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That You May Believe and Have Life – John #15
John 4:27-42
Well let’s return to the story of Jesus in Samaria beside the well.
You will remember from our reading that Jesus had an appointment with this woman, spiritually speaking.
He offered her living water.
He challenged her to forsake HER way and come to Christ.
In verse 25 she speaks of the Messiah who would have all the answers and Jesus said “/I … am he/” …
Let’s pick up the story there and read, because just at this time, the disciples, who had been off buying food return to find Jesus talking to this Samarian woman.
READ 4:27-42
Jesus says … /“see the fields, look at the fields!
(exclamation point) They are ripe for harvest”/
I’ve got to tell you that this is one of the biblical scenes that I want to see in Heaven’s Media Center.
The are probably down in a little valley.
This woman has gone to town, she has created interest and brought the town out.
Jesus is speaking with the disciples of their failure to notice the opportunity in front of them.
And I believe the people are topping the hill as Jesus waves his arm and says “LOOK” “can’t you see it?
The field is white, the fruit is mature on the head, pay attention”
A good farmer would know when the field is ready but you’ve got to pay attention
Let’s talk a little about the word Harvest.
/- The season of gathering crops; the act or process of gathering; a mature crop – /
We talked last week about principles of Soul Winning.
Let’s talk a little more today about the Harvest
Let me add that this is true of ALL types of Harvest in your life, good AND bad.
And an interesting thing I might point out …
Deuteronomy 11:10-11 (NIV) \\ /10 //The land you are entering to take over is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you planted your seed and irrigated it by foot as in a vegetable garden.//
//11 //But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven./
What is the point?
I believe the point was that Israel would be dependent on God to provide the necessities for Harvest.
Though they would still have to do the work of planting and nurture, but God provided water
While we must do the work as well, it is God who draws men to Christ.
He is the one who brings the rain
Let’s talk about some principles of Harvest
These principles are definitely true of Spiritual harvest but are also true for sin, for financial, for family.
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The Rules of the Harvest
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You Reap What you Sow
2. You Reap Later Than You Sow
3.
You Reap More Than You Sow
Even if ONE plant comes up, that plant produces MORE …
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The Reaper Draws His Wages
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Reaping doesn’t happen unless someone is intentional about it
2.
The reaper is preparing to pay
But we also need to be aware that the harvest costs.
3.
Many churches don’t participate in the Harvest because they decide that the ministry is too expensive
Sometimes it’s a conscious choice “we’re not going to spend the money”
Other times it’s a consequential choice because the church isn’t obedient in giving and the money isn’t there.
Hear me now, I’m not beating us up, but I’m encouraging us to continue to seek the Lord and trust the Lord in the area of our finances because we are limited in harvest as we fail to give
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But also we need to recognize that the Lord of the Harvest, draws his wages and he definitely will pay the worker all that he is due and more that he is worth.
Remember he pays all who join him
5.
He rewards greatly
B.
He Harvests His Crop
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Jesus knows who will receive him, he knows who is going to respond to his call and so he harvests his crop
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The expectation for the worker is that we will not fail to join him and reap.
If the harvest is ready and we fail he will reap the crop with another
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The Sower AND the Reapers share the Joy of the Harvest
1.
There is often a negative thought here, a thought that says, “if I am NOT going to reap why should I bother planting or cultivating.
I’m going to spend all I have so I don’t leave it behind for someone else.”
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That is the wrong and unholy response.
Ultimately it is all for Christ, and whether you are the planter or the nurturer or the reaper, we ALL share in the JOY of the harvest.
Why?
Because it’s about seeing a soul saved and it’s about glorifying the Master, so we ALL share in the joy of the soul saved and the Lord glorified
1 Corinthians 3:6-9 (NIV) \\ /6 //I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.//
//7 //So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.//
//8 //The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.//
//9 //For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building./
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Jesus said, you haven’t done anything but the harvest is there so “get busy boys”
V38 – /“I have sent you to reap what you have not worked for.
Others have done the hard work, you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
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Who were the others who had worked …
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Who were the missionaries who had already been to Samaria?
Some Archeologist believe that they have found the baptismal place of John the Baptist, referred to in 3:23, in Shechem, close to Sychar and Jacob’s well.
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Perhaps John or his disciples were the ones who had done the work to plant and nurture.
But isn’t that why John came?
Didn’t he come to make straight, level paths for people to come to Christ?
Of course Jesus did work here too in the life of this woman who then went back to town.
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The Woman did work in the town.
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Jesus was telling the disciples to get busy harvesting
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You are never by yourself when God calls you to witness to someone.
Someone has gone before you, and most of all, God is doing the drawing so get busy
Jeremiah 5:24 (NIV) \\ /24 //… ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives autumn and spring rains in season, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’/
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If we are to Harvest, we are dependent on the Lord.
We must pray the Lord of the Harvest to Send Workers
- We must pray the Lord of the Harvest to send rains
- We must pray the Lord of the Harvest to draw hearts
- We must ask the Lord of the Harvest to allow us to join him in the process of harvesting souls.
- That we might have regular weeks of harvest that continue
- But then when he rains, he draws, when he invites … but there are expectations for us …
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Expectations For the Worker
- I think we need a fresh reminder of the joy of the Harvest
- We have seen people coming to faith in Christ in the last few weeks and making those decisions public.
It is such a beautiful and joyous thing.
We celebrate here when that happens
But we have to recognize some things
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Harvest pleases our boss … and … your Job is to Please your boss
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God rejoices in the Harvest and so we should want to make the Master happy.
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Jesus said, my FOOD is to do the will of him who sent me and FINISH his work
What is the finish?
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