There will be a Harvest of Souls in these Last Days Sunday School
THERE IS A HARVEST OF SOULS
I. JESUS IS THE LORD OF THE HARVEST
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. – Mt. 7: 38-39
(Also Luke 10:2)
A. The harvest is plenteous.
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. – Jn. 4:35
1. Look on the fields.
2. The fields are ready to harvest.
3. There are many lost souls that need the Gospel.
B. The laborers are few.
1. There is a work to be done.
2. There is a place for you to work in the field.
3. Everyone can pray.
C. Pray to the Lord of the harvest.
1. The harvest belongs to the Lord.
a. This is a work of God.
b. Man alone can not produce a harvest.
2. That He will send forth laborers.
a. He does the sending,
b. Pray to be a laborer in the field.
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. – Isaiah 6:8
3. We need the power of the Holy Ghost to reach the lost.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. – Acts 1:8
a. They could start to witness right were they were in Jerusalem.
b. God will empower you to witness.
II. THE GOSPEL SHALL GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
– Romans 10:18
A. Fulfilling the Great Commission.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
– Matthew 28:19-20.
1. Every Christian should be a soul winner.
2. We are commissioned to Go with the Gospel.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. – Romans 1:16
B. Fulfilling Bible prophecy – Mt. 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. – Matthew 24:14
1. This prophecy is being fulfilled.
2. The Gospel shall be preached in all the world.
C. Missionary work is the will of God.
1. God’s Word is going forth to a lost world.
2. I have set before thee an open door. – Rev. 3:8
a. The Philadelphia Church was one of missionary outreach.
b. God is still opening doors for the Gospel to go forth.
3. Do all you can to support the work of God.
a. Everyone can pray and pray and pray.
b. Give to the Work of God.
III. GOD WILL SEND RAIN FOR THE HARVEST
A. There is a Biblical pattern for the rain.
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
-Deuteronomy 11:14
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
-Leviticus 26:4
1. The rain is a symbol of the Holy Ghost.
2. God sent the rain at appointed times.
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
– Jeremiah 5:24
B. We need the Holy Ghost rain for the harvest.
1. The rain was for the harvest.
2. Only the Holy Ghost can convict men of their sin.
C. There must be a demonstration of God’s power.
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: - I Corinthians 2:4
1. To reach the lost.
2. The world needs to see a manifestation of God’s power.
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