This fosters pride. Only God can open man s hearts, so we must ever be in prayer when we are engaged in mission work. Methods are important, but only after you pray and get the message straight. Man is pursued with any method or technique that will get him to listen, to open his heart . The problem, only God can open a man s heart.
Prayer takes a back seat to the methods, and the message is often compromised.
We focus on our faithfulness to the message, allowing God to change hearts. We have no reason to boast for our successes except to boast in the Lord. Those who reject the Gospel are not rejecting us, but God. We are seen as failures if the person doesn t choose Christ. Successful evangelists have reasons to boast, because they persuade people to choose Christ.