Gracious Jesus 37 - Labourers are few
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The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Are we equipped to work in the best field ever?
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Gracious Jesus 37 - Labourers are few
- 2. GRACIOUS JESUS 7. THE KING CALLS The Lame Walk Jesus Calls Matthew New Patches on Old Faith that Heals Labourers are Few
- 3. LABOURERS ARE FEW PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Matthew 9:35-38; Mark 6:6b; 34; Luke 8:1; 10:2 Bible passage Objectives Christ’s mission Christ’s compassion Our commission God’s injunction Recap Discussion
- 4. LABOURERS ARE FEW OBJECTIVES To understand: • Who controls the mission field? • What are the key resources required
- 5. LABOURERS ARE FEW Matthew 9:35 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. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
- 6. LABOURERS ARE FEW PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Objectives Christ’s mission Christ’s compassion Our commission God’s injunction Recap Discussion
- 7. CHRIST’S MISSION Matthew 9:35 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.
- 8. CHRIST’S MISSION Teaching – a New dimension to living Preaching – Announcing the good news Healing – Wholistic - Body, mind, and spirit – with focus on the spirit – it is lifelong lifestyle process Note the sequence of Jesus’ activities also seen in Matt 4:23 Teaching, preaching, healing. Today, this order is reversed
- 9. DISCUSSION Reflect the importance and impact ot “teaching, preaching, healing” sequence in Jesus’ ministry. How can that sequence be translated today?
- 10. CHRIST’S MISSION TEACHING, PREACHING, HEALING Teaching – mental response – closely coupled with preaching. Effective only if accompanied by Holy Spirit conviction Preaching – emotional or psycological response. Effective only if accompanied by Holy Spirit conviction Healing - attracts people for the physical benefit. Jesus healed to: • connect people to the messianic prophecy • show us God’s desire for wholistic healing – inside out • Demonstrate that soul healing holds far more weight than physical healing
- 11. CHRIST’S COMPASSION Matt 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
- 12. CHRIST’S COMPASSION In His compassion, He sees their true condition and true need. The root word for harassed is flayed – stripping off the skin. People were exhausted, helpless implying as a corpse – having the root word meaning thrown down, neglected, bullied and oppressed. The Pharisees’ leadership was ushering in death and not life.
- 13. OUR COMMISSION 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Plentiful – has a time factor associated – urgent, cannot be delayed Delayed harvest can be lost – due to rain or other mechanisms – ill. All Saints movie
- 14. OUR COMMISSION Perceive Pray • That God sends • Workers Go • Teach • Heal (spiritually) • Preach
- 15. GOD’S INJUNCTION 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” There is one source and one requirement Source – The Lord Requirement – People (workers)
- 16. DISCUSSION When is mission effective? In what aspects do we divert from Christ’s model and command for mission How can we resolve this?
Editor's Notes
- 9:35-38 harvest is plentiful 3 things 1. Went out teaching 2. Preaching – proclaiming –calling attention 3. Healing Something like the great commission…followers do the same. Sequence- teaching, preaching?? and healing. Also ch 4:23- same sequence. People are contented, saturated – teaching is more difficult. Compassion - He sees what they need – harassed (root word means being flayed – having skin tone? Strip off the skin) – exhausted- Pharisees, helpless ((as a corpse) root word thrown down)– neglected- bullied and oppressed. Getting death instead of life. Plentiful – time factor. Cannot be put off. Equates disciples as workers. Ch 10 ”worker is worth his keep”. Ask the Lord – pray. 2 thess 3:1 intent is none is lost. Importance of prayer – start with prayer. Jesus Led by example. Prayer is active..not passive. So also compassion. Jesus went first 2 words. As learning to teaching is praying to going.
- Matt 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. His mission His compassion Our commission Supreme injunction
- Preaching – may create emotional or psycological response. Teaching gets the mind to respond in conjunction with the Spirit’s conviction. Healing attracts people for the physical benefit. Jesus’ taught so that people understand the full implications of the kingdom, its benefits and requirements He then preached to invite people over into this glorious opportunity. Healing came in to connect people to the messianic prophecy – to prove He is the Messiah promised and to show them God’s desire for wholistic healing in each of the lives of His children. Healing should be inside out- Starting within and moving outside. Sometimes the reverse happens. As long as the soul receives healing Christ’s objective is met. Teaching cannot be disjointed with preaching. It is closely coupled. Teaching is the hardest as it is a long time persevering effort. Also teaching people who are contented, saturated is difficult.
- Cannot be put off. Equates disciples as workers. Ch 10 ”worker is worth his keep”.
- Cannot be put off. Equates disciples as workers. Ch 10 ”worker is worth his keep”.
- Injunction is a judicial order to do or refrain from specific acts.