Harvest message
Thu, 23rd December, 2010
You have to Sow before you harvest.
Look at the fields that whiten
John 4 / 35. "Do not you say that there are still four months until the harvest?" Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields are already white for harvest. "
Jesus is in conversation with one woman, the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob.
The disciples were very surprised to see Jesus talking to one person.
In his Gospel, John introduced Jesus, saying: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" John 1:29
The coming of Jesus on earth had one goal: take away the sin of the world, everybody!
That is to say all human beings of our earth!
And here Jesus spent time talking with one person!
Look up
We understand the surprise of disciples!
But now, Jesus gives the disciples in the right direction by telling them: "Behold I say unto you, get your eyes and look at the fields are already white for harvest" John 4:35
This speech is for everyone. Of course, we must bear witness to the lost soul that You rub. But this does not absolve you of the interest you lost the world and look to the end of the world, the fields are ready for harvest.
Visiting an Arab country, I asked to meet the national leader of Evangelical Christians. The pastor greets me in his office with suspicion and wonder:
"What are you doing here? Surprised by this reception, I reply: "I just do what Jesus asked, I just look at the field where you work! "
And then his face relaxed, I sit and talk freely and the evening he gave me the floor for me to speak at his church. Today, discreetly, we help spiritually and even materially to this field ripe for harvest.
It is an order given to the Lord: stand your eyes, do not just look around you, but look at the vast fields of the Lord. Jesus, the Lamb of God who saved us, came to save people from around the world.
SOWING AND HARVESTING
Jesus will explain what He expects of us. "He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper, rejoice together. Another One sows and another reaps "John 4:36, 37
Jesus needs sowers and reapers also. To plant, prepare the soil should be watered the seed. But the sower and reaper is associated with both receive the heavenly reward for this work.
There are thousands of missionaries in most countries.
But you too are called to work for this divine harvest.
How?
1. In preparing the ground in prayer and intercession. If rain does not fall, how to plant in soil hardened by drought. We need divine rain, rain and the first season back, that is to say the outpouring of the Spirit. Jesus taught us to pray for the Holy Spirit.
2. In preparing the seed, which is the Word of God. There are still nearly four thousand languages that have translations of the Bible. It takes years to several translators have to pay. This seed is expensive, and I must attend.
3. Praying that the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest. Jesus said to everyone that the harvest is great, actually, it covers the whole earth. He also said that the workers are few. It is my duty to pray that workers get up and leave to go harvesting in distant lands and often difficult
4. In providing for the costs of these workers. Each one of us to participate in these costs. Listen to what Paul says to Titus Chapter 3: 13 "Take care to provide for the travel of Zenas and Apollos, so that nothing is missing. Let us learn to fill the urgent needs ... "
Is there in the sun more pressing and more valuable than bringing the gospel to those who have not yet heard. That each of us to learn to give to missionaries and you will not regret these lessons of generosity.
5. By showing our love for those in countries where the prevailing hunger, disease, nakedness. "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was naked you clothed me, I was thirsty, you gave me drink ..." Jesus said in Matt 24 : 34-40
I remember a family camp where I talked about children in Africa who do not eat their fill, and often only one meal a day. A child was hit by what he had heard. After the meeting, the mother brings him to buy an ice cream. And this child of 10 years, denies the ice and he told his mother: "Mom, I eat my fill, I do not need to eat ice cream. We will give this money for children in Africa. And I see this little guy to arrive followed by his mom to give me the price of ice to that used to feed children in Africa. Children often show us the path.
All witnesses to the ends of the earth
In promising the Holy Spirit, Jesus said to all his disciples to be witnesses around us, but also the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Jesus never said that some would be witnesses in Jerusalem, their city, others in Judea, in their region and other far corners of the earth.
But he speaks well to all those who receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus wants us all participate in this enormous task is being fulfilled before our eyes.
As one famous pastor. Why do some hear the gospel many times, while others have never heard!
Jesus did say: "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation" Mark 16:15
These words apply to everyone without exception ... Jesus wants every creature under the sun to hear the good news. Physically, I can not go to the end of the world, but my prayer can move the borders of our world and my money comes in handy at the end of the world by supporting those who advertise, which broadcast the gospel to every creature.
Do you know someone who is ruined because he has given too much for spreading this good news?
Raise your eyes, tell you, pray for workers and broadcast announcing the Good News to every creature under the sun ... and support them faithfully.
Look at the fields that whiten
John 4 / 35. "Do not you say that there are still four months until the harvest?" Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields are already white for harvest. "
Jesus is in conversation with one woman, the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob.
The disciples were very surprised to see Jesus talking to one person.
In his Gospel, John introduced Jesus, saying: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" John 1:29
The coming of Jesus on earth had one goal: take away the sin of the world, everybody!
That is to say all human beings of our earth!
And here Jesus spent time talking with one person!
Look up
We understand the surprise of disciples!
But now, Jesus gives the disciples in the right direction by telling them: "Behold I say unto you, get your eyes and look at the fields are already white for harvest" John 4:35
This speech is for everyone. Of course, we must bear witness to the lost soul that You rub. But this does not absolve you of the interest you lost the world and look to the end of the world, the fields are ready for harvest.
Visiting an Arab country, I asked to meet the national leader of Evangelical Christians. The pastor greets me in his office with suspicion and wonder:
"What are you doing here? Surprised by this reception, I reply: "I just do what Jesus asked, I just look at the field where you work! "
And then his face relaxed, I sit and talk freely and the evening he gave me the floor for me to speak at his church. Today, discreetly, we help spiritually and even materially to this field ripe for harvest.
It is an order given to the Lord: stand your eyes, do not just look around you, but look at the vast fields of the Lord. Jesus, the Lamb of God who saved us, came to save people from around the world.
SOWING AND HARVESTING
Jesus will explain what He expects of us. "He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper, rejoice together. Another One sows and another reaps "John 4:36, 37
Jesus needs sowers and reapers also. To plant, prepare the soil should be watered the seed. But the sower and reaper is associated with both receive the heavenly reward for this work.
There are thousands of missionaries in most countries.
But you too are called to work for this divine harvest.
How?
1. In preparing the ground in prayer and intercession. If rain does not fall, how to plant in soil hardened by drought. We need divine rain, rain and the first season back, that is to say the outpouring of the Spirit. Jesus taught us to pray for the Holy Spirit.
2. In preparing the seed, which is the Word of God. There are still nearly four thousand languages that have translations of the Bible. It takes years to several translators have to pay. This seed is expensive, and I must attend.
3. Praying that the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest. Jesus said to everyone that the harvest is great, actually, it covers the whole earth. He also said that the workers are few. It is my duty to pray that workers get up and leave to go harvesting in distant lands and often difficult
4. In providing for the costs of these workers. Each one of us to participate in these costs. Listen to what Paul says to Titus Chapter 3: 13 "Take care to provide for the travel of Zenas and Apollos, so that nothing is missing. Let us learn to fill the urgent needs ... "
Is there in the sun more pressing and more valuable than bringing the gospel to those who have not yet heard. That each of us to learn to give to missionaries and you will not regret these lessons of generosity.
5. By showing our love for those in countries where the prevailing hunger, disease, nakedness. "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was naked you clothed me, I was thirsty, you gave me drink ..." Jesus said in Matt 24 : 34-40
I remember a family camp where I talked about children in Africa who do not eat their fill, and often only one meal a day. A child was hit by what he had heard. After the meeting, the mother brings him to buy an ice cream. And this child of 10 years, denies the ice and he told his mother: "Mom, I eat my fill, I do not need to eat ice cream. We will give this money for children in Africa. And I see this little guy to arrive followed by his mom to give me the price of ice to that used to feed children in Africa. Children often show us the path.
All witnesses to the ends of the earth
In promising the Holy Spirit, Jesus said to all his disciples to be witnesses around us, but also the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Jesus never said that some would be witnesses in Jerusalem, their city, others in Judea, in their region and other far corners of the earth.
But he speaks well to all those who receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus wants us all participate in this enormous task is being fulfilled before our eyes.
As one famous pastor. Why do some hear the gospel many times, while others have never heard!
Jesus did say: "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation" Mark 16:15
These words apply to everyone without exception ... Jesus wants every creature under the sun to hear the good news. Physically, I can not go to the end of the world, but my prayer can move the borders of our world and my money comes in handy at the end of the world by supporting those who advertise, which broadcast the gospel to every creature.
Do you know someone who is ruined because he has given too much for spreading this good news?
Raise your eyes, tell you, pray for workers and broadcast announcing the Good News to every creature under the sun ... and support them faithfully.
(SCG) Seed church of God.