Who Will Reach Them?
Dan Rodgers
Jeremiah 8:20, Matthew 9:37-38
INTRODUCTION: Let me give a little background to our message this morning. Jeremiah was a prophet during the decline and fall of the southern kingdom of Judah. He is the author of the book of Jeremiah, as well as the book of Lamentations, a record of his lament over the demise of Judah. He is often referred to as the "Weeping Prophet of Israel."
Jeremiah's comment in vs. 20 has to do with Israel missing her opportunity to repent from the error of her ways. She had, time and time again, turned from God. She had worshipped false gods, and refused to allow the Lord rule in her life. As a result, Israel went into captivity, and Jerusalem was destroyed. Jeremiah had reason to weep didn't he?
Jeremiah likens Israel's missed opportunity to turn to God to that of a missed harvest: "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." In the Scriptures, the Lord often uses the word "harvest" to represent the abundance of lost souls that need to be harvested for God. In our opening passage in Matthew 9:37-38, as Jesus stood and looked around at the multitudes who had come to see Him, He said to 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."
May I say to you this morning, "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few." The world is full of men and women and young people who need Christ. The question is: "Who will reach them? Who will tell them?
We are surrounded by the unsaved. They are our family members and co-workers; they are our neighbors and they are the people we meet on the street every day.
The purpose of my message this morning is to stir our hearts for the lost--to once again remind us that we are to reap where God has sown. God forbid that because of our negligence any man would have to say, "The harvest is past, the ...
Dan Rodgers
Jeremiah 8:20, Matthew 9:37-38
INTRODUCTION: Let me give a little background to our message this morning. Jeremiah was a prophet during the decline and fall of the southern kingdom of Judah. He is the author of the book of Jeremiah, as well as the book of Lamentations, a record of his lament over the demise of Judah. He is often referred to as the "Weeping Prophet of Israel."
Jeremiah's comment in vs. 20 has to do with Israel missing her opportunity to repent from the error of her ways. She had, time and time again, turned from God. She had worshipped false gods, and refused to allow the Lord rule in her life. As a result, Israel went into captivity, and Jerusalem was destroyed. Jeremiah had reason to weep didn't he?
Jeremiah likens Israel's missed opportunity to turn to God to that of a missed harvest: "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." In the Scriptures, the Lord often uses the word "harvest" to represent the abundance of lost souls that need to be harvested for God. In our opening passage in Matthew 9:37-38, as Jesus stood and looked around at the multitudes who had come to see Him, He said to 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."
May I say to you this morning, "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few." The world is full of men and women and young people who need Christ. The question is: "Who will reach them? Who will tell them?
We are surrounded by the unsaved. They are our family members and co-workers; they are our neighbors and they are the people we meet on the street every day.
The purpose of my message this morning is to stir our hearts for the lost--to once again remind us that we are to reap where God has sown. God forbid that because of our negligence any man would have to say, "The harvest is past, the ...
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