Matthew 9 37 38 The harvest truly is

Matthew 9: 37 -38 The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 37

• Reaping - Gen. 8: 22; Exo. 23: 16 • Souls - Matthew 13: 39 • Self - Philippians 2: 12 • Others - Matthew 9: 37 -38 • Workers for God - John 4: 27 -38

John 4: 36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. 36

The harvest involves growth Gal. Pet. 1: 3 -11; • 6: 7 -8; If we 2 want to live. Gal. 5: 2224 eternally we need to bear some fruit • John 15: 1 -8

John 4: 35 Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! 35

The harvest involves vision Ecclesiastes 3: 1 -2

When we sow the seed, God will give the increase 1 Corinthians 3: 6; Mark 4: 26 -29

John 4: 37 -38 For in this the saying is true: 'One sows and another reaps. ' 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors. 37

• The harvest involves work 2 Corinthians 6: 1 • We have fellowship… 1 Corinthians 10: 16 -17; 1 John 1: 7

Multitudes still need the gospel We should have compassion We must produce fruit We need spiritual vision We need to be working