P ray therefore to the L ord of the harvest that he may thrust out workers into H is harvest.

1. Pray therefore to the Lordof the harvest that he may thrust out workers intoHis harvest. Our Mandate

2. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom and healing every sickness and every malady.

3. And as he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and confused “like sheep who have no shepherd.” Then he said to his disciples:

4. “The harvest, on the one hand , is large, but the workers, on the other, are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest that he may send out workers into his harvest.

5. And when he had called his twelve disciples together, he gave them authority over unclean spirits so that they could cast them out and heal every sickness and every malady.

6. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James the son of Zebedee and John, his brother, Philip and Bartholemew, Thomas and Matthew, the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean and Judas the Iscariot, the one who also betrayed him.

7. ChristologyFaith & Discipleship

8. How Does our Christology Shape our Faith & Discipleship? Evangelicals often preach that what the culture needs is absolute truth, but what the culture needs is a church that believes the truth so absolutely it actually lives it out. The great giveaway ~ David E. Fitch

9. How does our Christology Shape our Faith & Discipleship? “You don’t want to resolve that (difficult doctrinal) tension by asking philosophical questions. You always want to live in that tension by being obedient to Scripture.” John Macarthur

10. How does our Christology Shape our Faith & Discipleship? “Behold, most beloved reader, thus true faith or true knowledge begets love, and love begets obedience to the commandments of God.” Menno Simons

11. How will we pray? Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest that he may thrust out workers intoHis harvest.

12. Our Mandate • Heart of Christ for People • Prayer of disciples for workers • Gifts of Ministry • Fellowship of Church

13. And as he saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and confused “like sheep who have no shepherd.”

14. Heart of Christ for People Recognizing the Oppression that People Face: Tradition Permission 35-36

15. Then he said to his disciples: “The harvest, on the one hand , is large, but the workers, on the other, are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest that he may THRUSTout workers into his harvest.

16. Prayer for Workers Only Jesus saves is the mother of prayer Prayer is the mother of mission Acts 1:14; 4:24-31; 13:1-3; Matt 26:40-41

17. And when he had called his twelve disciples together, he gave them authority over unclean spirits so that they could cast them out and heal every sickness and every malady.

18. Gifts for the Ministry Conquer the Devil & Cure the World Doesn’t call without equipping

19. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom and healing every sickness and every malady.

20. Fellowship of the Church Discipleship Making: Not just for pastors

21. praying for workers Slowing down and taking time to pray

22. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest that he may thrust out workers into His harvest.