Save the People

…he who wins souls is wise.  Proverbs 11:30

Props: 6 – 8 signs representing different interest groups (Rescue the whales, save the trees, save the courthouse, etc.); one sign that reads “Save the people.” 

Presentation:  Have a helper ready to hold each sign, and maybe even chant its slogan before you begin teaching. 

            Have you ever seen any signs like this around town or maybe on the news?  (Allow for response).  Have you ever seen people in big groups act like this?  (Allow for response).  There are people all over the country, and even people all over the world, who fight to rescue everything from trees to alligators to old buildings they don’t want to see torn down.    But there is one thing you don’t see very often:  people trying to save people.  (Hold up the “save the people” sign).  People get concerned about trying to save everything around us, but not so worried about each other.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s good to take care of our world and our environment, but we can’t ever forget how important people are.  See, thousands of people die every day who don’t know about God or His love.  When they die like that, they die forever.  Those who accept God’s love will die in their body, but their soul and spirit will live forever with God.  The Bible says, “he who wins souls is wise.”  Winning souls means telling people about God and introducing them to Him.  People who do that are truly wise.  They know that there’s nothing that needs to be saved more than people’s souls. 

            Think about your friends and family who don’t know God.  Be wise and tell them the truth that can save their soul!