Lord of the Harvest ~ Luke 10:1-16 ~

God Gives Us His Words of Eternal LifeLuke 10:1-16

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Today’s Scripture:

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Lord of the Harvest ~ Luke 10:1-16 ~

After this the Lord appointed seventy-

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two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every townand place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them,

“The harvest is plentiful, but the

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laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvestto send laborers into his harvest. Go your way; behold, I am sendingyou out as lambs in the midst of wolves….”

“Carry no moneybag, no knapsack,

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no sandals, and greet no one on theroad. Whatever house you enter say,‘Peace be to this house!’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him. But if not, it will return to you….

“I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere

man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible

term of comparison.... Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men

would die for Him.”

~ Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821

“The glory of Christianity

is to conquer by forgiveness.”

~ William Blake, Poet 1757-1827

“And remain in the same house, eat-

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ing and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before

“…you. Heal the sick in it and say to

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them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’”

“But whenever you enter a town and

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they do not receive you, go into itsstreets and say, ‘Even the dust ofyour town that clings to our feet wewipe off against you. Neverthelessknow this, that the kingdom of God

“…has come near.’ I tell you, it

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will be more bearable on that dayfor Sodom than for that town. “Woeto you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Beth-saida! For if the mighty works donein you had been done in Tyre and

“…Sidon, they would have repented

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long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more bearablein the judgment for Tyre and Sidonthan for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? Youshall be brought down to Hades.”

“…it is appointed for man to die once, and

after that comes judgment.”

~ Hebrews 9:27

“Hell is simply one’s freely chosen identity

apart from God on a trajectory into infinity.”

~ Tim Keller, Pastor & Author of The Reason for God

“There are only two kinds of people—

those who say ‘Thy will be done’ to God, or those to whom God in the end says,

‘Thy will be done.’” ~ CS Lewis, Professor Oxford University

“The one who hears you hears me,

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and the one who rejects you rejectsme, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

God the Father

Jesus

Jesus’ Disciples

Why does Luke record this account in his historical

biography of Jesus?

Important Question

The Lord of the harvest sends workers into the harvest

in response to our prayers to extend the offer of

the peace of His Kingdom

Summary

Receive the Royal Summons

1

I once was lost in darkest night Yet thought I knew the way

The sin that promised joy and life Had led me to the grave

I had no hope that You would own A rebel to Your will

And if You had not loved me first I would refuse You still

But as I ran my hell-bound race Indifferent to the cost

You looked upon my helpless state And led me to the cross

And I beheld God’s love displayed You suffered in my place

You bore the wrath reserved for me Now all I know is grace

Pray to the Lord of the Harvest

2

“But how are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are

they to believe in him of whom they have never

heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are

they to preach unless they are sent?”

~ The Apostle Paul in Romans 10:13-15

Engage the mission3

“God…through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of

reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not

counting their trespasses against them…,

~ The Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:18-20

“…and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are

ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”

~ The Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:18-20

God has entrusted us with the message of reconciliation.

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