HINDERING OR HARVESTING
Text: Lk 10:25-37
25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
1. Hindering The Harvest
1)
Christianity
2) Conformable (Carnal) Christianity
3)
Christianity
2. Harvesting the Harvest (Lk 10:25-37)
1) Conviction (v. 27)
- Conviction starts with your belief system but is seen in your
Note the lawyer’s belief: he believed in the great commandment. It was a part of his knowledge base, but it was not a part of his heart base. It was in his head, but not in his heart. It was in his thinking, but not in his acting.
What you believe shows up in how you
- Until we get gut core convictions about sowing and reaping, then we will only hinder the harvest, instead of being productive in the harvesting the harvest.
2) Compassion (v. 33)
- Our heart must be for the lost.
- What moves a person to cross the road and help?
3) Courage (v. 34)
- We must have courage to do the
- What is the number one reason stated by people as to why they do not share their faith? Fear.
- Courage is displayed when we act on what God has told us to do.
4) Communicate (vv. 34-36)
- Communicate simply means to
- We have to tell people, communicate with people about their greatest need.
5) Commitment (v. 37)
- Commitment begins with submitment to another’s mission (i.e. submission).
We will commit to the commands of Christ when we submit to Christ.
- We must be committed:
1] To
2] To call on the Lord (Mt. 9:38)
3] To