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FIRST 9 CHAPTERS
We have seen Jesus doing miracle after miracle.
Teaching the disciples how to pray
Teaching them Kingdom Principles
Showing them what the Kingdom of Heaven is like.
THIS WEEK
We are going to see a different Jesus
We are going to see a Jesus do the unthinkable
We are going to see him do what only Great Leaders do.
I want us to be thinking about something:
Fill in the blank:
When you want something done right, you have to do it _________!
Though it may involve more work on our behalf
Though it gives us greater control of the results
Though the perfectionist in us rages on
There is something about how God builds his Kingdom that is intrinsically different
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PRAY THAT OUR CHURCH WOULD GO FROM SPECTATORSHIP TO PARTNERSHIP
Matthew 9:35-
Jesus is continuing to parallel everything that was expected of Messiah
He is continuing to go through cities and villages
Teaching in Synagogues
Which is radical when you think about how dangerous this was for someone like him
Up to this point, many thought he had Messiah-like qualities
Many had seen Him perform miracles
Many had seen Him say things that pertained to the Kingdom
In fact, we read here that He preached a specific message
The Gospel of the Kingdom
The Good News of the Kingdom
Not only was His role fulfilled in what He preached, but in what He did
There was a balance in Jesus’ life
There was an active telling and doing in the way He lived into his calling
There was both preaching and teaching as serving and ministering
It is how Jesus does things
So the question still stands:
Do we want to be more like Jesus?
Do we desire to live into the promises of ?
Or do we not care about the model that Jesus left us with?
Maybe we don’t really care about church
Maybe we are over it
Maybe people don’t really matter to us anymore
CHECK OUT WHAT CAUSED JESUS TO DOUBLE DOWN ON MISSION:
MATTHEW 9:
When Jesus saw the Multitudes
The Miriads of people wandering about
Following Him without a real purpose but moreso for entertainment.
HE WAS MOVED WITH COMPASSION
Splanknizomai
Deep Empathy for the people
A deep concern for the people
A deep suffering/groaning within for the people
What would cause such a deep concern?
None other than a weariness and lack of community
Everyone was trying to do life on their own
Everyone was looking to themselves to provide what only community could cultivate
They had grown weary in their sojourning
They had become like sheep without a Shepherd.
Where were the shepherds?
Where were the leaders of Spiritual Life?
They were too busy creating a burdensome Practicum.
What would Jesus do to fix it?
They were too busy adding to the laws of holiness
They were too busy entertaining their Rabbis.
When the Shepherds are too busy becoming famous, the sheep grow weary and are scattered.
But when the Shepherds are near
When they care
When they are on mission with the Sheep
The Sheep are comforted and encouraged to press on.
WHAT THE PEOPLE NEEDED WAS SHEPHERDS NOT HEIRLINGS.
JESUS KNEW THIS, AND CHECK OUT WHAT HE DOES ABOUT IT
Matthew 9:
Jesus turns to His disciples and lets them in on a little secret
“Fellas, it may not look like it”
But I’m telling you
The Harvest is truly plentiful
But the laborers are few
Up to this point Jesus had been doing all the work
He had been the one performing the miracles
He had been the one healing people
He had been living into the requirements of Messiah
The reality was that there was some work that needed to be done
Work that could have been done perfectly by the Father
Work that could be done better, faster, and have greater results
But like I said earlier,
But like I said earlier,
God has chosen to work through people not independent of people.
Because of His love for us
Because he believes in us
Because of the work that He is doing in us
He draws us into His Mission
He calls us into His Father’s Business
He asks us to join Him on this Life Changing Journey
CHURCH, HE IS TELLING HIS DISCIPLES THAT THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL.
ACCORDING TO:
GOD’S HEART FOR PEOPLE IS THAT THEY WOULD BE SAVED
IF HE IS TELLING US THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WANT, NEED, AND DESIRE SALVATION
THE PROBLEM ISN’T THAT THE GOSPEL IS POWERLESS, THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE AREN’T WILLING TO LABOR.
EVEN MORE CONVICTING, IF PEOPLE AREN’T GETTING SAVED, ITS PROBABLY BECAUSE WE AREN’T EVEN PRAYING
Church, I am here to remind you that the Harvest is still plentiful
I am here to tell you that Jesus is still in the business of saving souls
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