THE HARVEST IS IN SO GET IN THE HARVEST (14 OF 75)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: John 4:31-38
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The Harvest Is in so Get In the Harvest (14 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 4:31-38
2 city clickers were driving in the country. They came upon a detour sign, headed down an old dirt road and bogged down. A farmer with a tractor came and offered to pull them out for $50. After doing so, the farmer said, ''That's the 10th car I've pulled out today.'' The city slicker said, ''That must be keeping you busy. When do you work your harvest fields? At night?'' The farmer said, ''No, nighttime is when I put out my detours signs and refill the water into these mud puddles.''
Those city slickers had fallen victim to an unscrupulous farmer. But in the process, he posed a great question to the farmer. ''All this work must keep you busy. When do you have time to work your harvest?''
The Bible regularly uses analogies to describe the issue of witnessing.
Lost people are compared to sheep that need to be guided.
Lost people are compared to fish that need to be caught.
Lost people are compared to a harvest that needs to be gathered.
So, like the old city slicker asked the farmer, I want to ask you:
I know your job keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
I know school keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
I know recreation keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
I know family keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
Of the 8 verses we just read, 6 of them are the red-lettered words of Jesus. So, this passage reveals something about the heart, the mission, and the purpose of Jesus. That's not surprising. Because this entire book points us to the Lord Jesus.
John 20:31 - ''These things have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing you may have life in His name.''
This emphasis on exalting Jesus and seeing people saved has caused one writer to call this gospel, ''a large evangelistic tract.'' And there is no other passage in all 21 chapters of John that better p ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 4:31-38
2 city clickers were driving in the country. They came upon a detour sign, headed down an old dirt road and bogged down. A farmer with a tractor came and offered to pull them out for $50. After doing so, the farmer said, ''That's the 10th car I've pulled out today.'' The city slicker said, ''That must be keeping you busy. When do you work your harvest fields? At night?'' The farmer said, ''No, nighttime is when I put out my detours signs and refill the water into these mud puddles.''
Those city slickers had fallen victim to an unscrupulous farmer. But in the process, he posed a great question to the farmer. ''All this work must keep you busy. When do you have time to work your harvest?''
The Bible regularly uses analogies to describe the issue of witnessing.
Lost people are compared to sheep that need to be guided.
Lost people are compared to fish that need to be caught.
Lost people are compared to a harvest that needs to be gathered.
So, like the old city slicker asked the farmer, I want to ask you:
I know your job keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
I know school keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
I know recreation keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
I know family keeps you busy. When do you work the harvest?
Of the 8 verses we just read, 6 of them are the red-lettered words of Jesus. So, this passage reveals something about the heart, the mission, and the purpose of Jesus. That's not surprising. Because this entire book points us to the Lord Jesus.
John 20:31 - ''These things have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing you may have life in His name.''
This emphasis on exalting Jesus and seeing people saved has caused one writer to call this gospel, ''a large evangelistic tract.'' And there is no other passage in all 21 chapters of John that better p ...
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