Neal Pollard
A classmate of mine from Faulkner University told me they have a new preacher coming to work with them, a man who had been converted from a denomination, in part, by my dad. The classmate told me that the man had left that denomination for the Lord’s church in 1993. I called my dad to ask about the man and he was shocked to hear of the role he played. He said that they attended Louisville Bible Seminary, finishing a Master’s Degree in Church History. It was 1972 and this man was among a group of young men pursuing their Bachelor Degrees in that school. They had religious discussions with my dad, who would show them God’s Word on subjects in which they disagreed. My dad has always been a super soul-winner, but all he was able to do was spread some seed. Twenty-one years later, it sprouted in this man’s heart and he became a member of the church of Christ! Today, he is a gospel preacher.
As we go about with our “Think Soul” buttons on, this will sometimes give us “ice breakers” and conversation starters. From what I hear, several of us are getting the chance to invite people to attend church services with us or talk about spiritual things. Do not be discouraged if people do not accept your initial invitation(s) to come to worship or Bible class or to be involved in a Bible study. Keep broadcasting the seed. As the late, great Warren Wilcox often said in relationship to John 4:35 that Jesus could speak of the fields being white for harvest because seed had been planted. Look at John three and four at the activity and outreach attempted by Jesus and His disciples. No wonder it was harvest time! The same is true today. If we are busy spreading the seed, it will be harvested. It may not be today. It may not be by us. But, as Isaiah assured, “God’s Word does not return to Him empty” (Isa. 55:11). There will be results, and those results and proportionate to and commensurate with the output of our efforts. God causes the growth (1 Cor. 3:7)! Let us be planters!
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