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Matthew 9:37-38. 37 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. Attitudes Toward Saving Souls. Reaping - Gen. 8:22; Exo. 23:16. Souls - Matthew 13:39
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Matthew 9:37-38 37The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
Attitudes Toward Saving Souls
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 36And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
The harvest involves growthGal. 6:7-8; 2 Pet. 1:3-11; Gal. 5:22-24 • If we want to live eternally we need to bear some fruitJohn 15:1-8
John 4:35 35Do 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!
The harvest involves vision Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 • When we sow the seed, God will give the increase1 Corinthians 3:6; Mark 4:26-29
John 4:37-38 37 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.
The harvest involves work 2 Corinthians 6:1 • We have fellowship… 1 John 1:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Multitudes still need the gospel We should have compassion We must produce fruit We need spiritual vision We need to be working