. 3 :4, Rom 1 :18) 3. Do you believe that Jesus died and rose again to pay for all of your sins and to save you from hell? (Yes- 1Jn. 2:2), 4. What do you believe a person must do in order to be saved? (Believe/rely on Christ- Act 16:31), 5. Is believing (relying) on Jesus alone good enough or do you also have to be a good person and do good works ? (No — Rom. 4:5, 11:6), 6. Is there anything you can do to lose eternal life? (No — because it’s a gift - Jn. 10:28). — 7. What do you personally believe about all of this?

If you’re sincere, I would like to lead you in a prayer in order to ask Jesus to save you. Pray sincerely: “*Dear Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and that I deserve to go to hell. But I believe that you died on the cross, were buried and rose again to pay for all of my sins. Please save me right now and give me eternal life. I’m trusting in you alone for my salvation — apart from my works. Thank you for saving me, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”’ - So, if you have sincerely asked Jesus to save you, you’re saved for ever ‘’He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life’’(John 3:36). Now you know you have it according to the Bible. References — Romans 3:23, (6:23a), Revelation 21:8, Rom. 6:23b, Corinthians 15:3-4 (Romans 5:8), 1Peter 2 :24, Ephesians 2:8-9, Acts 16:31, Romans 10:9, 10:13 (Extra : John 3 :36, Rev. 3 :19). Please share. Godbless. Thepreaching.com, Allthepreaching.com, Wordproject.org