Jess Whitlock
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned” (Mark 16:15-16). The Bible teaches that the world heard the gospel message in a little less than 30 years time. Let me suggest that if each Christian would teach one he meets, we could win multiplied millions of the world for Christ: at least give every person a chance to hear the gospel once. I recently saw statistics showing how we could convert over four billion people to New Testament Christianity. All that is necessary is your willingness to win one soul to Christ each year for the next 33 years. The figures are based on the assumption that you are the only Christian living on the face of the earth. Now consider the information below.
Year.………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Converts
1……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..You
2…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2
3…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
4………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..8
5……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16
6……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….32
7……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….64
8……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..128
9……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..256
10……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………512
11………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1,024
12…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2,048
13……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….,.4,096
14 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8,182
15……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16,384
16……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….32,768
17……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….65,536
18………………………………………………………………………………………………………………131,072
19……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..262,144
20…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….524,288
21…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1,048,576
22…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2,097,152
23…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4,194,304
24…………………………………………………………………………………………………………8,388,608
25………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16,777,210
27…………………………………………………………………………………………………………67,108,864
28……………………………………………………………………………………………………….134,217,728
29………………………………………………………………………………………………………268,435,456
30………………………………………………………………………………………………………536,870,912
31……………………………………………………………………………………………………..1,073,741,824
32……………………………………………………………………………………………………2,147,483,648
33……………………………………………………………………………………………………4,294,967,296
Staggers the imagination! Boggles the mind, doesn’t it? If every child of God would win just one soul each year, these figures would become a reality! Remember each number represents a soul. Of course, we know there will be all kinds of objections, most of them simply excuses for not doing what we know we ought to be doing. Get your Bible and read James 4:17—do it now!…
The only reasons the plan will not work is due to the failure of just one believer winning one soul to Christ each year. Or, that some will refuse to obey the gospel. That shatters the hope of success. Really, is it asking too much? We are not asking you to win 500, 50, 12, 5, or 2—just one soul. One soul a year for the next 33 years, what a way to start an exciting adventure. It can be done; let it begin right here in our community!! Let it begin with you—four billion believers—think about it.
