Luke 9:57 – 10:3. Harvesting Greatness! “The harvest is great!” 10:2 Seasons

HarvestingLuke 9:57 – 10:3

Harvesting Greatness!

“The harvest is great!” 10:2 Seasons


“The harvest is great!” 10:2 – True Greatness (9:46-48)

Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest. But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side….Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”


“The harvest is great!” 10:2 – True Greatness (9:46-48)– There are seasons

Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2


“The harvest is great!” 10:2 – True Greatness (9:46-48)– There are seasons– A harvest of kids by kids

(9:46-48)

“Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on

my behalf welcomes me…”

…Unless you are converted and

become like children, you will not enter

the kingdom of heaven.“



(9:46-48)

Jesus is a sender (10:1-2)

The Lord now chose seventy-two other disciples and sent them ahead in pairs to all the towns and places he planned to visit. These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few….”



(9:46-48)

Jesus is a sender (10:1-2)– Unpaid “non-professionals”



(9:46-48)

Jesus is a sender (10:1-2)– Unpaid “non-professionals”– Motivated by love, not $$ or

professional pressures



(9:46-48)

Jesus is a sender (10:1-2)– Unpaid “non-professionals”– Motivated by love, not $$ or

professional pressures

• Jesus Wants Laborers!

“The harvest is great, but the workers are few. Luke 10:2

“Harvesting” – the Jesus

WayLuke 9:57-58 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go."

And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

Big Pain-In-The-Butt!

Give up on security.

“You Can Never Go

Home”


WayLuke 9:59-60 And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."



“You Can Never Go

Home”

But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.” Luke 9:60


WayLuke 9:61-62 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.“

But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."



“You Can't Go Home Again!”


WayLuke 9:61-62 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.“

But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."




Thomas Wolfe, UNC at age 15, Died at 38Major “American Novelist”“the illusion of prosperity, and the tragic passing of time which prevents us from ever being able to return ‘home again’”

The New York Times wrote: "His was one of the most confident young voices in contemporary American literature, a vibrant, full-toned voice which it is hard to believe could be so suddenly stilled. The stamp of genius was upon him…There was within him an unspent energy, an untiring force, an unappeasable hunger for life and for expression which might have carried him to the heights and might equally have torn him down."


WayThe Alternative Is SELF-DEFEAT:

“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it...For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself?” Luke 9:24-25




A Brain-Dead Deal:You can have Bill Gates’

fortune…

If you kill yourself first!


WayWhy is Jesus So Scary?

“Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.” Luke 10:3

1. Persecution







1. Persecution2. Uncertainty




But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” Luke 9:58




1. Persecution2. Uncertainty3. Priorities Uprooted




“Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.” Luke 9:59-60

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn’t get to him because of the crowd. Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they want to see you.” Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.” Luke 8:19-21




1. Persecution2. Uncertainty3. Priorities Uprooted4. Resolve is Required




“But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62


WayWe Need Prayer!

So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields. Luke 10:2 Big Pain-In-

The-Butt!



• Recombined, rethinking.Pray for the Michalek HC

• Maxed-out spacePray that IP can split

• Maxed-out spacePray that Word can split

• It didn’t work last timePray for the Stow split

• Desperate need, few workersPray for Toronto!

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Luke 9:57 – 10:3. Harvesting Greatness! “The harvest is great!” 10:2 Seasons