Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest.”Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.
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… God says before you just make it your responsibility to carry something I want you to pray to the Lord of the harvest that he would send out labors into his harvest this is a word for somebody who has made it your responsibility to be the solution that is not biblical the solution is for you to pray to the lord of the harvest that he would give direction for his harvest This is what he tells the disciples. This is his harvest. Oh. that's a word for people who are working with other people and you got compassion fatigue because you're trying to be everything that you can be for somebody else if you can remember that this is the lord's harvest i love you all i want to pastor here for a very long time but i don't want to lose my life or lose my relationship with god trying to make you my harvest so it is my responsibility to always remember that this church did not start with me and it is not going to die because of me and I'm not going to die because of it unless the Lord says the same because this is the Lord's harvest. God, you tell me what you want me to speak. God, you show me how you want me to move. God, you show us who you want to be in position because this is your harvest. …
… but to feel the weight of that hurt? Same thing, Matthew 9, verse 35-38. When Jesus saw the crowds, He had what on them? He had compassion on them. He didn't just see the need. He felt the gravity of their need. and then to reach down and touch that need. In an age and a day where we can put our iPod in our ears, we can go throughout the busyness of our life day in and day out doing all the things that we find ourselves engrossed in doing and watch Fox News and look on the Internet and see all the needs around us, but never lift a finger to meaningfully engage the needs of those around us. And not just, don't miss the temptation, not just in the world as a whole, but in the church. undoubtedly in this room a variety of physical struggles represented this morning some of you are going through some physical pain emotional struggles different families in this room who are walking through some things whether it's in a marriage or with children that things aren't just working out the way they were supposed to maybe maybe on the verge of divorce maybe feeling the effects of a divorce maybe there's financial struggles uncertainty about the future there Maybe there's spiritual struggles undoubtedly in this room. …
… And then he said to his disciples, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. When Jesus saw the crowd, He knew he was on mission and he saw the people. When he saw the people, he saw their spiritual condition. When he saw their spiritual condition, he had compassion on them. And he said, man, we've got to go to them with the good news of Jesus. We've got to go to them with the gospel. We've got to go to them and meet their needs. He had a missional mindset. And to be a follower of Jesus is to have that same missional mindset. And so why is it important that we include this in the collection today, our relationship with the world? because we're in all kinds of situationships with the world right now. And I want us to be purposeful today. And I want the spirit of the living God to wake us up today to our opportunity to be influencers in this world. …
… And this is the linchpin. Matthew 9, verse 35 to 38. Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom. and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw, he saw vision. Idoin is the Greek word there, seeing. He saw not just with physical eyes, but with spiritual eyes. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Here we see the vision of Jesus. First thing is this. You are needed. The need is urgent. He looked out and he saw the crowd. He saw the people. and he saw they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd. What do those words mean? Harassed means, the Greek word there, skula means confused, exhausted by life, weary. …